The losses keep piling up for the San Antonio Spurs, as they’ve lost nine straight games and are just a game away from the worst record in the NBA.
This is what was expected for San Antonio this season, and the team has a tough matchup in Toronto on Wednesday night.
The Toronto Raptors could be an active team at Thursday’s trade deadline, but they have climbed to the No. 11 spot in the East. If Toronto does blow things up on Feb. 9, this may be the last time we see Fred VanVleet, Gary Trent Jr. and potentially others in a Toronto uniform.
Both teams have some key injuries in this game, as OG Anunoby is out for the Raptors and the Spurs are listing Keldon Johnson as questionable and Jeremy Sochan as doubtful.
San Antonio was blown out on Monday night by the Chicago Bulls, but does it have a chance to cover as 10.5-point dogs?
San Antonio Spurs @ Toronto Raptors | Odds by BetMGM
Spurs vs. Raptor prediction and pick
The Spurs are impossible to trust right now, especially as road dogs where they are just 9-15 against the spread, losing those games by an average of 12.7 points per game.
Over this nine-game losing streak, San Antonio has lost seven of those games by double digits, and only one game was within five points.
It’s not a surprise, since the Spurs have a very young roster and lack the top-line talent that most of the teams in the NBA have.
The Raptors (12-9 ATS as home favorites) are down a key player in Anunoby, but I still lean with them to cover in this game.
One of the things I’m looking at for these teams is their respective net ratings. Toronto is still in the top half of the league at 0.5, while the Spurs have the worst net rating in the NBA at -10.0.
San Antonio has lost a ton of games by double digits, so I am willing to lay the points with Toronto on Wednesday.
