SA got blown out last night and will need to buckle down tonight against a team that should be a little satisfied off a nice win. ML play

Typically one won’t see a team in a back to back spot that just lost by 27 points be a favorite. The Spurs find themselves as one after losing 127-100 to Houston last night. A positive in the loss was the offense picked up with 61 second half points. Look for the Spurs to come out with energy that was missing in the first half of yesterday’s loss to Houston. Take the Spurs as Portland has a let down spot off their 18 point win over the Pelicans.

A tricky period awaits the Spurs until further notice with HC Gregg Popovich sidelined, and assistant Mitch Johnson now pulling the strings from the bench until further notice. The offense, in particular, has labored in recent games, especially last night vs. the Rockets when guilty of a ghastly 19 turnovers that contributed greatly to the lo[sided 127-120 loss. In Monday's loss vs. the Clippers, SA hit only 11 of 41 from beyond the arc in another inefficient display. The offense has some very pedestrian numbers, scoring at only 104 ppg, hitting 44.9% from the floor, and 32.1% beyond the arc. Meanwhile, Portland has been trending under for the past week-plus, landing that way in four of its past five games. Play Spurs-Blazers Under