Friday, May 25th, 2012
The Philadelphia 76ers will travel to the Big Easy for an NBA pro basketball game with the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night. Tip off time in New Orleans is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage by the NBA package.
The LVSC NBA odds makers set the opening line in this game and the home team New Orleans Hornets were made 1 point favorites with the over under coming in at 191.
The early money from the NBA bettors has come in on the New Orleans Hornets, as the favorite is lined as a 2 point betting favorite. The total has seen early movement in the betting towards the over, as the total is currently lined at 195 for the bettors to play into.
Money line gamblers can make a play on the favored New Orleans Hornets at –135 with the road underdog Philadelphia 76ers bringing back +115 to win this game without the need for taking the points.
The clubs will be making their second of two meetings on the season tonight. On January 11th it was the Philadelphia 76ers earning a 96-92 home victory over the New Orleans Hornets as a 2 point favorite. The Sixers shot well from the three point line in their victory hitting on over 53% of their shots from beyond the arc in victory. The Hornets has won and covered the spread in 5 of their past 6 meetings in New Orleans.
The Hornets enter this home game with the Philadelphia 76ers losers of 2 straight games during this three game home stand. The club has lost 4 of their past 5 games on their home court. The team is coming off a 103-99 home loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. The Hornets defense was awful in that game as they allowed the Thunder to shoot for over 57% from the field. Chris Paul has missed the Hornets past three games as the point guard went under the knife with knee surgery. He is expected to miss up to six weeks. Rookie Darren Collison has seen increased minutes and has shot 15 of 41 with 42 points in his three games starting at point in place of Chris Paul.
Philadelphia is a miserable 17-31 on the season and 9-15 straight up on the road this season. The team is on a bit of a roll right now as they are winners of two straight games. After winning at woeful New Jersey 83-79 on January 31st they defeated the Chicago Bulls at home 106-103 on Wednesday. The 76ers shot the ball very well in victory over the Bulls hitting on over 52% from the field. Point guard Allen Iverson missed the teams’ victory over the Bulls with personal issues. It is questionable if Iverson will be in the lineup tonight. A bad back has bothered center Samuel Dalembert, as he was limited in practice yesterday. Shooting guard Andre Iguodala had a good game against the Bulls with 25 points on 11 of 19 in victory. The five-year guard had 18 points and 8 assists in their meeting at Philadelphia.
Trend: The under is 4-0 in their past 4 meetings
For the Latest NBA Odds Please Visit our NBA Odds Page
Tags: nba betting odds, philadelphia 76ers versus new orleans hornets nba betting odds pick preview
