Wednesday Tips
The Wednesday NBA card provides bettors with eleven games to wager on, including several important games involving Northwest Division teams. We'll focus on four games in the association, highlighted by two young teams that are making bettors money over the last few weeks.
Bulls (21-22 SU, 20-21-2 ATS) at Thunder (24-20, 27-17 ATS)
Chicago has turned into road warriors on their seven-game trip, winning three straight after an 0-2 start. The Bulls head to Oklahoma City to battle a Thunder team that tries to snap a two-game skid following close losses at Memphis and Cleveland.
Vinny Del Negro's squad began the season dropping 11 of its first 12 games away from the United Center, but the Bulls are 5-3 SU and 7-1 ATS the last eight on the road. Following losses to the Warriors and Clippers to start this trip, the Bulls have pulled off impressive victories at Phoenix, Houston, and San Antonio.
Oklahoma City has thrived and suffered through several cardiac finishes over the last week, playing four games that were decided by a total of eight points. The Thunder pulled off last-minute victories at Atlanta and Minnesota, but then fell in the same fashion to the Grizzlies and Cavs. OKC did manage to cover three of four times on that trip, with the lone non-cover coming against the Wolves as road favorites.
The Thunder knocked off the Bulls at the United Center earlier this month, 98-85. Chicago was held to 35% shooting from the floor, while Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 54 points for the victorious Thunder.
Hawks (29-14 SU, 29-14 ATS) at Spurs (25-18 SU, 21-21-1 ATS)
Somehow the home-court advantage of the AT&T Center is slowly disappearing, as the Spurs have lost three straight home games. San Antonio tries to snap its skid against an Atlanta club that is one of the top road underdogs in the league (7-2 ATS and 5-4 SU).
The Spurs went on a 15-4 SU run from December to mid-January, but San Antonio has gone through a cold stretch recently, dropping five of six. As a favorite, the Spurs have burned bettors with a 1-6 ATS mark the last seven when laying points. However, San Antonio has owned Atlanta over the years, winning nine of the last ten meetings.
The Hawks go for a sweep of their Texas two-step after beating the Rockets on Monday, 102-95. Atlanta has won eight of ten, while owning several impressive outright road victories this season at Boston twice, Portland, and Dallas.
Atlanta owns one of the top marks against teams off a loss, going 18-8 SU and 17-8-1 ATS. However, the Hawks are 2-2-1 ATS in this spot as an underdog.
Nuggets (30-14 SU, 20-22-2 ATS) at Rockets (24-20 SU, 22-22 ATS)
Two teams going in opposite directions meet up in Houston, as the Nuggets go for their eighth straight victory. The Rockets, meanwhile, have covered just two of their last 11 games.
Denver is expected to get leading scorer Carmelo Anthony back in the lineup after missing Monday's victory over Charlotte with a sprained ankle. The Nuggets have been a tough team to back on the road, going 1-7-1 ATS the previous nine away from the Pepsi Center. Some of the SU losses are very questionable, with the Nuggets falling to the Bobcats, Pistons, Kings, Clippers, and Bucks as road 'chalk.'
Houston won seven straight games both SU and ATS at home from December to early January, but the Rockets are now 0-5 ATS the last five at the Toyota Center. Rick Adelman's team has outright losses as favorites to the Heat, Hawks, and Bulls in this stretch, while slipping past the Wolves and Bucks in overtime.
Since the start of last season, home teams off two straight home losses taking on a team off a victory are 14-4 ATS. However, the last team in this spot played Monday, when the Spurs fell at home to the Bulls, so tread lightly.
Jazz (26-18 SU, 26-16-2 ATS) at Blazers (27-19 SU, 24-21-1 ATS)
The Nuggets better watch their back in the Northwest Division, as the Jazz and Blazers each sit four games behind the top spot in the division. Utah has captured seven of eight, while being one of the top January clubs in the league. Portland, meanwhile, tries to bounce back after a heartbreaking one-point home loss to New Orleans on Monday.
The Jazz rallied from 17 points down to knock off the Suns on Monday night, 124-115. Utah is 6-2-1 ATS the last nine on the road, but Jerry Sloan's squad has been listed as a favorite just once in that span - and failed to cover at Minnesota.
The Blazers are still without Brandon Roy, as the team's leading scorer is out with a hamstring injury. Portland is 4-1 ATS as an underdog with Roy out of the lineup this season, including SU wins over San Antonio and Orlando.
The home team has won each of the last eight meetings, with the Blazers claiming the previous four at the Rose Garden against the Jazz. Utah ran Portland out in Salt Lake City in late November, 108-92, as the Jazz shot a blistering 60% from the floor.
The Wednesday NBA card provides bettors with eleven games to wager on, including several important games involving Northwest Division teams. We'll focus on four games in the association, highlighted by two young teams that are making bettors money over the last few weeks.
Bulls (21-22 SU, 20-21-2 ATS) at Thunder (24-20, 27-17 ATS)
Chicago has turned into road warriors on their seven-game trip, winning three straight after an 0-2 start. The Bulls head to Oklahoma City to battle a Thunder team that tries to snap a two-game skid following close losses at Memphis and Cleveland.
Vinny Del Negro's squad began the season dropping 11 of its first 12 games away from the United Center, but the Bulls are 5-3 SU and 7-1 ATS the last eight on the road. Following losses to the Warriors and Clippers to start this trip, the Bulls have pulled off impressive victories at Phoenix, Houston, and San Antonio.
Oklahoma City has thrived and suffered through several cardiac finishes over the last week, playing four games that were decided by a total of eight points. The Thunder pulled off last-minute victories at Atlanta and Minnesota, but then fell in the same fashion to the Grizzlies and Cavs. OKC did manage to cover three of four times on that trip, with the lone non-cover coming against the Wolves as road favorites.
The Thunder knocked off the Bulls at the United Center earlier this month, 98-85. Chicago was held to 35% shooting from the floor, while Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 54 points for the victorious Thunder.
Hawks (29-14 SU, 29-14 ATS) at Spurs (25-18 SU, 21-21-1 ATS)
Somehow the home-court advantage of the AT&T Center is slowly disappearing, as the Spurs have lost three straight home games. San Antonio tries to snap its skid against an Atlanta club that is one of the top road underdogs in the league (7-2 ATS and 5-4 SU).
The Spurs went on a 15-4 SU run from December to mid-January, but San Antonio has gone through a cold stretch recently, dropping five of six. As a favorite, the Spurs have burned bettors with a 1-6 ATS mark the last seven when laying points. However, San Antonio has owned Atlanta over the years, winning nine of the last ten meetings.
The Hawks go for a sweep of their Texas two-step after beating the Rockets on Monday, 102-95. Atlanta has won eight of ten, while owning several impressive outright road victories this season at Boston twice, Portland, and Dallas.
Atlanta owns one of the top marks against teams off a loss, going 18-8 SU and 17-8-1 ATS. However, the Hawks are 2-2-1 ATS in this spot as an underdog.
Nuggets (30-14 SU, 20-22-2 ATS) at Rockets (24-20 SU, 22-22 ATS)
Two teams going in opposite directions meet up in Houston, as the Nuggets go for their eighth straight victory. The Rockets, meanwhile, have covered just two of their last 11 games.
Denver is expected to get leading scorer Carmelo Anthony back in the lineup after missing Monday's victory over Charlotte with a sprained ankle. The Nuggets have been a tough team to back on the road, going 1-7-1 ATS the previous nine away from the Pepsi Center. Some of the SU losses are very questionable, with the Nuggets falling to the Bobcats, Pistons, Kings, Clippers, and Bucks as road 'chalk.'
Houston won seven straight games both SU and ATS at home from December to early January, but the Rockets are now 0-5 ATS the last five at the Toyota Center. Rick Adelman's team has outright losses as favorites to the Heat, Hawks, and Bulls in this stretch, while slipping past the Wolves and Bucks in overtime.
Since the start of last season, home teams off two straight home losses taking on a team off a victory are 14-4 ATS. However, the last team in this spot played Monday, when the Spurs fell at home to the Bulls, so tread lightly.
Jazz (26-18 SU, 26-16-2 ATS) at Blazers (27-19 SU, 24-21-1 ATS)
The Nuggets better watch their back in the Northwest Division, as the Jazz and Blazers each sit four games behind the top spot in the division. Utah has captured seven of eight, while being one of the top January clubs in the league. Portland, meanwhile, tries to bounce back after a heartbreaking one-point home loss to New Orleans on Monday.
The Jazz rallied from 17 points down to knock off the Suns on Monday night, 124-115. Utah is 6-2-1 ATS the last nine on the road, but Jerry Sloan's squad has been listed as a favorite just once in that span - and failed to cover at Minnesota.
The Blazers are still without Brandon Roy, as the team's leading scorer is out with a hamstring injury. Portland is 4-1 ATS as an underdog with Roy out of the lineup this season, including SU wins over San Antonio and Orlando.
The home team has won each of the last eight meetings, with the Blazers claiming the previous four at the Rose Garden against the Jazz. Utah ran Portland out in Salt Lake City in late November, 108-92, as the Jazz shot a blistering 60% from the floor.
