Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 17/03/2025, 01:59  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 17/03/2025 at 02:23 in NBA Predictions

The struggling LA Lakers will welcome the San Antonio Spurs for their final NBA meeting this season. They enter this match as the fifth seed in the Western Conference and are more than 10 games clear of their 13th placed visitors. Read on for our prediction of this match.

The Lakers were able to snap a run of four successive defeats with a strong performance against the visiting Suns. J.J. Redick’s men reignited their hopes for home-court advantage come the playoffs with a 107-96 victory.

They have now won 41 games and are one game off the top four. LeBron James is still hindered by a groin issue and will not be available here. Rui Hachimura and Maxi Kleber are also unavailable. The Lakers lead this series with the Spurs 2-1.

The Spurs are also coming off a win. Ending an inconsistent four-game home stand, Gregg Popovich’s men, who are currently under interim coach Mitch Johnson, defeated the Pelicans 119-115.

That was their second victory in the last six games. This has been the norm for the Spurs this season. Their inconsistent form has them 10 games below .500 and slowly inching closer to postseason elimination.

SA have compiled a 28-38 record and are 3.5 games off the play-in bracket with 16 games to go.