Archived: Today’s NBA ODDS, ATS Trends & Matchups

December 4, 2019

• Featured game: Philadelphia 76ers vs. Washington Wizards

The 76ers (15-6; 9-11-1 ATS) are on a four-game winning streak and have won eight of their last nine games overall. Still, the Sixers are only 2-6 SU and 3-5 ATS in their last eight outings on the road and are 3-2 SU and 1-4 ATS in their previous five road encounters with the Eastern Conference. Also, the Sixers are only 1-4-1 ATS in their previous six showings on the road as favorites.

Philadelphia opened as a 7-point favorite in this one with the total at 234.0 points. The Sixers are 6-4 SU and ATS in their last ten meetings with the Wizards and are 0-9 SU and 3-6 ATS in the previous nine encounters in Washington. Phila hasn’t won in Washington since 2013, and the Sixers has been listed as road favorites only once since then. Six of the last eight head-to-head duels overall went in the over.

The Wizards (6-13; 10-8-1 ATS) are just 1-5 SU and ATS in their last six games overall. They are 3-3 SU and ATS in the last six outings at home and are 5-1 ATS in the previous six showings at home as underdogs of seven or more points. The over is 14-3 in Washington’s last 17 home games as underdogs. The Wizards are 7-6 SU and ATS in their last 13 home matchups with the Atlantic Division.

• Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Pelicans

The Suns (9-11; 11-9 ATS) lost at the Orlando Magic 128-114 last night. It was their seventh defeat over the last nine games overall, as the Suns are slowly returning to their losing mode. Phoenix is 2-3 SU and ATS in its previous five outings on the road and is 2-8 SU and 5-5 ATS in its last ten contests on the road. On the other side, the Pelicans (6-15; 9-12 ATS) are riding a six-game losing streak and are 1-5 ATS in that span. They are 3-5 SU and 5-3 ATS in the last eight outings at home, and the under is 7-1 in that stretch.

The Pelicans are 9-2 SU and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 meetings with the Suns. They are 6-3 SU and 5-4 ATS in the previous nine encounters in New Orleans. The Pelicans opened as 3-point favorites in this one with a total of 233.0 points, and the over has hit in the last four matchups between New Orleans and Phoenix. Likewise, the over is 5-2 in the previous seven H2H duels in New Orleans. This will be the second meeting of the season between these two foes, and the Pelicans beat the Suns 124-121 as 3-point road dogs back in November.

• Denver Nuggets vs. New York Knicks

The Nuggets (13-5; 8-9-1 ATS) will try to avoid the third straight loss and beat the hapless Knicks (4-17; 10-11 ATS) as 7.5-point road favorites. Denver is 8-1 SU and 7-2 ATS in its last nine meetings with New York and is 3-1 SU and ATS in its previous four visits to Madison Square Garden. The over is 5-1 in the last six meetings between Denver and New York, and the total has been set at 201.5 points in this clash.

The Nuggets are 5-2 SU and 3-3-1 ATS in their last seven outings on the road. They are 4-1 SU and 2-2-1 ATS in the last five road encounters with the Eastern Conference and are only 4-11 ATS in the previous 15 showings on the road as favorites of seven or more points. The Knicks are on a seven-game losing streak, covering three times in the process. They are 2-7 SU and 4-5 ATS in the last nine outings at home, while the Knicks are 1-5 SU and ATS in their last six home contests against the Western Conference.

• Houston Rockets vs. Toronto Raptors

The Rockets (13-7; 10-10 ATS) won both last season’s matchups with the Raptors (15-5; 13-7 ATS) and are 5-3 SU and ATS in their last eight meetings with the Raptors. They are 3-1 SU and ATS in the previous four visits to Toronto, but the Raptors are 12-4 SU and ATS in their last 16 home encounters with the Rockets. Toronto is listed as a 2-point fave here with the total at 230.0 points.

Houston has dropped two of its last six games overall, while the Rockets are 10-4 ATS in their previous 14 outings. They are 2-3 SU and ATS in the last five games on the road and are 2-3 SU and 1-4 ATS in the previous five road meetings with the Eastern Conference. The Raptors are 7-1 SU and 6-2 ATS in their last eight contests overall and are 9-1 SU and 8-2 ATS at home this season. Toronto is 12-4 SU and 8-8 ATS in its last 16 home tilts against the Western Conference.