January 21 - Tomorrow (Friday, January 22) there are two very important NBA
games scheduled, which means NBA betting fans across the United States
will have their work cut out to pick the winners. But to make things a little
bit easier, we have compiled a concise Friday NBA Betting Guide.
Kicking off the NBA betting action is a highly anticipated showdown between the
Los Angeles Lakers and the Cleveland Cavaliers, to be played in Cleveland.
Although the Lakers are no doubt the best team in the NBA, don't make the
mistake of writing off the Cavaliers just yet and here's why.
Consider that the Lakers are 32-9, but have only played 15 away games. The
Cavaliers, however, are 32-11 but have only played 15 home games. So what this
effectively means is that as much as the Cavaliers excel at home games, the
Lakers do not have the best record playing in away games.
Could this mean that come Friday the playing field will be levelled a bit, so to
speak? Who knows. What we do know is that the stats speak for themselves. Last
season the Cavaliers had the best home record in the NBA, having lost only two
games. That said, the Lakers need to focus in Cleveland.
Here are the NBA Betting odds for the Los Angeles Lakers @ the Cleveland
Cavaliers:
| |
Spread |
Money Line |
Total |
| A Los Angeles Lakers |
+4 1.91 |
2.25 |
o195 1.91 |
| H Cleveland Cavaliers |
-4 1.91 |
1.57 |
u195 1.91 |
The second game is between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Denver Nuggets in
Denver. This season the Nuggets have been something of a 'head-scratcher'
meaning they've developed an odd talent for losing to bad teams and trouncing
good teams. Nuggets coach, George Karl, seems stumped by this.
But going into Friday?s game, he probably has little to worry about considering
Denver is currently 22-5 and all the starter players are expected to be ready
and accounted for on Friday. Also set to step onto the court tomorrow is rookie
superstar, Ty Lawson, who has finally recovered from an ankle injury.
So this means that the Los Angeles Clippers will have to be on their toes both
offensively and defensively if they want to defeat the powerful home team.
Here are the NBA Betting odds for the Los Angeles Clippers @ the Denver
Nuggets:
| |
Spread |
Money Line |
Total |
| A Los Angeles Clippers |
+9? 1.91 |
4.33 |
o210 1.91 |
| H Denver Nuggets |
- 9? 1.91 |
1.18 |
u210 1.91 |
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