NBA betting trends, odds and predictions for Friday, October 20th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Celtics won 9 of last 10 games with Philly; home teams won 7 of last 10 series games. Celtics won 3 of last 4 visits to Philly. Over is 8-2 in last ten series games. Boston lost its first couple games, by 3-8 points (over 1-1). 76ers lost their opener by 5 at Washington.
Hornets won 3 of last 4 games with Atlanta; Hawks lost last three visits to Charlotte, by 15-4-23 points. Last nine series games stayed under the total. Hawks won their opener 117-111 at Dallas. Charlotte lost its opener by 12 in Detroit.
Washington won six of last eight games with Detroit, covering six of last seven. Over is 3-1 in last four series games. Pistons lost last five visits to Washington, going 0-3 vs spread in last three visits. Detroit won its home opener by 12 over Charlotte. Wizards won their home opener by 5 over the 76ers.
Cavaliers are 8-2 in their last ten games with Milwaukee; they won four of last six games in this building. Bucks are 5-4 vs spread in last nine series games. Over is 8-2 in last 10 series games. Cleveland won its home opener by 3 over the Celtics. Bucks won their opener by 8 in Boston.
Portland won 7 of last 9 games with Indiana; home team won 7 of last 9 series games. Blazers won two of their last three visits to Indiana. Portland won its road opener by 48 in Phoenix. Pacers won their home opener 140-131 over the Nets.
Orlando won 6 of its last 7 games with the Nets; they split their last four games in Brooklyn. Over is 3-0-1 in last four series games. Magic won their home opener by 7 over Miami. Nets went to indiana and lost their opener, 140-131.
Jazz won 6 of last 7 games with Minnesota but Timberwolves covered last three; Utah won its last three visits to Minnesota, by 9-9-2 points. Under is 4-2 in last six series games. Jazz won its home opener over Denver by 10. Minnesota lost its opener by 8 in San Antonio.
Kings won four of last five games with Dallas; teams split last four games played here. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Sacramento lost its home opener by 5 to Houston. Mavericks lost its home opener by 6 to the Hawks.
Warriors won their last ten games with New Orleans, but Pelicans covered three of last four; Golden State is 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to Bourbon Street. Warriors lost their opener by a point at home to Houston. New Orleans lost its opener by 12 in Memphis.
Lakers lost 7 of their last 10 games with Phoenix; they’re 1-4 SU/ATS in last five games in this building. Last five series games went over total. both teams looked awful in their opener; Lakers lost by 16 to the Clippers last night, Suns lost by 48 at home to Portland.
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NBA Pick 'n' Roll: Friday's Picks and Analysis
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Day 3 of the new pro hoops season is upon us and we’re feeling wicked smart after our 2-0 picks from yesterday. We try to ride the hot hand and send you into the weekend with a couple more winners.
Atlanta Hawks at Charlotte Hornets (-6, 202.5)
Point guard depth is a problem for the Hornets. Charlotte signed Michael Carter-Williams to be the main backup ball handler but an offseason procedure on his knee limited his work during training camp.
The Hornets could normally get by with wing Nic Batum bringing the ball up when Kemba Walker needs a breather, but Batum tore a ligament in his non-shooting elbow in a preseason game and will be out for at least a couple months.
The situation forced head coach Steve Clifford into giving the backup point guard minutes to rookie Malik Monk – a great shooter who played 2-guard at Kentucky. The Hornets predictably turned the ball over 17 times against the Pistons and lost 102-90 as 3-point road dogs.
Pick: Hawks +6
Cleveland Cavaliers at Milwaukee Bucks (+2.5, 210)
The year to fear the deer is here. Milwaukee All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo exploded for 37 points on just 22 shot attempts Wednesday night against the Celtics. The Bucks left Boston with a 108-100 win and headed home to prepare for the other monster in the Eastern Conference.
Head coach Jason Kidd has a reputation for over tinkering with his lineups and rotations but that doesn’t look like it will be a problem this season. The starting five makes sense and big man Greg Monroe looks comfortable in his role as a go-to scorer in the second unit.
Pick: Bucks +2.5
Yesterday’s picks: 2-0
Season record: 3-3
Total Streaks
*The Over is 10-3 in the Hornets’ last 13 games.
*The Over is 6-1-1 in the Magic’s last eight games.
*The Under is 6-0 in the Lakers’ last six games.
Injury To Note
There are a couple injuries to point out for the Magic-Nets game tonight. Orlando forward Aaron Gordon is questionable with sore left ankle. He played 34 minutes in the Magic’s Wednesday win over the Heat and registered 14 points, nine rebounds and two blocks.
The Nets lost starting guard Jeremy Lin for the season after he ruptured his patella tendon his in knee. We mentioned on Wednesday’s Pick ‘n’ Roll how important Lin was to Brooklyn’s ATS success last season. The Nets went 24-11-1 against the spread with Lin in the lineup last year and 17-27-2 without him.
Top Trends
*The Pistons are 1-6 ATS in their last seven games against the Wizards.
*The Jazz are 7-0 ATS in their last seven road games.
*The Pacers are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games.
*The Lakers are 2-10-1 ATS in their last 13 games at Phoenix.
Consensus
About 74 percent of Consensus players expect the Golden State Warriors to cover as 8.5-point chalk at New Orleans. The Dubs are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games as road faves but just 2-5 ATS in their last seven trips to the Big Easy.