Saturday NBA Opening Lines
(The Spread) – It is a full NBA schedule Saturday night as 13 games are on the card. Continue reading for opening odds, spreads and totals for January 22, 2011 in the NBA.
The once-hot New York Knicks (22-20) have began to fall on hard times, losers of five consecutive games entering Saturday night’s 8:00PM EST clash at the Oklahoma City Thunder (27-15).
New York’s latest defeat came Friday night by a 101-92 score at the hands of San Antonio as the Spurs avenged a loss a few weeks earlier at New York. At the time of the Knicks’ victory over San Antonio, they were playing some of the best basketball in the NBA. Now it is a far cry from that as they try to end the losing skid against a Thunder team that is attempting to end a two-game losing streak of their own.
Oddsmakers and online sports book Sportsbook.com have made Oklahoma City 7-point favorites Saturday night, while the over-under is 221.5.
According to the latest trends, the Thunder is 15-6 at home this season and the Knicks are 12-11 in road games. Leading Oklahoma City is its young phenom in Kevin Durant, who leads the NBA in scoring at 28.2 points per game. New York’s Amare Stoudemire (26.2 ppg, 9.0rpg) has had a remarkable season, but had his streak of 26 consecutive games with at least 20 points snapped by scoring just 18 against the Spurs.
Also in action Saturday night are the Boston Celtics (33-9), who play a 7:00PM EST contest at the Washington Wizards (12-29). Boston is a -6.5 point favorite and the over-under is 193. The Orlando Magic, coming off a blowout win Friday over Toronto, are in action again as they play at the Houston Rockets. Orlando is a -3 point favorite and the over-under is 207.
For a complete list of opening odds, point spreads and over/under totals for Saturday’s NBA action, see below.
501 Boston Celtics -6.5 (193)
502 Washington Wizards +6.5
503 Dallas Mavericks -4.5 (187.6)
504 New Jersey Nets +4.5
505 Atlanta Hawks +2 (185.5)
506 Charlotte Bobcats -2
507 Toronto Raptors +13 (201)
508 Miami Heat -13
509 Phoenix Suns +1.5 (1.5)
510 Detroit Pistons -1.5
511 Utah Jazz +1.5 (198)
512 Philadelphia 76ers -1.5
515 San Antonio Spurs -3 (188)
516 New Orleans Hornets +3
517 New York Knicks -7 (221.5)
518 Oklahoma City Thunder -7
519 Orlando Magic -3 (207)
520 Houston Rockets +3
521 Memphis Grizzlies +3 (185)
522 Milwaukee Bucks -3
523 Indiana Pacers +5.5 (194.5)
524 Portland Trail Blazers -5.5
525 Golden State Warriors +6.5 (216)
526 Los Angeles Clippers -6.5
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