Thursday NBA Playoffs Opening Odds
(The Spread) – Three teams can advance to the next round while three others attempt to avoid elimination as three Game 6’s are on the docket Thursday night in the NBA Playoffs.
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It all commences at 7:30PM EST when the Atlanta Hawks host the Orlando Magic. The Magic are 2-point favorites as determined by oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com, while the over-under sits at 178.
Orlando’s Dwight Howard has been nearly impossible to slow down in this series as he is averaging 27.4 points per game and 15.6 rebounds. His smallest effort came in Game 5 as he only scored eight points, but Orlando still rolled to a 101-76 victory. Jamal Crawford is leading the Hawks with a 20.8 scoring average.
Next up on the schedule, the Los Angeles Lakers play their Game 6 at the New Orleans Hornets at 8:00PM EST. The Lakers are 5.5-point favorites and the over-under is 184. According to the latest NBA trends, New Orleans is 8-8 against the spread versus Los Angeles over the last three seasons. The Lakers are 12-4 straight up against New Orleans over the last three seasons. Ten of 16 games in this series have gone over the total during the last three seasons.
The action concludes at 10:30PM EST when the Portland Trail Blazers entertain the Dallas Mavericks. The Trail Blazers have been made a 4.5-point favorite, while the over-under is currently 182.
Thursday NBA Playoff Opening Odds & Totals
529 Orlando Magic -2 (178)
530 Atlanta Hawks +2
531 Los Angeles Lakers -5.5 (184)
532 New Orleans Hornets +5.5
533 Dallas Mavericks +4.5 (182)
534 Portland Trail Blazers -4.5
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