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San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the San Antonio Spurs and the Houston Rockets meet at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Rockets as -1-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
In their last action, Houston was a 122-110 winner on the road against the Spurs. They covered the -1-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (232) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
San Antonio lost its last outing, a 122-110 result against the Rockets on March 04. The Spurs failed to cover in that game as a +1-point underdog, while the 232 combined points took the game OVER the total.
San Antonio:
Team record: 16-48 SU,26-38 ATS
San Antonio is 3-15 ATS in its last 18 games
San Antonio is 2-17 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games
Houston:
Team record: 14-49 SU,23-37-3 ATS
Houston is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Houston is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Houston's last 12 games
Next up:
San Antonio home to Denver Friday, March 10
Houston home to Brooklyn Tuesday, March 7