Saturday NBA Opening Odds
(The Spread) – There are nine NBA games on the schedule Saturday night including the Los Angeles Lakers, who will try to put an end to their recent slide as they play at the New Orleans Hornets. Continue reading for opening odds, spreads and totals on every NBA game for February 5.
A lot of critics have come to the forefront in recent weeks concerning the Los Angeles Lakers including former greats Jerry West and Magic Johnson. The Lakers, now 34-16, lost their third game out of their last four Thursday night as Antonio McDyess’ last-second tip sent San Antonio to an 89-88 win over Los Angeles.
The Lakers will get another chance to quash their critics Saturday night as they begin a seven-game road swing with an 8:00PM EST contest at the 32-19 New Orleans Hornets. Oddsmakers and online sports book Sportsbook.com have made the Lakers 3.5-point favorites, while the over-under is set at 188.5.
According to the latest trends, New Orleans is 5-4 against the spread versus the Lakers over the past three seasons. Chris Paul is averaging 16.6 points per game and 9.8 assists per game for the Hornets, while David West leads the squad in scoring at 18.9 points per game. Kobe Bryant has averages of 25. 4 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 5.0 assists to pace the Lakers.
New Orleans has lost three out of its last four games as well after previously winning 10 consecutive contests.
Elsewhere in the NBA, the Dallas Mavericks are coming off a big win at Boston Friday night and are in action again at Charlotte for a 7:00PM EST start. Dallas is a 3-point favorite and the over-under is listed at 187. The Chicago Bulls will play on WGN at 10:30PM EST against the host Golden State Warriors. Chicago is a 3.5-point favorite with an over-under of 203.
For opening odds and over/under totals for every game in the NBA on Saturday night, see below.
NBA Opening Point Spread Odds & Over/Under Totals
501 Dallas Mavericks -3 (187)
502 Charlotte Bobcats +3
505 Portland Trail Blazers -6 (194.5)
506 Cleveland Cavaliers +6
507 Los Angeles Lakers -3.5 (188.5)
508 New Orleans Hornets +3.5
509 Memphis Grizzlies +4 (207)
510 Houston Rockets -4
517 Chicago Bulls -3.5 (203)
518 Golden State Warriors +3.5
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