San Antonio Spurs vs. Chicago Bulls
The San Antonio Spurs and the Chicago Bulls will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at United Center.
Six players reached double figures as the Spurs clipped the Hornets 113-96 in their season opener on Wednesday. The Spurs covered the 9.5-point spread, while the 209 points sailed OVER the posted total of 186.5.
DeJuan Blair had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Team records:
San Antonio: 1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS
Chicago: 0-0 SU, 0-0 ATS
San Antonio most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Sacramento are 8-2
After playing New Orleans are 5-5
After a win are 5-5
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Boston are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
San Antonio is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games when playing Chicago
San Antonio is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
San Antonio is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
San Antonio is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games
Chicago is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing San Antonio
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Chicago's last 14 games when playing at home against San Antonio
Next up:
San Antonio home to Sacramento, Saturday, October 31
Chicago at Boston, Friday, October 30
Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The division rival Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers are set to renew hostilities on Thursday when they meet at Rose Garden.
The Nuggets got off to a slow start but roared back in the second half for a 114-105 victory over the Jazz on Wednesday. The Nuggets covered the 5.5-point spread, while the 219 points made it OVER the posted total of 209.
Carmelo Anthony led the way with 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists, while Chauncey Billups added 25 in the win.
Travis Outlaw drained 23 points off the bench to lead the Trail Blazers past the Rockets 96-87 on Tuesday night.
Portland covered as 8.5-point home favorites, while the teams played UNDER the 185-point total listed by oddsmakers.
Team records:
Denver: 1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS
Portland: 1-0 SU, 1-0 ATS
Denver most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
Before playing Memphis are 7-3
After playing Utah are 7-3
After a win are 5-5
Portland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7
Before playing Houston are 5-5
After playing Houston are 4-6
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Denver's last 5 games when playing on the road against Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Denver's last 13 games on the road
Denver is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games when playing Portland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 5 games
Portland is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Portland's last 6 games when playing Denver
Portland is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Next up:
Denver home to Memphis, Sunday, November 1
Portland at Houston, Saturday, October 31
SAN ANTONIO (0 - 0) at CHICAGO (0 - 0)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 76-104 ATS (-38.4 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN ANTONIO is 4-0 against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO is 4-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
DENVER (0 - 0) at PORTLAND (1 - 0)
Top Trends for this game.
PORTLAND is 35-23 ATS (+9.7 Units) as a favorite over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 28-16 ATS (+10.4 Units) in home games over the last 2 seasons.
PORTLAND is 24-10 ATS (+13.0 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
DENVER is 58-39 ATS (+15.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
DENVER is 5-3 against the spread versus PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons
PORTLAND is 4-4 straight up against DENVER over the last 3 seasons
6 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
SAN ANTONIO vs. CHICAGO
San Antonio is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
San Antonio is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Chicago is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
DENVER vs. PORTLAND
Denver is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Denver is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Portland is 5-11-1 ATS in its last 17 games when playing at home against Denver
Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Denver
SAN ANTONIO at CHICAGO
SAN ANTONIO: 10-3 ATS at Chicago
CHICAGO: 76-104 ATS at home vs. non-conference
DENVER at PORTLAND
DENVER: 27-12 ATS off a home win
PORTLAND: 22-10 Under vs. division
Somthing extremely fishy with the Spurs/Bulls line, opens at 3.5 now down to 2 and the ML down from +140 to +110 in some books with the public being all over San Antonio (over 90%). I know the Spurs are elderly, but coming off a back to back this early in the season shouldn't be a overwhelming issue. Considering I jumped on them when the lines posted last night, a little worried on this line movement. My main concern was Chicago coming out early pushing the ball with an opening night home opener at the UC. San Antonio is a vetern team, if they control the tempo and stay out of foul trouble, it's a no brainer, right??? Well see, I sense somthing just isn't right here!!!
Lots of different stuff in play here. One sided public action, early in the season and only a few games on the card tonight.
Lots of different stuff in play here. One sided public action, early in the season and only a few games on the card tonight.
Exactly,the fewer the games and you will usually see much more than normal line movement.