Hornets-Spurs Preview

The New Orleans Hornets and the San Antonio Spurs will meet at AT&T Center on Thursday night in Game 6 of their second-round series.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Spurs listed as 7-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

David West went for 38 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Hornets to a 101-79 win over the Spurs, as the Hornets took a 3-2 lead in this series on Tuesday night.

New Orleans covered as 3.5-point home favorites as the game played under the 186.5-point total listed by sportsbooks.

Chris Paul scored 22 points and dished out 14 assists for the Hornets, who got 12 points from Morris Peterson in the payday.

Manu Ginobili had 20 points and seven assists for San Antonio, while Tim Duncan netted 10 points and pulled down 23 boards for the Spurs.

Team records:
New Orleans: 56-26 SU, 50-31-1 ATS
San Antonio: 56-26 SU, 38-44 ATS

New Orleans most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
After playing San Antonio are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

San Antonio most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
After playing New Orleans are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans's last 7 games on the road
New Orleans is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
New Orleans is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio
New Orleans is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Antonio
San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
San Antonio is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against New Orleans
San Antonio is 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 games at home
San Antonio is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games

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