Philadelphia 76ers at San Antonio Spurs Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 11/16/2014
Monday, November 17, 2014 at 8:30 PM
AT&T Center in San Antonio
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On Monday, the Philadelphia 76ers will try not to reach double digit losses before they pick up their first win, but to do so they will have to beat the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs picked up two wins in two games against the 76ers last season.
Philadelphia came close to picking up their first win of the year against the Houston Rockets on Friday, but they played poorly in the second half and ended up losing 88-87. They did a very bad job of taking care of the ball in that loss, finishing with 23 team turnovers.
The 76ers have only been able to score 90 points per game this season, which is easily the worst scoring rate in the NBA. The one player who has played consistently well for them is guard Tony Wroten, who has averaged 20.3 points, 6.3 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game through nine games.
The Spurs had their three-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday when they were beaten 94-91 by the Sacramento Kings on the road. They only made seven of their 24 three-point attempts in that loss and they turned the ball over 14 times.
San Antonio has been pretty disappointing on offense this season, scoring just 94.4 points per game against their opponents. 38-year-old Tim Duncan has certainly done his part to keep his team in games by averaging 14.5 points, 11 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.
Philadelphia 76ers Betting Trends
Philadelphia 76ers are 3-5-1 Against the Spread
Philadelphia 76ers are 4-5-0 against the Over/Under
San Antonio Spurs Betting Trends
San Antonio Spurs are 3-6-0 Against the Spread
San Antonio Spurs are 2-7-0 against the Over/Under
Injuries to Watch
Philadelphia 76ers
11/16/14 G Alexey Shved Back "?" Monday vs. San Antonio
10/27/14 G Jason Richardson Foot out for season
10/27/14 F Jerami Grant Ankle out indefinitely
10/23/14 F Joel Embiid Foot out indefinitely
San Antonio Spurs
11/13/14 G Marco Belinelli Groin out indefinitely
11/06/14 C Tiago Splitter Calf out indefinitely
10/24/14 G Patrick Mills Shoulder out indefinitely
Josh's Pick: Take San Antonio
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