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San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the San Antonio Spurs and the Houston Rockets meet at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -10-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total opened at 232.
Last time out for Houston, they were a 115-107 loser as they battled the Pistons at home. The Rockets failed to cover in the match as a -7.5-point favorite, while 222 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, San Antonio was a 121-119 winner on the road against the Suns. They earned a push of the -2-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (240) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
San Antonio:
Team record: 10-15 SU,6-18-1 ATS
San Antonio is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
San Antonio is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
San Antonio is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
Houston:
Team record: 17-9 SU,12-14 ATS
Houston is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Houston is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Next up:
San Antonio home to Brooklyn Thursday, December 19
Houston at Los Angeles Thursday, December 19