Free NBA Picks Today: Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs 11/20/22

Free NBA Picks Today: Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs 11/20/22
Sun 20th November 2022

The San Antonio Spurs (6-11, 3-6 Away) will be out to halt their losing run when they travel to face the Los Angeles Lakers (4-10, 4-5 Home) on Sunday. San Antonio is playing on back-to-back days after getting dismantled by the Los Angeles Clippers 119-97 at Crypto.com Arena yesterday, their fourth loss in a row.

Jakob Poeltl had a standout performance in defeat with 20 points and three assists. The Spurs are 13th in the Western Conference. Los Angeles won on Friday at Crypto.com Arena, beating the Detroit Pistons 128-121. Anthony Davis had 38 points, 16 rebounds, and four blocks to lead the team. The Lakers are 14th in the Western Conference.

This marks the first meeting of the season between the teams. San Antonio and Los Angeles split their matchups last season, each team taking two games. The Spurs earned the win in the last meeting 117-110 at AT&T Center on March 7. Dejounte Murray led the Spurs with 26 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists.

Talen Horton-Tucker had 18 points in the loss. The Spurs have been led this season by Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell, who are averaging 21.9 and 20.4 points per game, respectively. Both are among the NBA’s top scorers, as Johnson is No. 1 and Vassell is first. Meanwhile, Poeltl is grabbing 9.8 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, and Tre Jones is dishing 6.9 assists (1st).

Davis (25.3 ppg) and LeBron James (24.9) have supplied much of the Lakers’ offense. Davis leads the NBA in scoring, while James is first. Davis also has collected 11.5 rebounds per game, most in the league. Russell Westbrook has tallied 7.5 assists per game.The teams have split their last 10 matchups at Crypto.com Arena (5-5). San Antonio is looking to avoid a seventh consecutive road loss this season.

Meanwhile, the Spurs are 1-2 when playing on consecutive nights this season, all of which have been against rested opponents. The Lakers are 2-0 with a rest advantage.In the last 10 games, San Antonio is 1-9 with an average margin of -14.9 (106.3-121.2). Los Angeles has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 117.9 points per game on average while scoring only 113.4 (-4.5 margin).

SPURS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Tre Jones: 8.0 | 11.4 | -3.4
Rebounds per game:
Keldon Johnson: 2.5 | 4.7 | -2.2

LAKERS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Austin Reaves: 20.8 | 14.2 | +6.6
Assists per game:
Russell Westbrook: 9.8 | 7.5 | +2.3
LeBron James: 5.0 | 6.9 | -1.9

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

LA Lakers

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