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Tony George of Tony George Sports has your free pick for Tuesday night’s San Antonio @ Houston. This one was a PICK’EM with a total of 214.5.
Looking at this big matchup in the NBA on Tuesday Night from the Las Vegas Perspective, and the Spurs are an underdog. The San Antonio Spurs are well-rested and ready to go tonight. They will be playing just their 2nd game in 5 days and will give the Houston Rockets their best effort. That's especially the case after a couple of hard-fought battles with the Rockets already this season, and their hunger to put an end to Houston's current 10-game winning streak.
The Rockets' streak should have come to an end at Minnesota on Saturday, but they managed to overcome a 13-point deficit entering the 4th quarter to win 111-109 in overtime. I don't think the Rockets will be as fortunate this time around against this Spurs team that is 22-5 overall, including a sensational 14-1 in road games.
Houston has an injury here that is getting overlooked. Clint Capela is the glue guy for this team as he does all of the dirty work inside, but he suffered a broken fibula in the game against the Timberwolves. He averages 11.8 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. The Rockets are already a perimeter-oriented team, but they will be even more so moving forward without him. Look for the Spurs to punish the Rockets in the paint in this game.
The Spurs won 106-100 in Houston earlier this season. They are now 4-1 SU & 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in this series. The Rockets are 0-5 ATS in their last five games when playing on two days' rest. San Antonio is 42-23 ATS in its last 65 games vs. poor defensive teams who allow 103 or more points per game on the season.
Las Vegas Action: Take the Spurs +1
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