Sunday NBA Odds
(The Spread) – What are the top matchups in the NBA on Sunday night? Continue reading for NBA basketball opening odds, spreads and trends for January 9, 2011.
View Current Knicks vs. Lakers Odds
It is hard to dispute that the New Yorks Knicks (21-14) are no longer a team welcomed onto another team’s schedule with open arms.
The Knicks will try to keep an outstanding week going in the right direction as it plays Sunday night versus the Los Angeles Lakers (26-11) at the Staples Center. The game is slated to start at 9:30PM EST.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sportsbook.com have made the Lakers a 6.5-point favorite in the contest, while the over-under is set at 211.
New York embarrassed the Phoenix Suns 121-96 on national television Friday night as Amare Stoudemire had a successful return to his old stomping grounds. The other story was Knicks point guard Raymond Felton, who turned in the first triple-double of his NBA career as he tallied 23 points along with 11 assists and 10 rebounds to play a significant role in the blowout.
The Lakers have seemingly gotten back onto track as of late, having won three in a row including a 101-97 victory over New Orleans on Friday night. Kobe Bryant led the scoring attack in that one with 25 points, while Pau Gasol notched 21 points and 13 rebounds.
According to the latest trends, New York is an NBA-best 23-11 against the spread this season. The Lakers come in at 16-21 ATS.
Another key NBA matchup Sunday is in Portland, where the Miami Heat challenge the Portland Trail Blazers at 9:00PM EST. The Heat, winners of 19 of their past 20 games after starting the season 10-8, are 5-point favorites. The over-under is 185.
For a complete list of NBA odds on Saturday night’s games, see below.
803 Golden State Warriors +3.5 (209)
804 Los Angeles Clippers -3.5
805 Minnesota Timberwolves +11.5 (210)
806 San Antonio Spurs -11.5
807 Cleveland Cavaliers +10.5 (209)
808 Phoenix Suns -10.5
809 Miami Heat -5 (185)
810 Portland Trail Blazers +5
811 New Orleans Hornets +5 (201)
812 Denver Nuggets -5
813 New York Knicks +6.5 (211)
814 Los Angeles Lakers -6.5
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