NBA Lock Alert! San Antonio Spurs Host Woeful Wizards

The Indiana Pacers 106-98 on Saturday night.

Veteran power forward Matt Bonner, starting in place of the resting Tim Duncan, scored 15 points while veteran shooting guard Michael Finley chipped in 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting from long distance.

San Antonio led by as many as 18 points early in the second half. But the Pacers came back to trim the lead to 86-82 with 8:41 remaining to play on two free throws by point guard T.J. Ford. The Spurs scored seven unanswered points during the next 1:35 to pull away.

The New Orleans Hornets, 102-80 in Barcelona on Friday even with All-Stars Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison in the lineup, but are missing all-star shooting guard Gilbert Arenas according to head coach Eddie Jordan.

"We have scoring droughts without him,'' coach Eddie Jordan said of Arenas, who is out for the first month of the season following knee surgery.

Butler and rookie center JaVale McGee, the bright spot for the Wizards this preseason, led Washington with 15 points apiece while Jamison, who missed Tuesday's loss, shot just 4-of-14 from the field to finish with nine points.

The Wizards are averaging just 78.6 points per game on 37.1 percent shooting while allowing 91.8 points per contest on 43.7 percent shooting.

The Spurs are averaging 89.0 points per game on 42.7 percent shooting while limiting their opponents to just 81.2 points per game on 39.5 percent shooting.

Here is a look at the NBA Odds for tonight’s contest, followed by my in-depth analysis and NBA Free Picks.

NBA Odds

Washington Wizards +7½ -115

San Antonio Spurs -7½ -115

Analysis: The outcome of this contest is an unequivocal ‘lock’ as the Spurs are going to rout the Wizards, likely by halftime. Don’t think twice about taking the Spurs to cover the spread here NBA Sportsbook bettors.

NBA Free Picks: San Antonio Spurs -7½ Points