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San Antonio Spurs vs Washington Wizards Bet Builder Tips: Kuzma Stars In 3.75 Bet Builder For Monday Night

Sam Cox

San Antonio Spurs vs Washington Wizards Bet Builder: Monday, January 30th

The 23-26 Washington Wizards, owners of a five-game winning streak, are on the road against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night. San Antonio sits 14-36, with only the Pistons and Rockets having accumulated fewer wins in the 2022-23 regular season. The Spurs have gone 2-12 in January, with many of those losses being of a blowout nature.

Anthony Gill is the only player set to miss this game for the Wizards. Devin Vassell remains out of the Spurs, while trade candidate Josh Richardson is probable. Former Celtic Romeo Langford is questionable due to a hip problem.

This is the first time these teams have matched up this season. San Antonio won both meetings in 2021-22. The Wizards are 9-8 against teams below .500.

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Washington had a bad start to 2023, but has pulled itself together over the last couple of weeks. Admittedly, that includes a favourable schedule to help put a few wins on the board, yet that trend continues on Monday night against a Spurs team with its focus solely on the Victor Wembanyama draft lottery. San Antonio’s two wins this calendar year came against the Detroit Pistons and the Brooklyn Nets without Kyrie Irving or Kevin Durant.

There are not many redeeming characteristics about this Spurs team. They are 28th in offence and 30th in defence. Vassell’s injury removes one of their more intriguing players.

Washington is far from perfect, and they don’t shoot anywhere near enough threes. On defence, though, the Wiz protect the basket and limit outside shots, plus they have Kyle Kuzma playing at an almost All-Star level.

The Spurs are a so-so rebounding team, while the Wizards rank very well in that category. Kuzma is a large part of that – he’s one of the best rebounders at his position, and his 7.5 line for this game seems on the low side. He has gone over this in five of his last six games.

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One bright spot for the Spurs has been the play of Keldon Johnson. Yes, there’s a degree of good stats on a bad team, but someone has to put the ball in the basket, and Johnson is doing just that. The Chesterfield native lives in the mid-range, an area where the Wizards are happy to give up shots. He has gone over this alternate line in seven consecutive games.

San Antonio has only won one game in that period, and they are actually a better team in non-Johnson minutes. Washington is seven points per 100 possessions better with Kuzma on the floor.

We are backing strong statistical nights from both Kuzma and Johnson, but one player helps his team win games more than the other. This is set up for both teams to extend their streaks.