Super Saturday of NBA Betting Options

Super Saturday of NBA Betting Options

After lollygagging during the week, the NBA returns with half the playoff teams in action on Saturday. Some teams like New Orleans are starving for victory, while Utah will try to take good fortune and even up series with the Lakers. Dallas will try to add distance between themselves and San Antonio, while Miami returns home intent on taking series lead.


Denver at New Orleans 1:00E ESPN

Chris Paul might be the most electrifying point guard in the NBA, but age and playoff experience has stung this Hornet twice in the series against Denver. Paul has 24 assists in the first two games and 35 points, but a rejuvenated Chauncey Billups has frustrated the All-Star. Denver has worked double-teaming him almost to perfection, controlling the number of trips the former Wake Forest star can make to the basket. This will be New Orleans first home game since March 12, having lost four straight. The defensive-minded Hornets have to hit the switch and collapse better on Denver shooters and they are 23-7 ATS after three straight games allowing a shooting percentage of 47 percent or higher. The Nuggets have two blowouts at home and understand they are going into Hornets nest. Denver is receiving 4.5-points and is 13-5 ATS after playing two consecutive games as a home favorite this season.

San Antonio at Dallas 4:00E TNT

There are a number of descriptive adjectives to describe how San Antonio played in Game 3 in Dallas, fortunately, that game counted as just one loss. The Spurs mustered just 30 points in the opening 24 minutes and trailed by 26 points not even halfway thru the third period before coach Greg Popovich waved the white flag and conceded the lost cause. Though the Spurs are not at full strength and don’t have the same quality of roster as previous championship teams, they have pride and are 8-1 ATS on the road in revenge games. San Antonio also fits same system the Miami was in game two of that series. Play On any team after trailing in their previous game by 15 or more points at the half, against opponent after a combined score of 160 points or less. This system favors Tim Duncan’s squad and is 25-5 ATS.

Atlanta at Miami 6:30:00E TNT

Miami knows it, so does Atlanta, the question is what can somebody do about it? This first round series is tied one to one, however for the Hawks, it might as well be 3-1, because of their futility on the road in the postseason. How bad has it been, Atlanta has lost 11 consecutive road playoff games, dating back 12 years. Last year’s seven-game series loss to Boston only enhanced the pain, losing four times by 25.1 points per game in Bean-town. The Hawks are 15-33 ATS in road games off a home loss by 10 points or more and pallid 1-9 ATS in road games off an upset loss as a favorite over the last two seasons. Bookmaker.com has Atlanta as 4.5-point underdogs, though they are just one of five teams to beat the Heat by double digits in Miami during this campaign. Watch for how the Heat react after making 15 of 26 three-pointers, having 1-9 ATS record in home games after they made 50 percent of their 3-point shots or better.

L.A. Lakers at Utah 9:00E ESPN

The Utah Jazz didn’t give into the belief of those who thought they would be swept by the Lakers and showed intestinal fortitude, outscoring Los Angeles 28-18 in the fourth quarter, with Deron Williams nailing the final dagger, with 2.2 seconds to go. Coach Jerry Sloan had seen his team allow over 55 percent shooting in the first two games and made defensive adjustments, that limited L.A. to 36.8 percent, including closing on Kobe Bryant, who was rueful 5-24. One more effort like Game 3 has Utah back to even in the series and they are 28-13 ATS at Energysolutions Arena when playing against a team with a winning record. The Lakers squandered golden opportunity to put series on ice and have to rekindle the offense with Jazz 4-12 ATS versus offensive teams scoring 103 or more points game this season. Oddmakers are still green-lighting L.A., making them four-point favorites.