Spurs-Lakers Who Will Cover?

The San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a postseason win on Wednesday when they battle at STAPLES Center.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 7½-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Manu Ginobili dropped 26 points to lift the Spurs to a 91-82 win over the Hornets in Game 7 of their second-round series on Monday night.

San Antonio covered as 3.5-point road underdogs as the teams played under the 182.5-point total set by oddsmakers.

The Lakers defeated the Jazz 108-105 in Game 6 last Friday to advance to the Western Conference Finals. The Lakers won the game as 3.5-point underdogs, while the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 212.5.

Kobe Bryant had a game-high 34 points with eight rebounds and six assists to power the Lakers in that contest.

Team records:
San Antonio: 56-26 SU, 38-44 ATS
Los Angeles: 57-25 SU, 47-34-1 ATS

San Antonio most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 10-0
Before playing LA Lakers are 8-2
After playing New Orleans are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 8-2
Before playing San Antonio are 9-1
After playing Utah are 4-6
After a win are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games
San Antonio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of San Antonio's last 17 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers
LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games at home
LA Lakers are 12-2 SU in their last 14 games
LA Lakers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the LA Lakers last 5 games

Next up:
San Antonio at LA Lakers, Friday, May 23
LA Lakers home to San Antonio, Friday, May 23

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