San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 1/11/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Los Angeles Lakers (20-16) will go up against the San Antonio Spurs (18-19) at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday.

The Spurs played the Bucks and went home with a loss by a final score of 121-105 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Spurs ended up with 14 while the Bucks totaled 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 19 of their 42 shots from three-point range. Milwaukee ended up shooting 70.0% from the free throw line by making 14 of 20 tries. Furthermore, Milwaukee grabbed 57 rebounds (10 offensive, 47 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Milwaukee dished out 26 dimes and had 7 steals for the contest. When talking about defense, San Antonio allowed 47.8% from the floor on 44 of 92 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists in this game while creating 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected 46 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Spurs converted 17 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 85.0%. San Antonio ended the contest with a 36.8% FG percentage (35 out of 95) and made 18 out of their 52 shots from beyond the arc.

Keldon Johnson is someone who was a major contributor for this game. Johnson went 46.7% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He played for 25 minutes and also collected 11 rebounds. He had 24 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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San Antonio steps onto the court with a record of 18-19 on the season. They have an average of 111.3 pts per game (20th in basketball) while connecting on 45.3% from the field. The Spurs are connecting on 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (507 of 1,484) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, San Antonio is pulling in 45.8 boards per game and has accounted for 1,060 dimes for the year, which is 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 14.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 16.3 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Spurs are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They rank 14th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 946 relinquished so far this season. The Spurs defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.3% (1,552 of 3,423) and they surrender 45.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquish 35.1% from beyond the arc and they are 13th in basketball in points per game allowed (111.8).

For their last game, the Lakers took a loss by a final score of 118-97 when they played the Mavericks. The Lakers were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the contest. They also turned it over 10 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Mavericks committed 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to convert 18 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. When discussing three-point shots, Los Angeles knocked down 11 of their 35 tries (31.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Lakers finished the game shooting 34 out of 75 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.3%. The Lakers allowed the Mavericks to knock down 45 out of their 86 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 52.3% for this contest. They finished 47.4% from three-point range by going 18 out of 38 and ended up shooting 10 of 14 at the free throw line (71.4%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Dallas to pull down 44 in all (11 on the offensive glass).

Anthony Davis ended up being a factor for the Lakers for this game. Davis earned 21 points in his 35 minutes on the court and added 3 dimes in this contest. He buried 7 of 18 in the game giving him a rate of 38.9%, and had 12 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 20-16 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Lakers are connecting on 47.3% from the field, which is ranked 9th in the league. Los Angeles has accounted for 4,026 pts on the season (111.8 per game) and they average 41.4 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 26.3 times per contest (12th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest. The Lakers are responsible for committing 16.4 fouls per game while shooting 78.9% from the charity stripe.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 36.2% on 3-point shots (481 of 1,330) and their opposition makes 78.4% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 27.9 assists and 44.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 24th and 18th in the league. The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 20th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 114.0. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (25th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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