NBA Handicapping Articles

Friday NBA Betting Report: Schedule Handicapping Breakdown
by Aaron Smith - 2/10/2012

It’s hard to believe, but the NBA All-Star Game is only a couple weeks away. The first half of the season has been very abbreviated due to the lockout, but that will be the theme of this season as a whole. Most teams have played at least 25 games, and the oddsmakers are getting a better read on each team. In order to beat the books, the average bettor will have to find important trends that help them stay ahead of the game.

NBA Futures Odds and NBA Finals Betting Predictions
by T.O. Whenham - 2/9/2012

It seems like the NBA season only just began, but thanks to the shortened season and the compact schedule we are already nearly halfway through the season. That means that it is a good time to check in on the NBA futures odds to see what looks interesting. (all odds are from Bovada):

NBA Handicapping: Will Bobcats Continue to Struggle?
by T.O. Whenham - 2/9/2012

It was going to be a frustrating year at times for the Charlotte Bobcats — we knew that going into the season. They had gotten much younger and less experienced when they dealt Stephen Jackson and Shaun Livingston on draft day, so growing pains were inevitable.

NBA Handicapping: Weekly Look at Key Betting Statistics
by David Schwab - 2/8/2012

The first full week of February is in the books, adding to the wealth of information and statistics we now have on all 30 NBA teams. The problem is that oftentimes you end-up with too much information, which, in turn, can actually bog you down if you try and study every possible statistical measure known to mankind. Most often it is the simple things in this game that can provide the most valuable information to correctly predicting the correct outcome of a particular matchup.

NBA Betting and Handicapping: Scouting The Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews - 2/6/2012

Because I try to be a glass half-full type of guy, the good news for the New York Knicks is that they have a chance on Monday night vs. Utah for their first back-to-back wins since early January. But that’s about it for the good news.

Friday NBA Betting Report: Schedule Handicapping Breakdown
by Aaron Smith - 2/3/2012

The knock on the NBA season thus far has been that there have been so many sloppy games. The lockout has affected teams in many different ways, but it does seem like most offenses are starting to get their rhythm back after a poor start to the year. Even with the offenses getting back into the swing of things, the condensed scheduling is going to continue to create chaos in the NBA.

NBA Predictions Thursday TNT: Bulls at Knicks Betting Picks
by Alan Matthews - 2/1/2012

OK, I learned yet another lesson last week: Never bet on a team that has a disgruntled superstar looking for a new destination. I previewed last Thursday’s TNT opener between the Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic, and I figured that Orlando would show up big-time at home against the C’s after being thoroughly embarrassed in Boston a few nights before. I expected a double-digit Orlando victory.

NBA Handicapping: Weekly Look at Key Betting Statistics
by David Schwab - 2/1/2012

The NBA regular season enters its second full month today, and by now there is a wealth of information and statistics on all 30 teams that is literally at your fingertips when it comes to handicapping current matchups. The problem is that sometimes you end up bogging yourself down by trying to study every possible measure known to mankind. Most often it is the simple things in this game that can provide the most valuable information for correctly predicting the actual outcome of a game.

NBA Betting and Handicapping: Scouting The Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews - 1/30/2012

I really hate the Orlando Magic. Dedicated readers no doubt saw my preview story for last Thursday’s NBA on TNT opener, the Boston Celtics at the Magic. I expected a Magic blowout and thus predicted an easy cover of the eight-point spread. And things sure looked good as Orlando took a 27-point lead on Boston, which was without Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo (Rondo was supposed to play but was a late scratch).

Friday NBA Betting Report: Schedule Handicapping Breakdown
by Aaron Smith - 1/27/2012

We’re now a month into this shortened NBA season and there have been plenty of interesting stories throughout the league. Offenses have been kept in check, and the ‘under’ has hit nearly 57 percent of the time through the first 195 games of the year. The schedule has been one of the biggest stories of the season, and it will continue to be thanks to the interesting scheduling quirks of a condensed season.

NBA Picks for Thursday TNT: Celtics at Magic Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 1/25/2012

We had a good result siding with a Florida NBA team a week ago as the Miami Heat covered in last Thursday’s TNT opener against the L.A. Lakers. So we’ll again go with the opening game this week when Boston visits Orlando in a potential playoff preview. In a scheduling quirk, it’s the second game in a row for the Celtics against the Magic, but this can’t be considered a true home-and-home because Orlando had a matchup at Indiana on Tuesday sandwiched in between this rematch.

NBA Handicapping: Weekly Look at Key Betting Statistics
by David Schwab - 1/25/2012

There is always a wealth of information and statistics literally at your fingertips when it comes to handicapping matchups in the NBA, making it extremely easy to bog yourself down with every possible measure known to mankind. Sometimes it is the simple things in this game that can provide the most important insight to correctly predicting the actual outcome of a game.

NBA Handicapping: Back-to-Back-to-Back Betting Trends for Three Games in Three
by David Schwab - 1/24/2012

If you go back and look at a traditional 82-game NBA regular season schedule from previous seasons, you will find that occasionally teams would get stuck with playing a game on three consecutive nights. When you take a look at this season’s abbreviated 66-game schedule you will find that every team has to play back-to-back-to-back games at least once this season and a few teams are strapped with two series of three games in three nights this year.

Friday NBA Betting Report: Schedule Handicapping Breakdown
by Aaron Smith - 1/20/2012

In the months before the season, the average bettor was bemoaning the fact that the NBA had been on lockout for so long. It certainly was no fun thinking about the possibility of a year without the NBA, but in the end the tightened schedule could benefit the wise bettor. This is one of those cases where something good could come from what looked like a bad situation.

NBA Handicapping: Lakers Outlook for NBA Championship
by T.O. Whenham - 1/19/2012

Coming into this NBA season there was all sorts of talk about the Lakers. In fact, it was the biggest topic of discussion. They had had a lousy offseason, they had lost their legendary coach, and there was a belief among many that they were no longer the best team in the Staples Center, never mind the Western Conference. L.A. has been the most public of teams for years, but was that about to end?

NBA Picks for Thursday TNT: Lakers at Heat Odds and Predictions
by Alan Matthews - 1/18/2012

Certainly one of the more anticipated Thursday NBA on TNT games of the season comes this week when the Miami Heat host the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s LeBron vs. Kobe. The favorite to win the NBA title (Heat at 7/4) vs. the No. 4 favorite (Lakers at 15/2 – L.A. was No. 2 to start season but have slipped behind the Bulls and Thunder).

NBA Handicapping: Weekly Look at Key Betting Statistics
by David Schwab - 1/18/2012

When it comes to wagering on the NBA, today’s advances in technology can deliver a wealth of statistics and information with just a few simple clicks on a mobile device. However, sometimes it is the simple things that can provide the most important insight to help handicap the outcome of a particular matchup.

NBA Handicapping: Can Sixers Keep Exceeding Bookie Expectations?
by T.O. Whenham - 1/18/2012

If I were to ask you to guess which team would be second in the standings of the Eastern Conference of the NBA in the middle of January, how many guesses would have you have needed before you picked the 76ers? If it is anything less than six or seven then you are either hopelessly optimistic or you have been watching a lot of Sixers basketball lately.

NBA Handicapping: Best and Worst Teams Against the Spread
by T.O. Whenham - 1/18/2012

It’s hard to believe because it feels like the season only just began, but thanks to the work stoppage in the NBA we are already nearly a quarter of the way into the season. That means it is a good time to look at the teams that are standing out so far as betting stars, and those that have been very unkind for bettors:

NBA Betting and Handicapping: Scouting The Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews - 1/17/2012

Most basketball experts predicted that injuries would play a bigger role than normal during this NBA regular season with the lockout-condensed 66-game schedule resulting in tons of back-to-backs for each team. Those experts appear to be right, and the injury bug seems to be hitting the guards the hardest -- although the Atlanta Hawks were devastated by a season-ending injury to big man Al Horford and Memphis hugely misses power forward Zach Randolph.