NBA Handicapping: Who is hot?, Who is not? This time of the year the NBA can be very streaky. Teams who are hot tend to stay hot and teams that are cold tend to stay cold. Through Friday the Houston Rockets have been the hottest team in the NBA and they have been hot against the spread we well covering 9 of the last 10. When it comes to the totals the Rockets have gone over 5 out of 10. Anot

NBA Betting Preview San Antonio Spurs at Denver Nuggets Friday, 10:35 pm Eastern – ESPN SBG Global Opening Line: Nuggets  - 2 , Total 200.5 The Denver Nuggets will try and continue their push to make the playoffs as they host the San Antonio Spurs on Friday.  The Nuggets got a big win on Wednesday against Phoenix to move within one game of Golden State for the eight spot i

NBA Betting Preview Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics  Friday, 8:05 pm Eastern – ESPN SBG Global Opening Line: Celtics  - 11 , Total  196.5 The Boston Celtics became the first NBA team to clinch a postseason berth, getting a season-high 31 points from Kevin Garnett on Wednesday night as they took out the Detroit Pistons 90-78.  The Celtics making the playoffs was a

Houston at Dallas - NBA Betting Preview Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks Thursday, 9:35 pm Eastern – TNT SBG Global Opening Line: Mavericks  - 1.5 , Total 184 If Houston wins as expected at home on Wednesday against Indiana they will be coming into Dallas on a 16 game winning streak.  That is where they streak may stop since the Mavericks have the second best home record

NBA Betting Preview - Phoenix at Denver Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets Wednesday, 9:05 pm Eastern – ESPN SBG Global Opening Line: Nuggets  - 5.5 , Total 230.5 The Denver Nuggets are trying to stay in the playoff hunt and have a key game at home against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.  The Nuggets were blown out 103-89 on Sunday by the Houston Rockets and must bounce ba

NBA Betting Preview - Toronto at Orlando Toronto Raptors (32-26) at Orlando Magic (38-23) Tuesday, 7:05 pm Eastern – NBA-TV SBG Global Opening Line: Magic  - 8 , Total 209 The Toronto Raptors will have to play without Chris Bosh on Tuesday as they face the Orlando Magic.  Bosh scored 40 points against Orlando the last time the two teams met but will sit out Tuesday’s

NBA teams against the point-spread As the NBA heads in to crunch time, we take a look at which NBA teams are successful against the pointspread. Out of the top 10 NBA ATS teams, seven of them are having good seasons straight-up. The top 10 NBA teams against the spread are as follows; The Los Angeles Lakers spread record of 37-21-1 (63.79%) is almost as good as their straight up record of

NBA Betting Preview - Dallas at Utah Dallas Mavericks (39-21) at Utah Jazz (38-22) Monday, 9:05 pm Eastern – NBA-TV SBG Global Opening Line: Jazz  - 6, Total 204.5 Utah will look to win their 16th straight home game tonight as they host the Dallas Mavericks.  This is the third meeting between the two teams this season, with each winning at home.  The Jazz won 99-90 in

The NBA has plenty of action going on Sunday, with 11 games scheduled. The super-hot Los Angeles Lakers are hosting the conference rival Dallas Mavericks in the afternoon. In the evening, the Golden State Warriors will try to dash the Portland Trail Blazers' playoff hopes. Dallas at Los Angeles Lakers, Sunday @ 3:30 p.m. ET Look out NBA Finals, here come the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers have s

NBA Betting Preview - Utah at New Orleans Utah Jazz (37-21) at New Orleans Hornets (38-18) Friday, 8:05 pm Eastern – ESPN SBG Global Opening Line: Hornets  - 3.5 , Total 205.5 If the Utah Jazz could do as well on the road as they do at home they would be the favorites to win it all this season.  Utah has won 15 straight at home but they have lost three of their last four games