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.
BetUS NBA Basketball Betting Odds: HOUSTON -5.5, Total 195
Here are some of the NBA pro basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* HOU has won eight of its last 12 games SU
* HOU has played four of its last five games UNDER the total
Miami Heat (26-21 SU, 23-23-1 ATS) at Detroit Pistons (25-21 SU, 19-27 ATS)
BetUS NBA Basketball Sports Betting Odds: DETROIT -4, Total 178.5
Here are some of the NBA pro basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* MIA has won and covered four of its last six games
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 Los Angeles Lakers are still the favorite to win the NBA Championship even with Andrew Bynum’s latest injury.
Bynum will be out 8-12 weeks after tearing a knee ligament, but the Lakers are still the 2:1 favorite to win the NBA Championship at Sportsbook.com. Three Eastern Conference teams are next on the title list with the defending champion Boston Celtics at 5:2, the Cleveland Cavaliers at 11:4 and Orlando Magic at 6:1.
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.
Milwaukee Bucks (24-27 SU, 29-20-2 ATS) at New Jersey Nets (21-27 SU, 25-23 ATS)
BetUS NBA Basketball Betting Odds: NEW JERSEY -4, Total 195
Here are some of the NBA betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* MIL has covered two of its last six games
* MIL has played four of its last five games UNDER the total
The San Antonio Spurs travel to Denver to take on the Nuggets in a game between two key players in the Western Conference. Without a doubt, the Spurs are just as good as they have been for most of the past decade. Their straight-up record of 33 and 14 makes them one of the best in the NBA. Against the spread, they aren’t nearly as good going 22-23-2. Their away record against the spread is 12-9-1.
Charlotte Bobcats (19-28 SU, 28-19 ATS) at Utah Jazz (26-22 SU, 23-25 ATS)
BetUS NBA Basketball Betting Odds: UTAH -8.5, Total 194.5
Here are some of the NBA pro basketball betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* CHAR has covered eight of its last 10 games
* CHAR has covered four of its last six road games
BetUS NBA Basketball Betting Odds: MIAMI -10, Total 190.5
Here are some of the NBA pro basketball online betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* LA has lost its last five games SU
* LA has lost 19 of its last 21 games SU
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.
BetUS NBA Basketball Betting Odds: PHOENIX -13.5, Total 224.5
Here are some of the NBA pro basketball sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* SAC has covered three of its last nine games
* SAC has lost eight of its last nine games SU
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.
New Orleans Hornets (28-14 SU, 19-21-1 ATS) at San Antonio Spurs (31-14 SU, 21-23-1 ATS)
AT&T Center, San Antonio — 8:30 PM ET
(Records good through Thursday games)
Here are some of the NBA basketball head-to-head sports betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* SA has covered four of the last six meetings
* The last five meetings have gone UNDER the total
Just because it’s Super Bowl weekend it doesn’t mean that online betting fans can slack off and not try to find a couple of NBA winners.
I mean, the Super Bowl is the biggest online betting event in the world, but the NBA provides gem betting games almost everyday and especially on a weekend when the NBA schedulers try to fit in as many marquee games as possible.
