NBA Betting Preview: Washington Wizards at Denver Nuggets
Posted: Feb 08, 2008
By
SBGGlobal
Opening Line: Nuggets - 11 , Total 209
The Washington Wizards would sure like to get Caron Butler back in the starting lineup but that may not happen until after the All-Star break although Butler is traveling with the team. He did not play in Wednesday's 85-77 home loss to San Antonio. Butler came back from a hip flexor injury and played Sunday against the Lakers but didn’t look right and then aggravated the injury in Tuesday’s loss at Philadelphia. The Wizards are 1-4 without Butler in the starting lineup this season. SBG Global reports that early NBA betting has the public taking Nuggets at Home.
"We listen to our training staff, we listen to Caron and what our doctors say," Wizards’ head coach Eddie Jordan said, "There's no real damage there, it's just sore, so if he feels he can go with moderate pain, he's going to try to go. We want him to get better as well as he can for us so we can win games." Some of Butler’s teammates did not think he would play until after the All-Star break. The Wizards are a completely different team when Butler is in not in the lineup. They are 7-24 without him since he joined the Wizards in 2005.
SBG Global Current Line: Nuggets - 10.5 , Total 209
Denver is coming off a heart-breaking 118-115 overtime loss to Utah on Wednesday. Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points before fouling out in overtime. Allen Iverson led Denver with 34 points and 10 assists.
Here are the NBA betting stats for Friday’s game. The Wizards are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Friday games. The Wizards are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. the Northwest. The Wizards are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 road games. The Wizards are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Wizards are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Denver.
The Nuggets are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 Friday games. The Nuggets are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games. The Nuggets are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 vs. the Southeast. The Nuggets are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Nuggets are 37-17 ATS in their last 54 vs. the Eastern Conference.
The Over is 5-0 in the Wizards last 5 road games. The Under is 9-0 in the Wizards last 9 vs. the Western Conference. The Under is 5-2 in the Wizards last 7 vs. the Northwest. The Over is 5-1 in the Nuggets last 6 home games.
The Over is 4-1 in the Nuggets last 5 overall. The Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Denver between the two teams.
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