The Cavaliers and Pistons have been longtime rivals in the NBA’s Central Division, but since Lebron James arrived in Cleveland, the clubs have also built an intense postseason rivalry as well.
They will get together once again in 2009, this time in the first round, and for a change, the Cavaliers are the heavy -3500 favorite.
Most bettors don’t give the Pistons much of a chance. Check the latest percentages on the NBA BETTING TRENDS page.
If the NBA playoffs are a “what have you done for me lately world”, don’t be surprised to see a sizeable upset in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
The #7-seeded Chicago Bulls enter as one of the hottest teams in the league as it prepares to take on defending champion Boston.
In fact, both teams were 12-4 in their L16 games. However, if the teams’ entire body of work is what matters, then it’s clearly advantage Celtics, who find themselves a -500 series favorite at Sportsbook.com.
The Charlotte Bobcats (35-45 SU, 46-34 ATS, 37-41-2 O/U) and New Jersey Nets (33-47 SU, 42-37-1 ATS, 42-38 O/U) will both be gunning for an SU and ATS victory in the BetUS Sportsbook when they square off at the Izod Center tonight at 7:30 PM ET.
Last game out the Nets grabbed a one-sided win over the Magic, winning 103-93 at IZOD Arena Saturday night, and the Bobcats fell 113-106 to the Bulls, as 9.5-point underdogs. The 219 points fell UNDER the posted total of 199.5.
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Golden State Warriors (28-50 SU, 37-40-1 ATS) at Utah Jazz (47-31 SU, 38-40 ATS)
Energy Solutions Arena, Salt Lake City — 9 PM ET
It’s the final weekend of the NBA’s regular season, and by the time we meet again next Friday, the playoff matchups will be set and we’ll be anxiously awaiting the tip-off of the postseason the next day. Until that happens however, there is still plenty left to be decided in terms of seeding in both conferences. While the 16 teams that will be participating in the playoffs are virtually set, who will be playing who remains far from.
The playoff picture is getting clearer and clearer but we still have some great power trends this weekend to help you cash-in.
On Saturday, drama is aplenty when the desperate Phoenix Suns visit the Utah Jazz. Phoenix goes into the weekend trailing the 8th spot in the West by 3.5 games. Unfortunately, in their last two trips to Utah, they were beaten by 12 and 22 points respectively. Plus, Utah is again a sterling 30-6 straight-up and 21-15 ATS at home.
The Statfox power trend has unearthed some NBA betting nuggets to make your Saturday and Sunday a profitable one.
The Sunday games really stand out, as three nationally televised games highlight the schedule. In the first one, the Celtics welcome San Antonio to town. The Spurs have opened up a comfortable lead in the Southwest Division but will go into this contest with a record of just 5-11 ATS versus the Eastern Conference.
A great weekend of NBA betting can only be improved by the Top StatFox Power Trends.
We begin with a light Saturday, with just six games. However, two of the games involve playoff contenders with Orlando at Miami and Cleveland at Utah. The Magic have won 10 straight games in the head-to-head series. Cleveland will be looking to extend a 7-2 straight up and 9-0 ATS run vs. the Jazz.
The NBA schedule is chalk full of some good games on Saturday and we’re here to provide you some of the best power trends.
You’ll find nine different games to choose from, including continuations of the road trips for New Orleans and Orlando.
After taking on Cleveland and L.A. on Friday night respectively, it doesn’t get much easier for either team on Saturday.
The NBA season keeps chugging along and this weekend’s slate has several key games among frontrunners.
Here are some of the top StatFox Power Trends for your consideration and even a Best Bet (four-star) for one of the Saturday games.
Fill your NBA betting appetite with big slate of NBA games this weekend but before you do, we’ve got the top trends to consider prior to putting your money down.
Here are some of the top Power Trends that will be in play over the next three days.
Road underdogs are hitting at 60% so far in the early NBA Season. And while the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers still look like the class of the league there are several surprises as we enter another weekend of action.
With the first weekend of the 2008-09 NBA season set to tip-off, we thought we’d bring over a popular feature, the Top Weekend Power Trends.
This piece highlights some of the top betting angles for the weekend games. Read on as we offer a quick look at the top action along with the trends that figure to make you successful.
