The Houston Rockets are in San Antonio on Friday to face the defending champion San Antonio Spurs and they will do so without the NBA’s leading scorer Tracy McGrady. The Rocket’s superstar was injured in Wednesday’s loss to the Lakers and is expected to miss Friday night’s game with a sprained right elbow. "The doctors say it will be a week, but I don't know, we'll see," McGrady said, "I will see how it feels." SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Spurs at Home.
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Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs
Friday, 8:05 pm Eastern – ESPN
SBG Global Opening Line: Spurs -8.5 , Total 178
Houston has been relying upon McGrady to lead the offense, especially with head coach Rick Adelman’s new high-motion offense. "Guys have got to step up," Rockets guard Mike James said. "Guys have got to handle their own weight. Regardless of who's playing or who's not, we know that he is one of our leaders, one of the superstars. Guys have got to step up in his place." Taking McGrady’s spot in the lineup will be Bonzi Wells. "You're taking 30 points out of our lineup, but everyone has to step their games up and hold it down until he comes back," Wells said. "We have to ride Yao more and come together as a team."
Here are the NBA betting stats for Friday’s game. The Rockets are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Friday games. The Rockets are 20-41-1 ATS in their last 62 vs. the Western Conference. The Rockets are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The Rockets are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 vs. the Southwest. The Rockets are 1-10 ATS in their last 11 road games. The road team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings between the two teams. The underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings. The Rockets are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings in San Antonio.
SBG Global Current Line: Spurs -8.5 , Total 178
The Spurs are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 Friday games. The Spurs are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 home games. The Spurs are 14-6-1 ATS in their last 21 vs. the Western Conference. The Spurs are 18-8-1 ATS in their last 27 games overall. The Spurs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games playing on no rest.
The Spurs are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 vs. the Southwest.
The Over is 6-1 in the Rockets last 7 Friday games. The Over is 4-1 in the Rockets last 5 vs. the Southwest. The Under is 8-1 in Spurs last 9 vs. the Southwest. The Over is 8-3 in the Spurs last 11 home games. The under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in San Antonio between the two teams and the Under is 21-6 in the last 27 meetings overall.
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