{"id":136528,"date":"2017-04-05T00:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T04:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=136528"},"modified":"2017-04-05T18:32:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T22:32:36","slug":"los-angeles-lakers-vs-san-antonio-spurs-predictions-picks-and-nba-preview-april-5-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/los-angeles-lakers-vs-san-antonio-spurs-predictions-picks-and-nba-preview-april-5-2017.html","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs Predictions, Picks and NBA Preview \u2013 April 5, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zX172zxPL8HmNd7ZgqdRLk\/20\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-89017 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NBA-News-Banner_620x110_v31.gif\" alt=\"NBA-News-Banner_620x110_v3\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs Preview<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong>\u00a0AT&amp;T Center\u2014 San Antonio, Texas<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Wednesday, April 5, 2017, 8:30 PM ET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong>\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>+11<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0vs. San Antonio Spurs (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-11<\/strong><\/a>); total:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>205.5<\/strong><\/a> \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>view all NBA lines<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Broadcast: <\/strong>TWSN \/ FSSW<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>NBA News &amp; Predictions<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-nba-draft-expert-picks-and-predictions.html\">2017 NBA Draft Expert Picks and Predictions<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-nba-draft-sleeper-picks-and-predictions.html\">2017 NBA Draft Sleepers<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/2017-18-nba-championship-futures-odds-update.html\">2017-18 NBA Championship Odds Update<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Betting on the Los Angeles Lakers (22-55)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Point Spread: +11<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t think, even for a split second, that the Lakers\u2019 defense can win this game. They\u2019re 28<sup>th<\/sup> in the league in points allowed and the worst overall in defensive efficiency for a reason. These glaring weaknesses can be attributed to their youthful roster, or basically the lack in experience.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, that youth can\u2014sometimes\u2014lead to good results, as we\u2019ve seen in this team\u2019s 10-10 start earlier the season. The Lakers love to pick up the pace through their promising core of talents, like in D\u2019Angelo Russell.<\/p>\n<p>The former second overall pick from Ohio State has made a huge leap forward towards since the All-Star break, averaging 18.9 points and 5.1 assists while shooting 36.0 percent from deep. Russell also produced a game-high 28 points to lead the Purple and Gold past the Grizzlies on Sunday, which snapped a four-game slide.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles is 1-9 SU and 4-5-1 ATS in its last 10 contests with the Spurs, including double-digit losses in two meetings this season.<\/p>\n<h3>Betting on the San Antonio Spurs (60-17)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Point Spread: -11<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>San Antonio basketball is winning right now. The team has won eight of its last nine games overall\u2014with the lone loss coming against the Warriors\u2014and is on a three-game winning streak (2-1 ATS).<\/p>\n<p>During that run, Kawhi Leonard\u2019s taken full responsibility of the Spurs offense, mustering no fewer than 25 points in each game, including a 32-point, 12-rebound effort in what was a thrilling overtime victory over the Grizzlies on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>LaMarcus Aldridge added 15 points and six rebounds, and he, along with Leonard, should easily pile up the points against the Lakers\u2019 league-worst defense. Aldridge and Leonard are averaging 43.6 points combined in three meetings with LA this season.<\/p>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Spurs (<a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/basketball\/nba\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>-11<\/strong><\/a>)\u00a0win and cover.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/9\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a>\u00a0and put your NBA predictions to the test!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4zX172zxPL8HmNd7ZgqdRLk\/20\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-89017 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/NBA-News-Banner_620x110_v31.gif\" alt=\"NBA-News-Banner_620x110_v3\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"136528\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" 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