Thursday’s NBA Odds
(TheSpread) – The NBA has just four games set to take place on the final night prior to All-Star Weekend, but each of the four is a stellar matchup. Here is a look at the odds for Thursday’s games.
The featured game of Thursday has the Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the Los Angeles Lakers at 9:30PM ET (View Matchup). Oddsmakers have the Thunder as the favorite to win this game, giving them a point spread of -6.5 against the Lakers. The over/under total for the game has been set at 192.5 points. Oklahoma City is 26-7 on the season and 14-1 at home while the Lakers are 20-13 overall and 6-11 on the road. The Thunder are 17-15 against the spread this season while the Lakers are 15-17 ATS. The Lakers have won and covered the spread in four of the last five meetings with the Thunder.
The other featured game of the night has the New York Knicks looking to prove themselves in the East as they face the Miami Heat on the road at 7PM ET (View Matchup). Oddsmakers have Miami as a 10-point favorite against New York on Thursday. The over/under total has been set at 199 points for this game. Miami is 26-7 on the season and 14-2 at home while the Knicks are 17-17 overall and 7-8 on the road. Miami is 17-16 against the spread this season while New York is 15-18 ATS. New York has won two of its last three against Miami and covered the spread in the last four meetings, entering each game as the underdog.
For odds and point totals for each game on Thursday, see below.
2012 NBA Odds for Thursday, February 23
701 New York Knicks +10 (199)
702 Miami Heat -10
703 Orlando Magic -2.5 (177.5)
704 Atlanta Hawks +2.5
705 San Antonio Spurs N/A
706 Denver Nuggets N/A
707 Los Angeles Lakers +6.5 (192.5)
708 Oklahoma City Thunder -6.5
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