Sunday NBA Opening Odds
(The Spread) – The Los Angeles Lakers try to keep their winning ways going Sunday afternoon as their push for the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs continues with a 3:30PM EST start against the Denver Nuggets.
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Los Angeles is now 55-20 overall and are riding a nine-game winning streak, having lost just once since the All-Star break. The Lakers are 29-8 at home and now just 1.5 games back of San Antonio in the Western Conference. Denver is 46-29 overall, but just 15-22 on the road. The Nuggets sit fifth in the conference.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made the Lakers a 7-point favorite and the over-under is 202.5. The game will air live on ABC.
According to latest NBA trends, Denver is 9-7 against the spread versus the Lakers over the last three seasons. Los Angeles is 9-7 straight up against Denver over the last three seasons. Eleven of 16 games in this series have gone under the total over the last three seasons.
Kobe Bryant leads Los Angeles with a 25.2 points per game average, while Denver’s Danilo Galinari has averaged 15.2 points in nine games since being acquired in the Carmelo Anthony deal.
In other NBA action, the New York Knicks host the Cleveland Cavaliers at 6:00PM EST. The Knicks are an 11.5-point favorite and the over-under is 216. Miami is home against New Jersey at 6:00PM EST. The Heat are 11-point favorites and the over-under is 198. The Boston Celtics entertain the Detroit Pistons at 6:00PM EST. The Celtics are 11-point favorites, while the over-under is 185.
NBA Basketball Opening Odds & Over/Under Totals
503 Denver Nuggets +7 (202.5)
504 Los Angeles Lakers -7
507 Cleveland Cavaliers +11.5 (216)
508 New York Knicks -11.5
511 Miami Heat -11 (198)
512 New Jersey Nets +11
513 Detroit Pistons +11 (185.5)
514 Boston Celtics -11
517 Indiana Pacers +5 (189.5)
518 New Orleans Hornets -5
519 Atlanta Hawks +5.5 (200.5)
520 Houston Rockets -5.5
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