Who’s Playing
San Antonio Spurs @ Brooklyn Nets
Current Records: San Antonio 10-42, Brooklyn 20-31
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 6 p.m. ET
- Where: Barclays Center — Brooklyn, New York
- TV: KENS-TV 5
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $40.94
What to Know
The Nets are on a four-game streak of home losses, the Spurs a three-game streak of away losses, but someone’s luck is about to change. The Brooklyn Nets will take on the San Antonio Spurs at 6:00 p.m. ET on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they’ll have plenty of motivation to get the ‘W’.
The Nets gave up the first points and the most points on Thursday. They suffered a painful 118-95 defeat at the hands of Cleveland. The Nets have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, the Spurs traveled a rocky road last season, and unfortunately for them the road hasn’t gotten any smoother. The matchup between them and Orlando wasn’t particularly close, with San Antonio falling 127-111. The Spurs found out winning isn’t easy when your three-point shooting is a whole 27.9% worse than the opposition.
The Spurs’ defeat came about despite a quality game from Devin Vassell, who scored 30 points along with five rebounds.
The Spurs struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That’s the fewest offensive rebounds they’ve managed all season.
Brooklyn has not been sharp recently as the team’s lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 20-31 record this season. As for San Antonio, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-42.
Going forward, the Nets are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 5.5 points. Bettors picking them against the spread have some confidence (to put it mildly), as the team is sitting on a five-game streak of failing to cover when expected to win.
The Nets came up short against the Spurs in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 106-98. Will the Nets have more luck at home instead of on the road?
Odds
Brooklyn is a solid 5.5-point favorite against San Antonio, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Nets as a 6-point favorite.
The over/under is set at 231.5 points.
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Series History
Brooklyn has won 7 out of their last 10 games against San Antonio.
- Jan 17, 2023 – San Antonio 106 vs. Brooklyn 98
- Jan 02, 2023 – Brooklyn 139 vs. San Antonio 103
- Jan 21, 2022 – Brooklyn 117 vs. San Antonio 102
- Jan 09, 2022 – Brooklyn 121 vs. San Antonio 119
- May 12, 2021 – Brooklyn 128 vs. San Antonio 116
- Mar 01, 2021 – Brooklyn 124 vs. San Antonio 113
- Mar 06, 2020 – Brooklyn 139 vs. San Antonio 120
- Dec 19, 2019 – San Antonio 118 vs. Brooklyn 105
- Feb 25, 2019 – Brooklyn 101 vs. San Antonio 85
- Jan 31, 2019 – San Antonio 117 vs. Brooklyn 114
