Despite going 5-2 straight up over their last seven games, the Golden State Warriors are just 1-6 against the spread over that stretch. The Warriors will try to pick up a win and cover this Tuesday night when they host LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.
NBA Christmas 2018 odds: Betting lines and trends for Tuesday’s five matchups
The Golden State Warriors host the Los Angeles Lakers in one of five Christmas Day matchups, with the sportsbooks setting Curry and company as big betting favorites.
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Golden State is a 9-point home favorite on the NBA odds in Oakland at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Winning but failing to cover the spread has been a familiar trend for Golden State this season as the Warriors are 23-11 SU while going only 14-20 ATS.
Los Angeles has been in a slump both straight up and against the spread of late with a 2-4 SU and ATS record over its last six games. While they have lost each of their last seven games against Golden State, the Lakers are 3-1 ATS in their last four games against the Warriors.
In another big matchup on Christmas, the Philadelphia 76ers visit the Boston Celtics (-4) in a rematch of last year’s second-round playoff series. The 76ers enter this game with a 3-1 SU and ATS record over their last four games while Boston is just 1-3 SU and ATS over its last four.
Boston went a perfect 8-0 SU and ATS before hitting this current slump. Philadelphia is only 3-19 SU in its last 22 games against Boston per the OddsShark NBA Database.
Two teams that have both been playing well of late collide on Tuesday when the Houston Rockets (-1.5) host the Oklahoma City Thunder. With their 108-101 win over San Antonio on Saturday, the Rockets improved to 6-1 SU and 5-1-1 ATS over their last seven games.
Oklahoma City meanwhile enters this game with a 4-1 SU record over its last five games and a 3-1 ATS record over its last four. Houston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 home games against Oklahoma City.
Rounding out the Christmas card are the early game of Milwaukee (-10) at New York and the late game of Portland at Utah (-6.5). The Knicks have dropped each of their last four games and are 0-3 ATS over their last three, losing those three games by an average margin of 15.7 points per game.
Christmas Day Game Betting Lines
Milwaukee (-10) at New York
Los Angeles at Golden State (-9)
Portland at Utah (-6.5)
Philadelphia at Boston (-4)
Oklahoma City at Houston (-1.5)
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