Plummeting Hornets Visit Golden State As NBA Sports Betting Road Dogs

Is there any team in basketball betting that seems more vulnerable to injury than the New Orleans Hornets? Last year, without Chris Paul, this team sank in to hell. This year, they’ve lost Emeka Okafor for a moderate stretch and have been caught again in a downward spiral. Regaining their footing in Golden State might be tough business for the playoff hopefuls.

Everything about the Hornets is off right now, and their NBA sports betting trends are viable proof. Despite Paul’s best efforts, the Hornets have gone 1-4 SU and ATS in their last 5 road games. They’re also 1-8 ATS in their last 9 games overall. Historically, they’ve been plundered by the Warriors, going 3-7 ATS in their last ten meetings overall. New Orleans is also 2-4 SU in their last 6 visits to Golden State.

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New Orleans Hornets (33-23) vs. Golden State Warriors (24-29)

Tuesday, February 15th — ORACLE Arena — 10:30pm EST

NBA Betting Line: Golden State -2.0 (200.5)

The Warriors aren’t that much better in NBA spread betting. Their record overall is just 3-7 ATS in their past 10 games, but there are some promising trends out there if you want to take them at home. Golden State is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games, which is part and parcel with their 5-1 SU record in their past 6 games at home. When reasonably healthy through their big three – which would be Lee, Ellis and Curry – the Warriors have been a terrific bet at home.

Ellis has gone especially ballistic lately, averaging 28.7 points per game when playing at home. The 25-year old shooting guard is also averaging 26.4 points per game in his last five efforts, and without Trevor Ariza out on the floor to put the clamps on him fully, Ellis is due for another big game. David Lee will do enough in the paint without having to battle Okafor to give the Warriors all the second chances that they need in tonight’s NBA sports betting matchup against the struggling Hornets.

NBA Sports Betting Pick – Golden State -2.0 (OVER)

BONUS PICKS!

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER -9.0 over Sacramento Kings

Get off the Kings as soon as you can. It’s not that I fully think DeMarcus Cousins is a viral presence in the team, but his unwelcome distraction is disrupting the team chemistry they were starting to build. The Thunder haven’t been a great cover team at home, going just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games when serving as hosts. They’re also an abysmal 3-8 ATS record in their last 11 games when playing the Kings. However, the value in NBA sports betting is still with OKC with Sacramento shooting itself in the foot constantly.

Phoenix Suns +4.5 over UTAH JAZZ

The Jazz are without a proper conductor, and this train is headed for the dumps. With back-to-back losses, questions about Deron Williams’ character popping up and a Suns team coming to town which is 6-2 ATS in their past 8 games, this is not a great time to be betting on Utah. They certainly have better talent, but they lost to Phoenix just a few days ago…at home in their debut with a new head coach. Their NBA sports betting fate won’t be much better in the desert.

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