San Antonio at Phoenix

It had been a long time since the San Antonio Spurs lost five straight games but they were in jeopardy of doing so last night. They delivered with a win and cover on the road at Sacramento. That should empower their psyche here as they take on Phoenix tonight. A focused San Antonio team usually means they come up big on the defensive end of the court. Despite a pair of wins in their last two games, Phoenix is just 3-8 in their last 11, and trades before the deadline says they have packed it in. The Suns have scored 107 points or more in their last six, but managed just 95 vs. San Antonio in the last meeting. The Spurs are 11-2 ATS this season vs. terrible defensive teams like Phoenix (teams allowing 103+ points per game). And, over the past two and a half seasons, San Antonio is 19-5 straight-up on the road vs. poor rebounding teams like the Suns (teams getting outrebounded by 3+ per game). The Spurs 10-4 to the UNDER in their last 14 vs. a team that scored 100+ in their previous game, and pack the "D" for the road where they are 11-5 to the UNDER in their last 16. The Suns get slowed down by elite teams at 6-2 to the UNDER in their last eight vs. a team over .600. Take both the Spurs for the straight-up win and the UNDER.