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NBA Basketball
Phoenix Suns (56-18) at San Antonio Spurs (53-21)
9:30 pm Eastern
TNT
SBG Global Opening Line: Spurs - 4, Total 206

The Phoenix Suns lead the San Antonio Spurs by three games in the race for the #2 seed in the Western Conference so if San Antonio has any chance of catching the Suns they will need to win tonight. Early betting at SBG Global has the public counting on just that, with most money on the Spurs laying the points.

Tonight’s game could be a possible conference semifinal preview if both were to advance past the first round.  The winner of this game will win the season series since they have split two meetings this season, with each team winning at home.

The Spurs have won 10 of 13 overall between the teams and six straight at home. San Antonio is 11-1 at the AT&T Center against Phoenix since the start of the 2000-01 season. "They're one of the best in the league," San Antonio forward Tim Duncan said of the Suns. "It's a great test time for us, especially coming down toward the end of the season here. It's good to have them coming into our house here and be able to measure up a little bit."

The San Antonio Spurs are 3.5 point favorites with a total of 206 at SBG Global.

Phoenix is coming off a 116-111 victory over Memphis on Tuesday. The Suns were up by 14 points in the third quarter before Memphis made the Suns work for the victory. "It's about us. We have to take care of us," Suns forward Shawn Marion said. "This is the first game of this road trip. We had to get the first game and now that it came, it's time to move on to San Antonio." Phoenix extended its winning streak to three games.

The Spurs are coming off a 110-91 win over Seattle on Tuesday night and begin a stretch of five straight home games tonight. The Spurs have won five straight and 12 of 13 at home.

The Suns are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games. The Suns are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a road underdog. The Suns are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 vs. the Southwest. The Suns are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as an underdog. The Suns are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games. The Suns are 5-11 ATS in the last 16 meetings between the two teams but the road team is 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings.

The Spurs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Western Conference. The Spurs are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games as a home favorite. The Spurs are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Pacific.

The Over is 4-0 in the Suns last 4 overall. The Over is 4-0 in the Suns last 4 vs. the Western Conference. The Under is 9-4 in the Suns last 13 vs. the NBA Southwest. The Over is 6-1 in the Spurs last 7 games as a favorite.

The Under is 5-1-2 in the Spurs last 8 vs. the Pacific. The Under is 15-5-1 in the Spurs last 21 games as a home favorite.

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