The 12-9 Boston Celtics will travel to play the 10-11 Houston Rockets in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Houston is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the ESPN.

The NBA odds from this game has the home club Houston Rockets favored by -2 ½ points with an over under line of 206 points. When the odds opened up a few hours ago it was Houston a -2 ½ point favorite and the total lined at 205 ½ points. There has been no movement on the side and a ½ point move on the over.

During the lockout season last year the teams met once and it was Boston with the 97-92 home win against the Rockets as a -4 ½ point betting favorite. The game went over 188 ½ points. Boston is 4-5 straight up on the road this season. They concluded their brief two game home stand with wins in each game. After defeating Philadelphia 97-79 the team defeats Dallas on Tuesday 117-115 at home as a -6 point favorite. They have lost their past two road games to Philadelphia and Milwaukee. The Celtics allow 99 points a game and 45% shooting on the road this season. Paul Pierce leads the Celtics with 20 points a game. Kevin Garnett is having a nice season with 16 points and a 54% shooting percentage.

The Rockets are 8-5 on their home court in the 2012-13 season. They broke a three game losing streak on Wednesday in a 99-93 home victory against the Washington Wizards as a -10 1/2 point favorite. Heading into the Wizards game the Rockets have given up an average of 117 points per game to their past six opponents. The Rockets are 30th in the league in scoring defense allowing 105 points a game. Teams make 46% of their shots against them. Houston’s lack of size is an issue for this club. They are facing a Boston team that shoots efficiency with 47.3% conversions from the field. James Harden leads Houston with 25 points and 43% shooting from the floor.

The 34-25 Brooklyn Nets will travel on a back to back when they face a rested 33-25 Chicago Bulls in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from Chicago is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by WGN.

The NBA odds from this game has the home team Chicago Bulls favored by -5 points with an over under line of 177 ½ points. There has been no line movement since the odds came out a few hours ago on this NBA games.

The teams met three times this season with each team winning on their home court. The road team covered the spread in both contests.

Brooklyn has a road record of 14-12. They lose for the third time in four games following a 98-90 home defeat to the Dallas Mavericks as a -3 point home betting favorite. The game ended under 194 ½ points. The Nets shot 46.2% from the floor and made 7 of 23 three pointers. They crushed the Mavs on the boards by a 44-31 margin. Brooklyn allowed 50% shooting to Dallas and gave away the game with 20 turnovers. Deron Williams led Brooklyn with 24 points and four boards on 8 of 18 shooting. The Nets have struggled for points all year. They rank 20th in the NBA in scoring offense with just an average of 95.2 points a game.

The Bulls are 16-14 on their home court. Chicago breaks a two game losing streak after a 93-82 home win on Thursday night to the Philadelphia 76ers as a -7 point betting favorite. The total landed under 178 points. Chicago survived a 38.6% shooting game along with 3 of 14 from three. They held the 76ers to 38.8% from the floor and the Bulls had six more rebounds. Chicago benefits from a bad free throw shooting night from the 76ers as they miss 9 of 21 shots while the Bulls hit on 26 of 33 from the charity stripe. Carlos Boozer had 23 points and 21 rebounds on 8 of 12 shooting. Without Derrick Rose the Bulls have tried to win with stout defense. That works against lower division teams but hurts them against upper echelon clubs. Chicago is in the bottom third in the NBA in three key offensive areas which are points per game, field goal and three point shooting. The Bulls are 28th and third to last in the NBA by scoring just 92.6 points a game.

The 29-9 LA Clippers will be on a back to back as they travel to play the Houston Rockets in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Houston is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The current NBA odds in this pro basketball game have the road team LA Clippers favored by -1 point with an over under line of 211 points.

During the lockout shortened season the teams met three times with the Clippers winning all three games. LA covered the spread in two of the three games. Trend: Houston Rockets are 0-3 ATS in their past three games.

The LA Clippers are 11-5 straight up on the road this season. They bounce back from a bad home loss on Saturday to Orlando by blowing out the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night by the score of 99-73 as a +4 ½ point road underdog. The total came in at under 179 ½ points. LA played without Chris Paul who sat out with a knee bruise. He is questionable for Tuesday’s game. The Clippers shot 46% from the field and got to the free throw line 32 times and made 24 shots. LA held Memphis to just 30% shooting. The team is 4th in the NBA in offensive field goal shooting at 47.7% and third in field goal defense by allowing opponents less than 43% shooting from the floor.

The Rockets are 14-6 on their home court on the year. They return home briefly after a three game east coast road trip where they lost each game. They come off the 107-100 road defeat on Saturday to the Philadelphia 76ers as a +1 point underdog. The game ended over 204 points. It was a tough spot for the Rockets playing their third game in four nights and facing travel in each game. Houston allowed an anemic offensive team in Philadelphia score 107 points and hit on over 49% from the field. James Harden led Houston with 29 points on 10 of 19 shooting. Point guard Jeremy Lin had an off night hitting on 2 of 13 from the field. The Rockets are the top scoring team in the league averaging 105 points a game. At home Houston averages nearly 109 points and over 46% shooting.

The 22-32 Philadelphia 76ers will be the road team when they travel to play the 32-14 Chicago Bulls in an NBA pro basketball game on Thursday night. Tip off time from Chicago is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by TNT.

The odds from this pro basketball game has the home team Chicago Bulls favored by -7 points with an over under line of 178 ½ points. Early money has been on the under as the total was released at 179 points.

The teams met twice this season with Chicago winning both games. Each team covered the point spread in their road game.

The 76ers are 6-18 on the road this season. Philadelphia loses for the six straight time after a bad 98-84 home defeat to the hapless Orlando Magic as a -8 ½ point betting favorite. The game ended under 185 ½ points. Philadelphia shoots just 39.5% from the floor and hit on 7 of 21 from three. They had eight less rebounds than the Magic and the 76ers allowed Orlando 53.9% shooting. Damien Wilkins off the bench had 14 points and four rebounds on 6 of 12 from the floor. The scoring woes have troubled the 76ers under head coach Doug Collins tenure with the team. Philadelphia sits 29th and second to last in the NBA in points per game as the team pushes across just 92 points a game.

The Bulls on their home court is 15-13 straight up. The Chicago slide continues as they lost their second straight and seventh in ten games following a 101-98 home defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday as a -8 ½ point betting favorite. The game ended over 185 ½ points. The Chicago Bulls wasted a 50% shooting performance along with 9 of 21 coming from three. They lose the game as they allowed the Cavaliers 49.4% shooting and Cleveland was without Kyrie Irving. Carlos Boozer had 27 points and five rebounds on 13 of 20 shooting. With no Derrick Rose in the lineup scoring is the issue for the Bulls. They are in the lower third in the NBA in all three critical areas which are points per game, offensive field goal and three point shooting. They average 92.6 points a game ranking 28th and third to last in the NBA.

The 48-14 Miami Heat will travel on a back to back to play the rested 24-39 Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night. Tip off time from Philadelphia is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this game has the road team Miami Heat favored by -8 ½ points with an over under line of 194 points. Early money from the bettors has landed on the under as the total came out at 195 points.

The teams have met twice this season with Miami winning both games. Each team covered the spread on their road game.

Miami has a road record of 19-11 on the year. The Miami Heat win their 19th straight by defeating the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night 98-81 as a -9 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished under 179 points. The Heat goes up 57-44 at the half. They shoot 42.7% from the floor and connect on 6 of 20 from three point distance. They held the Hawks to 42.3% from the floor and forced 24 Atlanta turnovers. Dwyane Wade had 23 points and six assists for Miami on 9 of 18 shooting. Miami has shot the ball extremely well this season. They rank number one in offensive field goal percentage by hitting on 49.5% of their shots. The Heat is the third best three point shooting team in the league making 38.7% from beyond the arc.

The 76ers are 18-16 straight up on their home court. Philadelphia breaks a five game losing streak after a 106-97 home victory against the Brooklyn Nets as a +6 ½ point underdog. The game landed over 184 ½ points. Philadelphia enjoyed a 52.6% shooting game and connected on 8 of 15 from three point range. Good thing the 76ers shot well because they allowed Brooklyn 49.4% from the floor. Center Spencer Hawes for the 76ers had 24 points and ten rebounds on 10 of 15 from the floor. Philadelphia has struggled for all of the season on the offensive end of the court. The team is in the bottom third of the NBA in points per game and shooting percentage. The 76ers sit in the tenth seed in the Eastern conference and nine games behind eighth seeded Milwaukee Bucks.

The 36-17 LA Clippers will travel on a back to back when they face a rested 22-27 Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night. Tip off time from Philadelphia is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this game has the road team LA Clippers favored by -5 ½ points with an over under line of 184 ½ points. There has been a ½ point move on the Clippers and under the total as the line opened LA favored by -5 with a total of 185 points.

The teams met once during the lockout season with the Clippers posting the 78-77 road win as a +3 ½ point underdog. The total came in at under 187 points.

The Clippers have a road record of 16-12 on the year. They come off the 102-88 road win on Sunday night to the New York Knicks as a +3 ½ point underdog. The total came in at under 192 points. LA came in with a big fourth quarter in the win as they outscore the Knicks 31-18 in the final stanza. The Clips shoot 51.2% from the floor and 10 of 28 from three. They allowed 44.6% shooting to the Knicks. LA pulled down 8 more rebounds than the Knicks. Chris Paul in his second game back from injury had 25 points and 7 assists on 10 of 17 shooting. The Clippers are the fourth ranked team in the NBA in field goal percentage as the team connects on 47% of their shots.

The 76ers are 16-12 on their home court. They earn their fourth win in five games after an 87-76 home victory against the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night as a -10 point betting favorite. The total came in at under 186 points. Philadelphia survived a 41.9% shooting performance and made just 2 of 16 from the three point line. They win the game because they hold Charlotte to 30.7% shooting and grab 20 more rebounds than the hapless Bobcats. Jrue Holiday had 20 points and 7 assists in the win. Philadelphia is sixth in the NBA in scoring defense as they allow just 95.2 points per game. They have allowed an average of 77 points over their past five games.

The 37-26 Brooklyn Nets will travel to face the 23-39 Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night. Tip off time from Philadelphia is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The odds from this NBA pro basketball game has the road team Brooklyn Nets favored by -5 ½ points with an over under line of 184 points. Early money has landed on the Nets because when the lines opened up Brooklyn was a -5 point favorite.

The Nets have a road record of 16-13 on the year. They win their third straight following a 93-80 road win at the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday as a +3 ½ point underdog. The game landed under 191 ½ points. Brooklyn entered the half up by 14 points. They shot 43.4% from the floor and made 6 of 23 three pointers. They hold the Hawks to 41.6% shooting and forced 17 Atlanta turnovers. Brook Lopez for the Nets had 18 points and 9 rebounds on 8 of 16 from the field. Brooklyn has been solid defensively during this three game win streak by allowing an average of 79 points per game. Season to date the team is 4th in the NBA in scoring defense allowing just 94.1 points a game. They face an offensively challenged 76ers team on Monday.

The 76ers are 17-16 straight up on their home court for the current campaign. Philadelphia loses their fifth straight and 12th loss in 13 games following a bad 99-91 decision on the road to the Orlando Magic as a -1 point betting favorite. The game finished under 193 ½ points. Philadelphia shot 46.5% from the floor with 5 of 12 from the three point line. They allowed a hapless Magic team to shoot for 49.4% and 12 of 27 from three point range. Thaddeus Young for the 76ers led the team in scoring with 26 points and 12 rebounds on 13 of 17 shooting. It just gets worse and worse for this 76ers team with another low point in losing to Orlando. Philadelphia cannot make it their season average in points per game against a bad defensive team in Orlando. The team is 29th and second to worst in the NBA in scoring offense by pushing across just 92.2 points a game.

The 58-16 Miami Heat will travel to play the 18-57 Charlotte Bobcats in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Charlotte is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.

The NBA odds from this pro basketball game will be out on Friday afternoon as Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Ray Allen and Mario Chalmers are doubtful with Miami with injuries.

The teams have met three times this season with Miami winning all three games. The Heat has covered the spread in two of the three games.

Miami has a road record of 26-12 on the season. Their two game win streak was snapped on Tuesday in a 102-90 home defeat to the New York Knicks as a +3 point underdog. The total came in at over 191 points. Miami sat LeBron James and Dwayne Wade. They still shot 50% from the floor and connected on 8 of 20 from three. The Heat gave up 52.1% shooting to the Knicks along with 14 of 27 three pointers. Miami gave away the game with 20 turnovers. Chris Bosh led the team with 23 points and six rebounds as he made 6 of his 13 shots. Miami is the top field goal shooting and ranked number two from the three point line this season. They connect on 49.7% from the floor and hit on 39.4% of their three pointers. Miami has clinched the best record in the Eastern conference and holds a three game lead in the loss column over the San Antonio Spurs for best record in the NBA with just eight games remaining.

The Bobcats are 12-25 playing at home. They break a three game losing streak on Wednesday after an 88-83 home victory against the Philadelphia 76ers as a +5 point underdog. The game landed under 196 points. They held the 76ers to just 38 second half points in victory. The Bobcats shot 43.2% from the floor and made 4 of their 14 three pointers. They survived 18 turnovers by holding the offensively anemic 76ers to just 35.1% shooting. Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 17 points and ten assists as he made 6 of his 14 shots. The Bobcat is bad on both sides of the court. The team is 30th and last in the NBA in field goal percentage hitting on 42.3% from the floor. They give up 47.2% shooting and allow 103.2 points a game ranking 29th and second last in the league in those two key areas.

Both teams will be on a back to back when the 64-16 Miami Heat will travel to play the 24-56 Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night. Tip off time from Cleveland is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The betting odds from this NBA pro basketball game will be out on Monday as four Heat rotational players including Dwyane Wade and LeBron James made be rested in this back to back spot.

This will be the fourth meeting of the season between the Heat and Cavaliers with Miami winning all three games. Cleveland covered the point spread in every game.

Miami has a road record of 28-12 on the year. They win their fifth straight after a 105-93 home victory on Sunday to the Chicago Bulls as a -9 ½ point betting favorite. The game finished over 190 points. The Heat enjoyed a 51.4% shooting game and hit on 6 of 17 three pointers. They held the Bulls to just 35.4% from the field. LeBron James led Miami with 24 points and six assists as he made 7 of his 12 shots. Miami has clinched best record and will have home court advantage in every playoff series. The Heat is the top shooting team in the NBA as they hit on 49.5% from the floor.

The Cavaliers are 14-26 playing on their home court. They lose their fourth straight after a 91-77 defeat on the road on Sunday to the Philadelphia 76ers as a +5 ½ point underdog. The game finished under 198 ½ points. Cleveland fell behind 53-34 at the half. They shot just 36.5% from the field with 5 of 16 from three point range. The Cavaliers allowed Philadelphia 44.2% shooting and Cleveland committed 18 turnovers. Tristan Thompson had 12 points and 12 boards as he made 5 of his 10 shots. The Cavaliers have played poorly on both ends of the court. They are 29th and second to last in shooting as the team hits on 43.3% from the field. On defense the Cavaliers allow 47.6% shooting to opponents making Cleveland 30th and last in the NBA.

The Brooklyn Nets will travel to face the Utah Jazz in an NBA pro basketball game set for Wednesday night.

Tip off time from Utah is scheduled for 9PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The wagering odds from this game have the road side Brooklyn Nets favored by –2 1/2 points with a total lined at 193 points.

Brooklyn had their two game win streak snapped to fall to 24-27 after a 92-73 road defeat on Thursday to the Chicago Bulls as a +3 ½ point wagering underdog. The game total went under 185 points. The Nets fell behind 29-19 at the halftime break in defeat.

They shot just 38.8% from the floor along with 5 of 17 from three point distance. Paul Pierce had 15 points and three rebounds on 4 of 11 shooting. The Nets were crushed on the glass by a 45-27 rebounding margin. Defensively Brooklyn allowed 50% shooting to Chicago with 4 of 14 makes from three.

Utah has won three straight to improve to 19-33 after a 105-100 home victory on November 12th to the Philadelphia 76ers as a -7 ½ point wagering favorite. The game went over 201 points.

The Jazz shot 42.5% from the floor along with 3 of 16 from the three point line. Alec Burks had 26 points and four rebounds on 6 of 10 from the floor. Utah made 28 of 32 free throws. On defense the Jazz allowed the 76ers 46.2% shooting with 8 of 19 coming from the three point line.

The 33-26 Golden St Warriors will travel on a back to back when they face a rested 22-34 Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from Philadelphia is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBA TV.

The NBA odds from this game has the home team Philadelphia 76ers favored by -1 points with an over under line of 196 ½ points. There has been no line movement since the odds came out a few hours ago for this NBA game.

The teams met back on December 28th where the Warriors post the 96-89 home win against the 76ers as a -6 point betting favorite. The game landed under 199 ½ points.

Golden St will be playing their fourth game in five nights in four different cities. The Warriors have a road record of 15-19 on the year. They lose their third straight all on this road trip following a 94-86 defeat to the Boston Celtics on Friday night as a +4 point underdog. The game land under 197 points. The Warriors fell behind 31-20 after one quarter. They shot just 34% from the floor and made 5 of 23 three pointers. Golden St allowed Boston to connect on 48% from the floor. Golden St fails to take advantage of 17 Celtics turnovers and pulling ten more rebounds than Boston. Stephen Curry had an inefficient 25 points as he makes 6 of 22 from the field. The Warriors are the top three point shooting team in the league by hitting on 39.4% from beyond the arc. But when you are on long east coast road trips is can be hard to make them at that clip. In recent games the Warriors have struggled at the defensive level. They have fallen to 25th in scoring defense by surrendering 101.5 points a game.

The 76ers are 16-15 on their home court. The team loses their seventh straight following a 93-82 road defeat on Thursday night to the Chicago Bulls as a +7 point underdog. The game ended under 178 points. The 76ers shot just 38.8% from the floor in defeat and connected on 4 of 11 from three. They allowed 38.6% shooting to the Bulls and lose because they allowed Chicago to grab six more rebounds. Jrue Holiday had 22 points and three assists on 10 of 19 shooting for the 76ers. Philadelphia continues their struggles on the offensive side of the basket. They have fallen to 30th and last in the NBA in scoring offense with just 91.8 points per game. Prior to the 82 they tallied up against Chicago the 76ers could only score 84 points in a loss on Tuesday night at home to a bad Orlando Magic team.

The Atlanta Hawks will travel to face the New York Knicks in an NBA pro basketball game set for Saturday night.

Tip of time from Madison Square Garden in New York is set for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The point spread odds from this NBA game has the home side New York Knicks favored by –4 points with a total line of 202 points.

Atlanta moves to 5-4 on the season following a 113-103 home victory on Friday to the Philadelphia 76ers as a –8 ½ point betting favorite. The game total landed at over 207 ½ points.

The Hawks shot 48.1% from the floor and made 10 of 23 three pointers. Jeff Teague led the team with 33 points and 10 assists on 10 of 16 shooting. On defense Atlanta allowed Philadelphia 46.5% shooting with 5 of 19 from beyond the arc.

New York drops to 3-5 on the 2013 campaign after a 109-106 home defeat on Thursday to the Houston Rockets as a +1 ½ point underdog. The game total came in at over 206 ½ points.

The Knicks shot 43.7% from the floor and made 8 of 20 from beyond the arc. They had seven less rebounds than Houston. Carmelo Anthony had 45 points and ten rebounds on 17 of 30 shooting. Defensively the Knicks give up 45.6% shooting and 9 of 29 from three to the Rockets. Houston made their free throws sinking 38 of 44.