Spurs on Odds Board with Back-to-Back Games
The San Antonio Spurs are a perfect 7-0 SU and ATS over their last seven games. They will look to stay hot playing in games on back-to-back nights this week starting with a road game at Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
San Antonio is a 5.5-point road favorite on Tuesday according to online sportsbook Bovada. The Spurs annihilated Golden State 107-92 on Sunday to pick up their seventh straight win by at least 14 points. The win also brought San Antonio's record to 17-3 SU and 16-4 ATS over the team's last 20 games. After visiting Oklahoma City on Tuesday, the Spurs return home to host the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.
Currently sitting a half game behind Oklahoma City for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, the New Orleans Pelicans enter a tough back-to-back this week as well. The Pelicans host Golden State on Tuesday and then hit the road on Wednesday to take on the Memphis Grizzlies. New Orleans is a 5-point home underdog against Golden State at online sportsbook 5Dimes.
With only one week remaining in the regular season, plenty of teams are still fighting for a playoff spot in the NHL. One key matchup on Tuesday is Pittsburgh at Ottawa as the Penguins currently hold a two-point lead over the Senators for a wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. Ottawa is a -125 favorite at 5Dimes over the visiting Penguins at +105.
The NHL betting board is filled with big games this week including Winnipeg at St. Louis and Minnesota at Chicago on Tuesday, Boston at Washington on Wednesday and Los Angeles at Calgary, Ottawa at the New York Rangers and Chicago at St. Louis on Thursday.
Two teams expected to battle for the top spot in the NL West continue their three-game series this week when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres on Tuesday and Wednesday. Los Angeles won the first game in the series 6-3 on Monday afternoon. Zack Greinke takes the mound for the Dodgers on Tuesday night as a -170 favorite over Tyson Ross and the Padres at +145 at Bovada.