{"id":3237,"date":"2009-01-05T11:18:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-05T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/01\/spurs-heat-preview\/"},"modified":"2009-01-05T11:18:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-05T16:18:00","slug":"spurs-heat-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2009\/01\/spurs-heat-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs-Heat Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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The fans at AmericanAirlines Arena will be treated to a game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat when they take their seats on Monday. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Spurs dominated early on but had to fend off a resilient 76ers team in a hard-fought 108-106 victory on Saturday. The Spurs failed to cover the 9.5-point spread, while the combined 214 points sailed OVER the posted total of 187.5. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Tim Duncan tossed in a team-high 26 points and hauled down 12 rebounds to complete a double-double. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
The Heat needed overtime to settle things on Saturday, but came through with a 101-96 victory over the Nets. The Heat failed to cover the 6.5-point spread, while the 197 points made it OVER the posted total of 188. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Dwyane Wade poured in a game-high 29 points to go with eight rebounds and six assists in the win. <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Current streak:
San Antonio<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> has won 2 straight games.<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Team records:
San Antonio<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>: 22-11 SU, 15-17-1 ATS
Miami: 18-14 SU, 14-17-1 ATS <\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
San Antonio most recently:
When playing on Monday are 7-3
Before playing LA Clippers are 7-3
After playing Philadelphia are 8-2
After a win are 8-2<\/p>\n

Miami most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Denver are 6-4
After playing New Jersey are 4-6
After a win are 6-4<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Antonio’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of San Antonio’s last 12 games when playing on the road against Miami
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of San Antonio’s last 18 games when playing Miami
San Antonio is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Miami’s last 12 games when playing at home against San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Miami’s last 18 games when playing San Antonio
Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n
Next up:
San Antonio<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> home to LA Clippers, Thursday, January 8
Miami<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> at Denver<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>, Wednesday, January 7<\/o:p><\/font><\/font><\/div>\n

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