Sports betting is very comparable with the stock market, you need to know when to buy and sell commodities, and it's time to sell the San Antonio Spurs stock. Sure the Spurs are 13 n 1 at home but are we really supposed to be impressed? Let's break down the ONLY 4 elite teams the Spurs have played at home.
Clippers early in the season (Clippers didn't start the season the strong) Mavericks 2nd week of season (Mavs start off the season horribly) Nuggets (Was a very close game throughout, won by 4, but are the Nuggets elite?) Thunder (Good win, but OKC was playing their 3rd game in 3 nights)
Based on their overall schedule at home, I'M NOT THATTTTTT IMPRESSED.
Now let's look at their 9 game roadie they just came off. Only quality wins I'd consider are...
Sixers (Sixers started sliding from that point on) Clippers (If Chris Paul doesn't turn the ball over late in that game, we have a different outcome)
Rest of the teams were teams under .500 or mediocre teams.
The one game that stands out to me is that Clippers game. Now we know going into this game, Ginobli is out along with Leonard. Splitter/Neal are questionable going into this game. Even if Splitter comes back tonight I don't expect them be 100% as we will see some rust. The reason why I mention that Clippers game is because realistically if Chris Paul does not turn the ball over late, Clippers are a lock to win that game. But from that 9 game roadie, the Clippers were the only "solid team" to have an "elite PG". I'm not mentioning the Nets because they do have an "elite PG" BUT they are not a solid team. In that game Tony Parker's work was cut out for him on the defensive end. Tonight he runs into a very "solid" team that has an "elite PG". I expect Tony Parker to defensively have his hands full, and my opinion is that this will take away from his offensive game. Just wanted to throw in the fact that the Bulls are #2 in the league at defending the pick n roll. So if Tony Parker were to struggle offensively, where are the Spurs going to lean to get offensive production? And that's where the problem lies. I don't see enough offensive production in this game by the Spurs, and I believe this 5 day lay off because of the All-Star break is going to cool down the Spurs 3 point shooting drastically (they are shooting 3 balls at a RIDICULOUS PERCENTAGE DURING THE WIN STREAK). Bulls are 9-2 on b2b games this season, and should have fresh legs considering they were off 5 days themselves because of the All-Star break. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SPOT FOR THE BULLS ESPECIALLY AS A UNDERDOG!!! WE WON'T SEE THE BULLS TO OFTEN AS AN UNDERDOG THIS SEASON, ONLY VS OKC AND MIAMI ON THE ROAD.
Sports betting is very comparable with the stock market, you need to know when to buy and sell commodities, and it's time to sell the San Antonio Spurs stock. Sure the Spurs are 13 n 1 at home but are we really supposed to be impressed? Let's break down the ONLY 4 elite teams the Spurs have played at home.
Clippers early in the season (Clippers didn't start the season the strong) Mavericks 2nd week of season (Mavs start off the season horribly) Nuggets (Was a very close game throughout, won by 4, but are the Nuggets elite?) Thunder (Good win, but OKC was playing their 3rd game in 3 nights)
Based on their overall schedule at home, I'M NOT THATTTTTT IMPRESSED.
Now let's look at their 9 game roadie they just came off. Only quality wins I'd consider are...
Sixers (Sixers started sliding from that point on) Clippers (If Chris Paul doesn't turn the ball over late in that game, we have a different outcome)
Rest of the teams were teams under .500 or mediocre teams.
The one game that stands out to me is that Clippers game. Now we know going into this game, Ginobli is out along with Leonard. Splitter/Neal are questionable going into this game. Even if Splitter comes back tonight I don't expect them be 100% as we will see some rust. The reason why I mention that Clippers game is because realistically if Chris Paul does not turn the ball over late, Clippers are a lock to win that game. But from that 9 game roadie, the Clippers were the only "solid team" to have an "elite PG". I'm not mentioning the Nets because they do have an "elite PG" BUT they are not a solid team. In that game Tony Parker's work was cut out for him on the defensive end. Tonight he runs into a very "solid" team that has an "elite PG". I expect Tony Parker to defensively have his hands full, and my opinion is that this will take away from his offensive game. Just wanted to throw in the fact that the Bulls are #2 in the league at defending the pick n roll. So if Tony Parker were to struggle offensively, where are the Spurs going to lean to get offensive production? And that's where the problem lies. I don't see enough offensive production in this game by the Spurs, and I believe this 5 day lay off because of the All-Star break is going to cool down the Spurs 3 point shooting drastically (they are shooting 3 balls at a RIDICULOUS PERCENTAGE DURING THE WIN STREAK). Bulls are 9-2 on b2b games this season, and should have fresh legs considering they were off 5 days themselves because of the All-Star break. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SPOT FOR THE BULLS ESPECIALLY AS A UNDERDOG!!! WE WON'T SEE THE BULLS TO OFTEN AS AN UNDERDOG THIS SEASON, ONLY VS OKC AND MIAMI ON THE ROAD.
Nice write up King, but there are some points that should be put into consideration.
Spurs may not deserve much credit for the Dallas and Clippers home games, but they went to rematch as a road underdog and beat the Clippers and lost to Dallas by only 1. Maybe if Paul didn't turn over the Clippers win, yes. However, That's a road game and they controlled most of that game. How often is Chris Paul going to light it up like that? Chris Paul has a sick jump shot while Rose is streaky. Sure Parker will have to guard Rose from slashing to the hoop, but the Spurs defense is geared towards forcing teams to shoot from outside so Rose will be double teamed. Ultimately, Spurs cover at home when they are supposed to, and they covered on the road in these 2 key games.
When the Spurs played the Nuggets, the Nuggets were red hot. They were healthy and stacked. They may not have superstars on a healthy nuggets team but they can take it to any team in a regular season game. The Nuggets blew out the Heat.
Don't get me wrong King, I am on the Spurs but your write up does raise skepticism for my Spurs to cover. However, Bulls are a nice underdog in a rare situation, but that's because the Spurs are never a home underdog so that cancels it out for me. Spurs do have significant injuries, but the line is correct at where it's at.
The Bulls did cover against Miami as a 4.5 pt underdog, but that game was far more important than this matchup with the Spurs.
Nice write up King, but there are some points that should be put into consideration.
Spurs may not deserve much credit for the Dallas and Clippers home games, but they went to rematch as a road underdog and beat the Clippers and lost to Dallas by only 1. Maybe if Paul didn't turn over the Clippers win, yes. However, That's a road game and they controlled most of that game. How often is Chris Paul going to light it up like that? Chris Paul has a sick jump shot while Rose is streaky. Sure Parker will have to guard Rose from slashing to the hoop, but the Spurs defense is geared towards forcing teams to shoot from outside so Rose will be double teamed. Ultimately, Spurs cover at home when they are supposed to, and they covered on the road in these 2 key games.
When the Spurs played the Nuggets, the Nuggets were red hot. They were healthy and stacked. They may not have superstars on a healthy nuggets team but they can take it to any team in a regular season game. The Nuggets blew out the Heat.
Don't get me wrong King, I am on the Spurs but your write up does raise skepticism for my Spurs to cover. However, Bulls are a nice underdog in a rare situation, but that's because the Spurs are never a home underdog so that cancels it out for me. Spurs do have significant injuries, but the line is correct at where it's at.
The Bulls did cover against Miami as a 4.5 pt underdog, but that game was far more important than this matchup with the Spurs.
Nice write up King, but there are some points that should be put into consideration.
Spurs may not deserve much credit for the Dallas and Clippers home games, but they went to rematch as a road underdog and beat the Clippers and lost to Dallas by only 1. Maybe if Paul didn't turn over the Clippers win, yes. However, That's a road game and they controlled most of that game. How often is Chris Paul going to light it up like that? Chris Paul has a sick jump shot while Rose is streaky. Sure Parker will have to guard Rose from slashing to the hoop, but the Spurs defense is geared towards forcing teams to shoot from outside so Rose will be double teamed. Ultimately, Spurs cover at home when they are supposed to, and they covered on the road in these 2 key games.
When the Spurs played the Nuggets, the Nuggets were red hot. They were healthy and stacked. They may not have superstars on a healthy nuggets team but they can take it to any team in a regular season game. The Nuggets blew out the Heat.
Don't get me wrong King, I am on the Spurs but your write up does raise skepticism for my Spurs to cover. However, Bulls are a nice underdog in a rare situation, but that's because the Spurs are never a home underdog so that cancels it out for me. Spurs do have significant injuries, but the line is correct at where it's at.
The Bulls did cover against Miami as a 4.5 pt underdog, but that game was far more important than this matchup with the Spurs.
Nice write up King, but there are some points that should be put into consideration.
Spurs may not deserve much credit for the Dallas and Clippers home games, but they went to rematch as a road underdog and beat the Clippers and lost to Dallas by only 1. Maybe if Paul didn't turn over the Clippers win, yes. However, That's a road game and they controlled most of that game. How often is Chris Paul going to light it up like that? Chris Paul has a sick jump shot while Rose is streaky. Sure Parker will have to guard Rose from slashing to the hoop, but the Spurs defense is geared towards forcing teams to shoot from outside so Rose will be double teamed. Ultimately, Spurs cover at home when they are supposed to, and they covered on the road in these 2 key games.
When the Spurs played the Nuggets, the Nuggets were red hot. They were healthy and stacked. They may not have superstars on a healthy nuggets team but they can take it to any team in a regular season game. The Nuggets blew out the Heat.
Don't get me wrong King, I am on the Spurs but your write up does raise skepticism for my Spurs to cover. However, Bulls are a nice underdog in a rare situation, but that's because the Spurs are never a home underdog so that cancels it out for me. Spurs do have significant injuries, but the line is correct at where it's at.
The Bulls did cover against Miami as a 4.5 pt underdog, but that game was far more important than this matchup with the Spurs.
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