Tuesday’s NBA Odds
(TheSpread) – The NBA returns from its All-Star Break on Tuesday with nine games. Here is a look at the odds for each game on the schedule.
The featured game of Tuesday night has the Los Angeles Clippers hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves at 10:30PM ET (View Matchup). Oddsmakers have the Clippers as the favorite in this contest, giving them a point spread of -6.5 against the Timberwolves. The over/under total for the game has been set at 196.5 points. The Clippers are 20-11 on the season and 12-4 at home while the Timberwolves are 17-7 overall and 7-7 on the road. The Clippers are 17-14 against the spread this season while the Timberwolves are 19-15 ATS. The Clippers have won three of the last four meetings with Minnesota and covered the spread in four of the last five with Minnesota.
The other featured game of the night has the Cleveland Cavaliers hosting the Boston Celtics at 7PM ET (View Matchup). Oddsmakers have the Celtics as the road favorite in this one, giving them a point spread of -3.5 against Boston. The over/under total for this game has been set at 184.5 points. Cleveland is 13-18 on the season and 8-9 at home while Boston is 15-17 overall and 4-9 on the road. Cleveland is 16-15 against the spread this season while Boston is 13-19 ATS. Boston has won three of the last four games in this series but Cleveland has covered the spread in the last two.
For odds and point totals for each game on Tuesday, see below.
2012 NBA Odds for Tuesday, February 28
701 Boston Celtics -3.5 (184.5)
702 Cleveland Cavaliers +3.5
703 Golden State Warriors +5 (202)
704 Indiana Pacers -5
705 Philadelphia 76ers -4 (182)
706 Detroit Pistons +4
709 New Orleans Hornets +13.5 (180)
710 Chicago Bulls -13.5
711 Washington Wizards +7.5 (200.5)
712 Milwaukee Bucks -7.5
707 Toronto Raptors +9.5 (190)
708 Houston Rockets -9.5
713 New Jersey Nets +10.5 (188.5)
714 Dallas Mavericks -10.5
715 Utah Jazz +2 (203)
716 Sacramento Kings -2
717 Minnesota Timberwolves -6.5 (196.5)
718 Los Angeles Clippers -6.5
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