The Atlanta Hawks will make the trip north of the border to the Air Canada Centre on Wednesday for a date with the Toronto Raptors. Atlanta makes the trip north having lost four in a row, while the Raptors got back into the win column on Monday after returning home from a five-game road trip.
The eighth-ranked Duke Blue Devils will make the always daunting trip over to Chapel Hill on Wednesday to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels in one of the most anticipated matchups of rivalry week.
The Aztecs have not lost since the second game of the season to Arizona. That means they have rattled off 20 wins in a row and with victories over Creighton, Kansas and other they have certainly earned their lofty standing.
The 15th-ranked Michigan Wolverines will make the trip out to Columbus to take on the 22nd-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes on Tuesday.
The Oklahoma City Thunder will make the trip over to the Moda Center on Tuesday to take on Northwest Division rival the Portland Trail Blazers. Oklahoma State enters red hot, with wins in 13 of their last 15 games, while Portland’s hit a bit of a rough patch, alternating wins and losses over their last six games.
Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Betting Odds
The Indiana Pacers own the NBA’s best record entering their game with the Denver Nuggets, and while they’re going to be the favorites in most matchups the rest of the season, this should be a classic case of offense versus defense.
The dust has barely settled on the Seahawks’ Super Bowl XLVIII win, but oddsmakers don’t rest, and so there are already odds out for Super Bowl XLIX. The Seahawks of course find themselves installed as the favorites, given their recent dominance, but there are some teams installed at longer odds that could offer up some value.
Prior to losing three of their last 4 games Providence was a very pleasant surprise. They had been holding their own on their homecourt with wins over the like of Creighton, Butler, Xavier and Georgetown and now have a chance to put a nail in the Hoyas coffin if they can handle them on the road too.
The eighth-seeded Kansas Jayhawks will make the trip over to Manhattan to kick off Rivalry Week against the Kansas State Wildcats. The teams met once earlier this season, a game the Jayhawks won handily, 86-60.
The Portland Trail Blazers and Indiana Pacers are scheduled to face off Friday on ESPN, and if all goes according to plan, it will be the perfect display of offense versus defense.
Columbus Aims to Maintain Recent Dominance Over San Jose Sharks
The Columbus Blue Jackets head to San Jose Friday night to take on a Sharks team that they have inexplicably have owned the last couple of seasons – winning four straight against the perennial powers of the West.
The Seton Hall Pirates will make the trip over to The Pavilion on Friday night for a Big East showdown with the sixth-ranked Villanova Wildcats. Seton Hall enters having alternated wins and losses over their last six games, while Villanova has won four in a row and nine of their last 10.
The Timberwolves are 26-23 ATS with an O/U record of 23-24-2 and the Pelicans are 22-24-2 ATS with an O/U record of 24-23-1.
San Antonio is going through a bit of a lull right now. This is still one of the top contenders btu some nights they look pretty old, especially when the young guns who powered their playoff run last year are absent.
After a tough start to the AAC schedule the Huskies are playing much better lately with wins in 6 of their last 7 games. This is a good team but they have not been very strong on the road this season.
Penn State will aim to pull off another shocking road vistory this season when they take on No. 9 Michigan State in a Big Ten showdown on Thursday night in East Lansing.
