Thursday’s NBA Odds
LAS VEGAS, NV (TheSpread) – The NBA Schedule for Thursday features a total of five games. Here is a look at the odds for the featured games today.
The featured game of the day has the Cleveland Cavaliers opening their season by hosting the New York Knicks at 8PM ET. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Cavs are favored big at home, as they are getting odds of -12 points against the Knicks. The over/under total has been set at 198.5 points. The Cavs are opening the season in this one while the Knicks are 0-1 on the year and 0-1 against the spread and will be playing in their road opener. New York has won five of its last seven against Cleveland, covering the spread in four of those games. These two have hit the over in four straight meetings.
Another big game today has the Los Angeles Clippers hosting the Oklahoma City Thunder at 10:30PM ET. Oddsmakers have the Clippers favored at home, as they are getting odds of -11 points against the Thunder. The over/under total for the game has been set at 202 points. The Clippers are playing in their season opener while Oklahoma City is 0-1 on the year, 0-1 on the road and 0-1 against the spread. The Thunder have won and covered the spread in four of their last five against the Clippers. The two have hit the under in three straight meetings.
The last game of note today has the Minnesota Timberwolves hosting the Detroit Pistons at 8PM ET. Oddsmakers have the T’Wolves favored at home, as they are getting odds of -4 points against the Pistons. The over/under total for the game has been set at 204.5 points. Minnesota is 0-1 on the season and 1-0 against the spread. The Timberwolves will be playing in their home opener. Detroit is 0-1 on the season, 0-1 on the road and 0-1 against the spread. Minnesota has won eight straight meetings with Detroit, going 6-1-1 against the spread in those eight games. The two have hit the under in four of their last six meetings.
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