THE SPORTS ADVISORS
BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
(at New York)
West Virginia (22-10, 14-15 ATS) vs. (2) Pittsburgh (28-3, 16-8-1 ATS)
West Virginia jumped out to an 18-point halftime lead against Notre Dame on Wednesday and cruised to a 74-62 victory, cashing as a six-point favorite. The Mountaineers, who shot just 36 percent from the field by had a 44-27 rebounding edge, are 6-2 in their last eight games (5-3 ATS), and they’ve been doing it with defense, giving up 59.7 ppg in their last six outings. The SU winner is 12-2 ATS in the team’s last 14 contests, all in Big East play.
Pittsburgh rolls in the conference tourney on a three-game SU and ATS winning streak, including Saturday’s impressive 70-60 victory over No. 1 UConn as a 4½-point home chalk. The Panthers started the season with 16 consecutive victories, and their three losses all came on the road in Big East play (69-63 at Louisville, 67-57 at Villanova and 81-73 at Providence). Despite being a heavy favorite in almost every game, Pitt is on a 10-3 ATS run (all in Big East play), and the SU winner has covered the spread in 13 of the team’s last 14 games.
The Panthers have advanced to the Big East title game seven times in the last eight years, winning two championships, including last year when they went 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS. Going back to 2006, Jamie Dixon’s squad is 9-2 SU and 8-3 ATS in this event. The Mountaineers, who advanced to the conference semifinals last year, are 3-1 (2-2 ATS) in their last four tourney contests.
Pitt swept the season series from West Virginia this year, winning 79-67 as a one-point road underdog and 70-59 as an 8½-point home chalk. The Panthers have won six of the last seven meetings (5-2 ATS) and are 13-5-1 ATS in the last 19 series clashes. Finally, the favorite is 11-4-1 ATS in the last 16.
Pitt is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 as a favorite, 7-1 ATS in its last eight against teams with a winning record, while West Virginia is 4-2 ATS as an underdog dating to last season.
The under is 6-3 in the last nine confrontations in this rivalry. Also, the under is 8-2 in West Virginia’s last 10 overall, 3-0 in its last three at neutral venues and 3-0 in Pitt’s last three neutral-site contests.
ATS ADVANTAGE: PITT and UNDER
(18) Syracuse (24-8, 15-13 ATS) at (3) Connecticut (27-3, 12-13 ATS)
Syracuse ran its SU and ATS winning streak to five in a row with Wednesday’s 89-74 beatdown of Seton Hall as a 7½-point favorite. The Orange shot 57 percent from the field, went 9-for-18 from three-point land, set a tournament record with 30 assists on 37 field goals and saw five players score in double digits, and they won easily despite a putrid 6-for-20 effort from the foul line.
UConn had a three-game winning streak snapped in Saturday’s 70-60 loss at Pitt as a 4½-point road underdog. Since losing their Big East opener to Georgetown (74-63 as a seven-point home favorite) on Dec. 29, the Huskies are 16-2 SU, with both losses coming to Pitt. However, Jim Calhoun’s squad comes into the tournament in a 2-6 ATS slump.
With their 63-49 blowout of the Orange at home a month ago, the Huskies improved to 7-4 SU and ATS in the last 11 meetings in this rivalry. The winner cashed in each of those 11 contests, and the favorite is 6-2 ATS in the last eight clashes.
Since the ugly loss at UConn on Feb. 11, the Orange have been unstoppable offensively, tallying 86 points or more in six of seven games and averaging 86.1 ppg during this stretch. Furthermore, Jim Boeheim’s squad has topped the 80-point mark in 20 of its 32 games this season, including 12 of 19 Big East contests. However, tonight they go up against a Huskies team that gives up just 62 ppg and ranks fourth in the nation in field-goal defense (37.7 percent).
Going back to 2003, Syracuse is on a 9-2 SU and 8-2-1 ATS run in the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden. Conversely, UConn has gotten bounced in the first round of the tournament each of the last three years (0-3 ATS), and the Huskies 1-4 SU and 0-5 ATS in their last five tournament contests. In fact, since winning the 2004 national championship, the Huskies have failed to cover in 12 consecutive postseason games.
UConn is 2-5 ATS in its last seven as a favorite, but the Huskies are 4-0 SU and 3-1 at neutral sites this season. Meanwhile, despite cashing in four straight games (all in conference) and going 3-0 SU and ATS at neutral venues, Syracuse is 2-6 ATS in its last eight as an underdog.
The Orange have topped the total in 12 of their 19 Big East games, including seven of the last 11, and the over is 5-1 in their last six neutral-site contests. However, the under is 15-5 in UConn’s last 20 games overall (13-5 in Big East play), and the under is 11-4 in the last 15 head-to-head battles.
ATS ADVANTAGE: NONE
BIG 12 TOURNAMENT
(at Oklahoma City, Okla.)
Oklahoma State (21-10, 13-11-1 ATS) vs. Oklahoma (27-4, 13-12-1 ATS)
Oklahoma State blew out Iowa State 81-67 as a 10½-point favorite in Wednesday’s opening-round Big 12 tournament action for its seventh win in its last eight games (8-0 ATS). The Cowboys, who used a 46-point second half against Iowa State to rally from a three-point halftime deficit, get a quick rematch with rival Oklahoma. OSU’s only loss in the last month came Saturday in Norman, an 82-78 setback to the Sooners, though it covered as a nine-point road underdog.
Oklahoma had lost three of four SU and ATS before beating the Cowboys on Saturday. The Sooners get it done with offense, averaging 79.5 points a game and shooting 48.8 percent from the floor this season, good for seventh in the nation. Player-of-the-Year candidate Blake Griffin is a one-man wrecking crew for the Sooners, averaging 22.1 points, 14.2 rebounds and 63.4 percent shooting. Griffin went for 33 points and 14 boards in Saturday’s win over the Cowboys.
In addition to beating the Cowboys at home Saturday, Oklahoma scored an 89-81 victory at Oklahoma State back on Jan. 26, covering as a 2½-point road chalk. The Sooners have won five consecutive meetings in this rivalry (3-2 ATS) and seven of the last eight (4-3-1 ATS). Also, the favorite is on a 7-4-1 ATS run in the Bedlam Rivalry.
Oklahoma has won its opening round game in the Big 12 tournament each of the last two years, but it has failed to cover in seven straight tourney games (3-4 SU). Meanwhile, Oklahoma State is on an 11-3 SU and 8-5-1 ATS roll in the tournament, including back-to-back championships in 2003 and 2004.
Oklahoma State is on ATS streaks of15-6-2 in neutral-site games and 6-1-1 in the Big 12 tournament. Meanwhile, Oklahoma has gone 3-6-1 ATS in its last 10 overall, and the Sooners are a perfect 3-0 (2-1 ATS) in neutral-site games this season.
The Cowboys have stayed under the total in four of six overall, while the Sooners have topped the total in nine of their last 13. Both matchups between these two this season also soared over the posted number after the previous four stayed under the total.
ATS ADVANTAGE: OKLAHOMA STATE
Texas Tech (14-18, 10-14-1 ATS) vs. (14) Missouri (25-6, 14-10 ATS)
Texas Tech pulled off an early upset in the Big 12 tournament on Wednesday, rallying from a 19-point halftime deficit to shock Texas A&M 88-83 as a 6½-point underdog. The Red Raiders, who had lost seven of eight coming into the tourney (3-5 ATS), outscored the Aggies 59-35 in the second half to win for just the fourth time in 17 conference contests this season. Tech has now cashed in three straight and four of its last five, all as an underdog.
Missouri, which had a bye in Wednesday’s first round, closed the season with a 96-86 loss at Texas A&M on Saturday, failing as a two-point road chalk. The Tigers have followed up a seven-game winning streak (6-1 ATS) by losing two of three both SU and ATS. DeMarre Carroll is Missouri’s leader, putting up 17.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per contest while shooting 56.7 percent from the floor.
These two squared off back on Jan 24 in Missouri with the Tigers scoring a 97-86 win but coming nowhere near covering as an 18½-point favorite. The Red Raiders are 5-1 ATS in the last six head-to-heat battles.
Missouri has not won a Big 12 tourney contest since 2005, going 0-3 SU and ATS the last three years, and it is 2-5 SU and ATS in this event dating back to 2004. Texas Tech had failed to cover in three straight tournament games prior to last night.
Despite covering in three straight overall, Texas Tech is on ATS slides of 4-8-1 on a neutral court and 3-7 after a spread-cover. Meanwhile, Missouri has cashed in seven of its last 10 overall and 10 of 15 (all in the Big 12), going 6-2 ATS in its last eight as a favorite. Also, the Tigers went 2-2 SU and ATS on neutral courts this season.
The Red Raiders are on “over” runs of 22-7-2 overall, 19-7-1 in Big 12 action, 4-1-1 on a neutral court and 18-6-2 as ‘dogs, and the Tigers topped the total in three of their last four to close out the regular season. These two flew over the 159½-point total in their lone meeting this season, finishing at 193, making the over 6-2 in the last eight years in this rivalry.
ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER
ACC TOURNAMENT
(at Atlanta)
N.C. State (16-13, 15-8-1 ATS) vs. Maryland (18-12, 11-10-2 ATS)
North Carolina State takes a 7-2 ATS streak into the ACC tourney but has gone just 4-5 SU in that span, all in conference play. The Wolfpack lost to Miami (Fla.) 72-64 Saturday, narrowly covering as an 8½-point road underdog to move to 3-1 ATS in their last four starts (1-3 SU). N.C. State dropped its lone neutral-court game this season to Davidson, 72-67, though it cashed as an eight-point underdog.
Maryland scored a stunning home upset of then-No. 3 North Carolina three weeks back, then went 1-3 SU and ATS in its final four games. The Terps nearly knocked off Wake Forest before falling 65-63 as a 1½-point home pup March 3, then closed with Saturday’s 68-63 road loss to Virginia as a two-point favorite.
Since winning the ACC tournament in 2004, Maryland has failed to get out of the first round in three of the last four years, going 1-4 SU and ATS. The Wolfpack have bowed out of this event twice in the last three years, including in 2008 when they fell 63-50 to Miami, Fla., as a five-point underdog. However, in 2007, N.C. State went 3-1 SU and 4-0 ATS, advancing to the title game before losing to North Carolina.
Maryland has owned this rivalry lately, going 4-1 SU and 5-0 ATS in the last five clashes, including a 71-60 road win as a four-point underdog less than two weeks ago.
The Terps are on ATS skids of 2-4 overall and 2-7 in neutral-site outings, though they went 2-2 SU and ATS at neutral sites this season. Meanwhile, despite cashing in seven of their last nine overall, the Wolfpack are 6-16-2 ATS in their last 24 starts following a SU defeat.
The under for Maryland is on rolls of 4-0 overall, 5-0 on neutral floors, 5-2 on Thursday and 7-2-1 after a non-cover, and the under for N.C. State is on a 4-1 stretch. Also, the under is 4-2 in the last six series meetings.
ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER
Virginia (10-17, 10-12 ATS) vs. Boston College (21-10, 13-13 ATS)
Virginia closed out an otherwise disappointing regular season with Saturday’s 68-63 upset win of Maryland as a two-point home underdog, ending a four-game SU and three-game ATS losing skid. In between starting the ACC season with a four-point overtime win at Georgia Tech on Dec. 28 and Saturday’s victory over Maryland, the Cavaliers went 2-12 in ACC play and 3-13 overall. During their 1-4 season-ending struggle, they averaged just 61.4 ppg on 42.2 percent shooting.
Boston College struggled with consistency throughout the ACC campaign, and that was evident down the stretch as the Eagles went 3-4 (2-5 ATS), alternating SU wins and losses in their last six games. On Saturday, they barely edged lowly Georgia Tech 67-66, falling way short as an 8½-point home favorite. B.C.’s defense was disappointing throughout the league season, giving up at least 66 points in every game.
The Eagles went to Virginia on Feb. 4 and cruised to an 80-70 victory as a one-point favorite. Prior to that, the Cavaliers had won three of four in this rivalry, going 4-0 ATS.
Boston College has won all three opening-round ACC tournament games since joining the league in 2006 (2-1 ATS), but is 1-3 ATS in its last four tourney games overall. The Cavs have dropped three straight conference tournament games (0-3 ATS), including consecutive opening-round losses the last two years.
Virginia is in ATS slumps of 1-6-1 at neutral sites, 0-5 on Thursday and 3-8 after a spread-cover. Boston College is 20-8 ATS in its last 28 neutral-site games and 7-2 ATS in its last nine on Thursday.
The under is on streaks of 6-0 for Virginia overall (all in ACC play), 9-2 for Virginia on Thursday, 4-0 for Boston College overall (all in ACC play), 4-1 for Boston College at neutral sites. However, the last three meetings in this rivalry have gone over the posted total.
ATS ADVANTAGE: BOSTON COLLEGE
PAC-10 TOURNAMENT
(at Los Angeles)
Arizona (19-12, 18-12 ATS) vs. (23) Arizona State (22-8, 16-10 ATS)
Arizona State snapped a three-game SU and 1-3 ATS losing skid with Saturday’s season-ending 83-66 rout of Cal as a seven-point favorite. The 83 points were the most scored by the Sun Devils since opening Pac-10 play with a 90-60 rout at Stanford. Prior to the slump, Arizona State had won five in a row (4-1 ATS).
Like their rivals, the Wildcats put the brakes on a lengthy losing streak Saturday, routing Stanford 101-87 as a six-point favorite to end a four-game SU slide (2-2 ATS). Arizona was a streaky team in conference play, having a seven-game Pac-10 winning streak (6-1 ATS) sandwiched around three- and four-game losing skids (3-4 ATS overall).
The Sun Devils will try to make it five in a row over their rivals from Tucson in this quarterfinal matchup, having swept the regular-season series with a 53-47 road win as a 2½-point underdog and a 70-68 home victory as an eight-point chalk. ASU is 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings, and the favorite has covered in nine of the last 13 clashes.
In Pac-10 tourney action, Arizona State has dropped six straight (2-4 ATS) while the Wildcats have won four of their last five opening-round tourney contests (3-2 ATS) but overall Arizona is on a 1-3 SU and ATS slide in this event. Also, the winner has cashed in each of the Wildcats’ last nine Pac-10 tournament contests.
Arizona is on ATS runs of 9-3 overall (8-3 in Pac-10 play) and 17-8 in neutral-site games, while the Sun Devils are on positive ATS streaks of 7-3 on Thursdays and 5-2 in neutral-site games.
The Wildcats are on “over” runs of 7-1 overall, 5-0 on neutral courts, 24-11 on Thursdays and 7-1 against Pac-10 foes. For Arizona State, the over is on streaks of 4-0 on a neutral court, 4-1 overall and 4-1 on Thursdays. However, in the last seven series clashes, the under is on a 6-1 run, with the lone “over” occurring in the most recent meeting on Feb. 22.
ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER
USC (18-12, 14-14 ATS) vs. California (22-9, 16-12 ATS)
The Trojans are trying build off a modest two-game SU and ATS winning streak to close the season after losing six of seven (2-5 ATS) Pac-10 games in February. USC crushed Oregon 80-66 as a 13-point favorite a week ago, then blew out Oregon State 68-52 on Saturday as a 12-point chalk in the season finale.
Cal alternated SU wins and losses in its last six games (2-4 ATS) and got beat soundly at Arizona State on Saturday 83-66, failing to cover as a seven-point ‘dog. The Golden Bears have failed to score more than 68 points in any of their last four defeats, but they’ve topped 77 points in five of their last six victories (5-1 ATS).
The home team won both matchups between these two this season, but the Trojans got the cash in each outing, winning 73-62 at home as five-point favorites and losing 81-78 at Cal in overtime on Feb. 26, but cashing as a four-point pup. Still, the chalk is 6-2 ATS in the last eight series meetings.
USC has won its last two opening-round Pac-10 tournament games (1-1 ATS), while the Bears are 3-0 SU and ATS the last three years in their opening tourney contest.
The Trojans come into this one 6-1 ATS in their last seven as a neutral-site ‘dog, but just 3-13 ATS in their last 16 after a spread-cover and 1-4 ATS in their last five as an underdog. Cal is 4-1 ATS in its last five as neutral-site favorite, but just 1-4 ATS in its last five overall.
USC has stayed under the total in nine of 11 neutral-site contests, but it closed the season on a 7-4 “over” run (3-1 “over” in the last four). Meanwhile, the Golden Bears are riding “over” streaks of 8-3 overall, 26-8 against Pac-10 teams, 20-8 on Thursdays and 5-0 in neutral-site games. Finally, the over is on a 7-0 run in this rivalry.
ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER
Washington State vs. (15) UCLA (24-7, 15-14-1 ATS)
Washington State clobbered Oregon 62-40 as a nine-point favorite in opening-round play Wednesday. The Cougars dominated across the board, outshooting the Ducks 58 percent to 26 percent and finishing with a 36-21 rebounding edge en route to their fourth win in the last five games (4-0-1 ATS).
UCLA’s run of three straight regular-season Pac-10 titles ended this year, as the Bruins finished in second place, one game behind Washington. However, they enter this year’s tournament on a four-game winning streak (3-0-1 ATS), including a pair of blowout home victories over Oregon State (79-54) and Oregon (94-68).
The SU winner is 11-1-1 in UCLA’s last 13 games and 12-0-1 in Washington State’s last 13.
The Cougars’ current 4-1 SU run began with a stunning 82-81 upset of UCLA in Los Angeles as a 13 ½-point underdog on Feb. 21, as Wazu ended a nine-game slide in this rivalry. The Bruins won the first clash in Pullman, Wash., 61-59, but failed to cover as a five-point road chalk. Prior to this season, UCLA had cashed in three consecutive meetings.
The Bruins are the defending Pac-10 tournament champs and have cut down the nets twice in the last three years, but they’ve failed to cash in three of their last four conference tourney contests. Meanwhile, Washington State has not made it out of the second round since the Pac-10 re-started the tournament early this decade, going 3-5 SU and 4-4 ATS in its last six appearances.
UCLA’s 3-0-1 ATS run comes on the heels of an 0-4 ATS slide (1-3 SU), and going back to last year’s postseason, the Bruins are 8-2 SU at neutral sites, but only 4-6 ATS. The Cougars’ recent surge comes after a 2-7 SU slump and a 4-11 ATS nosedive, and they’re 3-1 SU and ATS at neutral venues this season.
The Bruins have topped the total in 13 of their last 14 games (all in the Pac-10), with both of this year’s meetings against Washington State hurdling the posted price. Conversely, the under is 7-1 in the Cougars’ last eight (the lone “over” coming at UCLA last month).
ATS ADVANTAGE: NONE
SEC TOURNAMENT
(at Tampa, Fla.)
Vanderbilt (19-11, 12-14-1 ATS) vs. Alabama (17-13, 12-12-1 ATS)
Vanderbilt ended the regular season on a high note, winning and cashing in its last three games, including a 75-67 road upset of SEC regular-season champ LSU as a 9½-point pup just last week. The Commodores followed that with Sunday’s 75-58 rout of Arkansas as an eight-point home chalk and enters this tournament on a 7-3 SU (6-4 ATS) run. Vandy went 2-0 SU and ATS on neutral floors this year, though those wins came against Drake and Virginia Commonwealth.
Alabama followed a four-game losing skid with a 4-1 SU and ATS surge to end the regular season, capped by a 70-67 upset of host Tennessee as a 13-point ‘dog Sunday. Over the last five games, the Crimson Tide have averaged 81.6 ppg – after averaging just 71.2 ppg in their first 25 games – while allowing 73 ppg. But on the road this year, ‘Bama has been outscored by four ppg (77-73).
Vanderbilt is 6-3 SU and 6-2-1 ATS in the last nine meetings in this rivalry, but Alabama has cashed in the last two contests, most recently losing 79-74 in early February but covering as a seven-point road pup. The underdog is also 6-2-1 ATS in the last nine head-to-head battles.
The Commodores have beaten the spread in nine of their last 11 neutral-site contests and they’re 3-0 ATS as a favorite of less than five points, but they are on ATS dips of 2-10 in Thursday games, 2-5 in the SEC tournament and 2-5 following a pointspread win. The Crimson Tide are on positive ATS runs of 5-1 overall (all in SEC play), 5-1 at neutral sites and 5-1 against winning teams, but they’re 1-4 SU (2-3 ATS) in the SEC tourney dating to 2005.
The over for Vandy is on streaks of 5-1 against winning teams and 8-3 on Thursday, and the over for ‘Bama is on rolls of 5-1 overall, 4-0 after a SU or ATS win, 13-3 on Thursday and 6-2 at neutral sites. Finally, the over is on a 5-2-1 run in the last eight meetings in this rivalry.
ATS ADVANTAGE: OVER
Arkansas (14-15, 11-11 ATS) vs. Florida (22-9, 9-14-1 ATS)
Florida limped to the regular-season finish line, going 1-3 SU and ATS in its last four games, but that victory came in Saturday’s finale, a 60-53 home win over Kentucky as a 5½-point chalk. Florida, which is on a 3-7 ATS plunge (4-6 SU), has averaged 78.2 ppg this season, an even 10 ppg better than its opponents, but over the last five starts, the Gators are in a near dead heat, scoring 72.6 ppg while allowing 72.2.
Arkansas took a 12-1 SU record into conference play this season, then went a dismal 2-14 SU and 6-10 ATS in the SEC, losing eight straight games at one point. The Razorbacks got bounced by Vanderbilt 75-58 Sunday as an eight-point road pup to end the regular season. Over the past five games, Arkansas has averaged 76.6 ppg and given up 82, and on the road this season, the Hogs have been outscored by more than 10 ppg (77.8-67.7).
The Gators were the three-time defending SEC tournament champions heading into last year’s event, winning nine straight games (7-1-1 ATS). However, they got dumped in the opening round last year, losing 80-69 to Alabama as a 3½-point favorite. Meanwhile, Arkansas has reached the tournament title game each of the last two years, falling to Florida in 2007 and Georgia in 2008.
Florida is 4-1 SU in the last five games in this rivalry – including a pair of wins in the SEC tournament – but has gone just 2-2-1 ATS, including an 80-65 home win laying 10½ points in January, this year’s lone meeting. The favorite is 5-1-1 ATS in the last seven clashes.
The Gators are on a 2-5 ATS slide overall, they’ve failed to cover in their last four neutral-site contests and they’re 5-10 ATS as a favorite of less than 15 points this season. However, they carry positive ATS streaks of 9-2 on Thursday, 5-2-1 after a SU win and 9-4 against teams with a losing record. The Razorbacks have actually split the cash in their last six SEC games, but they are in pointspread ruts of 2-6 against winning teams and 4-9-1 after a non-cover.
The over for Florida is on stretches of 5-2 overall (all in the SEC), 4-1 at neutral sites and 8-2 on Thursday, and the over for Alabama is on runs of 4-1 overall, 4-1 at neutral sites and 9-4 on Thursday. However, the under has hit in the last three clashes in this rivalry.
ATS ADVANTAGE: NONE
NBA
L.A. Lakers (51-13, 33-31 ATS) at San Antonio (43-20, 33-28-2 ATS)
The Lakers finish off a three-game road trip with a stop at the AT&T Center to face the rival Spurs in a meeting of the top two teams in the Western Conference.
Thanks to a monster second-half performance, keyed mainly by Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles rallied for a 102-96 upset victory at Houston last night as a 3½-point underdog. The Lakers, who entered the game in a 2-3 SU and 1-4 ATS slump, trailed 51-40 at halftime, then outscored the Rockets 62-45 from there, with Byrant scoring 31 of his 37 points in the final 24 minutes. With the win, Phil Jackson’s squad ended a three-game SU and ATS drought on the highway.
San Antonio dropped Charlotte 100-86 Tuesday night as a 5½-point chalk for its third straight win and cover, all on its home floor, to move to 4-1 SU and ATS in its last five starts. The Spurs, with the NBA’s third-best scoring defense at 93.4 ppg, have outscored opponents by about six points per game at home (98.6-92.4) this season, and in the past five games overall, they’re outscoring opponents by nearly 13 ppg (102.2-89.4).
Los Angeles has cashed in four straight meetings in this rivalry (3-1 SU), rolling 99-85 as a 7½-point chalk at home on Jan. 25, after covering 11 days earlier as a three-point pup in a 112-111 loss at the AT&T Center. The Lakers beat the Spurs in last year’s best-of-7 conference finals in five games (3-2 ATS).
The Lakers are on ATS upswings of 20-7-2 as an underdog and 5-2 playing on no rest, but they also carry negative ATS streaks of 2-4 against the West, 2-4 against winning teams and 2-4 on the road. Meanwhile, along with their current 4-1 ATS run, the Spurs are on pointspread rolls of 6-1 at home, 7-0 as a favorite, 6-0 as a home chalk, 9-2-1 against the Pacific Division, 9-3 against winning teams and 9-3-1 after a day off.
The over for Los Angeles is on tears of 11-5-1 on the road and 6-1 going on no rest, and the over for San Antonio is on stretches of 6-0 against teams with a winning percentage above .600 and 8-3 in the Western Conference. However, the under is on streaks of 5-1 for the Lakers overall, 6-1 for the Spurs against winning teams and 15-5 for San Antonio against Pacific Division foes.
Finally, in this rivalry, the total has stayed low in six of the last seven meetings overall and nine of the last 11 clashes at the AT&T Center.
ATS ADVANTAGE: SAN ANTONIO
