The great NBA doubleheader tonight of Dallas at Houston and New Orleans at the L.A. Lakers is being affected by trades and injuries.
Dallas (+3) at Houston – 8 pm ET
The Houston Rockets understand what it means to play without its star players. Over the last several years, Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady have missed a number of games and the team has plodded on.
The NBA offers up a great TNT doubleheader tonight with the San Antonio Spurs at the Detroit Pistons followed by the Boston Celtics at the Utah Jazz.
The Denver Nuggets (36-17 SU, 30-22-1 ATS, 28-25 O/U) have won two consecutive games in the BetUS Sportsbook and six of its last seven overall as they continue to climb their push up the Western Conference standings behind all-star point guard Chauncey Billups.
King James, Cavs, Visit New-Look Raptors, Shawn ‘Matrix’ Marion
The Cleveland Cavaliers (40-11 SU, 33-18 ATS, 23-28 O/U) and Toronto Raptors (21-34 SU, 21-32-2 ATS, 31-24 O/U) kick off their post-all-star break contests by visiting a Toronto Raptors team that has underachieved immensely all season long, but recently acquired veteran forward Shawn ‘The Matrix’ Marion in a trade for former center Jermaine O’Neal.
The #22 ranked Butler Bulldogs are easily the top team in the Horizon League. They’ve gone 22 and 3 straight-up and 14-8-1 against the spread. Their record ATS on the road is 9 and 3. That’s very good.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee used to be the top team in the Horizon League, but they’ve suddenly fallen on hard times this season.
The NBA post All-Star break begins tonight and we are focusing on three games with some good betting opportunities.
Charlotte Bobcats (+8.5) at Orlando Magic – 7 pm ET
The Orlando Magic (38-13, 34-17 ATS) are still learning about life after Jameer Nelson and are looking to return to earlier season form.
The Maryland Terrapins are having a down season while the Clemson Tigers are playing better than they have in about a decade. Clemson has been terrific this season building a straight-up record of 20 and 4. Against the spread they’ve been okay with a 9-9-1 record.
NBA Betting – New Jersey Nets (24-29 SU, 28-25 ATS) at Houston Rockets (32-21 SU, 23-29-1 ATS)
BetUS NBA Odds: HOUSTON -6, Total 192.5
Here are some of the NBA pro basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* NJ has won and covered four of its last six games
* NJ has lost 10 of its last 15 games SU
BetUS NBA Basketball Betting Odds: NEW ORLEANS -3.5, Total 195
Here are some of the NBA pro basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* NO has lost six of its last eight games SU
* NO has covered two of its last eight games
BetUS NBA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: DETROIT -7, Total 195.5
Here are some of the NBA basketball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* MIL has won and covered four of its last six games
* MIL has played four of its last five games OVER the total
The post all-star break kicks off in the BetUS Sportsbook on Tuesday night and this look back at the week that was prior to the annual highlight reel making contest, should give my beloved BetUS NBA sports betting fanatics a solid nudge in the right direction toward making a plethora of winning wagers over the season’s second half, beginning with Tuesday night’s full slate of NBA action.
Calhoun’s Red-Hot Huskies Host Dixon’s Streaking Panthers
The Pittsburgh Panthers (23-2 SU, 12-6-1 ATS, 10-9 O/U) rolled to an easy 85-69 win over Cincinnati on Saturday, but failed to cover the spread fro BetUS NCAA college basketball sports betting enthusiasts as a 15.5-point home favorite in the BetUS Sportsbook while the game’s posted O/U total sailed OVER the total of 136.5 points.
The Texas Longhorns (17-7 SU, 9-12 ATS, 10-11 O/U) outscored Colorado 13-4 in overtime to walk away with an 85-76 victory on Saturday. Texas failed to cover the spread in the BetUS Sportsbook as an 11-point spread while the combined score sailed OVER the posted O/U total of 127 points.
Game-day: 2/11/2009
Tip-off: 9:00 pm est.
The North Carolina Tar Heels travel to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on the Blue Devils of Duke. North Carolina vs. Duke has become the biggest rivalry in the ACC Conference.
Syracuse takes on Connecticut in a huge Big East showdown on Wednesday night. The Orange has been a bust against the spread so far this season going 9 and 11 overall and 2 and 4 on the road. Syracuse is okay straight-up at 18 and 6 but they have to make sure they don’t go on a losing streak or else they will find themselves out of the Big Dance come March. That’s how tough the Big East is this season.
The Memphis Grizzlies are struggling again this season but they are backed by a powerful betting system tonight at the Philadelphia 76ers.
Memphis is 15-36, having fired coach Marc Iavaroni and bringing in retread Lionel Hollins, but they are on a roll of late.
Last season, the Memphis front office saw they were going nowhere and decided to start over.
