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San Antonio Spurs (7-21) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (16-15)
The NBA betting action continues Friday, December 29, 2023, with a ten-game card including the Western Conference battle at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, so we bring you the best Spurs vs. Trail Blazers pick.
San Antonio and Portland lock horns for the second time this season. They play a back-to-back set at Moda Center, and Thursday’s game has been excluded from the analysis.
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The 4-25 San Antonio Spurs entered Thursday’s clash in Portland riding a five-game losing streak. During that stretch, the lowly Spurs were yielding a staggering 133.2 points a night while scoring just 112.2 points in return. San Antonio was dead last in the Western Conference on Thursday, holding the second-worst record in the NBA.
Last Tuesday, the Spurs lost to the Utah Jazz 130-118 and failed to cover a small 2.5-point spread in front of the home audience. San Antonio went 16-for-35 from downtown and posted an excellent 36/9 assist-to-turnover ratio, but the Spurs’ defense was horrendous once more. Keldon Johnson notched 26 points, Devin Vassell had 22 points and three steals, and Victor Wembanyama added 15 points, seven rebounds, and four assists.
The Spurs are 25th in the league in adjusted defensive efficiency (119.5 points per 100 possessions). Their defense ranks 26th in 2-point percentage (56.3%), 30th in 3-point percentage (39.2%), and 27th in assists allowed per 100 possessions (27.8). San Antonio tallies 107.5 points per 100 possessions (29th in the NBA) on 52.8% shooting from inside the arc (22nd) and 34.5% from beyond the 3-point line (26th).
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