San Antonio Spurs versus Golden St Warriors Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 3-20-2013

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The 39-30 Golden St Warriors will travel to play the 51-16 San Antonio Spurs in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip off time from San Antonio is scheduled for 8:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The betting odds from this NBA game have the home team San Antonio Spurs favored by -9 points with an over under line of 204 points. Early money has landed on San Antonio and the over as the Spurs opened up as a -8 ½ point favorite with a total of 203 ½ points.

This is the third meeting of the season between these two clubs with each team winning on their home court. Golden St covered the spread in each game with both games playing under the total.

The Warriors are 17-20 on the road this season. They win their second straight all on the road after a 93-72 victory on the highway to the New Orleans Hornets as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The game landed under 196 points. Golden St enjoyed a 50% shooting game and hit on 10 of 19 from the three point line. They limited the Hornets to just 33.7% shooting. Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 30 points and seven rebounds on 10 of 19 from the field. Golden St sits in the sixth seed in the Western conference as they hold a four game lead over the ninth seeded Utah Jazz. The Warrior has defended well in recent games by giving up 97 points or fewer in six of their past eight games. They rank fourth in the NBA in defensive field goal percentage by allowing just 43.7% shooting to opponents.

The Spurs are 28-4 playing on their home court. They win their second straight and sixth in eight games following a 119-113 home victory to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday as a -15 point betting favorite. The game finished over 201 points. San Antonio enjoyed a 57.7% shooting game and hit on 6 of 17 from the three point line. They allow 50.6% from the floor to the Cavs and win as they pull down 14 more rebounds than Cleveland. The Spurs survived 18 turnovers. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 24 points and 13 rebounds on 8 of 16 shooting. San Antonio holds a one game lead in the Western Conference over Oklahoma City for best record with 15 games remaining.

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