Saturday NBA Opening Odds
(The Spread) – Eight games are on the schedule Saturday night in the NBA including a non-conference battle between the feisty Atlanta Hawks and the re-emerging Dallas Mavericks. Continue reading for opening odds on every game on the NBA schedule for Saturday, January 29.
Some naysayers were beginning to doubt the Dallas Mavericks (30-15) as recently as two weeks ago as they were in the midst of a six-game losing skid. But in its past three contests, Dallas has turning things around as they are now riding a three-game winning streak.
The Mavericks will attempt to move their streak to four games at home Saturday night as they host the Atlanta Hawks (30-17) at 8:30PM EST. Oddsmakers and online sports book Sportsbook.com have made Dallas 4.5-point spread favorites, while the over-under is at 189.
Dallas’s three wins have come against New Jersey, the Los Angeles Clippers, and Houston. Atlanta, on the other hand, has been up and down recently with the low being a 41-point loss to the New Orleans Hornets Jan. 21. But on Friday night, the Hawks were sharp as they downed the visiting New York Knicks by a count of 111-102.
In the closing minutes of the Atlanta win, an altercation marred things as Hawks forward Marvin Williams was involved in a scuffle with New York’s Shawne Williams and likely faces a future suspension.
Joe Johnson leads Atlanta as he scores 20.0 points per game, while Al Horford complements him at 16.3 ppg and 9.8 rpg. Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki leads his squad at 23.1 ppg and 6.9 rpg.
According to the latest trends, Atlanta is 21-25 against the spread this season while Dallas is 22-21 ATS.
Elsewhere, the Washington Wizards lost a double overtime thriller at Oklahoma City Friday and are now 0-22 on the road this season. Washington will have yet another chance to get that elusive first road victory Saturday as it is a 9-point underdog in an 8PM EST contest at Memphis. The over-under is set at 197.
The San Antonio Spurs are at home against in-state rival Houston. San Antonio is an 8.5-point favorite and the over-under is currently 211. On the west coast, the Los Angeles Clippers are 5.5-point favorite at home against the Charlotte Bobcats with an over-under of 195.5.
See below for opening odds and totals on all the NBA games on Saturday night.
503 Washington Wizards +9 (197)
504 Memphis Grizzlies -9
505 Toronto Raptors +4.5 (218)
506 Minnesota Timberwolves -4.5
507 Houston Rockets +8.5 (211)
508 San Antonio Spurs -8.5
509 New Jersey Nets +6 (179.5)
510 Milwaukee Bucks -6
511 Atlanta Hawks +4.5 (189)
512 Dallas Mavericks -4.5
513 New Orleans Hornets -6 (186.5)
514 Sacramento Kings +6
515 Charlotte Bobcats +5.5 (195.5)
516 Los Angeles Clippers -5.5
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