The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers play one of the biggest games in the NBA regular season on Thursday night and you can bet on it at Sportsbook.com.
The Lakers delivered the first blow on Christmas with a 92-83 win at home as two-point favorites, breaking an incredible 0-9 ATS streak L.A. had going against the C’s.
Two nights after Kobe Bryant took center stage by dropping a Madison Square Garden-record 61 points on the defenseless New York Knicks, (21-26 SU, 27-20 ATS, 20-27 O/U), the Cleveland Cavaliers (38-9 SU, 32-15 ATS, 21-26 O/U) and more importantly, superstar forward LeBron James, will get his chance to shine on the league’s biggest stage.
The NBA sports betting season is in full swing at BetUS Sportsbook, and the following teams have been hot for NBA bettors over the last week of action:
(RANK) (TEAM) (SU RECORD) (ATS RECORD) (ATS RECORD L/5 +$$)
The return of Milwaukee’s Richard Jefferson to New Jersey is just one reason for bettors to focus on tonight’s game.
Sportsbook.com has the Nets as 4 ½-point favorites with a Total of 195. This game starts at 7:30 pm ET on MSG Network. The Nets are 9-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings between the teams.
The Los Angeles Lakers (37-9 SU, 23-23 ATS, 28-18 O/U) have won two straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook and six of its last seven overall, while going an impressive 4-1 against the spread in their last five games. Tonight, the Lakers and superstar shooting guard Kobe Bryant hit the road to take on the suddenly, red-hot New York Knicks (21-25 SU, 27-19 ATS, 19-27 O/U) winners of three straight games and six of its last seven overall.
After missing last week’s regular NBA weekly review due to illness, (who’s not sick right now, eh?), you’re NBA-lovin’ and NBA-livin’, handicapping homeboy, E’ Dubya’ is back this week to set the record straight on who’s hot, who’s not – and more importantly, who’s going to cash in more often than not for my beloved BetUS NBA sports betting buddies.
Cleveland Cavaliers center Zydrunas Illgauskas could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Orlando Magic and it could be the betting key.
The 7’3” big man has missed the last 12 games with an ankle injury and the team has gone just 7-5 against the spread. For the season, the Cavs are just 9-6 ATS with ‘Z’ out of the lineup.
Cleveland Cavaliers center Zydrunas Illgauskas could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Orlando Magic and it could be the betting key.
The 7’3” big man has missed the last 12 games with an ankle injury and the team has gone just 7-5 against the spread (ATS). For the season, the Cavs are just 9-6 ATS with ‘Z’ out of the lineup.
Contrast that with Cleveland’s stellar 20-8 ATS record with him, and you can see why bettors are constantly checking the latest injury report for this contest.
The Los Angeles Lakers are flowing with confidence on a four-game winning streak but they may be a bad bet tonight.
Sportsbook.com has Los Angeles as 11-point favorites with a Total of 196, but they haven’t fared well as big chalk this year. Tip-off is set for 10:30pm ET.
L.A. thrashed San Antonio 99-85 as 7 ½-point favorites on Sunday. The contest was so lopsided, Kobe Bryant only got off the bench in the fourth quarter for timeouts.
The Phoenix Suns (23-18 SU, 13-26-1 ATS, 23-17 O/U) snapped their three-game winning streak on Sunday, beating the Atlanta Hawks 104-99 to cover the spread for BetUS NBA sports betting backers as a 4-point road underdog in the BetUS Sportsbook. The Washington Wizards (9-34 SU, 17-26 ATS, 17-24-2 O/U) have dropped two consecutive games, including their dismal 100-87 loss to the Portland Trailblazers on Saturday while failing to cover the spread as 9.5-point road underdogs in the BetUS Sportsbook.
The Houston Rockets (27-17 SU, 20-24 ATS, 24-20 O/U) bounced back nicely form a loss in their previous outing, beating the Detroit Pistons 108-105 on Sunday to cover the spread for BetUS NBA Sportsbook betting backers as a 3-point road underdog. The New York Knicks (18-25 SU, 24-19 ATS, 17-26 O/U) are coming off a 116-110 road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday where they failed to covert the spread for BetUS NBA sports betting backers as a 7.5-point underdog.
The Atlanta Hawks (26-16 SU, 23-19 ATS, 19-21 O/U) had their three-game winning streak snapped the last time out, losing to the Phoenix Suns 04-99 on Sunday while failing to cover the spread asd4-point home favorites in the BetUS Sportsbook. The Miami Heat (23-19 SU, 19-21-2 ATS, 22-20 O/U) have alternated wins and losses in each of their last five games, but are coming off an encouraging 103-97 win overt the Orlando Magic on Saturday, covering the spread in the BetUS Sportsbook as 7.5-point home underdogs.
Certainly you can read a plethora of articles on the advantages or disavantages of betting road teams with NBA picks. In fact, manay an “expert” handicapper has claimed large winning percentages in focusing just on road teams. Just like anything else in the handicapping world, there are some exagerated claims with trends and angles of any types.
The Detroit Pistons will be favorites when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night, but bettors should have their eyes firmly on the Total.
The Pistons have gone Under the Total in seven out of their last nine games with one push. For the season, Detroit has gone Under the Total in 25 of 41 games.
And with Detroit’s second leading scorer, Richard Hamilton, coming off the bench now, bettors need to look closely at the point total for this 7 pm ET telecast on ESPN.
The Boston Celtics (35-9 SU, 24-20 ATS, 18-25-1 O/U) have won five straight games in the BetUS Sportsbook. The Orlando Magic (33-8 SU, 28-12-1 ATS, 19-22 O/U) have won each of their last seven outings. Tonight, the Eastern Conference powers will both be looking to record an SU and ATS victory for BetUS NBA sports betting backers when they meet at Amway Arena.
The Washington Wizards (9-32 SU, 17-24 ATS, 16-23-2 O/U) have won two of their last three games, including Wednesday’s high-scoring 110-107 win over the Sacramento Kings. The Los Angeles Lakers (33-8 SU, 19-22 ATS, 24-17 O/U) have won two straight following a modest two-game slide and dominated their same-city rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers, from start to finish on Wednesday en route to a 108-97 win.
