San Antonio Spurs vs. New York Knicks Preview
Where: Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
When: Sunday, February 12, 2017, 3:30 PM ET
Line: San Antonio Spurs (-8) at New York Knicks (+8); total: 213.0 – view all NBA lines
TV Broadcast: ABC
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Betting on the San Antonio Spurs (41-12)
The San Antonio Spurs extended their winning streak to two games with an emphatic 103-92 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Five players scored in double figures for the Spurs who improved to 2-1 on their rodeo trip. Since this grueling road trek first started in 2003, the five-time NBA champions have produced a .697 winning percentage (84-36) as well as a point differential of plus-485.
Leading the way for the Spurs in this game were Kawhi Leonard and Dewayne Dedmon. Leonard scored a game-high 32 points against the Pistons while Dedmon poured in 17 points and hauled in a career-high 17 rebounds. Leonard’s clearly staking his claim as one of the league’s best players, averaging 25.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game this season. He has been on fire for the Spurs, scoring at least 30 points in each of his last seven games.
The Spurs will look to stretch their unbeaten run even further when they square off with the New York Knicks later today. They will fancy their chances of doing just that as they have fared extremely well against New York of late. The Spurs swept their two-game series against the Knicks last regular season.
The Spurs are 6-4 SU and 5-5 ATS in their last 10 road games.
Betting on the New York Knicks (22-33)
Things are going from bad to worse for the New York Knicks as they crashed to their fourth consecutive defeat with a gut-wrenching 131-123 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday. The Knicks had no answer for Nikola Jokic who racked up 40 points and nine rebounds. The Knicks have now dropped 20 of their last 26 games.
The Knicks will look to end their losing rut when they lock horns with the San Antonio Spurs this coming afternoon. For New York to pull off the shock win, it needs to improve on its play on the defensive end. The Knicks are 25th in the NBA in scoring defense, allowing a whopping 109.4 points per game this campaign. That abysmal defense reared its ugly head in the loss to Denver as the Knicks gave up at least 30 points in each quarter for the first time this season,
One guy who needs to step up his play against San Antonio is Carmelo Anthony. The Knicks were outscored by 13 points when Carmelo Anthony was on the floor against the Nuggets. Anthony, who’s long been the subject of trade rumors, is averaging 23.2 points this season, ranking him 17th in the league. He is eight points from passing the great Charles Barkley (23,757 points) for 25th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
The Knicks are 3-7 SU and 4-6 ATS in their last 10 home games.
Writer’s Prediction
San Antonio (-8) piles more misery on New York with a resounding 119-101 win.
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