Golden State Warriors vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/13/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday, January 13, 2023

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

Odds/Point Spread: Golden State (-9)

The San Antonio Spurs will try to defeat the Golden State Warriors at AT&T Center on Friday. San Antonio is 9-point dogs from oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 232.

The Warriors faced off with the Suns and took a loss by a final of 125-113 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Warriors finished with 26 while the Suns racked up 22 personal fouls. They made 14 of their 31 tries from long range. Phoenix shot 93.5% when shooting free throws by burying 29 of 31 shots. Additionally, Phoenix collected 57 rebounds (19 offensive, 38 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Phoenix recorded 26 assists and had 5 steals for this game. Pertaining to the defense, Golden State allowed the other team to shoot 45.6% from the field on 41 out of 90 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists in this game in addition to forcing 21 turnovers and earning 13 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 45 with 16 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Warriors buried 21 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Golden State finished the contest having earned a 38.5% FG percentage (37 out of 96) and buried 18 out of their 48 three-point attempts.

Klay Thompson is one player who came through for the contest. He accounted for 29 points on 10 out of 24 shooting. He played 35 minutes and snagged 5 rebounds. Thompson walked away from this one shooting 41.7% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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Golden State enters this game with a win-loss record of 20-21 for the year. They average 116.7 points per outing (7th in basketball) while hitting 47.0% from the floor. The Warriors are connecting on 37.2% on 3-point shots (662 of 1,778) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Golden State is grabbing 43.9 rebounds per game and has 1,195 assists for the campaign, which is 1st in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 16.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 22.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Warriors are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are ranked 15th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,045 relinquished on the season. The Warriors are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.8% (1,728 of 3,695) and they surrender 44.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They surrender 35.8% from 3-point land while they are 26th in basketball in opponents PPG (117.7).

In their last game, the Spurs took a defeat with a final score of 135-129 against the Grizzlies. When talking about rebounding, San Antonio allowed Memphis to collect 57 in all (17 on the offensive glass). They shot 63.6% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 14 of 22 and finished the contest at 17 of 25 at the charity stripe (68.0%). The Spurs permitted the Grizzlies to make 52 out of 101 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.5% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Spurs finished shooting 50 out of 107 from the field which gave them a rate of 46.7%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, San Antonio made 11 out of their 34 attempts (32.4%). They were able to knock down 18 of the free throws for a rate of 78.3%. The Grizzlies were called for 17 personal fouls for the contest which took the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The Spurs pulled down 31 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards totaling 48 for the contest.

Keldon Johnson ended up having an impact for the Spurs for the matchup. He converted 6 of 17 in this matchup giving him a rate of 35.3%, and had 4 rebounds. Johnson totaled 24 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes for this game.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 13-29 this year. As an offense, the Spurs are shooting 47.2% from the field, which ranks them 13th in basketball. San Antonio has totaled 4,723 points on the year (112.5 per contest) and they collect 42.9 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.1 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.8 times per game. The Spurs are committing 20.0 fouls every game while shooting 73.9% from the charity stripe.

The Spurs on the defensive side of the court are 30th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 121.0. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 50.5% from the floor (30th in the league). The San Antonio defense allows 39.8% on three-point shots (534 of 1,342) and their opponents are knocking down 76.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 26.2 dimes and 43.5 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 27th and 15th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio (+9)

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