The San Antonio Spurs are on the road at the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. San Antonio is 8-34 on the season, and have the worst record in the Western Conference. The Spurs beat the Wizards on Saturday night by four on the road.
For Philadelphia, they also won on Saturday. The 76ers moved to 28-13 on the season, with their 8 point road win over the Hornets. Philadelphia is third in the Eastern Conference. The 76ers have now won five in a row and are 7-3 in their last 10 games.
The 76ers are huge favorites in this game. The 76ers are -14 over the Spurs. The total is set at 238.
Embiid Continues to Dominate
In the win over the Hornets on Saturday, Joel Embiid was solid once again. The big man scored 33 points in the game, and ripped down 10 rebounds and dished out 5 assists. Tobias Harris scored 21 in the game, and Tyrese Maxey added 16 in the game. Embiid leads the team with 35.1 points per game.
On the season, Philadelphia is scoring 119 points per game. The 76ers have not lost since a road loss at Atlanta on January 10th. The 76ers had been scoring 121.5 points per game during the four game winning streak before just 97 in the win over the Hornets.
Philadelphia is at the Indiana Pacers on Thursday to start a five game road trip. After the trip to Indiana, they will head to Denver, Portland, Golden State and then Utah. The next home game for the 76ers will be February 3rd against the Brooklyn Nets.
Rookie Leading Spurs
Saturday was a big night for the Spurs with 131 points. The Spurs scored 30+ points in three of the four quarters. Rookie Victor Wembanyama scored 24 points in the win. He also recorded 8 rebounds and dished out 4 assists in the game. Jeremy Sochan added 23 and Devin Vassell recorded 21.
Wembanyama is scoring 19.8 points per game on the season. The rookie is playing just 28.5 minutes per game for the Spurs. Tre Jones is having a nice season as the point guard of the team. He is scoring 9.3 points, and dishing out 5.3 assists. Big man Zach Collins is adding 13 points per game, making nearly 50% of his shots.
The San Antonio Spurs are back home after this game. The Spurs are going to play seven straight at home. San Antonio will get visits from the Thunder, Trail Blazers, Timberwolves, Wizards, Magic, Pelicans and Cavaliers. The next game on the road for the Spurs will be February 7th at the Heat.
76ers Top Spurs
Philadelphia wins this game, and wins it easily. The Spurs are just not ready to keep up with the talent and skill of the 76ers. When you go to bet on this game, take the Philadelphia 76ers -14 at home over the San Antonio Spurs. Enjoy the game and good luck!
