NBA betting news, trends, odds and predictions for Saturday, December 23, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Raptors won nine of last ten games with Philly (8-2 vs spread). 76ers are 1-4 vs spread in last five visits to Canada. Seven of last eight series games went over the total. 76ers lost four in row, 8 of last 9 games; they’re 6-4 vs spread as road underdogs. Five of their last six games went over total. Toronto won five in row, 11 of last 12 games; they’re 7-5 as home favorites. Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games.
Washington won eight of last ten games with Orlando; Magic is 2-3 vs spread in last five visits here. Over is 3-1 in last four series games played in Washington. Orlando lost its last seven games; they’re 1-5 vs spread in last six games as road underdogs. Under is 7-3 in their last ten games. Washington is 3-4 in its last seven games; they’re 5-8 as home favorites. Five of their last six games stayed under total.
Pacers won their last five games with Brooklyn; over is 6-3 in last nine series games. Nets are 0-4 vs spread in last four visits here. Brooklyn lost four of its last five games; they covered eight of last nine games as road underdogs. Nine of their last 10 games stayed under the total. Indiana won six of last nine games; they’re 5-4 as home favorites. Six of their last eight games stayed under the total.
Bucks won four of last five games with Charlotte; they’re 3-1 vs spread in last four visits here. five of their last seven games went over total. Milwaukee is 8-4 in its last 12 games; they’re 5-6 as road underdogs. Bucks’ last seven games went over the total. Charlotte lost 12 of last 15 games; they’re 2-5 in last seven games as a home favorite. Four of last six Hornet games stayed under the total.
Celtics won four of last five games with Chicago. but lost by 23 to Bulls 12 days ago; Bulls are 2-3 vs spread in last five visits here. Four of last five series games went under. Chicago won seven of last eight games, covered last nine; they’re 9-6-1 as road underdogs. Six of their last eight games went over total. Celtics are 4-5 in their last nine games, 1-4-1 vs spread in last six home games. Six of their last eight home games went over total.
Hawks won last eight games with Dallas (7-1 vs spread); Mavericks are 1-3 vs spread in last four visits here. Six of their last eight games stayed under total. Mavs lost seven of last nine games; they’re 7-9 vs spread on road, 0-2 as favorites. Five of their last seven games stayed under the total. Atlanta lost six of its last seven games; they’re 5-7 as home underdogs. Six of their last nine games went over total.
Heat won three of last four games with New Orleans; over is 7-3 in last ten series games. New Orleans is 1-4 vs spread in last five visits here. Over is 7-3 in last ten series games. Pelicans are 5-8 in its last 13 games, but they’re 6-1 vs spread as road favorites. Over is 11-1 in their last dozen games. Miami won six of its last eight games; they’re 2-3-1 as home underdogs. Six of their last eight games stayed under.
Clippers on seven of last ten games with Memphis; they’re 3-1 vs spread in last four visits here. Last four series games went over total. Clippers are 5-3 in their last eight games; 4-1 in last five tries as road underdogs. Five of their last seven games stayed under total. Memphis lost 19 of its last 21 games; they’re 5-13 vs spread at home, 2-8 if favored. Under is 5-0-1 in their last six games.
Thunder won eight of their last ten games with Utah; they’re 2-2 vs spread in last four visits here. Seven of last ten series games stayed under the total. Oklahoma City won five of its last six games; they’re 4-12 vs spread on road. Over is 5-3 in their last eight games. Utah lost seven of its last nine games; they’re 11-7 against the spread at home. Three of their last four games stayed under.
Warriors won seven of their last nine games with Denver; last 10 series games all went over total. Nuggets covered their last four visits to Oakland. Golden State won its last 11 games; they’re 7-9 as home favorites. five of their last seven games stayed under. Denver is 4-6 in its last ten games; they’re 4-0-1 in last five games as a road underdog. Over is 6-4 in their last ten games.
Minnesota won five of last seven games with Phoenix; they’re 1-4 vs spread in last five visits to the desert. Under is 6-4 in last ten series games. Minnesota won five of its last seven games; they’re 3-2-1 as road favorites. Four of their last five games went over the total. Phoenix won three of its last four games; they’re 5-8 as home dogs. Seven of Suns’ last eight games stayed under total.
Portland won its last eight games with the Lakers (8-2 vs spread); they covered last four series games played here. Three of last four series games stayed under total. Portland lost its last three games; they’re 9-5-1 vs spread on road. Six of their last seven games stayed under total. Lakers lost four of their last five games; they’re 8-7 vs spread at home. Four of their last five games went over.
Spurs won last 10 games with Sacramento, but are 1-3-1 vs spread in last five; they’re 3-1-1 vs spread in last five visits here. Last three series games went over total. San Antonio won three of its last four games; they’re 3-7 as road favorites. Five of their last seven games stayed under total. Sacramento is 4-3 in its last seven games; they’re 6-4 as home underdogs. Five of their last six games stayed under total.
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