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The Los Angeles Clippers (0-3 SU & ATS) are off to a much poorer start than expected. On Monday night they will try to chalk up their first win of the season as they play host to the Utah Jazz (2-0 SU, 1-1 ATS) in NBA sports betting action that is set to tip off at 10:30 PM ET at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
With the first weekend of the 2008-09 NBA season set to tip-off, we thought we’d bring over a popular feature, the Top Weekend Power Trends.
This piece highlights some of the top betting angles for the weekend games. Read on as we offer a quick look at the top action along with the trends that figure to make you successful.
The Golden State Warriors (0-1 SU, 0-1 ATS, 1-0 O/U) were easily handled in their season-opening 108-103 loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday. The Toronto Raptors, (1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS, 0-1 O/U) jumped all over the Philadelphia 76ers in their season opening 95-84 road win over the Philadelphia 76ers the same night and will look to keep the Warriors out of the win column tonight by doing the same tonight.
The Sacramento Kings (0-1 SU, 1-0 ATS, 0-1 O/U) put up a valiant effort but fell just short in dropping their season opener 98-96 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. The Miami Heat (0-1 SU, 0-1 ATS, 1-0 O/U) also put their best foot forward before losing to the New York Knicks 120-115 on Wednesday as well.
The Philadelphia 76ers (0-1 SU, 0-1 ATS, 0-1 O/U) made the biggest offseason free agent acquisition in the league by signing perennial all-star power forward Elton Brand to a long-term mega-bucks deal.
The New York Knicks (1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS, 1-0 O/U) also made a major transaction by hiring former Phoenix Suns head coach Mike D’Antoni’ to lead their team out of mediocrity.
The San Antonio Spurs (0-1 SU & ATS) disappointed in their NBA season opener. On Friday night they will try to even things out on their record as they take on the Portland Trail Blazers (0-1 SU & ATS) in NBA pro basketball sports betting action that is scheduled to take place at 10:30 PM ET at the Rose Garden in Portland.
Two teams who won their opening game of the NBA season will do battle on Thursday night when the Phoenix Suns (1-0 SU & ATS) take on the New Orleans Hornets (1-0 SU, 0-1 ATS) in NBA pro basketball sports betting action that is scheduled to tip off at 10:30 PM ET at the U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix.
The Charlotte Bobcats, under new leadership in the form of Larry Brown, take to the floor in the opening game of their NBA season when they tackle the Cleveland Cavaliers (0-1 SU, 1-0 ATS) in NBA action that is scheduled for 7 PM ET at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
BetUS NBA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: CLEVELAND -10, Total 183.5
Matt Fargo takes a look at the NBA schedule this weekend and pulls out important matchups, injuries, news notes and betting trends from around the league.
Portland will be playing its first home game on Friday against the Spurs. The Blazers will be without the services of Greg Oden who is out 2-4 weeks with a sprained foot. Joel Przybilla will start for the Blazers at center against San Antonio after he finished with four points and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes against the Lakers. Portland was a dismal 34.5 percent from the floor in that game and now faces a team it is 0-12 in its last 12 against.
The Houston Rockets (1-0 SU, 0-1 ATS, 0-1 O/U) made some big offseason additions to their roster in order to finally get out of the first round of the playoffs.
Dallas Mavericks still have the same core group of players, but changed head coaches after taking a big step backwards last season.
Charlotte Bobcats (0-0) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (0-1)
The Cleveland Cavaliers will get their second crack at a first win after losing to the Boston Celtics on opening night as they start their home schedule on Thursday night.
Alright BetUS Sportsbook NBA members, the 2008-09 NBA regular season gets underway tonight and as usual, BetUS.com has got the sport on ‘lockdown’ with all the latest and greatest NBA Odds of any Sportsbook anywhere.
Two teams who are in rebuilding mode will tangle on Wednesday night as the Sacramento Kings of the Pacific Division take on the Minnesota Timberwolves of the Northwest Division in the NBA basketball season opener for both teams, scheduled to tip off at 8 PM ET at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
For all the postseason problems the Phoenix Suns have had with the San Antonio Spurs, they’ve been a great bet against the spread (ATS) in recent seasons.
The Suns are a surprising 5-2 ATS against the Spurs over the last two regular seasons and they look to improve on that as these two teams open their 2008-09 campaign on ESPN at 8 pm ET.
The gambling world is about to go into overdrive. Basketball is second only to football in popularity among handicappers, and the NBA is the king of the hardcourt between now and March Madness. Millions of dollars will exchange hands. Some of it could go directly into your account.
So who will lead the NBA in scoring this season? The whole list is too long to put down here. You can find it at BetUS Sportsbook when you go to the basketball futures. But we’ll focus on highlights here.
There is no question as to the major contenders in this race.:
