Friday NBA Opening Odds
(The Spread) – A total of NBA games are on tap Friday night in a loaded schedule including a battle pitting the first-place Miami Heat at the Detroit Pistons. Continue reading for opening odds, spreads and totals for February 11, 2011.
For the first time since the ballyhooed signings that brought LeBron James and Chris Bosh to Miami, the Heat can say they are the best team in the Eastern Conference. Their 38-14 record is now good enough for best in the East following Boston’s home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night.
Miami will attempt to keep a firm grasp on the top spot in the conference Friday night as it travels to Detroit for a 7:30PM EST start. Oddsmakers and online sports book Sportsbook.com have made the Heat 7.5-point favorites in the game, while the over-under is 191.5.
Miami began its current seven-game winning streak in late January with a come-from-behind 88-87 win over Detroit in a contest that went down to the wire. The Pistons have played strong basketball as of late, winning three of their last four as they attempt to get back into the playoff picture.
In another big NBA game Friday night, the New York Knicks host the Los Angeles Lakers at 8:00PM EST on ESPN. Los Angeles, coming off perhaps its biggest victory of the season Thursday, is a 3-point favorite and the over-under is 211.5. Cleveland will try to end its 26-game losing skid at home as it hosts the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers are 3.5-point favorites and the over-under is 208.
The Utah Jazz, who will try to put past the Thursday resignation of 22-year coach Jerry Sloan, are at home against Phoenix at 10:30PM EST on ESPN. Utah is 6.5-point favorites and the over-under is 208.
Continue reading for opening odds and totals on every game in the NBA for Friday night.
NBA Opening Odds & Totals
801 New Jersey Nets +6.5 (187)
802 Charlotte Bobcats -6.5
803 Minnesota Timberwolves +8 (217)
804 Indiana Pacers -8
805 San Antonio Spurs -3.5 (198)
806 Philadelphia 76ers +3.5
807 New Orleans Hornets +9 (189.5)
808 Orlando Magic -9
809 Portland Trail Blazers -2.5 (196.5)
810 Toronto Raptors +2.5
11 Los Angeles Clippers -3.5 (208)
812 Cleveland Cavaliers +3.5
813 Miami Heat -7.5 (191.5)
814 Detroit Pistons +7.5
817 Los Angeles Lakers -3 (211.5)
818 New York Knicks +3
819 Phoenix Suns +6.5 (208)
820 Utah Jazz -6.5
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