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San Antonio Spurs @ Washington Wizards
The Spurs had their six-game win streak snapped in Milwaukee last time out but should feel confident when they head to the nation’s capital for this one.
Washington are flailing at the moment and it seems the loss of John Wall has finally, as expected, caught up with this team.
Scott Brook’s side have struggled for any consistency in the back end of the season and have now lost five of their last seven overall – including their last three straight.
One of those was a 98-90 loss in San Antonio in a game where they simply weren’t allowed to control the tempo and were forced to surrender control of the game as a result.
There’s no denying that Gregg Popovich has hit team primed once more heading into the playoffs and that doesn’t bode well for a team that seems to have lost direction on offence.
In their last three starts, Washington has averaged just 95.6 points per game. While one of those was against a stout San Antonio defence the other two were against sides that rank 21st (Knicks) and 24th (Nuggets) in the league in defensive efficiency.
Sharp money has come in thick and fast on the Spurs in Vegas, which isn’t surprising given the metrics that demonstrate the large disparity between the two teams at the moment.
In their last five games, San Antonio is holding teams to 98.4 points per game on 45.9% shooting form the field. Their ability to control the tempo and force teams into a slower, half-court game has masked their “slow” fast break defence and has minimised the number of opportunities being given up as a result.
They’re allowing teams to shoot an average of just 82.4 field goals per game, which is an incredibly low number that forces teams to make buckets at a much higher rate than they’re use to.
More importantly for them, they are restricting teams to just 34.2% from beyond the arc – an area that Washington is largely dependant on in order to stay in games.
The Spurs have won the last four straight meetings between these teams, and have gone 8-2 against the spread in their last 10 meetings with the Wizards. These teams are going to continue trending in opposite directions and there’s simply too much value on San Antonio not to take them in this spot.
Tip: San Antonio Spurs -1.0 @ $1.93 (Unibet) (1.5 units)
Here’s our best bets for the action ahead:
Boston Bruins @ Winnipeg Jets
Tip: Winnipeg Jets @ $1.74 (Bet 365) (1.5 units)
Columbus Blue Jackets @ Edmonton Oilers
Tip: Columbus Blue Jackets (regulation time) @ $2.15 (Unibet)
2-1 this week nba 0-1 / nhl 2-0
15-4 last week nba 6-2 / nhl 9-2
6-14 2 wks ago nba 3-8 / nhl 3-6
15-7 3 wks ago nba 7-2 / nhl 8-5
2018 NBA 54-45 +7.00 units
2018 NHL 68-44 +14.56 units
San Antonio Spurs @ Washington Wizards
The Spurs had their six-game win streak snapped in Milwaukee last time out but should feel confident when they head to the nation’s capital for this one.
Washington are flailing at the moment and it seems the loss of John Wall has finally, as expected, caught up with this team.
Scott Brook’s side have struggled for any consistency in the back end of the season and have now lost five of their last seven overall – including their last three straight.
One of those was a 98-90 loss in San Antonio in a game where they simply weren’t allowed to control the tempo and were forced to surrender control of the game as a result.
There’s no denying that Gregg Popovich has hit team primed once more heading into the playoffs and that doesn’t bode well for a team that seems to have lost direction on offence.
In their last three starts, Washington has averaged just 95.6 points per game. While one of those was against a stout San Antonio defence the other two were against sides that rank 21st (Knicks) and 24th (Nuggets) in the league in defensive efficiency.
Sharp money has come in thick and fast on the Spurs in Vegas, which isn’t surprising given the metrics that demonstrate the large disparity between the two teams at the moment.
In their last five games, San Antonio is holding teams to 98.4 points per game on 45.9% shooting form the field. Their ability to control the tempo and force teams into a slower, half-court game has masked their “slow” fast break defence and has minimised the number of opportunities being given up as a result.
They’re allowing teams to shoot an average of just 82.4 field goals per game, which is an incredibly low number that forces teams to make buckets at a much higher rate than they’re use to.
More importantly for them, they are restricting teams to just 34.2% from beyond the arc – an area that Washington is largely dependant on in order to stay in games.
The Spurs have won the last four straight meetings between these teams, and have gone 8-2 against the spread in their last 10 meetings with the Wizards. These teams are going to continue trending in opposite directions and there’s simply too much value on San Antonio not to take them in this spot.
Tip: San Antonio Spurs -1.0 @ $1.93 (Unibet) (1.5 units)
Here’s our best bets for the action ahead:
Boston Bruins @ Winnipeg Jets
Tip: Winnipeg Jets @ $1.74 (Bet 365) (1.5 units)
Columbus Blue Jackets @ Edmonton Oilers
Tip: Columbus Blue Jackets (regulation time) @ $2.15 (Unibet)
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