Lots on the Line as Spurs Host Warriors

Spurs and Warriors Honing Team for Postseason

The San Antonio Spurs battle the Golden State Warriors on Monday at AT&T Center. The stellar matchup will round out the nights action on ESPN. Tip-off is set for 10:30.

Oddsmakers opened the Spurs as -6.5-point favorites versus the Warriors, while the game's total opened at 209. The Spurs are now 7-point favorite and the total is down to 200.5.

Tonight's game between San Antonio and Golden State is important for many reasons. One is the Spurs' push to clinch a spot in the playoffs. The Warriors' are also attempting to move closer to the NBA's best record.

Momentum is also playing key into this matchup.  Bboth squads are looking to create a mental edge against the other should they meet in the postseason.

The Warriors have beaten San Antonio the first three times the teams have met this season. The last one was a 110-107 come-from-behind victory in Oakland on March 8. Golden State has won the past four games against the Spurs. Including the past two in San Antonio.

A win for Golden State would give them more swagger. A victory for the Spurs would give them something to build on.

Spurs are On a Mini Winning Streak

The Spurs were a 117-101 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves. They covered the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (218) made winners of OVER bettors. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 39 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.

A couple of baskets by Aldridge, a 3-pointer by Danny Green, and a jumper by Rudy Gay turned a six-point Spurs' lead into a 107-92 advantage. This occurred with 5:56 to play and gave San Antonio the breathing room it needed down the stretch.

The Spurs' end-game prowess has been taken for granted most times during San Antonio's stretch of 20 straight seasons in the postseason. This year it has been anything but consistent.

The Spurs are on a three-game winning streak. It is their best run of victories since Dec. 23-28 when they won three in a row.

San Antonio had won 33 consecutive home games against the Warriors. The streak was from the start of the 1997-98 season up until April 10, 2016 when it dropped a 92-86 decision to Golden State for its only home loss of the 2015-16 campaign.

The Spurs have a 106-60 all-time edge against Golden State, including a 62-19 record at home.

Warriors Could be Tiring for Tonight's Game

The Warriors were a 124-109 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Phoenix Suns. They covered the -5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (233) made winners of OVER bettors.

Tonight's game ends a run of three games in four nights for Golden State. They win over Phoenix on Saturday happened even with stars Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson on the sidelines.

Quinn Cook picked up the slack for the Warriors. He scored a career-high 28 points, including 16 in the third quarter. Nick Young also added 20 points for Golden State.  This was the Warriors 13th consecutive win over the Suns.

Draymond Green had a season-high 25 points and added 11 rebounds and eight assists. He narrowly missed a triple-double.

The Warriors are 13-7 when playing without Curry. They are 8-2 with Durant out and 2-1 without Thompson. Golden State is 2-4 without both Curry and Thompson. The Warriors are 9-3 since the All-Star break but have lost three of their past five games.

The Warriors are hopeful that second-year guard Patrick McCaw will return tonight after nursing a fractured left wrist in the past month.

 

 

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Golden State	53-17	30-39-1	115.50	107.60	7.9	15-19-1	15-20	34-35-1	16-19	18-16-1
San Antonio	40-30	34-32-4	102.39	99.30	3.09	19-13-2	15-19-2	31-39	18-16	13-23

Power Stats

Assists Turnovers
Name	Assists	Turnovers	Ratio
GS	30.00	15.29	1.96
SAN	22.99	12.87	1.79

Rebounding
Name	Offense	Defense	Total
GS	8.47	35.43	43.9
SAN	10.13	34.10	44.23

ShootingPercentage
Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
GS	50.91	44.27	6.64
SAN	45.80	45.04	0.76

Team Records

Golden State Warriors

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	53-17	27-8	26-9	30-39-1	15-19-1	15-20	115.50	107.60	7.90
Last 10	7-3	3-1	4-2	3-7	1-3	2-4	111.70	107.60	4.10
vs Div	10-3	4-3	6-0	6-7	2-5	4-2	118.92	109.46	9.46
vs EAST	23-3	10-2	13-1	10-16	4-8	6-8	114.73	104.77	9.96
vs WEST	30-14	17-6	13-8	20-23-1	11-11-1	9-12	115.95	109.27	6.68

San Antonio Spurs

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	40-30	26-8	14-22	34-32-4	19-13-2	15-19-2	102.39	99.30	3.09
Last 10	5-5	4-2	1-3	5-5	3-3	2-2	105.50	101.80	3.70
vs Div	8-6	5-2	3-4	3-10-1	1-5-1	2-5	100.21	100.21	0.00
vs EAST	17-10	11-3	6-7	14-11-2	9-4-1	5-7-1	100.70	96.11	4.59
vs WEST	23-20	15-5	8-15	20-21-2	10-9-1	10-12-1	103.44	101.30	2.14

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	115.50	1	99.30	1
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	116.26	1	99.00	2
Away Team Road Rebounds vs Home Team Home Rebounds Allowed	44.17	10	40.62	4
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	102.39	28	107.60	18
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	105.79	18	109.97	25
Home Team Home Rebounds vs Away Team Road Rebounds Allowed	44.21	15	43.11	10

Head To Head Summary

Team	record	ATS	O/U	AVG	AVG ½	FG%	REB	3PT	steals
Golden State	8-2	6-4	7-3	113.70	55.70	44.38	44.10	79/239	9.70
San Antonio	2-8	4-6	7-3	107.20	54.10	49.88	42.90	113/294	9.80

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	ATS	Total	O/U	FG% Edge	Reb Edge	3PT Edge	Away Half Score	Home Half Score	Away FG%	Home FG%	Away Rebounds	Home Rebounds	Away Three Pointers	Home Three Pointers	Away Steals	Home Steals
Mar 8, 2018	SAN	107	GS	110	-11	SAN	223	U	SAN	GS	GS	50	46	45.3	43.2	45	49	6/22	8/30	7	6
Feb 10, 2018	SAN	105	GS	122	-10.5	GS	219	O	GS	GS	GS	55	58	45.7	56.5	34	44	5/27	12/27	8	5
Nov 2, 2017	GS	112	SAN	92	8.5	GS	219.5	U	GS	SAN	GS	50	55	51.8	39.1	40	46	14/28	7/24	11	6
May 22, 2017	GS	129	SAN	115	11	GS	218.5	O	GS	GS	GS	65	51	55.8	42.3	53	41	14/39	8/25	7	14
May 20, 2017	GS	120	SAN	108	9.5	GS	214.5	O	GS	SAN	GS	64	55	54.8	47.3	42	46	11/27	5/21	12	10
May 16, 2017	SAN	100	GS	136	-13.5	GS	210	O	GS	SAN	GS	44	72	37	56.2	49	40	8/23	18/37	11	16
May 14, 2017	SAN	111	GS	113	-10	SAN	209.5	O	GS	GS	GS	62	42	47.6	48.1	37	43	7/22	11/30	13	13
Mar 29, 2017	GS	110	SAN	98	-4.5	GS	206.5	O	GS	SAN	GS	54	57	51.2	41	34	42	13/26	9/24	7	9
Mar 11, 2017	GS	85	SAN	107	-11	SAN	197.5	U	SAN	GS	SAN	44	64	35.9	51.9	49	46	5/17	12/27	10	6
Oct 25, 2016	SAN	129	GS	100	-8	SAN	211.5	O	SAN	SAN	SAN	64	46	48	47.1	55	35	12/24	7/33	13	11

NBA Betting Trends

Golden State Warriors
Golden State is 2-7 ATS in its last 9 games
Golden State is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Golden State's last 9 games
Golden State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Golden State is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio
Golden State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Golden State's last 8 games when playing San Antonio
Golden State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Golden State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Antonio
Golden State is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against San Antonio

San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Antonio's last 7 games
San Antonio is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
San Antonio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Antonio is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Golden State
San Antonio is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Golden State
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Antonio's last 8 games when playing Golden State
San Antonio is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State
San Antonio is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Golden State
San Antonio is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Golden State

Team Last 5 Games

Golden State Warriors

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Mar 17, 2018	PHO	124-109	W	-5	215	W/O	52.63	78.57	13	A
Mar 16, 2018	SAC	93-98	L	-8.5	206	L/U	41.98	72.22	12	H
Mar 14, 2018	LAL	117-106	W	-6	224.5	W/U	55.00	82.14	6	H
Mar 11, 2018	MIN	103-109	L	-3.5	224.5	L/U	40.66	90.48	10	A
Mar 9, 2018	POR	108-125	L	1.5	218	L/O	48.72	83.33	12	A

San Antonio Spurs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	ATS Result	field goal percentage	free throw percentage	three pointers	Location
Mar 17, 2018	MIN	117-101	W	-4.5	211.5	W/O	51.04	92.86	6	H
Mar 15, 2018	NOP	98-93	W	-4.5	219.5	W/U	37.37	89.47	7	H
Mar 13, 2018	ORL	108-72	W	-10.5	201.5	W/U	47.62	82.61	9	H
Mar 12, 2018	HOU	93-109	L	11.5	212	L/U	40.74	69.57	11	A
Mar 10, 2018	OKC	94-104	L	4	210.5	L/U	46.51	57.14	10	A

Next up:
Golden State home to Atlanta Friday, March 23
San Antonio home to Washington Wednesday, March 21

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