San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 11/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN

The San Antonio Spurs (5-1) are headed to crypto.com Arena on Wednesday where they will play the Los Angeles Lakers (6-2).

The Spurs stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and ended up losing by a score of 130-118 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Spurs left the arena with 21 and the Suns finished the game with 26 personal fouls. They also made 19 out of their 33 attempts from long range. Phoenix ended up shooting 86.4% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 22 attempts. Moreover, Phoenix collected 39 rebounds (5 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Phoenix doled out 34 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. In the matter of defending, San Antonio allowed the other team to go 58.2% from the field on 46 of 79 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 41 with 16 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Spurs made 18 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 78.3%. San Antonio finished the contest having earned a 45.9% field goal percentage (45 out of 98) and made 10 out of their 41 3-pointers.

Stephon Castle is someone who came through for this game. He racked up 26 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and collected 7 boards. Castle walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists.

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San Antonio enters this contest with a record of 5-1 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 15.8 times per game and as a team they commit 21.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, San Antonio is pulling down 47.8 rebounds per contest and has racked up 145 dimes this year, which is 29th in the league in terms of passing. The Spurs are connecting on 35.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (70 of 199) and 73.8% from the free throw line. They average 118.2 pts per game (13th in the NBA) while hitting 49.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Spurs have forced 15.3 turnovers per game while drawing 24.0 fouls. They are ranked 4th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 158 conceded so far this year. The Spurs defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.5% (229 of 515) and they concede 36.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are conceding 39.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 1st in the NBA in PPG allowed (108.2).

The last time they took the court, the Lakers went home victorious with a score of 123-115 against the Trail Blazers. When it comes to attacking the glass, Los Angeles allowed Portland to pull down 38 overall (15 on the offensive side). They shot 22.5% from 3-point land by shooting 9 out of 40 and finished the game at 22 out of 30 at the free throw line (73.3%). The Lakers allowed the Trail Blazers to make 42 of their 85 attempts from the field which had them shooting 49.4% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Lakers shot 50 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a rate of 58.8%. When talking about 3-pointers, Los Angeles knocked down 9 of their 23 attempts (39.1%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throws for a clip of 87.5%. The Trail Blazers committed 18 personal fouls for this game which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 11 steals in this game. The Lakers corralled 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in the game.

Deandre Ayton pitched in for the Lakers for this contest. Ayton earned 29 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes in the game. He knocked down 14 of 19 in this game for a field goal percentage of 73.7%, and had 10 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 6-2 so far this season. The Lakers have committed 20.4 fouls per contest and they hit 79.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 27.3 times per game (12th in the league) and they turn it over 17.1 times per contest. Los Angeles has accounted for 958 points so far this season (119.8 per game) and they collect 40.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Lakers are shooting 52.9% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in the league.

The Los Angeles defense gives up 34.9% on three-point shots (109 of 312) and opponents are converting on 77.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 26.8 dimes and 40.6 boards every game, which is ranked 20th and 6th in the league. The Lakers on defense are ranked 15th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 116.6. They are forcing 16.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (19th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Antonio

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