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NBA betting action sees the San Antonio Spurs taking on the Denver Nuggets Tuesday January 20th at Pepsi Center, Denver, CO. Cappers Picks provides free NBA handicapping tips all season long.
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San Antonio Spurs (26-16) vs. Denver Nuggets (18-23)
Venue/ Stadium: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
Time/Date: 9 PM EST Tuesday, January 20th 2015
NBA Betting Odds
NBA Betting Point Spread: Spurs -7
NBA Betting Over/Under Odds: 205
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San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets Preview
On the season the Spurs are 20-21-1 ATS and they have an O/U record of 20-22 and the Nuggets are 16-22-3 ATS and they have an Under record of 17-22-2.
This season the Nuggets are 12-9 at home and the Spurs are 11-10 on the road.
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In their last games the Spurs beat the Utah Jazz 89-69 and the Nuggets lost to the Golden State Warriors 122-79.
The Nuggets have lost 3 straight and to say they were blown out in their last game would be an understatement. They lost by 43 points to the team that has the best record in the league in the Warriors and even at home they are a 7-point underdog facing the defending champion Spurs.
San Antonio has won 3 straight and they are finally at full strength with the return of Kawhi Leonard, who missed 15 games with a hand injury.
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The Spurs have won 5 straight against the Nuggets including beating them 99-91 over a month ago. In that game Leonard had a big game and San Antonio still cruised even with 2nd leading scorer Tony Parker sitting out.
The Spurs are a balanced team that ranks 11th in the league in scoring and 7th in opponents points allowed. On the other side of the coin the Nuggets have a legit offense, ranking 13th in points per game, but their defense only ranks 27th.
The Nuggets have given up an average of 117.5 ppg in their last 2 games.
Ty Lawson leads the Nuggets in scoring at 17 ppg, but in his last 5 games facing the Spurs he is averaging less than 10 ppg on 29.6% shooting. Backup PG Jameer Nelson has been a good recent pickup and in a Denver uniform he is averaging over 14 ppg.
The Nuggets are thin inside, especially since they traded C Timofey Mozgov to the Cavaliers. They have to man up and not allow Leonard and Tim Duncan to get easy buckets in the paint.
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The top 3 scorers for the Nuggets are guards and they have to shoot the rock well to win, However, not only is Lawson struggling in his last few games against the Spurs, but 2nd leading scorer Arron Afflalo (15 ppg) is only averaging 10.3 ppg in the Nuggets 3-game slide.
NBA Betting Trends
* San Antonio is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
* San Antonio is 22-8 ATS in their last 30 games against the Nuggets in Denver.
* Denver is 2-5-1 ATS in their last 8 home games.
* Denver is 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning S.U. record.
* Denver has an Under record of 9-4 in their last 13 home games.
4* Cappers NBA Free Pick
The favorite has covered the spread in the last 5 games between these 2 teams and that trend will continue, as the Spurs will win and cover in Mile High City tonight.
Check out our Updated NBA Betting Odds.
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