NBA Betting odds:
Pacers vs. Hawks, Wizards vs. Bobcats, Pistons vs. Nets
The NBA betting preview, with
odds and point spread, of the Wednesday games Indiana Pacers at
Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards at Charlotte Bobcats and
Detroit Pistons at New Jersey Nets.
A
total of 11 NBA games tonight and here we will look at three of
the most bet on basketball games for Wednesday. Starting with
the Indiana Pacers (15-12) and their visit to the
Atlanta Hawks (14-13), which promises to be one of the most
action-packed games this evening. The Hawks will enter the arena
as favorite tonight, at the online betting company
Bookmaker, the odds on the
Atlanta Hawks are -145 and the odds on the Pacers to beat
Atlanta are sitting at underdog +125. The point spread on the
Indiana Pacers vs. Atlanta Hawks game is currently favoring the
Hawks -2.5 points with the total at 200 points. Betting trends
show that Indiana is 7-3 against the spread in its last 10 games
on the road, as well as won 7 of its last 10 games on the road.
The Indiana Pacers are second in rebounds in the league at 44.8
but allow the second highest free throw percentage in the league
at 78.2% per game. Atlanta is 4-1 against the spread in its last
5 games and has also won 4 of the last 5 games. The Atlanta
Hawks are the second worst team for three points made in the
league with 4.0 per game and lead the league in three points
made allowed with 5.0 per game. The total has gone OVER in 15 of
Atlanta's last 22 games when playing at home against Indiana.
Moving on to the Washington Wizards
(13-13) and their game against the Charlotte Bobcats
(10-15). Having the home advantage the Bobcats will be the
favorite this Wednesday night, at Bookmaker the odds on
Charlotte to beat Washington are set at -175 and the odds on the
Wizards to win the game are +155. The point spread on the
Washington Wizards vs. Charlotte Bobcats game is sitting at -4
points chalk the Bobcats with the total expected at 189 points.
Although the Wizards have lost 4 of the last 6 games on the
road, Washington is 7-2-1 against the spread in its last 10
games on the road. They also allow the most three points made in
the league with 8.1 per game. On the other side, the Bobcats
have lost 11 of their last 15 games and Charlotte is 3-9 against
the spread in its last 12 games. Keep in mind that Charlotte is
the third worst offensive team in the league at 92.9 points per
game and has the worst free throw percentage in the league with
just 68.2. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte's last 5
games when playing at home against Washington.
And finally, the Detroit Pistons
(20-7) will visit the New Jersey Nets (12-15) on
Wednesday night. No surprises expected here by the odds makers,
the Pistons listed as favorite at
Bookmaker with odds -240 and
the Nets heavy underdog with odds +200. The point spread on the
Detroit Pistons vs. New Jersey Nets NBA game is favoring the
Pistons -5.5 points and the total is sitting at 185 points.
Detroit is 5-0 against the spread in its last 5 games and has
also won five of the last five games, but the total has gone
UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games. The Detroit Pistons have
the second stingiest defence in the league at 89.7 points per
game and are second best in the league in field goal percentage
against allowing 43.3. Meanwhile the Nets have won only 3 of
their last 9 games and New Jersey is 2-10-1 against the spread
in its last 13 games at home. The New Jersey Nets are the worst
offensive team in the league averaging just 91.9 points per game
and have the third worst field goal percentage in the league at
43.0. The total has gone UNDER in 8 of New Jersey's last 11
games when playing at home against Detroit.
Published on
12/26/2007
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