San Antonio at Philadelphia

Philadelphia is battling several injuries and illnesses, including Joel Embiid (back), Ben Simmons (upper-respiratory infection) and Jimmy Butler (wrist). San Antonio destroyed the 76ers 123-96 on Dec. 17 while shooting 56.3 percent and holding the Sixers to 40.8 percent. The Spurs do come off a 103-95 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, although LaMarcus Aldridge scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Spurs. San Antonio has been covering the number against the better teams in the league as the Spurs are 8-1 ATS their last nine games versus teams with .600 or better winning percentages and they are 18-7-1 ATS their last 26 games overall and 5-2 ATS their last seven road contests. Also, the Spurs bounce back well with a 7-1 ATS record their last eight games when following a loss. Take the points with the Spurs.