NBA betting news, trends, odds and predictions for Thursday, December 21th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Embiid (back) is a ?? here- check status. 76ers lost nine of last ten games with Toronto; over is 8-2 in those games. Raptors are 4-1 vs spread in last five visits here. Raptors won nine of last 11 games; they’re 9-7 vs spread on road, 5-2 as an underdog. Four of their last six games stayed under total. 76ers lost seven of last eight games; they’re 6-5 as a home favorite. Four of their last five games went over total.
Bulls are 7-3 in last ten games with Cleveland, but Cavaliers won last two; Chicago is 5-0 vs spread in last five visits here. Under is 6-4 in last ten series games. Chicago won its last seven games, covered last eight; they’re 8-6-1 as road underdogs. Five of their last seven games went over total. Cleveland is 18-2 in its last 20 games; they’re 4-13 as home favorites. Under is 6-3 in their last nine games.
Celtics won eight of their last ten games with New York; they covered last three visits to Madison Square Garden. Under is 7-3 in last ten series games. Celtics split their last eight games; they’re 11-4 vs spread on road. Over is 3-1-1 in their last five games. New York won four of its last five games; they’re 14-5 vs spread at home. Five of their last six games went over the total.
Memphis won eight of its last ten games with Phoenix; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five visits here. Four of last six series games went over the total. Memphis lost 18 of its last 20 games; they’re 7-6 vs spread on road, 0-2 as favorites. Under is 4-0-1 in their last five games. Phoenix lost six of last eight games; they’re 4-8 as home dogs. Six of their last seven games stayed under total.
Spurs won six of last eight games with Utah; they’re 2-2-1 vs spread in last five visits to SLC. Six of last eight series games went over the total. Spurs won seven of last nine games; they’re 2-5 vs spread if they played the night before. Four of their last six games stayed under total. Banged-up Utah lost seven of last eight games; they’re 3-2 as home underdogs. Five of their last seven games went over.
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