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San Antonio (42-8) has been good on the road this year with an outstanding 17-6 road record. It’s a good thing because they’ll need to be since they are only 3 games into a 9 game road trip while the AT&T Center hosts a rodeo. Their last home games was on Jan 29th, and their next won’t be until February 23rd.
On the other side of the ball will be the Detroit Pistons. They have a bit of a controversy going since Rip Hamilton is not playing and is feeling disrespected. It’s become so evident that Prince insisted it “(hasn’t) become a distraction for us,” and We need him. “We need him. There’s no doubt about that. At the same time a lot of games, sometimes we were playing behind the eight ball and that’s what we’re doing without him.” While Hamilton may welcome Prince’s respect, a trade seems almost inevitable at this point and the Pistons will likely not get much given Hamilton’s age and the fact that they will be forced into unloading him.
Some betting trends:
San Antonio is 13-2 SU in their last 15 games and the total has gone UNDER in 12 of those games. The total has also gone UNDER in 6 of their last 9 on the road and they are 4-1 SU in their last 5 road games. San Antonio is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games against Detroit and the total has gone UNDER in 8 of the last 11 games against the Pistons. San Antonio is 2-4 SU in their last 6 against the Pistons and 3-7 SU in their last 10 road games in Detroit. San Antonio is 3-7 ATS in their las 10 road games in Detroit and the total has gone UNDER in 4 of the last 5 games in Detroit.
Detroit is 2-4 SU in their last 6 games and the total has gone UNDER in 4 of their last 5. The total has gone OVER in 14 of Detroit’s last 19 home games and they are 4-2 SU in their last 6 home games. Detroit is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against San Antonio and the total has gone UNDER in 8 of the last 11 against the Spurs. Detroit is 7-3 SU in their last 10 home games against the Spurs
