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Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs: The second of back-to-back games between these two
The Phoenix Suns are visiting the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center on Monday.
The Spurs are at the rock bottom of the West
The San Antonio Spurs are at the bottom of the Western Conference with a 15-56 record. They have lost the last three and six of the last seven games. The Spurs are second in the league with 29.6 assists per game and eighth with 6.4 blocks per game. Victor Wembanyama leads the team with 20.7 points, 10.4 rebounds, and a league-best 3.4 blocks per game.
The Suns have made it to the top 6 in the West
The Phoenix Suns are sixth in the Western Conference with a 42-29 record. The Suns have won the last three games but have only half a game advantage over Dallas and Sacramento. The Suns are fourth in the league with 49.6% shooting from the field and fifth with 38.1% shooting from three-point territory. Kevin Durant leads the team with 27.5 points per game for the season.
Betting Trends
The Suns are 4-2 ATS in the last six games against the Spurs. Phoenix is 4-1 ATS in the last five games overall and 1-4 ATS in the last five games against teams from the Southwest Division. San Antonio is 8-2 ATS in the last 10 games against teams from the Pacific Divison and 1-4 ATS in the last five home games played on Monday.
Prediction and Conclusion
This is the second of the back-to-back games between these two teams. The Suns won 131-106 with excellent shooting of 59.6% from the field and 45.8% from the three-point line. The Spurs shot only 27% from deep and won only the last quarter when the winner was already decided. This is the second time this season these two teams have played back-to-back games, and the Spurs surprisingly won both games played in Phoenix. The Suns need this one to stay in the top 6 in the West, to avoid the play-in tournament, and get another comfortable win covering the -10.5-point spread.
