by Don Bleeker
Spurs vs. Knicks – January 2nd 2018 – Line: Spurs -5
Happy New Year everyone! With the college bowl season over and the NFL regular season over with, we turn our attention to NBA hoops tonight. Kicking off the new year at home, the Knicks are coming off a road win for the first time since December 14th. That game was in Brooklyn, so not a complete road game. Getting to the point, the Knicks have been a very solid home team this year and are coming into this contest with fresh legs and a big ticket game against the San Antonio Spurs. They will definitely be motivated.
Looking at some trends, the Spurs are 3-8 ATS as a road favorite. On the flip side, the Knicks are 8-5 ATS as a home underdog. Expanding on that a little bit more, the Spurs are 3-13 ATS in their last 16 games as a road favorite of 5.0-10.5. Guess what? The line tonight is Spurs -5. With 77% of the spread money on the Spurs, we are going to go the other way and take the Knicks getting the 5 points.
Pick: Knicks +5