NBA Betting Picks for Today: Phoenix Suns at San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are 4-point favorites and the point total is 229 at online sports betting sites. Here’s a look at NBA odds and NBA betting tips for today, Friday, January 24th, 2020.
NBA Betting Picks for Today: Spurs at Suns
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The San Antonio Spurs are an interesting team to watch every year. They seem to start off the year terribly and not really worry about their regular-season record until later in the season until crunch time. At least that’s the way it seems. Again, the Spurs are off to a slow start, but unlike past years, the alarms are sounding off in San Antonio.
After starting the season with a 6-12 record, the Spurs now sit in the 8th spot and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with a record of 20-23. Looking at their overall defensive efficiency, it really hasn’t changed throughout the season, but they’re beginning to make drastic improvements in offensive efficiency. They sat at the middle of the pack through the first quarter of the season, but over the last 15 games they’ve been the second-most efficient team in the NBA.
One interesting trend the Spurs this season is that they haven’t been nearly as dominant at home as they have in the past. They own a 12-10 record straight up and a 6-13-1 record ATS at home this season compared to a 32-9 record straight up and 26-18 record ATS last season. This isn’t a trend that I expect to continue; looking at the opponents they’ve faced at home, we see why it’s been so tough to get wins at home through the first half of the season.
As for the Suns, they are probably a better team than their record shows. They currently sit in the 11th spot in the Western Conference with a record of 18-26, but they have struggled with injuries all season long. At different times Oubre, Baynes, Rubio, Ayton, and Booker have all been injured and they were without Ayton for a 25 game stretch due to a PED suspension. They come into this game fully healthy for one of the few games they’ve had their full starting lineup.
NBA Betting Picks: San Antonio Spurs -4
As stated above, the Spurs have been a team that is much better at home in the past than they have been at home this season. They already as many home losses this season than they have had any of the last three seasons. Historically, Popovich and the Spurs have been dominant in San Antonio. I expect them to get back to their winning ways.
They enter tonight with one of the most dominant offenses in the league over the last 15 games. They are a far superior team than the Sunds, and they are only a 4 point favorite at home. I think that this game gets out of hand quickly and the Spurs put on a clinic in front of their home crowd.
- Risking 2 unit to win 2 units on Spurs -4 (-100)
NBA 2019-2020 Betting Record: 7-6-1 (.5 units)
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