{"id":7777,"date":"2009-01-28T15:07:54","date_gmt":"2009-01-28T20:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=7777"},"modified":"2009-01-28T15:26:26","modified_gmt":"2009-01-28T20:26:26","slug":"preview-prediction-nuggets-hornets-280109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/preview-prediction-nuggets-hornets-280109\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Preview: Nuggets vs. Hornets (Jan. 28)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Denver at New Orleans – Two of the Best Point Guards in the Game<\/h2>\n

The Denver Nuggets travel to New Orleans to take on the Hornets in a key Western Conference match-up between two of the best point-guards in the NBA. After acquiring Chauncey Billups from the Detroit Pistons, the Nuggets have been very, very good. They are 30 and 15 straight-up and are riding a three game winning streak without their best player, Carmelo Anthony. From a sports betting point-of-view, the Nuggets have been even better going 26-18-1 against the BetUS online betting spread. That\u2019s almost a full ten games above .500 which is always something NBA betting fans look for before placing wagers.<\/p>\n

New Orleans hasn\u2019t lit the NBA world on fire this season like they did in 2007 and 2008, but they too have started to play very well. Their straight-up record of 27 and 14 puts them into the thick of the Midwest Division race, but their against the spread record of 18-21-2 makes them a tough online wager in most games. Everything begins with their superstar point-guard, Chris Paul.<\/p>\n

The BetUS online sportsbook odds makers haven\u2019t released online betting odds yet. I\u2019ve listed my personal online betting lines below.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Denver Nuggets\t +1 \u00bd -110\t O 199 \u00bd -110
\nNew Orleans Hornets\t -1 \u00bd -110\t U 199 \u00bd -110<\/p>\n

Here are a few online wagering trends that might help us find a good online bet in this game<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Denver Nuggets are 4 and 0 against the spread in their last 4 games overall.
\nThe Denver Nuggets are 1 and 4 against the spread in the last 5 meetings between these two teams.
\nThe New Orleans Hornets are 7-21-2 against the spread in their last 30 games following an against the spread win.\"<\/a> The Road team is 10 and 4 against the spread in the last 14 meetings between these two teams.<\/p>\n

Can the Nuggets overcome their Tuesday night game against the Memphis Grizzlies and take down the Hornets on Wednesday night? It\u2019s always tough to play a back-to-back in the NBA. It\u2019s even tougher when your opponent is as polished as New Orleans.<\/p>\n

But the Nuggets have something that the Hornets do not. As good as Chris Paul is, he isn\u2019t Chauncey Billups. Billups is a master defender which means that Paul, the Hornets top scorer, is going to have to find Peja Stojakovic and Julian Wright on the blocks. Why? Because two of the Hornets\u2019 best players, David West and Tyson Chandler are out in this game so the scoring will fall to Stojakovic and Wright.<\/p>\n

That means that the Denver Nuggets have one job – – stop Chris Paul. Luckily, they\u2019ve got one of the best defending point-guards in the NBA on him.<\/p>\n

No matter what the online betting odds become in this game, I just don\u2019t see how the Nuggets don\u2019t beat the Hornets by at least 5 points.<\/p>\n

Nuggets vs. Hornets Free Prediction:<\/h3>\n

That\u2019s the line I\u2019m setting for myself. If the NBA odds makers offer an online betting line of Denver Nuggets -5 or less, then I\u2019m taking the Nuggets in this game.<\/p>\n

They should win this easily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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