Golden State (5-3) at San Antonio (4-3)
When: Thursday, November 2nd 2017
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
Time: 8:05 ET | TV: TNT
Opening Odds: Golden State -5.5/216.5
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The two teams that represented the Western Conference in last Spring’s league semifinals, are off to rough starts for their standards, as the Golden State Warriors visit the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night. The Spurs, who were swept in the Western Conference finals by the Warriors last spring, have dropped three straight after a 4-0 start. The Spurs won their first four behind power forward LaMarcus Aldridge but the absence of Kawhi Leonard (quad) and Tony Parker (quad) is starting to be noticed as the team averaged 91.7 points in the three losses. Leonard, who was knocked out of the Western Conference finals in Game 1 when he sprained an ankle after landing on the foot of Golden State center Zaza Pachulia, has yet to play this season and there is no timetable for his return. The Warriors have dropped three of their first seven, but are coming off their best effort to date in a 141-113 trouncing at the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. The Spurs took two of the three regular-season meetings in 2016-17, but Golden State earned a 110-98 win in its last trip to San Antonio on March 29th.
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Golden State dropped two of their first three then broke-off a three-game winning streak. Things regressed in their next contest when they turned the ball over 26 times in a 115-107 home loss to the Detroit Pistons. The Warriors, who committed at least 16 turnovers in each of their first seven games, cut that number down to a season-low 12 against the Clippers. Superstar Steph Curry is 8-of-11 from the free-throw line in the last two games after hitting all 50 of his attempts in the first six games. The Warriors are in the middle of a three-game road trip that takes them to Denver on Saturday before returning home for four straight.
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San Antonio needs to find some scoring to help out Aldridge and may have found one in rookie shooting guard Brandon Paul, who came off the bench on Monday and delivered a season-high 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting in 30 minutes. Paul did not get off the bench in the first two games and totaled 18 points in the next four before getting more playing time in the loss to the Celtics. Kyle Anderson is starting in Leonard’s spot at small forward and is averaging 7.9 points on 42.3% shooting after going 2-of-8 from the floor against Boston. Small forward Rudy Gay needs to get going after averaging 8.7 points on 9-of-26 shooting over the last three games.
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Golden State got off to a slow start last season also, then look what happened. They were terrific against a good Clippers team last time out and will get a Spurs team that is not the same without Leonard. I’ll take the road favorite.
Pick: Warriors -6.5
- Warriors are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Warriors are 14-3 ATS in their last 17 road games.
- Warriors are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Warriors are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS win.
- Warriors are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points.
- Warriors are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 vs. NBA Southwest.
- Warriors are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Warriors are 18-8 ATS in their last 26 Thursday games.
- Warriors are 17-8-1 ATS in their last 26 vs. Western Conference.
- Warriors are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Warriors are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall.
- Warriors are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Warriors are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Warriors are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Warriors are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win.
- Spurs are 9-19-1 ATS in their last 29 Thursday games.
- Spurs are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall.
- Spurs are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Spurs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss.
- Spurs are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Spurs are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Spurs are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 vs. NBA Pacific.
- Spurs are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Spurs are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up loss.
- Spurs are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Spurs are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points.
- Over is 5-0 in Warriors last 5 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Over is 5-0 in Warriors last 5 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Over is 9-1 in Warriors last 10 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 8-1 in Warriors last 9 vs. NBA Southwest.
- Over is 12-2 in Warriors last 14 road games.
- Over is 6-1 in Warriors last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 6-1 in Warriors last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Over is 9-2 in Warriors last 11 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 7-2 in Warriors last 9 games following a straight up win of more than 10 points.
- Over is 7-2 in Warriors last 9 games following a ATS win.
- Over is 23-7 in Warriors last 30 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 23-8 in Warriors last 31 overall.
- Over is 19-7 in Warriors last 26 games following a straight up win.
- Over is 19-7 in Warriors last 26 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 5-0 in Spurs last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Over is 4-0 in Spurs last 4 vs. NBA Pacific.
- Over is 5-0 in Spurs last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
- Over is 5-0 in Spurs last 5 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Over is 7-1 in Spurs last 8 home games.
- Over is 6-1 in Spurs last 7 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points.
- Over is 10-2 in Spurs last 12 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Over is 13-3 in Spurs last 16 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Over is 14-4 in Spurs last 18 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 20-6 in Spurs last 26 games following a straight up loss.
- Over is 10-3 in Spurs last 13 games following a ATS loss.
- Over is 10-3 in Spurs last 13 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Over is 19-7 in Spurs last 26 vs. Western Conference.
- Over is 18-7 in Spurs last 25 overall.
- Over is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
- Warriors are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
- Warriors are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in San Antonio.
- Favorite is 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings.
- Road team is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
