NBA betting trends, odds and predictions for Friday, January 13th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Philly won four of its last five games (5-0 vs spread); they won three of last four home games, are 11-6 as home dogs. Under is 3-1 in their last four games. Charlotte lost five of its last six games; they’re 3-8 in last 11 road games, 3-5 as road favorites. Over is 7-2 in their last nine games. 76ers lost their last six games with Charlotte (2-4 vs spread); Hornets won last two visits here by 20-15 points. Over is 6-4 in last ten series games.
Brooklyn lost its last eight games; they’re 7-9-1 vs spread as road underdogs. Under is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games. Toronto is 3-5 in its last eight games, 10-5 vs spread as a home favorite. Raptors’ last three games all went over the total. Raptors won their last five games with Brooklyn; Nets lost last three visits to Canada, by 12-5-12 points. Four of last five series games stayed under the total.
Celtics won five of last six games; they’re 3-3-1 as road underdogs. Over is 11-1-1 in their last 13 games. Atlanta won its last seven games, covered last six; they’re 1-7 in last eight games as a home favorite. Under is 6-2-2 in their last ten games. Hawks won seven of last nine games with Boston; five of last six series games stayed under the total. Celtics lost their last five visits to Atlanta (1-4 vs spread).
Heat lost nine of their last ten games; they’re 11-8 vs spread as road underdogs. Under is 8-4 in their last 12 road games. Milwaukee is 6-4 in its last ten games, 6-7 vs spread as home favorites; over is 8-4 in their last 12 games. Bucks won six of their last eight games with Miami; under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Heat lost three of last four visits to Milwaukee (1-3 vs spread).
Grizzlies lost five of their last seven road games, are 6-7 vs spread as road underdogs. Over is 7-3 in their last ten games. Rockets won nine of their last ten games, are 9-8 as home favorites (1-3 in last four tries). Four of their last five games went over the total. Memphis won four of last six games with Houston; they split last four visits to Houston. Over is 7-2 in last nine series games.
Oklahoma City won its last three games, covered its last four; they lost four of last five road tilts, are 8-5 vs spread in last 13 road games. Under is 6-3 in their last nine games. Minnesota won its last two games, covered its last three; they’re 8-2 vs spread in last ten home games. Thunder won nine of last ten games with Minnesota (6-4 vs spread); they won three of last four visits to Twin Cities (2-2 vs spread). Under is 6-3-1 in last ten series games.
Orlando lost its last four games, is 12-6 vs spread as a road underdog. Last four Magic games stayed under total. Portland won three of last four games, covered five of their last six; they’re 9-4 vs spread as a home favorites. Home side won last eight Orlando-Portland games; Magic lost their last four games in Moda Center (2-2 vs spread). Under is 4-1-1 in last six series games.
Detroit lost in Oakland last nite; they’re 4-10 in last 14 games, 5-11 vs spread as a road underdog. Five of their last six games went over total. Jazz won their last three home games, are 5-9 as home favorites; their last five games stayed under the total. Pistons won last two games with Utah after losing six of previous seven series games; Detroit lost three of last five games here. Under is 6-2 in last eight series games.
Cleveland lost three of its last five games; they’re 5-9 as road favorites (0-4 in last four tries). Under is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Sacramento lost five of last seven games, is 5-4 as a home underdog. Over is 6-3 in their last nine games. Cavaliers won last three games with the Kings by 11-20-9 points; they covered four of last five series games. Cleveland lost three of last four visits to Sacramento. Under is 6-4 in last ten series games.
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Friday's Tip Sheet
By Kevin Rogers
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Favorites profited on Thursday in the NBA with a 4-2 SU/ATS record, including a late blowout by Golden State over Detroit. The Warriors snapped a six-game ATS skid in a 127-107 rout of the Pistons as 13-point favorites, while the Spurs and Knicks also picked up double-digit home victories. Both contests played out of the country sailed OVER the total as the Nuggets/Pacers in London and Mavericks/Suns in Mexico City easily went OVER.
Game of the Night – Celtics at Hawks (-2½, 212½)
Atlanta and Boston are meeting for the first time since the Hawks knocked the Celtics out of the first round of the playoffs in six games last April. The Hawks captured all three games at Philips Arena, including holding the Celtics to seven points in the opening quarter of a Game 2 blowout. In fact, Atlanta put together a perfect 5-0 record at home against Boston last season with four of those wins coming by double-digits.
Al Horford is making his return to Atlanta as the Celtics’ forward is ranks third on the team in scoring at 15.3 points per game following a successful nine-year stint with the Hawks. Boston (24-15 SU, 21-16-2 ATS) has won seven of its past nine contests, including Wednesday’s 117-108 triumph over Washington as 5½-point home favorites. Guard Avery Bradley missed his third straight game with a strained Achilles’ tendon and is expected to sit out once again tonight. Boston is riding a 12-game OVER streak, including five straight away from TD Garden.
Atlanta (22-16 SU, 20-18 ATS) is the hottest team in basketball right now by winning seven consecutive contests, including pulling off a perfect 4-0 road trip. Although all four victories came against teams that are currently below .500 (Magic, Pelicans, Mavericks, Nets), Atlanta limited each squad to 97 points or fewer, while cashing the UNDER in each win. Atlanta has won each of its past three games at Philips Arena, including a pair in overtime against New York and San Antonio.
Cold Cavaliers
Even though it’s only a two-game skid, the defending champion Cavaliers are struggling offensively. Cleveland posted 92 and 86 points the last two losses at Utah and Portland, while the Cavs have failed to cover the spread in six consecutive games. Cleveland visits Sacramento tonight in a warm-up prior to its showdown with Golden State on Monday night in Oakland.
The last time the Cavs lost back-to-back games in December, they dropped the next contest as a road favorite at Chicago. Sacramento picked up the first win on its current seven-game homestand by beating Detroit on Wednesday, as the Kings have won three of their last four home matchups with the Cavaliers.
Southwest Showdown
The two teams sitting behind the Spurs in the Southwest division meet in Houston as the Rockets entertain the Grizzlies. Memphis shocked Houston as a home underdog the last time these teams hooked up in late December, 115-109 in the Grizzlies’ highest-scoring output in regulation this season.
Houston’s nine-game winning streak came to an abrupt halt in Wednesday’s 119-105 setback at Minnesota as the Rockets lost for the first time in 10 tries with no rest this season. The Rockets are riding a six-game hot streak at Toyota Center, but failed to cash in their last two victories against the Hornets and Thunder.
Running out of Fuel
The Pistons trailed the Warriors by two points at halftime on Thursday night, but Golden State outscored Detroit, 41-19 in the third quarter in a 127-107 rout. Detroit travels to Utah tonight as the Pistons have slumped to a 2-5 SU/ATS record this season without rest, but both victories in this situation came on the road. Utah owns a 1-4 ATS mark in its last five opportunities as a home favorite, as the Jazz are coming off a win as a slight home underdog against Cleveland on Tuesday.
Striking Back
The Thunder face the Timberwolves for the third time this season as Oklahoma City has captured each of the first two meetings at home. OKC is riding a three-game winning streak following Wednesday’s 103-95 home victory over Memphis, while the Thunder have won and covered five straight in the road favorite role. Minnesota closes out a four-game homestand following victories over Dallas and Houston as the Wolves hope to get guard Zach LaVine back in the lineup after missing Wednesday night with a hip injury.
Buzzing the Liberty Bell
The Hornets have owned the 76ers the last few seasons by winning seven of the past eight matchups since the start of the 2014-15 campaign. Charlotte drilled Philadelphia, 109-93 as 13-point favorites in early November, while the Hornets blasted the 76ers twice at the Wells Fargo Center last season. However, Charlotte has lost five of six overall, including each of the first three contests on its current five-game road swing.
Philadelphia is playing its best basketball of the season by winning four of five to eclipse last season’s win total (10). The 76ers have covered five consecutive games, while going 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS in their past four home contests.
Missing Nets
Brooklyn didn’t have high expectations for this season, but the Nets can’t get out of their own way by losing eight straight games. In all eight of these defeats, Brooklyn has allowed at least 100 points, while busting the 100-point mark only twice in this span. Brooklyn has been limited to 97 points or less in three consecutive games, including in last night’s 104-95 setback to New Orleans as the Nets are 0-5 SU and 2-2-1 ATS on the second of back-to-backs this season.
Toronto has dropped five of its last eight games, but the Raptors still sit atop the Atlantic division at 25-13. The Raptors have cleaned up against subpar competition this season by going 7-0 SU and 6-1 ATS as a home favorite of eight points or more. The only ATS loss came to the Nets last month in a 116-104 victory as 15½-point favorites.
Head-to-Head Trends
The Bucks have won six of the past eight matchups with the Heat since 2014, but Miami routed Milwaukee at American Airlines Arena in November. Milwaukee is 3-1 SU/ATS in its previous four home meetings with Miami, but all three wins came as an underdog.
The home team is riding an eight-game winning streak in the Magic/Blazers series dating back to 2013 as the teams hook up in Portland. The Blazers have captured each of the past four home meetings with the Magic, including the last three by double-digits.