Posted on
1/28/2008 5:54:34 PM
NBA Basketball Betting – Denver at New Orleans
By Charles Jay
WHO: Denver Nuggets (26-17 SU, 21-20 ATS) at New Orleans Hornets (31-12 SU, 28-14-1 ATS)
WHERE: New Orleans Arena
WHEN: Monday, January 28, 8 PM ET
BetUS NBA basketball betting odds: NEW ORLEANS -8.5, Total 205
In the HEAD-to-HEAD NBA betting trends:
* DEN has won three of the last four meetings SU
* NO has covered four of the last six meetings
* Three of the last four meetings have gone UNDER the total
* The road team has covered four of the last five meetings
* DEN has won three of the last four meetings SU as the road team
* DEN has had the shooting edge in six of the last nine meetings
* NO has made more three-pointers in four of the last five meetings
The Nuggets are a team that thrives on thievery, registering 9.1 steals a game. Denver slightly out-shoots the opposition (45.3%--44.7%) but commits 15.3 turnovers per contest. Also:
* DEN has won four of its last six games SU
* DEN has lost its last five road games SU
* DEN has played four of its last seven road games OVER the total
The Hornets have the 3rd least turnovers in the league, with just 11.7 per game. New Orleans makes 7.7 three-pointers per game, ranking 7th, and is shooting 78% from the line (6th). Also:
* NO has won and covered its last eight games
* NO has covered 16 of its last 18 games
* NO has covered eight of its last ten home games
* NO has won 11 of its last 13 home games SU
* NO has played four of its last six games OVER the total
* NO has won 15 of its last 18 games SU
The Nuggets registered a 105-99 win at home on December 12, with Carmelo Anthony scoring a game-high 32 points. Now Anthony is struggling to play with an ankle injury. He joins other naged-up Nuggets, including Allen Iverson (wrist) and Eduardo Najera (elbow). And of course, we already know that Brazilian forward Nene is out as he is having treatment for testicular cancer (he just found out the tumor was malignant).
While Denver played at Dallas last night, New Orleans has had a day off since its 102-78 road demolition of San Antonio on Saturday, in which they outshot the Spurs 54%--42%. and outscored them by a 60-35 margin in the second half. It was a masterful performance in which David West had 32 points. The Hornets are one of the most formidable teams in the NBA, having now won and covered eight straight games and leading the NBA's Southwest Division by a game and a half over San Antonio.
Fromt he early stages of the season, New Orleans was one of the NBA's best road teams. But now they are getting the job done at the New Orleans Arena, covering eight of the last ten games there. We're not interested in guessing at when they're going to get cold.
We'll lay the points with New Orleans, the 8.5-point favorite in the BetUS NBA betting odds.
JAY'S PLAY: NEW ORLEANS
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(Charles Jay of TotalActionExtra.com is a freelance writer and handicapper who not only can make his shots from the top of the key, but also contributes with gusto to the BetUS Locker Room)