The Philadelphia 76ers are 2-2 straight up and 4-0 against the spread in their last four games against the New York Knicks. The two teams will kick off a five-game NBA card in the early game this Monday on Christmas Day.
NBA Christmas 2017 odds: Sixers, Cavaliers, Warriors, Celtics on holiday betting slate
Philadelphia will try to earn another ATS win over New York at the sportsbooks in the first of five Christmas Day games around the NBA on Monday.
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Philadelphia opened as a 1-point road underdog in New York at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Knicks have been hot at Madison Square Garden of late with a 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS home run that includes upset wins over Oklahoma City and Boston.
For the third straight season this Monday afternoon, the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers will clash on Christmas Day. The home team has won each of the first two matchups in this holiday tradition including last year’s game in Cleveland in which the Cavaliers erased a 14-point fourth quarter deficit to win 109-108. This year the game will be in Golden State with the Warriors opening as 6.5-point favorites.
Kyrie Irving won’t be on the Cavaliers sideline this Christmas as he was for the last two. This time he’ll be leading the Boston Celtics as 5-point home favorites hosting the Washington Wizards. When these two teams clashed in the postseason last year, the home team won every game, leading to Boston prevailing in a seven game series.
The home team is 11-0 SU and 10-1 ATS in the last 11 games between the Celtics and Wizards per the OddsShark NBA Database.
The Houston Rockets look the part of a team that could give the Warriors a serious test this postseason. With the two teams jostling for the top spot in the Western Conference, every game this regular season will be important in determining who would have home court in a potential Western Conference showdown.
On Christmas, the Rockets will try to pick up a win as a 4.5-point favorite visiting the Oklahoma City Thunder. Houston is 8-2 SU and 7-3 ATS over its last 10 games against Oklahoma City.
Wrapping up the action in the evening game on Christmas is Minnesota (-3.5) visiting the Los Angeles Lakers. Los Angles is a perfect 3-0 SU and ATS in its last three home games against the Timberwolves despite going off as an underdog in all three of those games.
NBA Christmas Day Betting Odds
Philadelphia at New York (-1)
Cleveland at Golden State (-6.5)
Washington at Boston (-5)
Houston (-4.5) at Oklahoma City
Minnesota (-3.5) at LA Lakers
