NBA Betting Report:
Sports handicapping is an ongoing battle in finding edges that improve chances at beating the point-spread. The unofficial first half of the NBA season in the rear mirror it's worthwhile taking stock of situations that have been consistently good or bad against the line.
Sifting through the maze of statistics, situations our trusted NBA betting database found laying points in the NBA during the first half was a toss-up. Favorites were 397-394-10 against-the-number split between 260-258-3 for home chalk, 137-136-7 for road favorites.
Breaking spreads down the number crunching machine tell us, Home favorites of -3.5 or less enjoyed some success at 79-61-3 ATS while road favorites in the range recorded a vig-losing 59-59-2 record. In the -4 to -6.5 point range both home (73-78) and road (38-41) teams were dismal performers against-the-spread. Pop the number into the -7 to -9.5 range homies were a losing cause (52-65) with roadies a break-even 24-24 ATS. Betting a double-digit chalk sports bettors squeaked out a small profit as home teams went 56-54 while DD road favorites produced a 16-12 record against the betting line.
Below are few simple first-half situational betting nuggets to help in your search for profits during the second half.
Revenge
- Hornets 7-2-1 ATS as underdogs revenging a loss.
- Raptors 1-6 ATS as chalk revenging a loss.
- Grizzlies 1-7 ATS overall in pay-back mode.
After Overtime
- League wide Road Underdogs 13-22 ATS
- League wide Home Underdogs 13-6-1 ATS
- Blazers, Sixers 3-0 ATS after an overtime affair.
- Pistons, Knicks 3-1 ATS off an overtime game.
- Rockets, Cavaliers 1-3 ATS off an overtime game.
Rest
- League wide teams 8-13 ATS 0-rest after OT pevious night
- League wide home chalk 1-4 ATS 0-rest after OT pevious night
- Hornets 0-6 ATS as chalk without rest.
- Blazers 0-5 ATS as faves with zero rest.
- Hawks 1-3 ATS as road dogs without rest
- Mavericks 4-1 ATS without rest vs div opp.
- Raptors 2-0 ATS road faves without rest vs div opp.
Off Win
- Bulls 1-7 ATS after upset SU win
- Pacers 4-1 ATS after upset SU win
- Knicks 0-4 ATS off 15 or more pt win
- Pistons 1-5-1 ATS off 15 or more pt win
- Hornets 4-0 ATS road dog off 15 or more pt win
Off Loss
- League wide home teams 10-2 ATS off 1 point exact loss
- Hornets 5-1 ATS off 15 or more pt loss
- Knicks 2-6 ATS off 15 or more pt loss
- Bucks 10-3 O/U off 15 or more pt loss
Scoring
- Warriors 2-5-1 ATS road faves after netting 120 or more pts
- Cavaliers 1-7 ATS after scoring 90 or less pts
- Spurs 5-0 ATS after scoring 90 or less pts
Sports handicapping is an ongoing battle in finding edges that improve chances at beating the point-spread. The unofficial first half of the NBA season in the rear mirror it's worthwhile taking stock of situations that have been consistently good or bad against the line.
Sifting through the maze of statistics, situations our trusted NBA betting database found laying points in the NBA during the first half was a toss-up. Favorites were 397-394-10 against-the-number split between 260-258-3 for home chalk, 137-136-7 for road favorites.
Breaking spreads down the number crunching machine tell us, Home favorites of -3.5 or less enjoyed some success at 79-61-3 ATS while road favorites in the range recorded a vig-losing 59-59-2 record. In the -4 to -6.5 point range both home (73-78) and road (38-41) teams were dismal performers against-the-spread. Pop the number into the -7 to -9.5 range homies were a losing cause (52-65) with roadies a break-even 24-24 ATS. Betting a double-digit chalk sports bettors squeaked out a small profit as home teams went 56-54 while DD road favorites produced a 16-12 record against the betting line.
Below are few simple first-half situational betting nuggets to help in your search for profits during the second half.
Revenge
- Hornets 7-2-1 ATS as underdogs revenging a loss.
- Raptors 1-6 ATS as chalk revenging a loss.
- Grizzlies 1-7 ATS overall in pay-back mode.
After Overtime
- League wide Road Underdogs 13-22 ATS
- League wide Home Underdogs 13-6-1 ATS
- Blazers, Sixers 3-0 ATS after an overtime affair.
- Pistons, Knicks 3-1 ATS off an overtime game.
- Rockets, Cavaliers 1-3 ATS off an overtime game.
Rest
- League wide teams 8-13 ATS 0-rest after OT pevious night
- League wide home chalk 1-4 ATS 0-rest after OT pevious night
- Hornets 0-6 ATS as chalk without rest.
- Blazers 0-5 ATS as faves with zero rest.
- Hawks 1-3 ATS as road dogs without rest
- Mavericks 4-1 ATS without rest vs div opp.
- Raptors 2-0 ATS road faves without rest vs div opp.
Off Win
- Bulls 1-7 ATS after upset SU win
- Pacers 4-1 ATS after upset SU win
- Knicks 0-4 ATS off 15 or more pt win
- Pistons 1-5-1 ATS off 15 or more pt win
- Hornets 4-0 ATS road dog off 15 or more pt win
Off Loss
- League wide home teams 10-2 ATS off 1 point exact loss
- Hornets 5-1 ATS off 15 or more pt loss
- Knicks 2-6 ATS off 15 or more pt loss
- Bucks 10-3 O/U off 15 or more pt loss
Scoring
- Warriors 2-5-1 ATS road faves after netting 120 or more pts
- Cavaliers 1-7 ATS after scoring 90 or less pts
- Spurs 5-0 ATS after scoring 90 or less pts
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