NBA betting news, trends, odds and predictions for Saturday, December 16th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Portland won seven of last ten games with Charlotte; home side won eight of last nine series games. Blazers are 1-3 vs spread in last four visits here. Last four series games stayed under the total. Portland won five of its last six road games; they’re 3-2-1 as road underdogs. Five of their last seven games stayed under. Charlotte lost nine of its last 11 games; they’re 6-5 as home favorites. Six of their last eight games stayed under.
Home side won last seven Utah-Cleveland games; Jazz is 1-3-1 vs spread in last five visits to Ohio. Under is 5-2 in last seven series games. Utah lost four of last five games but beat Celtics in Boston Friday; they’re 4-5 as road underdogs. Last four Utah games went over the total. Cavs won 16 of last 17 games; they’re 3-13 vs spread as a home favorite. Four of their last six games stayed under the total.
Carmelo Anthony returns to NYC; Thunder won its last four games with New York, winning by 9-6 points in last two visits here. Five of last seven series games stayed under. Oklahoma City won in triple OT in Philly last nite; they won six of last eight games, are 4-11 vs spread on road. Three of their last four games went over total. Knicks won four of last five games; they’re 13-5 vs spread at home. Five of their last six games went over the total.
Clippers won four of last five games with Miami; they’re 3-2 vs spread in last five trips to South Beach. Last six series games stayed under total. Clippers won three of last four games, covered five of last six; they’re 4-6 as road underdogs. LA’s last three games stayed under the total. Heat won three of its last four games; they’re 1-5 as a home favorite. Ten of last eleven Miami games stayed under the total.
Minnesota won five of last six games with Phoenix; three of last four series games went over the total. Suns are 1-2-1 vs spread in last four visits here. Phoenix lost seven of its last eight games; they’re 7-5 vs spread as road underdogs. Three of their last four games stayed under the total. Minnesota won three of last four games; they’re 1-7 vs spread in last eight games as a home fave. Six of their last eight games went over the total.
Home side won last five Milwaukee-Houston games; Bucks are 2-3 vs spread in last five visits to Houston. Four of last six series games went over total. Milwaukee lost its last two games after a 6-1 run; they’re 3-6 vs spread as road underdogs. Over is 9-1-1 in their last 11 games. Rockets won their last 11 games (6-4-1 vs spread); they’re 7-7 as home favorites. Four of their last five games went over the total.
Spurs won eight of last ten games with Dallas, but lost by 6 to them Tuesday; last three series games played here went over the total. Mavericks covered their last three visits to the Alamo. Dallas lost four of its last five games; they’re 6-7 as a road underdog. Four of their last five games stayed under the total. San Antonio lost its last two games; they’re 8-5 as home faves. Under is 5-3 in their last eight games.
Celtics won their last three games with Memphis; they’re 3-2 vs spread in their last five visits to Tennessee. Six of last seven series games went over total. Boston lost three of last five games; they’re 6-3 as road favorites. Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Grizzlies lost nine of last 11 games; they’re 3-4 vs spread as home underdogs. Four of their last six games stayed under the total.
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