Friday NBA Odds
(The Spread) – The NBA has a full slate of action on Thursday night when 12 games tip off for January 12. Continue reading for odds, trends and more on some of the top basketball games.
Very few problems have arose at home this season for the Chicago Bulls, where they have compiled a 17-3 record. The road, however, has been a different story as they are 8-10 away from home including three consecutive losses. The latest was a 96-91 defeat Wednesday at Charlotte.
Chicago faces another road test Friday night at 7:00PM EST as it plays at the Indiana Pacers (16-20), who are looking for their first three-game winning streak of the season. Oddsmakers and online sports book Sportsbook.com have made the Bulls 1-point favorites in the contest and the over-under is set at 190. The latest trends say that Chicago is 6-3 against the spread versus Indiana over the past three seasons. The Pacers are 10-9 at home this season.
Leading the Bulls is Derrick Rose, who is averaging 24.1 points per game as well as 8.1 assists per game and 4.4 rebounds a game. Complementing him is Carlos Boozer (20.3 ppg) and Luol Deng (17.9 ppg). Indiana’s Danny Granger has seen his scoring production dip some this year as he is putting in 20.9 points per game after notching a 24.2 average during the 2009-10 campaign. Granger still leads the Pacers in scoring, while Darren Collison averages 13.6 points a game and 4.6 assists.
Indiana enters play with confidence after winning 111-103 at Philadelphia Tuesday and 102-89 at home against Dallas on Wednesday. The Bulls pounded Boston at home a week ago and used a strong second half to race past Detroit Monday, but on Wednesday they scuffled at Charlotte.
Elsewhere Friday night, the New York Knicks return home to face the Sacramento Kings at 7:30PM EST. New York is a 9-point favorite and the over-under is currently 218.5. The Boston Celtics play at home versus Charlotte with the game getting a 7:30PM EST start as well. Boston is a 9-point favorite and the over-under sits at 188.5. The Los Angeles Lakers are favored as they attempt to move their win streak to seven games against the New Jersey Nets. Los Angeles is a 13-point favorite with an over-under of 191.5.
For a full list of odds for Friday’s NBA games, see below.
801 Detroit Pistons +4.5 (207)
802 Toronto Raptors -4.5
803 Milwaukee Bucks +4 (186.5)
804 Philadelphia 76ers -4
805 Chicago Bulls -1 (190)
806 Indiana Pacers +1
807 Sacramento Kings +9 (218.5)
808 New York Knicks -9
809 Charlotte Bobcats +9 (188.5)
810 Boston Celtics -9
815 Cleveland Cavaliers +14.5 (196.5)
816 Utah Jazz -14.5
819 Los Angeles Clippers +3.5
820 Golden State Warriors -3.5
821 New Jersey Nets +13 (191.5)
822 Los Angeles Lakers -13
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