San Antonio at Portland

It's a rematch of a San Antonio victory at Portland last night. While the NBA is buzzing about the hapless Pistons, the Spurs have been on a brutal run of their own at 2-23 SU, 9-16 ATS. This is their third game in four nights and the Spurs are 20-36 ATS as a road underdog. San Antonio is 25th in the NBA in scoring, 27th in shooting, 26th from long range, while the defense is 27th in points given up, 24th in shooting allowed (48.8%), and 29th at defending the 3-pointer (38.9%). The Spurs are 4-13 ATS when playing the second of a back-to-back. Portland is 10th in the NBA from the free-throw line (79.6%) while the defense is No. 1 at defending beyond the arc. The Blazers play their third consecutive home game on a 9-7 spread run. They began this homestand with a 130-113 rout of Sacramento as a +8 dog. With San Antonio 15-31 ATS versus losing teams, don't expect lightning to strike twice and back home court. Play Portland.