San Antonio at Golden State

The San Antonio Spurs have had a pedestrian start in defense of their NBA Championship. This team may be best to go against early, as many teams tend to have the post-Championship hangover at the beginning of the next season. The Spurs are taking part in that, as well as having three contributors on the sidelines with injuries. Golden State has been slowly gaining ground, and this could be their year, and have started like a team on a mission at 5-1. They have only played two at home, both easy wins, and are 7-2 here in their last nine with losses by 1 and 2 points. The Spurs have struggled vs. winning teams, coming out of the gate at 0-4 ATS, and no team has been better at recovering from a big 10+ point loss than Golden State who is 13-2-2 ATS in this spot in their last 17. Take Golden State.