The NBA odds for Thursday’s late game between Utah and Phoenix in the desert should tip the scales towards the Suns’ way, but the Jazz will be ready and rested for their meeting with Phoenix, while the Suns will be playing the second half of a back-to-back.

Jazz vs Suns odds – Thursday, March 4, 10:30 PM ET

The Jazz (38-22) will play six of their next seven games on the road, and that stretch got off to a bad start as they fell 108-104 to the Clippers in Los Angeles on Monday. Six Jazz players reached double figures, led by Carlos Boozer’s 20 points, while Deron Williams had 13 points and 13 assists, but the Jazz fell behind early and found themselves digging out of a hole. The Jazz did hit the offensive glass hard, snatching 15 offensive boards, and they forced 19 turnovers, but a 10-point halftime deficit is always tough to come back from on the road, even against the Clippers.

The Suns (38-24 as of Wednesday) will also have to make a trip to Los Angeles to face the Clippers on Wednesday night, but prior to that, Phoenix had won seven of their last 10 games, including a 101-85 win at home over Denver on Monday night. Amare Stoudamire and Grant Hill had 19 points each and combined for 18 rebounds, while Steve Nash chipped in with 11 points and 10 assists while steering an offense that had six players in double figures. The Suns held a 46-36 edge on the boards, including 17-11 on the offensive glass. But the key was their reserves, who outscored the Nuggets’ bench players 37-4. We’re betting management is hoping for play like that from the subs on a more regular basis.

The Suns should be the sportsbook favorites at home, where they are 23-7 this year. These two Western Conference teams have met just once this year, and the Jazz came away with a 124-115 win over Phoenix at home on January 25^th. Andrei Kirilenko stepped up with 25 points, while Carlos Boozer was a monster with 21 points and 20 boards. Stoudamire had just 16 points and five rebounds for the Suns, who got a surprising 32 points from Goran Dragic on 10-of-13 shooting. The Suns should have the edge at home, but the Jazz have been off since Monday, and the Suns have to travel from Los Angeles back home on Wednesday night, and then play a rested Utah team. In addition, the Suns had lost 18 straight games on TNT before beating Dallas back in January, and they’ll get a chance to begin another streak on Thursday.

Internet sports betting pick:  Utah

Denver Nuggets (37-19) vs Golden State Warriors (16-40)

While college basketball betting is starting to heat up in advance of March Madness, there is still a lot of NBA basketball to be played. When the Denver Nuggets travel to Oakland to take on the Golden State Warriors, it will be a match-up between two teams going in opposite directions. After starting the season in promising fashion, the Warriors have fallen hard and now sit 15 games out of a playoff spot and are looking to play their young talent to see where they need to improve their team over the summer. Denver is leading its division and has won three of its last five over powerhouses Cleveland, Dallas and Boston.

Primetime Performers

Nuggets: Carmelo Anthony is third in the league scoring 29.2 points a game and after missing eight games, prior to the All Star break, his scoring has slipped to just under 25 a game but his assists and three-point percentage are up to five and 39. He can play inside or out and betting tips say with Corey Maggette out he should dominate Anthony Morrow; the likely replacement.

Warriors: Monta Ellis has taken the move to shooting guard very well and has only allowed his scoring to dip a small amount. He is undersized but with Aaron Afflalo starting for Denver, he will not have to work too hard on defence and will be able to spend all his energy at the offensive end. He is a volume shooter with a bad three-point percentage but when hot, he can take down good teams almost single handily; as seen by his 37 points in a wins over Boston and Dallas.

X-Factors

Nuggets: Chauncey Billups will have the task of not only controlling the Nugget offence against a team that leads the league in steals, but also controlling the guard trio of Ellis, Stephen Curry and C.J. Watson who have scored 132 points in the past two games. Averaging 20 and six assists, he will be a hard guard for whoever is covering him as he has a very good post-up game for a guard and is much larger than the Warriors guards.

Warriors: Stephen Curry will be going up against a bigger, physical and much more experienced guard in Billups and will be pressed at both ends of the floor. The rookie out of Davidson is having a great rookie season and since the new year has been averaging 19.5 points, 6 assists and is working his way into ‘Rookie of the Year’ conversations.

The Matchup

Golden State is devastated by injuries and will miss Raja Bell, Vladimir Radmanovic, Corey Maggette, Kelenna Azubuike and Anthony Randolph out of its regular rotation. With the loss of manpower, the Warriors have little coming off the bench outside of Watson; who has scored 23.4 in his last five games. Free sportsbetting experts know Denver is too good for this banged up team and will coast in a high scoring game as both teams are willing to play an up-tempo game.

Pick: Nuggets

Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Lakers

NBA Betting Line: NO LINE YET

The Boston Celtics have been coming undone at the seams and they are going to feel some pressure now that one of their biggest challengers has made a big move.

The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Antawn Jamison on Wednesday and are now in very good position to win an NBA Championship. Meanwhile, the Boston Celtics are just 5-5 in their last 10 games and appear to be having some problems in the locker room.

The bad news for them is they have to travel to the Staples Center and the reigning NBA Champions, who beat them on their home court just a couple of weeks ago.

The Lakers are rolling right now and should get star guard Kobe Bryant back in the lineup on Thursday. They haven’t had many problems without him and they should get a boost with him.

Considering how the two teams have been heading in different directions recently, the Lakers should get another win over their arch rivals.

NBA Betting Pick: Lakers

Denver Nuggets @ Cleveland Cavaliers

Sportsbetting.com Odds (Sportsbetting.com Reviews): Cavaliers -6

We’ll see another episode of the Carmelo Anthony-LeBron James show on Thursday as the Cavaliers and Nuggets meet up in Cleveland.

As mentioned, the Cavs acquired Jamison on Wednesday, which now adds the tally to Shaquille O’Neal, Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon to a team that lost in the Eastern Conference Championship last eyar.

The Cavs are absolutely loaded at every position and choosing to acquire Jamison instead of Amare Stoudemire will prove to be the right move. Jamison is more of a team player and a leader whereas Stoudemire has been a player that has looked out for himself a little bit in the past.

This is now a scary collection of talent when you look at the Cavs roster. They have Mo Williams, James, Jamison, O’Neal and although they traded away Zyrdunas Ilgauskas, he will likely get bought out and come back to Cleveland.

The Nuggets are a good team and also a contender for a championship but they are not the same away as they are at home. The Cavaliers will look to put their new roster on display and get a big win in front of their home fans with their new weapon. They’ll get the win and cover.

Pick: Cavaliers -6

We’re betting management in Cleveland, Orlando, San Antonio and Denver will just be praying to get through Thursday’s doubleheader without any injuries, as the four will play their final game before NBA All-Star break.

Magic vs Cavaliers odds – Thursday, February 11, 8:00 PM ET

The Cavaliers should be favored at home in this contest, as they are 23-3 at “The Q” this season, and they’re currently on a 12-game winning streak, the highest in the league this year. These two, who met in last year’s Eastern Conference finals with Orlando coming away with the win, have bumped heads once this year, and the Cavaliers dropped the Magic 102-93 in Orlando on Remembrance Day. LeBron James led the way with 36 points and eight boards, while Vince Carter had 29 for the Magic, and Carter is coming off a monster 48-point performance against New Orleans on Monday night. However, the Cavaliers should have an upper hand in this contest in the form of rest. Cleveland has been off since beating New Jersey on Tuesday, while Orlando plays in Chicago on Wednesday night, so between a game and travel time, there isn’t much time to rest. Take the Cavaliers’ NBA odds on Thursday.

Spurs vs Nuggets odds – Thursday, February 11, 10:30 PM ET

These Western Conference squads get the late game on TNT, and the Nuggets should be favored due to a 23-4 record at the Pepsi Center, as well as two wins over the Spurs already this season, both in San Antonio. The Nuggets finally got Carmelo Anthony back into the lineup after he had missed eight games with an ankle injury, and he slotted in just fine in a 127-91 rout of Dallas on Tuesday, also at the Pepsi Center. Meanwhile, the Spurs have to be stinging after a 101-89 loss in Los Angeles against the Lakers, who played without Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum. Even though it was on the road in the Staples Center, the Spurs should be able to keep it at least in single digits if they’re going to lose to the Lakers without their star and starting center, and many are starting to doubt the Spurs, who have had some injuries over the first part of the season. However, with their championship experience, you can’t count San Antonio out just yet. They’ll have their hands full in San Antonio, and they’ll have to find a way to slow down Anthony, who is well rested and eager to get back into playing shape after sitting for the last two weeks. When you’re making your sports betting picks on Thursday, include the Denver Nuggets in your NBA betting picks.

Four seems to be the magic number on a weekend filled with Super Bowl 44 odds conversation. While the Boston Celtics are trying to stay away from fourth spot in the East, the New Jersey Nets are just trying to improve on their awful 4-44 record before the All Star break. When the Nets travel to the TD Gardens to take on the Celtics (31-16) Friday night, it will match up the best and worst that the Atlantic Division has to offer.

The Celtics are not usually a high scoring team due to their slowed down, half court style offence and gruelling defence. Over the past 10 games however, they are scoring even fewer than normal being held to just 93.2 per game and now will be without their top offensive performer. Paul Pierce is leading the team scoring just under 19 a game and is not expected in the line-up after injuring his ankle on Monday. The team will have to pick up the slack which should not be hard as the team spreads the scoring around with five other players averaging double figures.

Kevin Garnett is slowly getting back to the calibre of play that fans are used to seeing out of him. Over his last three games he has averaged 14.3 and seven boards in limited minutes while shooting a scorching 68 percent from the floor. Even with all its injuries, Boston is one of the top defences in the league, holding teams to under 94 points, and ranking second in steals, forced turnovers and points against.

The Nets are a decent team offensively when they are healthy and at nearly 50 games into the season, they are finally getting healthy. In just his second season, Brook Lopez has taken the reigns of New Jersey and leads the team in points, rebounds and blocks. He is always active on the glass, shoots a high percentage from the floor, gets to the free throw line and should have a good game against Garnett’s injury limited mobility and Kendrick Perkin’s everyday lack of mobility.

Devin Harris was back on Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors after missing time with a sprained wrist. He looked healthy and is expected to play which is good for the Nets since he is the leading playmaker and opens up the offence with his ability drive and kick. His matchup with Rondo should be a very exciting matchup as two of the quickest young point guards in the league go head to head.

Kris Humphries has been giving the Nets some really good minutes off the bench as of late. Averaging almost 12 points over the last 11 games, betting services know that he brings a lot of energy that can be dangerous against second unit players and will have a good matchup with Boston’s big energy reserve, Glenn Davis.

While it looks like the Nets would have a chance on paper with the injuries that Boston has suffered, handicapping experts know that this New Jersey team has spent all year just finding new ways to lose. In the two games these teams have played this year, the Celtics have won by 10 and 24 points. Expect another double digit win.

Overall Loss 4.3 units.

Easy win last night with the Gamecocks. I nice 26-8 run with 9 minutes to play sealed the easy cover. Tonight I jump back to the NBA with a Totals pick.

Magic/Heat over 200 for 2 units.

Good Luck

Overall Loss 5.2 units

College Basketball Overall Profit 2 units

College Basketball Record 2-0

NBA:

Portland/Memphis over 202 for 1 unit

Denver at Chicago (+1.5) first half for 1 unit

Overall Loss 3.8 units (updated 11/9)

I found the longest shot on the board yesterday and delivered with my UPSET SPECIAL, as the Bulls shock the Cavs in Cleveland. (Ok so there was only two games to pick from, but if you were on the Bulls you were cashing a huge ticket!) Tonight I am giving you my PARLAY SPECIAL OF THE NIGHT.

1) Washington +2 at Indiana for 2 units  L FOR 2.2 UNITS

2) Memphis/Lakers over 207 for 2 units W FOR 2 UNITS

3) Parlay Washington and Memphis/Lakers over 209 for 2 units L FOR 2 UNITS

4) UPSET WINNER: Oklahoma City +230 at Houston for 1 unit L FOR 2 UNITS

Overall Profit 0.4 (updated 11/6 2:00am)

Upset winner last night as the Pacers took care of business on the road in New York. Hopefully we can continue to find some live dogs at these nice prices.

1) Spurs (PK) at Utah for 1 unit

Utah 113 Spurs 99 L for 1.1 units

2) Chicago (+11) at Cleveland for 1 unit.

Chicago 86 Cleveland 85 W for 1 unit

3) UPSET SPECIAL: Chicago (+500) at Cleveland for 1 unit

Chicago WINS OUTRIGHT!! W FOR 5 UNITS!!

Good Luck!

Overall Loss 2.8 units

Great day yesterday as we got back on track going 3-1 and a profit of 2.9 units. Looking to make it back to back winning days with today’s card.

1) Utah at Dallas (-3) for 1 unit FIRST HALF

2) Utah at Dallas (-5) for 1 unit

3) Boston at Philadelphia (+4) for 1 unit FIRST HALF

4) Atlanta at Portland (-4) for 1 unit FIRST HALF

5) Atlanta at Portland (-7) for 1 unit

Good Luck! Feel free to make comments or leave any questions about why I like a game.