San Antonio Spurs (20-58) vs. Phoenix Suns (43-35)
April 4, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Phoenix Suns -18.5; Over/Under: +236.5
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The San Antonio Spurs and the Phoenix Suns collide at the Footprint Center on Tuesday night.
The San Antonio Spurs have been in rough form as they’ve lost eight of their last 10 games overall, but they will be feeling much better after they put a halt to a six-game slide with a 143-134 overtime road win over the Kings on Sunday. Doug McDermott led the team with 30 points on nine of 15 shooting off the bench, Julian Champagne added 26 points while Tre Jones racked up a triple-double of 17 points with 10 rebounds and 11 assists. As a team, the Spurs shot 53 percent from the field and 13 of 34 from the 3-point line as they showed plenty of fight to hang with the Kings in a close contest in regulation, before they exploded for 19 points in the overtime period to pull off the unlikely victory.
Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns will be eager to build on their current five-game win streak after blowing past the Thunder in a 128-118 road win on Sunday. Kevin Durant led the way with 35 points, five rebounds and five assists, Devin Booker added 22 points with 10 assists while Deandre Ayton tallied 19 points with 11 rebounds. As a team, the Suns shot 56 percent from the field and 13 of 34 from the 3-point line as they took control of the contest with 42 points in the second quarter, before they traded baskets in the second half to earn the solid victory.
Looking at the betting trends, the Spurs are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 road games, 0-4 ATS in their last four games following a win and 9-23 ATS in their last 32 games overall. The Suns are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games against a team with a losing record and 4-1 ATS in their last five games overall.
Head to head, the under is 4-1 in the last five meetings overall and the Spurs are 4-0-1 ATS in the last five meetings in Phoenix.
The Spurs are missing a bunch of players including Jeremy Sochan, Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson and Romeo Langford, while the Suns don’t have a single player listed on the injury report. The Spurs were able to pull off the big upset against the Kings in their last outing, but those performances have been few and far between, so I will stick with the more reliable Suns who are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games against a team with a losing record.
