Tuesday's Best NBA Bets
By Covers.com
Sacramento Kings at Memphis Grizzlies (-8.5, N/A)
The NBA season is young, but the Sacramento Kings have already suffered great ups and downs.
The Kings rebounded from a New Year’s Eve loss to the Knicks with a 96-80 victory over the Hornets Sunday. However, Sacramento did so without second-year forward DeMarcus Cousins, who didn’t travel with the team after demanding a trade. The status for Cousins, who is averaging 13 points and 11 rebounds, is unknown for Tuesday’s game in Memphis.
Sacramento was able to get by with a gaping hole in its frontcourt Sunday. However, the Kings were terribly undersized with 6-foot-6 Chuck Hayes starting at center and reserve forward J.J. Hickson jumping into the starting lineup. That lack of length hurt Sacramento under the basket as it was outrebounded 60-41.
The Kings also struggled to defend the Hornets forwards, who combined to score 56 points. This situation with Cousins isn't doing anything for team morale and they're going to have a tough time against a Grizzlies club that is riding a 25-10 run against the spread at home.
Pick: Grizzlies
Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers (-7.5, 192)
By now, everybody knows Kobe Bryant is going to play the game the way he wants to play it. Maybe he take too many shots, but that's just how it is.
After Sunday's 99-90 loss to Denver, there were more questions about Bryant's shot selection after he hit just six of his 28 attempts from the floor. One of those makes made him the youngest player ever to score 28,000 and he's still playing with an injured wrist.
"No, no, no, no, no. Kobe can make shots. That's what he's done his whole career," Brown told reporters. "He's got a (right index) finger that he kind of went through the same thing with and he made shots against us (when Brown was coaching Cleveland) with that finger and he's going to make shots for us. The one thing I don't want to do is to tell him to stop shooting because he's going to work his way through it, just like he did with his finger."
Bryant and the Lakers bounce back Tuesday.
Pick: Lakers
CHARLOTTE (1 - 3) at CLEVELAND (2 - 2)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHARLOTTE is 5-2 against the spread versus CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE is 5-2 straight up against CLEVELAND over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND (3 - 1) at OKLAHOMA CITY (5 - 1)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
PORTLAND is 4-3 against the spread versus OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 4-4 straight up against PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
SACRAMENTO (2 - 3) at MEMPHIS (1 - 3)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 4-3 against the spread versus SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 5-2 straight up against SACRAMENTO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA (4 - 1) at CHICAGO (4 - 1)
Top Trends for this game.
ATLANTA is 40-63 ATS (-29.3 Units) in road games versus good defensive teams - allowing <=91 points/game since 1996.
CHICAGO is 59-43 ATS (+11.7 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 7-6 against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 7-6 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 13 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
MILWAUKEE (2 - 2) at UTAH (2 - 3)
Top Trends for this game.
MILWAUKEE is 1-11 ATS (-11.1 Units) against Northwest division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 10-22 ATS (-14.2 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 96-75 ATS (+13.5 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 31-14 ATS (+15.6 Units) when playing on back-to-back days over the last 3 seasons.
MILWAUKEE is 49-30 ATS (+16.0 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 99+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
UTAH is 36-50 ATS (-19.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
UTAH is 4-13 ATS (-10.3 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
UTAH is 3-1 against the spread versus MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
UTAH is 3-1 straight up against MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
HOUSTON (2 - 2) at LA LAKERS (3 - 3)
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 9-21 ATS (-14.1 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 19-31 ATS (-15.1 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
LA LAKERS are 11-27 ATS (-18.7 Units) after 3 or more consecutive unders over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
HOUSTON is 5-2 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons
LA LAKERS is 5-2 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
5 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
CHARLOTTE vs. CLEVELAND
Charlotte is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Charlotte's last 14 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games
PORTLAND vs. OKLAHOMA CITY
Portland is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Portland is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Oklahoma City is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Portland
Oklahoma City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
SACRAMENTO vs. MEMPHIS
Sacramento is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis
Memphis is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Memphis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
ATLANTA vs. CHICAGO
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Chicago is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Atlanta
MILWAUKEE vs. UTAH
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Milwaukee's last 15 games when playing Utah
Milwaukee is 3-15 ATS in its last 18 games when playing Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Utah's last 9 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
HOUSTON vs. LA LAKERS
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Houston's last 9 games
Houston is 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing LA Lakers
LA Lakers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games when playing Houston
LA Lakers are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Houston
Hot Teams
-- Cavaliers are 2-2 but covered last three games.
-- Oklahoma City won five of first six games, but is 0-3 vs spread in last three. Trailblazers won three of first four games.
-- Hawks/Bulls both won four of their first five games.
-- Utah won its two home games by 3-4 points.
-- Lakers won their last three home games, by 25-17-3 points.
Cold Teams
-- Bobcats lost last three games, by 1-21-39 points.
-- Sacramento/Memphis both lost three of its last four games.
-- Bucks lost their two road games by total of six points.
-- Rockets lost their two road games, by 9-30 points.
Totals
-- Three of four Charlotte games went over the total.
-- Four of six Thunder games stayed under total.
-- Three of four Memphis games stayed under total.
-- Four of first five Atlanta games stayed under total.
-- Three of four Milwaukee games went over the total.
-- All six Laker games stayed under the total.
Wear and Tear
-- Bobcats/Cavaliers played every other night since season started.
-- Thunder is playing 7th game in ten nights to starts season. Portland is playing second game in five nights.
-- Third game in four nights for Sacramento. Memphis played every other night since season started.
-- Sixth game in eight nights for Hawks, who won at Miami last night. Second game in four nights for Chicago.
-- Bucks lost by 5 in Denver last night. Sixth game in eight nights for the Jazz.
-- Rockets didn't play last two nights after playing three nights in row before that. Third game in four nights for the Lakers
CHARLOTTE at CLEVELAND
CHARLOTTE: 21-7 Under off road loss
CLEVELAND: 16-5 ATS off home win by 10+
PORTLAND at OKLAHOMA CITY
PORTLAND: 51-33 ATS off road game
OKLAHOMA CITY: 9-1 Over off double digit loss
SACRAMENTO at MEMPHIS
SACRAMENTO: 3-6 ATS off win by 15+
MEMPHIS: 5-0 ATS after scoring 35 or less pts 1st half last game
ATLANTA at CHICAGO
ATLANTA: 18-7 Under playing on back-to-back days
CHICAGO: 28-14 ATS off home win
MILWAUKEE at UTAH
MILWAUKEE: 10-22 ATS vs. Western Conference
UTAH: 4-13 ATS in January
HOUSTON at LA LAKERS
HOUSTON: 13-3 Over as a road dog of 6.5 or more pts
LA LAKERS: 3-18 ATS off 4+ Unders
Hoop Trends - Tuesday
By Vince Akins
VegasInsider.com
SU TREND OF THE DAY:
The Bulls are 12-0 ATS (8.8 ppg) since December 18, 2002 as a favorite with at most one day of rest after a game at home in which their DPA was minus 15 points or less.
OU TREND OF THE DAY:
The Trailblazers are 0-12 OU (-12.5 ppg) since March 07, 2009 off a road loss that broke at least a three-game winning streak.
PLAYER BASED TREND OF THE DAY:
The Hawks are 0-10 ATS (-12.1 ppg) since January 12, 2011 after a win in which Joe Johnson shot better than 50% from the arc.
CHOICE TREND:
The Bucks are 0-8 OU (-13.4 ppg) since April 02, 2010 on the road after a loss on the road in which Andrew Bogut was not the Bucks’ high scorer.
TODAY’S TRENDS:
The Thunder are 9-0 ATS (11.3 ppg) since January 16, 2010 with at most one day of rest after a game on the road in which they had more turnovers than assists.