NBA betting trends, odds and predictions for Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 from various handicappers and websites
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Cavaliers won their last 10 games with Atlanta (8-2 vs spread); Hawks lost last six visits to Ohio (0-5 vs spread in last five). Over is 6-3 in last nine series games. Atlanta won four of its last six games; four of its last five games stayed under. Cleveland is 6-0 this season, but failed to cover its last four games; under is 4-2 in their games this season.
Minnesota won three of its last four games with Brooklyn; under is 4-3 in last seven series games. Timberwolves won four of last five visits to Brooklyn, in series where road team won six of last six meetings. Minnesota lost four of its first five games; their last three stayed under total. Nets lost three of their last four games; under is 3-1 in their home games.
Memphis won seven of its last nine games with Denver; under is 7-2 in those nine games. Nuggets lost four of last five visits to Memphis (3-2 vs spread). Nuggets split their first six games but are 4-1 vs spread as a road underdog. Over is 4-2 in their games this season. Grizzlies lost three of last four games, with all four staying under the total.
Suns won three of last four games with Portland, beating Blazers in OT at home last week; six of last seven series games stayed under the total. Teams split their last four meetings in Portland. Phoenix is off to a 2-5 start; they’re 2-2 vs spread as a road underdog- Suns’ last four games went over total. Portland lost its last two home games but won last two overall; over is 5-2 in their games this season.
Pelicans won their last six games with Sacramento (5-1 vs spread); last three series games went over the total. New Orleans won its last four visits to Sacramento (3-1 vs spread). Three of their last five visits here stayed under. Kings lost four of their last five games; they split their two home games so far. Under is 5-3 in their games this season. Pelicans are off to an 0-6 start (1-5 vs spread); four of their six games went over total- they played in Oakland last night.
Dallas won its last ten games with the Lakers (7-3 vs spread, 3-3 in last six) but Walton’s Lakers are much-improved, already 6-1 vs spread, winning all three home games SU, including a win over Golden State. LA also won its last three games overall, while Mavericks are 1-5 SU, 2-4 vs spread, with their last five games staying under total. Dallas is 1-2 as a road underdog.
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Tuesday's Tip Sheet
By Kevin Rogers
VegasInsider.com
Game of the Night – Suns at Blazers (-7½, 218)
Phoenix is playing an exciting brand of basketball with its three-headed backcourt of former Kentucky standouts. Eric Bledsoe, Devin Booker, and Brandon Knight are all averaging double-figures, led by Booker’s 23 points per game. The Suns picked up their first win of the season following an 0-4 start by holding off the Blazers in overtime, 118-115 on Bledsoe’s buzzer-beating three-pointer last Wednesday. Phoenix owns a 2-5 mark through seven games, coming off Sunday’s 119-108 defeat to the Lakers.
The Blazers are back home following a 2-1 road trip, capped off by Sunday’s 100-94 victory at Memphis as C.J. McCollum scored a season-high 37 points for Portland. After tonight’s game, the Blazers hit the highway once again to face the Clippers in Los Angeles in a revenge spot for a home loss on October 27. Portland has lost twice at the Moda Center since beating Utah in the season opener, as the Blazers have lost two of the top teams in the West (Clippers and Warriors).
Both teams have been strong OVER clubs so far, each registering a 5-2 mark to the OVER through seven games. Phoenix has allowed at least 106 points in all seven contests, while Portland has topped the 100-point mark in all seven games.
Playoff Rematch
The Cavaliers (6-0 SU, 2-4 ATS) have swept the Hawks out of the playoffs each of the past two years, as the two teams hook up tonight in Cleveland. In spite of not losing a game this season, the defending champions have failed to cover in four consecutive contests, including barely escaping the 76ers as 12½-point road favorites in Saturday’s 102-101 win. In the last four ATS losses, Cleveland has been listed as a favorite of 9½ points or more, as the Cavs opened as 8½-point chalk against the Hawks tonight. Atlanta (4-2 SU, 4-2 ATS) will be without sharpshooter Kyle Korver tonight, who is out following the birth of his child. The Hawks own a dreadful 1-7 ATS record the last eight matchups against the Cavaliers.
Home Warriors
Who would have thought the rebuilding Nets would defend their home court at the Barclays Center so well? Brooklyn has covered three of four home games as an underdog, including victories over Detroit and Indiana. The Nets fell short against the Hornets on Friday, 99-95, but cashed as 6½-point ‘dogs. Tonight, Brooklyn welcomes in Minnesota, who had high expectations to start the season, but have begun 1-4, including an 0-3 record away from the Target Center. The Wolves have won four of the last five road meetings with the Nets, as Minnesota is listed as a four-point favorite this evening.
Gold Standard
The Lakers have quickly moved on from the Kobe Bryant era as Los Angeles has started 4-3 this season. To put things in perspective, the Lakers didn’t win their fourth game last season until mid-December, as Los Angeles is coming off outright victories as double-digit underdogs against Atlanta and Golden State. The Lakers held off the Suns on Sunday night, 119-108 in their first opportunity in the favorite role to improve to 5-1 ATS this season. The Mavericks invade Staples Center tonight coming off their first win of the season as Dallas has won 10 straight meetings against Los Angeles since the start of the 2013-14 season.
End of the Road
The Nuggets have been impressive away from Pepsi Center this season, posting a 4-1 ATS on the road, including a resounding 123-107 blowout of Boston as seven-point underdogs on Sunday. Denver dropped 42 first quarter points at Boston one night after scoring just 44 first half points in a loss at Detroit. The Nuggets travel to Memphis to face a Grizzlies team that closes out a four-game homestand after losing the last two contests to the Clippers and Blazers. Following three OVERS to start the season, the Grizzlies are riding a four-game UNDER streak, while not eclipsing the 94-point mark during this current stretch.
Not So Easy
The Pelicans remain in northern California following last night’s 10-point loss to Golden State to fall to 0-7 on the season. New Orleans actually cashed as 17-point underdogs for only its second cover of the season, both coincidentally coming against the Warriors. The Pelicans head to Sacramento as the Kings are back home following 1-4 SU/ATS road trip, capped off by a 96-91 win at Toronto on Sunday as seven-point underdogs. Sacramento has topped the 96-point mark only twice this season in eight tries, while trying to avenge a four-game sweep by New Orleans last season.