The San Antonio Spurs will host a showdown against the Phoenix Suns at the AT&T Center. Action begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, Nov. 23 and can be seen on FAZ, FSW and C+D.
The Spurs enter this game hoping for similar success after topping the Grizzlies 92-82 on Saturday. Tony Parker was a key piece with 18 points, three assists, and one steal. The Suns, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 122-116 loss against the Pelicans on Sunday. Eric Bledsoe had a team-high 29 points.
It’s a matchup of two different tempos, as the up-and-down Suns (ranked first in the NBA in possessions per game) square off against the grind-it-out Spurs (26th).
This one isn’t expected to be close when the Spurs, a substantial eight-point favorite, take on the Suns. The Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 197 points for this matchup. The Spurs come into this game 10-3 Straight Up (SU) and 8-5 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 5-2 SU and 4-3 ATS against the Western Conference. The Spurs are one of the best in the NBA in terms of field-goal percentage, shooting an impressive .473 from the field. San Antonio is one of the most disciplined teams in the league with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.90. The Spurs have really locked down opponents, ranking fourth in the league with a .421 opponent field-goal percentage. Teams usually don’t get many offensive rebounds against the Spurs, who are one of the top defensive rebounding teams in the league with an average of 37.5 defensive rebounds per game.
As for their opponent, the Suns have a record of 8-5 ATS and 7-6 SU. Despite having a losing record against the Western Conference, Phoenix is successful ATS in those games with a record of 3-2.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between the conference foes. Their previous game was a Spurs victory, bumping their SU record to 7-3 over the Suns in their last 10 meetings. With a 5-4-1 record, the Suns have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – SA, ATS Winner – SA, O/U – Under
Notes
San Antonio is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio’s last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio’s last 7 games at home.
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
San Antonio is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio’s last 6 games when playing Phoenix.
San Antonio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Phoenix.
San Antonio is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Phoenix.
San Antonio is 1-3-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix.
The Suns are a top-10 scoring team, averaging 106.5 points per game. San Antonio allows just 91.5 points per game, best in the league.
Phoenix averages a solid 106.0 points per away game this season. However, San Antonio is the top-ranked team in points allowed at home, giving up just 85.3 points per game.
Phoenix is undefeated (4-0) when limiting opponents to fewer than 100 points. Still, San Antonio has a decent 5-2 record in games where it scores under 100.
The Phoenix Suns have a losing 3-6 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The San Antonio Spurs are 5-1 when they hit the century mark.
The Spurs have the best defense in the NBA, with a defensive rating of 94.8. The Suns’s offense ranks a solid 10th, with an offensive rating of 103.0.
The San Antonio Spurs have one of the best field goal percentages this season, ranking second in the league with a FG% of 47.3%. When their opponents have a similar or higher FG%, the Phoenix Suns are 2-3.
On average, the San Antonio Spurs make 25.5 assists per game and the Phoenix Suns make 19.2. San Antonio is ranked third, while Phoenix is ranked 25th.
San Antonio, the third-ranked team in terms of blocking, makes an average of 6.7 blocks per game. Phoenix ranks lower at 26th with 3.8.
The San Antonio Spurs are among the worst offensive rebounding teams (ranked 26th), while the Phoenix Suns are one of the NBA’s top defensive rebounding teams (ranked fourth).
The Phoenix Suns rank eighth in steals, with an average of 8.9 per game. When the San Antonio Spurs allow at least 8 steals, they have a winning 4-1 record.
