NBA Betting Odds – Spurs-Nets, Bulls-Warriors February 6 (Live Streaming)

Carrie Stroup here with your NBA betting odds for the Spurs-Nets, Bulls-Warriors February 6 games.  These are the only games on tap tonight. 

SAN ANTONIO SPURS (36-13) at BROOKLYN NETS (21-25)

Sportsbook.ag Line & Total: Brooklyn -6 & 195.5

The Spurs will have a difficult time extending their win streak to four games on Thursday night when they bring a depleted roster on the road versus a well-rested Nets team.

San Antonio will most likely be missing its four best players on Thursday as PG Tony Parker (back), SF Kawhi Leonard (hand) and SG Manu Ginobili (hamstring) are all out, while PF Tim Duncan is doubtful to play after a double-overtime win (125-118) on Wednesday night in Washington. Despite the injuries, the Spurs have won their past three games (2-1 ATS), and are averaging 113.5 PPG on 47.5% FG in their first two contests of their nine-game rodeo road trip. That improves their road record to a stellar 18-5 SU (14-9 ATS) this season. Brooklyn has had two days off since beating the 76ers 108-102 at home on Monday, which snapped a three-game losing skid. Although the Nets have played well in the 2014 calendar year at 11-4 SU (10-5 ATS), they are just 2-4 ATS in their past six contests, and are 13-11 SU (11-13 ATS) at home this season. Brooklyn has been completely dominated in this series over the past 11 seasons, going 1-19 SU (6-14 ATS), including six straight defeats (1-5 ATS) to San Antonio. The Spurs are also 19-6 ATS (76%) off a road win in which they scored 110+ points over the past three seasons. However, the Nets have no significant injuries for this contest and are a strong 63-48 ATS (57%) over the past three seasons when the total is between 190 and 199.5 points.

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The Spurs have been tremendous on both ends of the court this season averaging 104.2 PPG (9th in NBA) on 49.1% FG (2nd in league) and a NBA-best 39.4% threes, while dishing out 24.9 APG (2nd in league). On defense, they allow only 97.2 PPG (6th in NBA) on 44.5% FG (8th in league) despite a poor 37.1% 3-pt FG defense (4th-worst in NBA). San Antonio is just an average rebounding team though with a +0.5 RPG margin. The Spurs needed double overtime to outlast the Wizards on Wednesday, thanks in large part to PF Tim Duncan (15.4 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 2.1 BPG) who erupted for 31 points (13-of-20 FG), 11 rebounds, five assists and three blocks in 40 minutes. After logging so many minutes, Duncan (18.8 PPG, 11.8 RPG in past nine games) is unlikely to play against the Nets on back-to-back nights. With PG Tony Parker (18.1 PPG, 6.3 APG) dealing with an injury, PG Patty Mills (8.7 PPG, 42% threes) will need to play a key role for the Spurs. Mills had a superb game against Washington with 23 points, six rebounds and four assists in only 20 minutes of play. The Spurs will also need a big game from SG Marco Belinelli (11.0 PPG, 44% threes), who is averaging 13.5 PPG over the past two contests, but has been ice-cold from long range over his past eight games, making just 5-of-29 threes (17%). With a matchup with a Nets team that thrives on wing scoring, Belinelli will need to match the offensive production of the Nets’ superstars. C Tiago Splitter (8.2 PPG, 6.3 RPG) also stepped up in Wednesday's win with seven points and 12 rebounds, and will once again need to be very active in this game both controlling the glass and defending the Nets in the paint.

Brooklyn has struggled on the boards all season with a minus-3.6 RPG margin (4th-worst in NBA) and has been a subpar offensive team as well, scoring a mere 97.5 PPG (21st in league) on 45.0% FG (15th in NBA). Although the Nets shoot the ball very well from three-point range (37.0% threes, 10th in league), they rank 16th in the NBA with a 1.48 Ast/TO ratio. They are an average defensive team, allowing 100.3 PPG (13th in league) on 45.5% FG (16th in NBA), but do a horrible job of defending the three (38.1%, 2nd-worst in league). The defense has been especially poor in the past four games, allowing opponents to score 105.8 PPG on 51.3% FG. However, SF Paul Pierce (13.5 PPG, 4.7 RPG) has been playing much better for the Nets recently. In Monday's win over the Sixers, Pierce had 25 points (5-of-9 FG, 14-of-14 FT) in 34 minutes, giving him 20.8 PPG on 51% FG (48% threes) with 4.8 RPG over his past four contests. He will need to have a big game facing a well-disciplined team like the Spurs who have limited Pierce to 15.4 PPG on 43% FG (10-of-30 threes) in the past nine meetings. PG Deron Williams (13.5 PPG, 6.9 APG) also appears to finally be hitting his stride. Williams had 21 points (8-for-19 FG) and six assists against Philadelphia in 41 minutes on Monday, and is now averaging 13.7 PPG (43% threes) and 7.0 APG in 34.9 MPG over the past six games. Williams has 17.4 PPG (46% FG) and 7.3 APG in 24 career meetings with San Antonio and will have a golden opportunity to take over this game with Tony Parker sidelined. SG Shaun Livingston (7.9 PPG, 3.2 APG, 3.1 RPG) continues to be a nightmare matchup for opposing teams. Over the past three contests, Livingston is averaging 17.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 3.7 APG and 3.7 SPG, racking up seven steals in Monday's victory. He has been an excellent game manager for Brooklyn and his play has been one of the biggest surprises of the season.

CHICAGO BULLS (24-24) at GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS (29-20)

Sportsbook.ag Line & Total: Golden State -8.5 & 190

The Bulls play their fifth straight road game against a Western Conference opponent on Thursday when they head to Oakland to take on the Warriors.

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Chicago is trying to remain in the playoffs this season despite losing its two best players, PG Derrick Rose and SF Luol Deng, and is currently sitting in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls have gone 2-2 SU and ATS on their current six-game West Coast road trip, including a 101-92 win over 7.5-point favorite Phoenix on Tuesday night. They scored 100 points for the first time in eight games and held the Suns to a miniscule 38.7% shooting. Golden State also sits in sixth place in its conference, but is coming off a 91-75 home loss to the 11-point underdog Bobcats on Tuesday night. The Warriors were outshot 48% FG to 31% FG in that defeat, marking their worst shooting night since their 27.5% FG clip on November 12, 2004 against Memphis. Chicago has not been great away from home with an 11-14 SU mark (11-13-1 ATS), and while the Warriors have put together a decent 14-9 SU record at home, they have been unable to do well ATS (8-14). These two teams have not met since last March when the 5-point underdog Bulls shot 52% FG (8-of-16 threes) in a 113-95 blowout in Oakland. That gives Chicago a 7-3 SU (6-3-1 ATS) advantage in the past 10 meetings of this series. The Bulls are also 96-64 ATS (60%) after two straight games with 19 or less assists since 1996, but are only 28-45 ATS (38%) after an SU win over the past two seasons. On the injury front, Chicago will remain without PG Derrick Rose (knee) for the entire season, while the Warriors do not currently have any significant injuries.                                              

The Bulls have been the worst offensive team in the NBA this season, scoring a league-low 92.2 PPG on 42.2% FG (2nd-worst in NBA). They have shot below 45% from the field in seven straight games, averaging a mere 88.0 PPG on 39.7% FG during this timeframe. Chicago does excel on the defensive side of the ball though, ranking second in the league in scoring defense (92.8 PPG) and third in shooting defense (43.4% FG). The club also rebounds pretty well with a +2.7 RPG margin (7th in NBA). PF Carlos Boozer (14.8 PPG, 8.6 RPG) led the team to a victory on Tuesday with his 19 points and 12 rebounds, and he will be important going forward as the team’s leading scorer. He has done very well over his 23 career games against the Warriors, scoring 17.6 PPG (52% FG) and grabbing 11.8 RPG. C Joakim Noah (11.6 PPG, 11.4 RPG, 1.3 BPG) had his fifth double-double in six games when he dropped 14 points and pulled down 14 rebounds against Phoenix on Tuesday. He has always had some of his better performances when playing Golden State, averaging 10.9 PPG (49% FG) and 12.2 RPG over nine career games, while putting together two double-doubles against them last season (15.0 PPG, 14.5 RPG). PG D.J. Augustin (10.8 PPG, 4.6 APG) has played much better (14.0 PPG, 5.9 APG) in his 28 games since joining the Bulls and has provided 15+ points in five of the past six games where he's averaged 18.5 PPG (41% threes). While his sample size is small in this series (9 career games, 3 starts), Augustin has been efficient against the Warriors, scoring 11.8 PPG (55% FG, 52% threes) and adding 4.6 APG in just 25.0 MPG.

Golden State lives and dies by the three-pointer as the club is fifth in the NBA with 9.3 made threes per game its 38.0% clip from long range ranks third in the league. Overall, the Warriors are scoring 103.0 PPG this season (11^th in NBA) on 45.7% FG (9th in league), but are really struggling in the past four games with just 91.5 PPG on 38.9% FG (30.0% threes). They have been strong on defense though, allowing 98.9 PPG this season (9th in NBA) on 43.4% FG (4th in league), which includes a stellar 89.8 PPG on 41.3% FG allowed over the past five games. PG Stephen Curry (24.3 PPG, 9.1 APG, 4.4 RPG, 1.8 SPG) is averaging 29.5 PPG (53% threes) and 8.2 APG in his past six contests, which include 44-point and 38-point performances. The Bulls defense has done well against Curry though, as he has scored just 17.4 PPG (43% FG) with 5.1 APG in his career in this series, and was held to eight points on 2-of-13 shooting (0-for-5 threes) when they most recently met last March. PF David Lee (18.9 PPG, 9.7 RPG) was playing with a sore shoulder on Tuesday after missing the previous game, and scored in single-digits (8 points on 3-of-13 FG) for the first time in 123 games. He has averaged 13.6 PPG (48% FG) and 9.6 RPG over 20 career games against Chicago, but failed to record a double-double in either game when facing them last season. Since joining the Warriors in 2010, he has averaged only 6.3 RPG in four meetings with the Bulls. SG Klay Thompson (18.5 PPG, 41% threes) is second in the league in three-pointers made (144) behind his teammate Curry, but has made only 10-of-31 (32%) shots from long range over the past five games. Thompson has also shot poorly in his three career games versus Chicago, scoring a mere 6.7 PPG on 7-of-24 FG (29%), including 0-for-9 from three-point range.

- Carrie Stroup, gambling911.com Senior Reporter