Posts under Tag: NBA
Wednesday NBA odds: Phoenix Suns at San Antonio Spurs
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The San Antonio Spurs, owners of the NBA’s best record, shouldn’t have much trouble with the Suns, one of the NBA’s worst teams, especially with San Antonio due to get star point guard Tony Parker back from injury. San Antonio opened as a whopping 16-point favorite on Vegassportsbetting.com. Check our current lines. The Spurs won 97-87 in Phoenix on Sunday. Parker took

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Friday NBA odds: Portland Trail Blazers at L.A. Lakers
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The Los Angeles Lakers indeed did hang onto Dwight Howard through Thursday’s trade deadline and were quiet, meaning L.A. will attempt to climb into the playoffs as currently constructed. The Lakers look for a second straight win to open the second half as it hosts Portland on Friday. The Blazers made a minor trade Thursday in acquiring Thunder backup point guard Eric

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Friday NBA odds: Houston Rockets at Brooklyn Nets
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The Houston Rockets made two moves before the trade deadline, with the big one receiving 2012 No. 5 overall pick Thomas Robinson from the Sacramento Kings and he should debut for the team Friday night when the Rockets visit Brooklyn. The Nets, who couldn’t land Josh Smith before the deadline, opened as 3-point favorites on Vegassportsbetting.com. Check our current lines. The Rockets, the

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Sunday NBA odds: West favored over East in All-Star Game
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The Western Conference looks for its third straight win in the NBA All-Star Game in Houston on Sunday night and the West is an opening 4-point favorite on Sportsbetonline.com. The total is a whopping 288.5, but if it’s anything like recent games, the number will go over. Last year in Orlando, the West won 152-149 in the second-highest scoring All-Star

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Monday NBA odds: Atlanta Hawks at Dallas Mavericks
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It could be a showcase game on Monday night for Hawks forward Josh Smith as he has been rumored to be on the trading block ahead of the Feb. 21 deadline and one team linked to Smith has been Dallas. Smith’s future with the Hawks is very much in doubt since he’s set to become a free agent on July

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Monday NBA odds: Washington Wizards at Milwaukee Bucks
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Don’t look now but the Washington Wizards are playing some of the best basketball in the NBA, which happens to have coincided with the return of John Wall. The Wiz look for a fourth straight win Monday night at Milwaukee. The Wizards last took the court Friday, beating Brooklyn 89-74. After playing much of the season without Wall, Nene and assorted other

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Sunday NBA odds: LA Lakers at Miami Heat
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It looks to be the final meeting of the season on Sunday between the Lakers and Heat, the two preseason NBA championship favorites. Miami remains the odds-on favorite, while the Lakers face a major uphill climb just to get into the postseason. The Lakers got center Dwight Howard back Thursday after he missed three games with a shoulder injury. It

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Sunday NBA odds: LA Lakers at Miami Heat
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It looks to be the final meeting of the season on Sunday between the Lakers and Heat, the two preseason NBA championship favorites. Miami remains the odds-on favorite, while the Lakers face a major uphill climb just to get into the postseason. The Lakers got center Dwight Howard back Thursday after he missed three games with a shoulder injury. It

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Friday NBA betting odds: Portland Trail Blazers at Houston Rockets
Trevor Ariza, Gerald Wallace

The Houston Rockets are one of the most entertaining teams to watch in the NBA in that they score as well as anyone and can’t really stop the opposition. Houston completes a tough three games in four nights stretch on Friday at home against Portland, and the Rockets opened as 7-point favorites on Vegassportsbetting.com. Check our current lines. After tying an NBA record

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Friday NBA odds: New York Knicks at Minnesota Timberwolves
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Fresh off seeing their five-game winning streak end Wednesday night at Washington, the Knicks look to bounce back Friday night in their lone visit of the season to the Twin Cities. New York opened as a 5.5-point favorite on Vegassportsbetting.com. Check our current lines. The Knicks were surprised 106-96 by the Wizards to fall to 12-10 on the road. Washington held

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