NBA betting trends, odds and predictions for Saturday, March 25th, 2017 from various handicappers and websites
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Utah lost three of last four games; they’re 2-6 vs spread in last eight road games. Over is 7-4 in their last 11 games. Clippers won three of last four games, are 4-9 vs spread in last 13 games at Staples. Under is 7-5-2 in their last 14 games. Clippers won eight of last ten games with Utah, covering four of last five; Jazz lost three of last four series games played here (3-1 vs spread). Under is 5-3 in last eight series games.
Wizards won last three home games, but are 1-6 vs spread in last seven games overall. Three of their last four games stayed under. Cleveland won four of last six games; they’re 1-3-1 vs spread in last five home games- their last three games went over total. Cavaliers won seven of last nine games with Washington, covering last three; Wizards lost three of last four visits to Ohio (2-2 vs spread). Over is 5-3 in last eight series games.
New York lost seven of last eight games; they’re 4-7 vs spread in last 11 road games. Three of their last four games went over total. Spurs won five of last seven games; they’re 3-6 vs spread in last nine home games. Four of their last six games went over the total. Knicks are actually 5-4 in their last nine games with the Spurs; they split last four visits to Alamo. Over is 7-3 in last ten series games.
Raptors won their last four games; they’re 5-3 vs spread in last eight road games. Under is 12-6 in their last 18 games. Mavericks won seven of last nine home games (6-3 vs spread); six of their last eight games overall stayed under the total. Toronto won its last three games with Dallas by 11-4-22 points; they lost three of last five visits to Dallas. Five of last six series games stayed under.
Timberwolves lost to the Lakers in OT last nite, their 5th loss in row; they’re 0-5 vs spread in last five road games. Five of their last six games went over. Portland won four of last five games; they’re 3-6 vs spread in last nine home games. Under is 5-2 in their last seven games. Trailblazers won five of last six games with Minnesota; last three series games stayed under total. Wolves lost four of last five games in Oregon (2-2-1 vs spread).
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Saturday’s NBA Game of the Day: Wizards at Cavaliers
By Covers.com
Washington Wizards at Cleveland Cavaliers (+2, 215)
The Washington Wizards face a road-heavy stretch to end the regular season, and it begins Saturday against the host Cleveland Cavaliers. The contest is the opener of a five-game road trip as the Wizards play eight of their final 10 games away from home.
Washington resides in third place in the Eastern Conference, one game ahead of Toronto, and clinched a playoff berth with Friday's 129-108 home victory over Brooklyn. "It's great," All-Star point guard John Wall told reporters. "The way we dealt with last year wasn't good for us. We wanted to go to the playoffs. We fell short of that. The way we started this season (2-8 ) wasn't the way we wanted. ... We all stayed together as a team. That's the most important thing." The Cavaliers lead the East by one game over Boston after registering a 112-105 win at Charlotte on Friday. Cleveland posted a 140-135 overtime victory over the Wizards on Feb. 6 in the most recent meeting as Cavaliers superstar LeBron James recorded 32 points and a career-best 17 assists while Washington guard Bradley Beal poured in 41 points.
LINE HISTORY: The Wizard opened as 2-point road favorites over the Cavaliers and a questionable LeBron James. The total hit the betting board at 215 and neither number has yet to move. Check out the complete line history here.
INJURY REPORT:
Washington - No injuries to report
Cleveland - SF LeBron James (Questionable, eye)
POWER RANKINGS: Wizards (-4.9) - Cavaliers (—6.5) + home court (-3) = Cavaliers -4.6
ABOUT THE WIZARDS (44-28 SU, 37-34-1 ATS, 45-27 O/U): Washington has posted a 9-5 record this month and is averaging a solid 122 points per contest, pleasing coach Scott Brooks. "We knew March was going to be pretty demanding, challenging," Brooks told reporters after the win over the Nets. "We were hoping we were playing well at that time. We're not playing bad." Wall scored 22 points in 24 minutes against Brooklyn after nearly missing the game due to a migraine headache and backup Brandon Jennings picked up the slack with 18 points and nine assists.
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS (47-24 SU, 32-36-3 ATS, 40-30-1 O/U): Cleveland held Charlotte to 42.2 percent shooting on Friday as the defensive charge was significantly better than it was in Wednesday's 126-113 setback against Denver. "The effort was definitely there," coach Tyronn Lue told reporters. "The guys took the challenge. We helped, got back out. That team shot 42 percent from the field, so the effort was great. That's how we've got to play. That's who we are." Point guard Kyrie Irving scored 26 points, reaching 20 for a career-best 20th consecutive game and the 54th time this season.
TRENDS:
* Wizards are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
* Cavaliers are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up win.
* Over is 10-2 in Wizards last 12 after scoring 100 points or more in their previous game.
* Over is 13-3 in Wizards last 16 when their opponent scores 100 points or more in their previous game.
* Over is 5-0 in Cavaliers last 5 home games following a road trip of 7 or more days.
CONSENSUS: Users are split 50/50 on the spread while the OVER is getting 70 percent of the totals bets.
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Toronto Raptors at Dallas Mavericks
Raptors offense in a lull last nine on the road netting 96.0 PPG (2-7 O/U) expect buckets to be at a premium when they visit Mavericks on Saturday. Raptors 13-3 'Under' last 16 road games, Mavericks 12-3-1 'Under' vs Eastern Conference, series 1-4 O/U last five meetings consider 'Under'.