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San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns: Both teams are coming off a win
The Phoenix Suns are hosting the San Antonio Spurs today at Footprint Center.
The Spurs are in a solid form
The San Antonio Spurs are 10th in the Western Conference with an 11-5 record, including 3-5 on the road. They have won 5 of the last 6 games and are coming off a 127-125 win over the Sacramento Kings. The Spurs are third in the league shooting 80.9% from the free throw line and are ranked eighth with 28.1 assists per game. Victor Wembanyama leads the team averaging 24 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.
The Suns need to step up
The Phoenix Suns are 8th in the Western Conference with an 11-8 record, including 7-4 at home. After losing five consecutive games, the Suns won two of the last three and are coming off a 113-105 win over the Golden State Warriors. Phoenix is ninth in the league shooting 37.6% from three-point territory and are ranked two spots lower shooting 46.6% from the field. Kevin Durant leads the team averaging 26.8 points per game.
Betting Trends
The Suns are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games overall, 8-4 SU in their last 12 games against teams from the Western Conference and 6-2 SU in their last 8 games played on Tuesday. They are 7-13 ATS in their last 20 games overall, 2-8 ATS in their last 10 home games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games against the Spurs. Phoenix has played under the total point line in 10 of their last 12 games against teams from the Southwest Division and 5 of their last 7 games in December and over in 4 of their last 6 games against San Antonio. The Spurs are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games overall, 3-10 SU in their last 10 games against the Suns, 6-14 SU in their last 20 games against teams from the Pacific Division and 3-13 SU in their last 16 games in December. They are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 visits to Phoenix and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against teams from the Western Conference. San Antonio has played over the total point line in 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Phoenix Suns have had another slow start to the season, and the absence of Kevin Durant cost them five consecutive losses. Once KD got back, they started playing much better and managed to beat the Golden State Warriors in the last one. Now the Suns are hosting the San Antonio Spurs, a team that won both games last season in Phoenix. The Spurs are still without their head coach, Gregg Popovich, who is recovering, but they are playing their best basketball of the season. Chris Paul will have a chance to face his former team for the first time since joining the Spurs, and visitors will cover the +6.5-point spread.
