NBA Betting: Spurs vs Suns

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The San Antonio Spurs and the Phoenix Suns will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at US Airways Center. Oddsmakers currently have the Suns listed as 4-point favorites versus the Spurs, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Manu Ginobili poured in 26 points as the Spurs defeated the Mavericks 97-87 in Game 6 to clinch the Western Conference quarterfinal series last time out. The Spurs managed to cover the 4.5-point spread, while the teams played UNDER the posted total of 191 set by oddsmakers. George Hill went for 21 points and grabbed six rebounds for the Spurs, while Tim Duncan chipped in with 17 points and 10 rebounds for a double-double in that win. Jason Richardson went for a game-high 28 points as the Suns defeated the Trail Blazers 99-90 in Game 6 of the Western Conference quarterfinal and clinched the best-of-seven series. The Suns won that game as a pick'em, while the 189 points went UNDER the posted total of 191.5. Amare Stoudemire added 22 points in that win for the Suns. Team records: San Antonio: 50-32 SU, 44-37-1 ATS Phoenix: 54-28 SU, 48-32-2 ATS San Antonio most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Phoenix are 8-2 After playing Dallas are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 Phoenix most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing San Antonio are 4-6 After playing Portland are 8-2 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio's last 5 games San Antonio is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 5 games when playing Phoenix Phoenix is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home Phoenix is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home Phoenix is 18-4 SU in its last 22 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games Next up: San Antonio at Phoenix, Wednesday, May 5 Phoenix home to San Antonio, Wednesday, May 5