The San Antonio Spurs are hoping home court will get them back in winning form after losing back to back on the road. The Denver Nuggets are looking for a chance to close the gap on Golden State for the eighth spot in the playoffs. Sportsbetting.com has the Spurs as 7-point favs over the Nuggets with the over/under set at 202. Get your NBA Pick in at Sportsbetting.com
The Spurs lost a big game yesterday in Phoenix when they let a 5-point lead slip away in the final minutes to give the Spurs an 87-94 road loss as 1 ½ point favs. Manu Ginobili was the best player on the day with 22pts and Tony Parker hit seven of fifteen from the field for a low 21pts. They’ll try to avoid a season high three game skid tonight. The Spurs have averaged 93 PPG in their last five and their 3-point shooting has improved greatly. They do much better at home where they average 97 PPG for a 26-5 SU home record, the best in the league. They’ve dropped the last two games the Nuggets in Denver, but the Spurs creamed them 102-91 back in December as 6-point favs. The last game against the Nuggets they allowed too many fast break points (20) and points in the paint (42). The Spurs defense has been stellar allowing 90 PPG in their last five and they give up a low 88 PPG at home. The Spurs are 4-9 ATS with no days rest and 13-18 over/under at home.
The Denver Nuggets are 1-6 SU in their last six on the road. They recently got spanked by Utah losing 105-132 as 6-point roaddogs. Despite Allen Iverson’s 28pts the Jazz completely out played them, at one point in the game the Jazz had a 37pt lead. The Nuggets have averaged 107 PPG in their last five and on the road they average 105 PPG. The biggest problem is their defense, they given up 109 PPG in their last five and on the road they allow the same. Denver hopes to have Kenyon Martin back in the lineup after he suffered a mild concussion during their loss in Utah. The Nuggets are 12-18 on the road and 17-14 ATS on a day rest.
Recent Trends to Consider
- Nuggets are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a SU loss of more than 10 points.
- Nuggets are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing more than 125 points in their previous game.
- Spurs are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite.
- Spurs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite of 5.0-10.5.
- Spurs are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
- Over is 7-1 in Nuggets last 8 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 4-1 in Spurs last 5 vs. Western Conference.
GAME: Denver Nuggets (37-25) at San Antonio Spurs (43-19)
DATE/TIME: Monday, March 10 – 8:30 PM EST
SPREAD: San Antonio -7 TOTAL: 202
PICK: Denver +7
Bottom Line: The Nuggets know how to beat the Spurs, but in San Antonio it’s a different story. Hopefully with Kenyan Martin back in the line-up we’ll see a different Nuggets team. Get your NBA Pick in now. Receive a 10% sign-up bonus on your initial deposit.
