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The San Antonio Spurs collide with the Houston Rockets on Friday Night at the Toyota Center in Houston.
The San Antonio Spurs’ nine-game losing streak came to an end on Wednesday night at the hands of the Miami Heat who are fighting to survive in the playoff race. Goran Dragic scored 22 points as the Heat upended the Spurs in San Antonio. With the loss, the Spurs dropped to 42-30 on the season and put them 2.5 games behind the Portland Trail Blazers for the 4th seed and 3 games behind the Rockets for the 3rd seed. Friday is another chance for San Antonio to inch closer again.
Spurs
+215
Rockets
-255
Odds from betonline.ag as of 3/22/19
Like the Spurs, the Rockets are coming off a loss. James Harden’s 57-point effort wasn’t enough as the Rockets lost 125-126 to the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEXForum. The Rockets dug themselves a 17-point hole in the 4th quarter and their comeback fell a little short. Despite the loss, Houston kept third place and a 0.5 game lead over the Portland Trail Blazers in the Western Conference.
Who Wins?
The Spurs are 9-1 SU in their last 10 games. San Antonio is 2-0 SU in two home games during that period. The Rockets are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games played and Houston is 4-1 SU at home during that stretch. Head to head, the Rockets are 6-4 SU in their last 10 games against the Spurs.
Both teams have been on a roll as of late and both teams are coming off losses as well. There are two well-coached machines who look to be peaking at the right time. Houston leads the season series 2-1 and the Rockets have won the last two meetings. San Antonio is just 13-22 SU away from home while Houston is 26-10 SU at home. I’m picking the Houston Rockets to beat the San Antonio Spurs on 3/22/19.
Other Bets To Make
San Antonio is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games played. The Spurs are 2-0 ATS in two home games played during that span. Houston is 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games played. The Rockets are 3-2 ATS at the Toyota Center over that period. Head to head, Houston is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 meetings with San Antonio.
Spurs
+6 (-110)
Rockets
-6 (-110)
Odds from betonline.ag as of 3/22/19
The Spurs are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games when playing on one day rest, 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games after an ATS loss, 2-5 ATS in their last seven games against opponents with a winning home record and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games overall. The Rockets are 4-1-1 ATS in their last six games following at ATS loss and 4-1 ATS in their last five games against teams with a winning SU record. Likewise, the home team is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings between these two teams and the betting favorite is also 6-1 ATS in their last seven head to head meetings. The Rockets are just playing better than everyone else right now. Prediction: Rockets +6
The under is 8-2 in the last 10 games played by the Spurs. The total has gone under in the last two road games played by San Antonio. The total has gone under in eight out of the last 10 games played by the Rockets. Houston has seen the total go under in four out of their last five home games.
Spurs
O 221.5 -110
Rockets
U 221.5 -110
Odds from betonline.ag as of 3/22/19
The over is 7-2 in the Rockets last nine Friday games while the Spurs have seen the total go over 35 out of the Spurs’ last 53 road games. With Houston averaging 121.0 points per game in their last three games, I’m taking the over in this game. Prediction: Over 221.5
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