The San Antonio Spurs (15-22) travel to the City of Brotherly Love Friday for a 7 p.m. ET game against the Philadelphia 76ers (21-16) at the Wells Fargo Center. Below, we look at the Spurs vs. 76ers odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
San Antonio snapped its four-game losing skid Wednesday with a 99-97 upset versus the Boston Celtics as 7.5-point road underdogs. It was Spurs PG Dejounte Murray‘s first game back after missing the previous four games with COVID.
Over the past two weeks, San Antonio is 3-4 straight-up (SU), 4-3 ATS and 3-3 O/U with the 14th-ranked adjusted net rating at plus-1.5 points per 100 possessions, according to CleaningTheGlass.com (CTG).
Philly has won five consecutive games entering Friday with the latest being a 116-106 victory at the Orlando Magic, covering as 8.5-point road favorites.
In the last 14 days, the Sixers are 5-1 SU, 4-2 ATS and 4-2 O/U with the second-best adjusted net rating at plus-10.1 points per 100 possessions, per CTG.
The Sixers have won five consecutive meetings with the Spurs but have only covered in two of those wins and the total is 4-2 O/U in those contests.
Spurs at 76ers odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Spurs +225 (bet $100 to win $225) | 76ers -290 (bet $290 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Spurs +6.5 (-107) | 76ers -6.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 218.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Spurs at 76ers key injuries
Spurs
- PF Keldon Johnson (health and safety protocols) out
- PF Thaddeus Young (health and safety protocols) out
- PG Derrick White (health and safety protocols) out
- SG Doug McDermott (health and safety protocols) out
- SF Devin Vassell (health and safety protocols) out
- SG Lonnie Walker IV (reconditioning) questionable
76ers
- PG Shake Milton (back) out
- PG Tyrese Maxey (health and safety protocols) out
- SG Danny Green (calf) questionable
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Spurs at 76ers odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
76ers 111, Spurs 107
Money line
PASS with a “lean” to the Spurs (+225) because I like their spread, and generally I’ll sprinkle on an underdog’s money line when betting them to cover the spread.
However, San Antonio is just missing too many key contributors despite how fat the Spurs (+225) payout is.
Against the spread
“LEAN” to the SPURS +6.5 (-107) because it’s a better spot for them, and San Antonio has a strength-on-weakness edge over Philly in fastbreak basketball.
For instance, the Spurs are 7-3 ATS when being spotted 5-7 points, and the Sixers are 0-3 when laying that many points.
Also, San Antonio is 10-6 ATS as a road underdog with a plus-5.3 ATS margin while Philly is 3-6 ATS as a home favorite.
Furthermore, the Spurs play at the fourth-highest pace in the NBA and have the ninth-best offensive efficiency in transition. Plus San Antonio scores the sixth-most fastbreak points per game.
But, the Sixers have the third-worst defensive efficiency in transition and have the second-worst fastbreak points allowed per game.
That said, I can only “LEAN” to the SPURS +6.5 (-107) because of their injury woes.
Over/Under
PASS since my prediction aligns too closely to Tipico’s projection. So there’s no value for me in betting this total.
For what it’s worth, the Spurs are 7-12-1 O/U on the road and the Sixers are 5-10 O/U at home. If I were to bet either side of the total, I’d take the Under.
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