NBA Picks: San Antonio Spurs vs. Golden State Warriors

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The San Antonio Spurs have won their last 16 games against the Golden State Warriors, which is hard to ignore when making your NBA picks on Friday night, as the two teams face off at Oracle Arena on ESPN.

Sports bettors will find that the Spurs are three-point road favorites in the pro basketball odds (courtesy of SBR Forum), while the total sits at 209.5 in the market.

Let's take a closer look at this Western Conference matchup from a betting perspective, while offering up an against-the-spread pick along the way.

San Antonio Spurs

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The San Antonio Spurs are 22-10 away from home this season, which happens to be the NBA's best road record heading into Friday night's action.

Sports bettors will find that the Spurs are 4-2 against the spread as road favorites of three points or less this season. 

Golden State Warriors

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The Golden State Warriors snapped a six-game losing streak last time out, as they came away with a 108-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns as 8.5-point home favorites.

Sports bettors will find that the Warriors are 2-6 against the spread in February, with the OVER going 7-1 in that situation. 

Prediction

I'm going to recommend that readers back the San Antonio Spurs as one of their sports betting picks on Friday night, as the favorite is 18-6-2 against the spread in the last 26 meetings in this series.

NBA Pick: San Antonio Spurs -3 

 

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