Philadelphia 76ers vs San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs rolled into Boston ON FIRE. At one point I looked late in the the 2nd qtr, they were shooting 73% from the field with a 33 point lead! Now of course, they cooled off in the second half and ended up shooting 53%, as you expect some correction there. What you don't expect is for them to lose the entire lead and the game. Very demoralizing loss. With all of that said, I had the Spurs in that game at +4.5 and won. I took that bet because of how great of a road team the Spurs are. Today they are at home and are nowhere near as good there as on the road. They face a Philly team that is top 3 in first qtr margin behind Denver & Milwaukee. The Spurs are God-awful at home in the 1Q as they are 9-23 ATS in this situation. Being that they absolutely torched Boston in the 1Q of their last game, combined with the fact that I'm not so sure they have yet to process such a demoralizing let down, I can see Philly hitting them in the mouth early here. Philly has some ground to make up after losing 4 games in a row due to several key injuries. Since getting their guys back, they are 3-0 and have beaten everybody they've played by 20+ with a scoring margin of +32.3. needless to say, I think it's a great spot for the 76ers who lost their last 1Q outright to Atlanta(26-23), and a bad spot for the Spurs who won their last first qtr by 22. I think the odds are in our favor here. 

The Play: 76ers 1Q -2