The Western Conference leading San Antonio Spurs will host the Detroit Pistons on Mar. 9. 2011. The Spurs are coming off of the first home loss they have had in the past three months and look to get back on track. They boast the best record in the league and are a scary opponent for everyone else in the league.
The Spurs are 11.5-point ATS favorites with the total at 200.5.
This will be the last time that these two teams meet this season and the Spurs are looking for a season sweep over the Pistons. If the Spurs win, this will be the first time they have swept Detroit in four years.
The San Antonio Spurs (51-12) have used a great home record of 29-3 to try and distance themselves from the rest of the pack in the West. They currently have a five game lead over Dallas, who is in the second spot.
Tim Duncan looks to improve his game after having a career low average of 13.2 points per game. He was also held to only 2 points against the loss to the Lakers.
Detroit will look for the help of Tayshaun Prince, rookie center Greg Monroe, and Rodney Stuckey to help slow down the Spurs. In Detroit’s win against Washington, Stuckey had 19 points and Prince poured in 20. Rookie Greg Monroe added 12 points and 7 rebounds to help out the team.
Against the Spurs, however, Stuckey has averaged only 8.7 points per game which is the lowest he has against any opponent. Not only that, the Pistons are currently averaging only 90 points per game on the road which puts them at 29th in the league.
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