Posted on
1/7/2008 5:00:35 PM
NBA Betting Odds - San Antonio vs. Golden State
By Mike Rose
The Southwest Division leading San Antonio Spurs invade the bay area this evening to take on the Golden State Warriors for the second time this season. The Warriors won as 2.5-point home favorites 96-84 back on December 11th in the prior match-up. The Spurs were without big man Tim Duncan that night, which in turn saw the offense struggle. Matt Bonner put forth one of the best efforts of his career posting 25 points and 17 rebounds to lead all scorers. The Warriors put forth a balanced attack as five players notched double-digits. Stephen Jackson scored 20-points on 6-of-16 shooting from the field including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc. The win was only the Warriors second against the Spurs in their L/10 match-ups.
The Warriors opened up as 2-point favorites in this contest with the ‘Total’ set at 204. The line has since moved to (-3) and the ‘Total’ shot up as well to its current position of 205. Spread NBA bettors take note: the Spurs are a poor 2-5 ATS (29%) their L/7 as an underdog, and an even worse 1-6 ATS (14%) playing on 0 days rest. They managed a win in the Staples Center last night against the Clippers, but failed to cover the spread once again. That now makes them 1-4 ATS their L/5 and 3-7 ATS their L/10. As for the Warriors, they’re 9-2 ATS their L/11 tussles with the Southwest division, but they’re currently in a cover funk at home going 0-4 ATS. The ‘Over’ was a perfect 5-0 ATS before their first meeting this year, and its cashed in 9 of their L/11 meetings in Golden State.
The Warriors were last in action on the 4th when they got blasted at home by the New Orleans Hornets to lose their second game in a row. On two days rest this season, the Warriors are 2-3 SU and 1-4 ATS. All of their impact players come into this game fully healthy, but the same can now be said of the Spurs for the first time in a couple weeks. Manu Ginobili logged some heavy minutes last night in his first action since he injured his finger against the Clippers back on December 22nd. With the big three now fully intact, the Spurs will look to get back to its winning ways after struggling to get “W’s” the last couple weeks. However, the Warriors won’t just roll over and die in this spot. Especially after getting buried at home their last time out.
If tonight’s BCS Championship game doesn’t excite you and you’re more in the mood for some fast paced electric hoopage, tune to the NBA Network at 9:35 ET for what’s sure to be a very exciting match-up.
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