It was a dark Sunday in Brooklyn for the floundering Nets, as the organization canned head coach Lionel Hollins and general manager Billy King thanks to an ugly 10-27 SU start to the 2015-16 NBA season. With the perennially dominant San Antonio Spurs in town on Monday evening, the Nets have no time to collect their breath and begin life without Hollins.
- The Spurs are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 games.
- The Nets are 1-10 SU in their last 11 games with one day off between games.
- The Spurs are 1-8 OU in their last nine games after an ATS loss.
San Antonio (32-6 SU) has been dominant both on the floor and at the betting window this year. Gregg Popovich and company are a sizzling 26-12-0 ATS – good enough to make them the best bet in the Association. The Spurs, who opened as 14-point chalk for the affair, are also a great at covering big spreads. San Antonio is 10-5 ATS this season when closing as double-digit favorites.
San Antonio has the best average margin of victory in the NBA (13.9 points). Nets interim coach Tony Brown will not have an easy road ahead of him, as the squad is plagued by aging players, bad contracts and no first-round picks for the foreseeable future thanks to King’s mortgaging of the future in 2013 as a part of the Paul Pierce-Kevin Garnett deal. Good luck, Tony.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sports bettors looking to pick the Brooklyn Nets as their prediction for this matchup, they were listed earlier as 12.5-point underdogs on the betting odds board at Sportsbook. Those betting on the total over/under for points scored have seen that line set at 192 for Monday at shops such as Sportsbook.
Handicapping prediction models run by the computers at Odds Shark pick a 109-87 result in favor of the Spurs. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
San Antonio Spurs vs Brooklyn Nets Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Brooklyn Nets sport a record of 10-27 and 20-17 ATS heading into this matchup, while the San Antonio Spurs sit at 32-6 and 26-12 ATS on the NBA season. The OVER/UNDER totals betting records are 14-23 for the Brooklyn Nets and 17-20-1 for the San Antonio Spurs. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Brooklyn vs San Antonio injuries news.
The Odds Shark betting Power Rankings have the Brooklyn Nets at No. 28 and the San Antonio Spurs at No. 1 heading into this NBA contest.
Statistical Matchup
In rebounding, the battle of the boards features Brooklyn's No. 10-rated NBA squad against San Antonio's No. 6-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, Brooklyn rates No. 29 in the league with 5.35 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 24 with 7.24 per outing.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
San Antonio got 19 points from Kawhi Leonard en route to a 100-99 victory over New York on Friday at AT&T Center.
Brooklyn suffered a 103-89 loss against Detroit on Saturday, getting 19 points from Brook Lopez in a losing effort at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
- San Antonio is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- San Antonio is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games
- San Antonio is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
- Brooklyn is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
- Brooklyn is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
- Brooklyn is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
San Antonio at Detroit, Tuesday, January 12th
Brooklyn home to New York, Wednesday, January 13th
