The San Antonio Spurs (19-31) embark on a tough one-game road trip when they face the Phoenix Suns (39-9) Sunday. Tip-off from Footprint Center is 8 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Spurs vs. Suns odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
The Spurs are coming off a 131-122 home win over the Chicago Bulls Friday. San Antonio has won two of its last three outings but is 4-9 across its last 13 games. The Spurs have faced the Suns three times already this season and lost all three times.
The Suns have the best record in the league and have won nine games in a row, the most recent of which was a 134-124 home victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves Friday. G Chris Paul needed just nine field-goal attempts to record a triple-double in the win. G Devin Booker is averaging 32.1 points per game in the Suns’ last eight outings.
Spurs at Suns odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Spurs +650 (bet $100 to win $650) | Suns -1100 (bet $1,100 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Spurs +13.5 (-115) | Suns -13.5 (-107)
- Over/Under (O/U): 227.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Spurs at Suns key injuries
Spurs
- F Keita Bates-Diop (health and safety protocols) out
- G Dejounte Murray (knee) out
- C Jakob Poeltl (back) out
- G Derrick White (rest) out
Suns
- C Deandre Ayton (ankle) questionable
- F Jae Crowder (wrist) questionable
- F Frank Kaminsky (knee) out
- C JaVale McGee (knee) questionable
- F Abdel Nader (knee) out
- G Cameron Payne (wrist) out
- F Dario Saric (knee) out
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Spurs at Suns odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Suns 116, Spurs 107
Money line
PASS on the money line. The Suns are playing like the best team in the league and should roll against a shorthanded Spurs team that has struggled this season.
There is no reason to bet 11 times more than your potential return on this regular-season game. Get more value from the spread and the total.
Against the spread
The Spurs have lost all three games they have played this season against the Suns but covered the spread in two of those losses, losing by 4 points in both covers.
The problem with betting them to cover is that they have not covered the spread in their last 11 losses. The only way they are covering the spread is in wins, and if you think they are going to beat the Suns, it makes much more sense to bet the money line for the big payout.
That said, the Spurs are 3-0 ATS when they are at least nine-point underdogs.
The Suns are 5-5 ATS when favored by at least 10 points but have failed to cover their last two such games.
Take the SPURS +13.5 (-115) with this big spread.
Over/Under
None of the three games between the Suns and Spurs this season have had totals of more than 228 points, although the last meeting hit exactly 228.
Only two of the Suns’ last 11 games have had totals of more than 228 points.
Only three of the Spurs’ last 10 have finished with more than 228 points.
Take UNDER 227.5 (-110).
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