Friday NBA Opening Odds
(The Spread) – With all the NBA roster changes that have taken places over the past several days, many teams will be sporting their new players for the first time this weekend including the New Jersey Nets as they travel to San Antonio for their first game with new point guard Deron Williams.
Williams will make his debut for the struggling Nets (17-40) in the 8:30PM EST contest at the NBA-best San Antonion Spurs (47-10). Oddsmakers and online sports book Sportsbook.com have listed San Antonio as 11.5-point favorites, while the over-under is at 192.5.
The latest trends show that New Jersey is 26-31 against the spread this season, while the Spurs are 34-21 ATS. The Nets are 27-30 on over-unders and San Antonio is 28-29 with over-unders.
San Antonio has been nearly unbeatable at home this season as it is 26-2 on its own floor. The Spurs won their lone game since the All-Star break with a 109-105 home victory Wednesday over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Meanwhile, New Jersey is just 4-25 on the road in 2010-11 and have not played yet this week. On Feb. 14, the Nets hosted the Spurs with the visitors coming away with a 102-85 win.
In his 53 games with the Utah Jazz, Williams averaged 21.3 points and 9.7 assists per game. He will be complemented on the Nets by forward Brook Lopez, who accounts for 19.4 points per game. San Antonio’s All-Star forward Tim Duncan currently has a 13.5 ppg average, while fellow All-Star Manu Ginobili scores a team-best 17.8 per game.
Elsewhere in the NBA, the Miami Heat will try to shake off a loss to Chicago Thursday as they host the Washington Wizards at 7:30PM EST. Miami is a 14.5-point favorite and the over-under is 204. The Orlando Magic are home against Oklahoma City in an 8:00PM EST game that will be televised on ESPN. Orlando is a 7-point favorite and the over-under is 206.5. Portland hosts Denver at 10:30PM EST in a game that matches teams with some new players after recent trades. The Trail Blazers are 6.5-point favorites, while the over-under is 204.5.
NBA Opening Odds & Over/Under Totals
805 Utah Jazz +6 (207.5)
806 Indiana Pacers -6
807 Phoenix Raptors -3.5 (213)
808 Toronto Raptors +3.5
809 Washington Wizards +14.5 (204)
810 Miami Heat -14.5
813 New Orleans Hornets -5 (195)
814 Minnesota Timberwolves +5
815 Oklahoma City Thunder +7 (206.5)
816 Orlando Magic -7
817 New Jersey Nets +11.5 (192.5)
818 San Antonio Spurs -11.5
819 Atlanta Hawks +3.5 (200.5)
820 Golden State Warriors -3.5
821 Denver Nuggets +6.5 (204.5)
822 Portland Trail Blazers -6.5
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