Wednesday NBA Odds
(The Spread) – There are a total of 13 NBA games on the January 19thschedule involving some of the NBA’s best teams. Continue reading for opening odds, spreads and totals on Wednesday night’s games in the NBA.
While the Dallas Mavericks are still reeling as superstar Dirk Nowitzki (23.8 ppg, 7.3 rpg) is still trying to find his way back to 100 percent since his return from a knee injury, the Los Angeles Lakers are mostly healthy and beginning to once again play some top-notch basketball.
Dallas hosts the Lakers at 9:00PM EST Wednesday night in a game televised on ESPN. Oddsmakers and online sports book Sportsbook.com have listed Los Angeles as a 3-point favorite and is the over-under is slated at 190.5.
Injuries have set the Mavericks’ season back as they have lost seven games in a row, not able to recover yet since the loss of shooting guard Caron Butler to a season-ending knee injury. Coupled with the hobbled Nowitzki, Dallas has been in a freefall as of late and head coach Rick Carlisle has recently questioned the competitiveness of his team.
Los Angeles, on the other hand, has won eight of its last nine games and shook off a loss Sunday to its hometown foe in the Clippers by defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-94 on national television Monday. The stretch has improved the Lakers to 31-12 overall, while Dallas has fallen to 26-14 after its great start to the campaign.
The latest trends say that Dallas is 4-3 against the spread versus the Lakers over the past three seasons.
Kobe Bryant, as usual, leads the Lakers as he is scoring 25.2 points per game this season to go with 5.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists a contest. Pau Gasol averages 18.5 points per game.
In other NBA action, the Boston Celtics (31-9) host the Detroit Pistons (15-26) at 7:30 PM EST. Boston is an 11.5-point favorite with an over-under of 192.5. The Denver Nuggets (23-17) are at home for a 9:00PM EST game against the Oklahoma City Thunder (27-14). Denver is a 3.5-point favorite and the over-under is 218.5.
At 10:30PM EST, one of the hotter teams as of late in the Los Angeles Clippers (15-25) host the Minnesota Timberwolves (10-32). The Clippers are a 7-point favorite and the over-under right now is 213.5.
For a full list of odds for Wedneday’s NBA games, see below.
701 Philadelphia 76ers +9 (198.5)
702 Orlando Magic -9
703 Phoenix -7.5 (214)
704 Cleveland Cavaliers +7.5
705 Utah Jazz -6.5 (195)
706 New Jersey Nets +6.5
707 Detroit Pistons +11.5 (192.5)
708 Boston Celtics -11.5
709 Washington Wizards +7 (185.5)
710 Milwaukee Bucks -7
711 Memphis Grizzlies +4 (184)
712 New Orleans Hornets -4
713 Toronto Raptors +11.5 (204.5)
714 San Antonio Spurs -11.5
715 New York Knicks +2.5 (218.5)
716 Houston Rockets -2.5
717 Los Angeles Lakers -3 (190.5)
718 Dallas Mavericks +3
719 Oklahoma City Thunder +3.5 (218.5)
720 Denver Nuggets -3.5
721 Portland Trail Blazers -2 (195.5)
722 Sacramento Kings +2
723 Minnesota Timberwolves +7 (213.5)
724 Los Angeles Clippers -7
725 Indiana Pacers +4 (212.5)
726 Golden State Warriors -4
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