Saturday NBA Opening Odds
(The Spread) – A moderate NBA schedule has six games on its card Saturday night with one team in action, the Chicago Bulls, trying to find an answer for their road woes at Milwaukee.
Chicago (39-17) has been one of the best teams at home this season as it is 26-4 in the friendly confines of the United Center, but the road is a much different story for the Bulls as they are just 13-13 in away games. On Saturday night at 8:30PM EST, Chicago will try to again figure it out on the road as it plays at the Milwaukee Bucks (22-35).
Oddsmakers and online sports book Sportsbook.com have listed Chicago as 3.5-point favorites in the game against Milwaukee, while the over-under rests at 181.5. According to the latest trends, the Bulls are 33-22 against the spread this season and the Bucks are 27-29 ATS. Chicago is 23-33 on over-unders against the spread, while Milwaukee is 21-34 ATS on over-unders.
The Bulls’ differences in home and away game was highlighted perfectly in their two outings since the All-Star break. On Wednesday, Chicago traveled to Toronto and came home with a disappointing 118-113 defeat. That was followed with Thursday’s 93-89 victory over the powerful Miami Heat.
Milwaukee is 1-1 since the break as it downed Minnesota 94-88 at home Tuesday before losing 114-108 Wednesday at New York in Carmelo Anthony’s first game as a Knick.
Point guard Derrick Rose leads the Bulls as he averages 25 points per game along with 8.2 assists and 4.4 rebounds. Milwaukee point guard Brandon Jennings puts in 15.7 points per contest to go with 4.9 assists to lead his squad.
Other NBA games includes the Dallas Mavericks playing at the Washington Wizards at 8:00PM EST. Dallas is a 9-point favorite and the over-under is 204.
NBA Opening Odds & Over/Under Totals
503 Sacramento Kings +10 (200)
504 Memphis Grizzles -10
505 Dallas Mavericks -9 (204)
506 Washington Wizards +9
507 Chicago Bulls -3.5 (181.5)
508 Milwaukee Bucks +3.5
509 New Jersey Nets +8.5 (202)
510 Houston Rockets -8.5
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