Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/7/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: ESPN

The Los Angeles Lakers (22-11) are headed to Frost Bank Center on Wednesday where they will take on the San Antonio Spurs (25-10).

The Lakers played the Grizzlies and notched a win by a score of 120-114 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Lakers ended up with 18 while the Grizzlies recorded 31 fouls. They also converted 10 of 41 tries from downtown. Memphis finished 90.9% from the charity stripe by burying 20 of their 22 shots. In addition, Memphis grabbed 47 boards (16 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Memphis recorded 29 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. When talking about defending, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 42.0% from the floor on 42 of 100 shooting. They also distributed 30 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In regard to rebounding, they earned 45 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lakers converted 33 of their 41 shots for a percentage of 80.5%. Los Angeles walked away from the contest having earned a 47.5% FG percentage (38 out of 80) and converted 11 of 41 three-point shots.

Luka Doncic is a guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 36 points on 10 out of 20 shooting. He played 39 minutes and pulled down 9 boards. Doncic finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 8 dimes.

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Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a record of 22-11 so far this year. They currently have an average of 117.3 pts per contest (14th in basketball) while connecting on 50.1% from the field. The Lakers are hitting 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (386 of 1,126) and 78.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling in 41.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 824 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 30th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 15.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.8 fouls. They currently rank 11th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 915 conceded for the season. The Lakers are allowing a FG percentage of 48.7% (1,406 of 2,887) and they surrender 40.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 37.7% on 3-point shots and they are 18th in basketball in points per game allowed (117.3).

When they last played, the Spurs went home defeated by a final of 115-110 when they faced the Trail Blazers. The Spurs earned 36 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 48 in the matchup. They coughed it up 6 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Trail Blazers earned 16 fouls in the game which got the Spurs to the free throw line for 23 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 87.0%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, San Antonio knocked down 10 of their 31 tries (32.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Spurs ended up going 40 out of 93 from the floor which had them shooting 43.0%. The Spurs permitted the Trail Blazers to make 40 of 92 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.5% for this contest. They shot 42.2% from downtown by shooting 19 of 45 and finished the game at 16 out of 27 from the charity stripe (59.3%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, San Antonio permitted Portland to collect 52 in all (16 on the offensive glass).

Luke Kornet was important for the Spurs in this matchup. He converted 10 of 12 in the game for a rate of 83.3%, and had 8 rebounds. Kornet racked up 23 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes in this matchup.

San Antonio has a record of 25-10 on the year. The Spurs are committing 19.5 fouls per game and they hit 79.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.0 times per contest (16th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per game. San Antonio has totaled 4,191 pts on the campaign (119.7 per game) and they pull down 46.4 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 48.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in the league.

The Spurs on the defensive side of the court are 8th in the league in PPG given up with 114.2. They are able to force 13.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (10th in the NBA). The San Antonio defense surrenders 36.5% on three-point shots (467 of 1,281) and opponents are knocking down 78.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 26.9 dimes and 41.9 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 16th and 6th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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