Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Phoenix Suns (4-7) will try to take out the San Antonio Spurs (8-4) on Sunday, but the betting odds don’t suggest this will be the game that helps them turn around their poor start to the season.
The home-team Spurs are 8-point favorites and have been bet up from an opener of-7.5 because of a 70% ratio putting money on San Antonio according to wager-tracking websites.
The total sits at 197 and it will be interesting to see if the Suns finally get their struggling offense on track.
The good news for Phoenix fans is that guard Steve Nash (quadriceps) and forward Grant Hill (quadriceps) are listed as probable to play here after each missed the Suns’ 103-110 loss to the New Jersey Nets last time out.
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The Spurs have guard T.J. Ford (hamstring) and guard Manu Ginobili (hand) sidelined for this one, and it will be a few weeks before either player is ready to return to the lineup.
Phoenix won 106-103 against the Spurs most recently as 3.5-point home underdogs, and the win last season snapped a 3-game losing streak against San Antonio.
The Spurs were 114-97 winners as 11-point favorites the last time they hosted the Suns, but it is interesting to note that Phoenix has won 2 of the last 4 head-to-head meetings in San Antonio.
The under hit in the last meeting, but the over was a winning in 8 of the previous 9 games between these squads.
Phoenix is in the midst of a 3-game losing streak, and they haven’t covered the betting odds in any of those defeats.
The Spurs have won 2 straight after tasting defeat in 2 road games prior, and San Antonio has covered the odds in just 2 of their last 8 games and have been a money pit for bettors.
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