Last Updated on May 3, 2010 5:00 pm by drew
Suns-Spurs Pick
Two playoff rivals collide in the second round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs as Phoenix faces San Antonio starting Monday night at 10:30PM ET.
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The Suns are the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference while the Spurs are the No. 6 seed.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com have made Phoenix the slight favorites to win the series with a money line of -145 while the Spurs have a line of +115.
The Suns were 54-28 during the regular season and they defeated Portland 4-2 in the opening round of the playoffs. Phoenix scored at least 99 points in all four wins as they averaged 103.3 points per-game in the series while giving up just 93 points. Steve Nash had nearly 10 assists per-game while averaging 15 points per-game. Nash shot 47 percent from 3-point land in the series. Amar’e Stoudemire averaged just over 20 points per-game during the series as he shot 54.1 percent from the field.
San Antonio went 50-32 during the regular season and the Spurs are coming off a 4-2 series win over Dallas in the first round. The Spurs won all three games at home as they averaged 93.3 points per-game but allowed 93.6 points per-game to the Mavericks. Tony Parker averaged over 15 pints and five assists per-game during the series while Tim Duncan posted 18.1 points per-game while also pulling down just under 10 rebounds per-contest.
While the Spurs looked good against Dallas in the first round, Phoenix looks to have too much speed and offense for them in this series. The Spurs were out-scored in the series by Dallas, but found ways to grind games out. In this series, they will need to find more point production, and we think they will struggle to do so.
Our NBA Playoff Series Free Pick for this matchup is: PHOENIX -145
NBA Playoffs Betting Trends
SAN ANTONIO is 13-26 ATS (-15.6 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 51-35 ATS (+12.5 Units) in all games this season.
PHOENIX is 35-23 ATS (+9.7 Units) as a favorite this season.
PHOENIX is 26-16 ATS (+8.4 Units) in home games this season.
PHOENIX is 14-4 ATS (+9.6 Units) against Southwest division opponents this season.
PHOENIX is 28-19 ATS (+7.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
PHOENIX is 18-9 ATS (+8.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record – 2nd half of the season this season.
PHOENIX is 33-19 ATS (+12.1 Units) versus good offensive teams – scoring 99+ points/game this season.
PHOENIX is 18-7 ATS (+10.3 Units) versus good offensive teams – scoring 99+ points/game – 2nd half of the season this season.
SAN ANTONIO is 240-194 ATS (+26.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record – 2nd half of the season since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
PHOENIX is 9-6 against the spread versus SAN ANTONIO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 9-7 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
8 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NBA Playoffs Injury Report
SAN ANTONIO
No significant injuries.
PHOENIX
[C] 04/30/2010 – Robin Lopez is downgraded to expected to miss the 2nd round of the playoffs ( Back )
[G] 04/30/2010 – Steve Nash probable Saturday vs. Portland ( Hip )
NBA Playoffs Series Odds
Phoenix Suns -145
San Antonio Spurs +115
Suns vs. Spurs Series Schedule:
Monday, May 3 at Phoenix, 10:30PM ET on TNT
Wednesday, May 5 at Phoenix, 9PM ET on TNT
Friday, May 7 at San Antonio, 9:30PM ET on ESPN
Sunday, May 9 at San Antonio, 8PM ET on TNT
*Tuesday, May 11 at Phoenix, TBA on TNT
*Thursday, May 13 at San Antonio, TBA on ESPN
*Sunday, May 16 at Phoenix, TBA on TNT
*If Necessary
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Posted: 5/3/10 5:00PM ET