NBA Point Spreads and Trends
By: The Linemakers
Sportingnews.com
There are 10 games on Saturday's NBA schedule. Among the highlights: the return of Ricky Rubio for the T-wolves against the Mavericks, the Grizzlies traveling to Utah to face the Jazz, and Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan renewing their rivalry when the Celtics take on the Spurs.
The lines below are from the LVH SuperBook.
NBA Trends:
* The Warriors have covered their last five games coming off a loss. The Hawks have gone 5-0-1 ATS in their past six Saturday games. The Hawks have gone OVER the total in their last four home games. The Hawks are -6.5 with a total of 196.
* The Knicks have covered 22 of their last 26 home games. The Cavs have gone UNDER the total in six of their last seven games. The home team has covered the last meetings between the Knicks and Cavs. The Knicks are -11 with a total of 196.5.
* The Wizards have covered the spread in four of their last five games following a loss. They have also covered their past four meetings against the Heat in Miami. The Heat are -14.5 with a total of 196.5.
* The Pistons have covered their past four games against Eastern Conference teams. The Home team has covered four of the past five meetings between the Pistons and Pacers. The Pacers are -2.5 with a total of 185.
* The Magic have covered six of their past seven games on Saturday. The Magic have covered seven of their last nine games in Charlotte. The Magic are pick 'em with a total of 193.5.
* The Bulls have gone UNDER six straight games when having two days rest. The Nets have gone UNDER in seven of their last eight games when playing the night before. The UNDER has occurred in four of the Bulls and Nets last five meetings in Chicago. The Bulls are -5 with a total of 184.5.
* The Mavericks have covered their last five games following a loss. The T-wolves have covered six of their last eight games. The Mavericks have covered nine of their past 11 meetings in Minnesota. The T-wolves are -4.5 with a total of 195.
* The Celtics have covered their last four games coming off a loss. The Spurs have covered 23 of their last 26 home games when facing a team with a losing road record. The Spurs are -9.5 with a total of 198.5.
* The Grizzlies have covered seven of their last eight games against teams with a winning record. The Jazz have covered nine of their last 10 home games when facing a team with a winning road record. The Jazz are -2.5 with a total of 191.
NBA Injuries:
* Heat guard Dwyane Wade (neck) is probable tonight.
* Heat forward LeBron James (shoulder) is probable tonight.
* Cavs guard Kyrie Irving (face) is probable tonight.
* Cavs guard Dion Waiters (ankle) is OUT.
* Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (ankle) is OUT tonight.
* T-wolves forward Kevin Love (thumb) is questionable tonight.
* Nets center Brook Lopez (foot) is questionable tonight.
* Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich (knee) is questionable tonight.
* Bucks guard Mike Dunleavy (knee) is questionable tonight.
NBA: Streaks, Tips, Notes
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Boston Celtics at San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs off a 90-98 loss at Portland as 7 point favorites marking back-2-back losses will be in one ugly mood when they host the Celtics. Look for a strong performance from Duncan and company. Spurs are 5-0 (3-1-1 ATS) off back-2-back losses, 10-3 (11-2 ATS) including 8-0 (7-1 ATS) at home off a loss as a favorite, 20-3 at home (16-6-1 ATS) following a game in which they failed to break the century mark in scoring. Stick with Spurs as they catch a Celtic team 1-4-1 ATS on the road, 5-11-2 ATS on the road playing without rest and 0-3-1 ATS vs the Southwest.