San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Hornets tonight is game 2 of their 2nd round playoff series will be a chance for redemption for San Antonio who was trounced 101-82 on Saturday. For the Spurs to even up the series they will need their big three of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili to play the elite level basketball that they are capable of playing. Sportsbook.com has the New Orleans Hornets getting -2 chalk in the San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Hornets NBA playoffs game.

One of the problems the Spurs are having is containing New Orleans point guard Chris Paul, the unheralded MVP caliber terror who is averaging 23.3 points per game in the NBA playoffs. San Antonio defensive specialist Bruce Bowen did a good job of containing Paul in game 1 of their NBA playoffs series, but Paul did a masterful job of getting the ball into the hands of his 6'9" forward David West who dropped 30 points on the Spurs. THE OVER\UNDER in the San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Hornets game is 182 points.

The San Antonio Spurs (39-46-3 ATS) are a well known public team but they have looked a shade slower than the young, undervalued New Orleans Hornets who have been profitable (54-32-2 ATS) all season. One especially eye popping stat in New Orleans favor is the fact that they are an outstanding cover team (22-7 ATS) at home in their last 29 games. New Orleans proved in game 1 of their NBA playoffs game that they have more speed and energy than the Spurs and it’s hard to see anything changing.

PLAY: NEW ORLEANS HORNETS -2

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