The 57-15 Miami Heat will continue their road trip when they face the 55-17 San Antonio Spurs in an NBA pro basketball game on Sunday night. Tip off time from San Antonio is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV.
The odds from this NBA game has the home team San Antonio Spurs favored by -1 ½ points with an over under line of 198 points. There has been no line movement since the odds were released a few hours ago.
The Heat and Spurs went head to head back on November 29th with the Heat posting the 105-100 home victory against the Spurs as a -6 point betting favorite. The game finished over 202 points.
Miami has a road record of 25-12 on the season. They bounced back from their first loss in 28 games after a 108-89 road victory to the New Orleans Hornets as a -7 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished over 188 ½ points. The Heat responded after a heartbreaking loss by hitting on 60.9% of their shots with 14 of 27 from the three point line. They allowed the Hornets 45.9% from the floor and just 5 of 18 three pointers along with forcing 19 New Orleans turnovers. LeBron James led Miami with 36 points and six assists as he made 13 of his 20 shots. Miami puts up some great offensive numbers ranking in the top five in three key areas of offense. The defense for the Heat has been intense as Miami has allowed less than 100 points in 25 of their past 27 games. The Heat owns a two game lead over the Spurs for best record in the NBA with 10 games left to be played.
The Spurs are 32-4 straight up on their home court. The Spurs win their second straight and sixth in seven games after a hard fought 104-102 home victory on Friday to the LA Clippers as a -4 point betting favorite. The game finished over 198 points. San Antonio enjoyed a 52.8% shooting game and 6 of 15 from three against a very good defensive team in the Clips. They shot 20 of 21 from the free throw line and a good thing they did as the Spurs give up 50.6% shooting to the Clippers. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 34 points and 11 rebounds as he made 12 of his 19 shots. The Spurs are a top four offense in the NBA in all four key areas which are points per game, field goal, three point and free throw shooting. San Antonio holds the top seed in the Western conference by 2 ½ games over the Oklahoma City Thunder with only 12 games remaining.
