Thursday NBA Opening Odds
(The Spread) – It is a light day in the NBA, but it is an important day for the New Orleans Hornets as they try not to lose any playoff positioning in a contest at the Utah Jazz.
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The Hornets are hanging on to the seventh playoff spot in the Western Conference with a 40-31 record, but the Memphis Grizzlies are only a half-game back in the eighth and last spot. New Orleans is just 16-20 on the road this season. Utah is 36-36 overall and 20-15 at home, but have lost three in a row and are four games behind Memphis for that final position.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog.com have made the Hornets 1.5-point favorites over the Jazz. The over/under total for this game is currently 190.5 points.
According to the latest NBA trends, the under is 4-0 in the last four meetings in Utah and 5-1 in the last six meetings overall. The favorite is 4-1 against the spread in the last five meetings. The Hornets are 1-7-1 ATS in the last nine meetings in Utah.
In the only other NBA action, Kevin Love (groin) could be unavailable as the Minnesota Timberwolves travel to play Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks. There is no overnight line for the game.
NBA Thursday Opening Point Spread Odds & Totals
801 Minnesota Timberwolves +15.5 (209.5)
802 Dallas Mavericks -15.5
803 New Orleans Hornets -1.5 (190.5)
804 Utah Jazz +1.5
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