2024 NBA Opening Night Betting Notes
2024 NBA Opening Night Betting Notes
New York Knicks (+5.5) at Boston Celtics
- The Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Boston
- BOS went 30-3 SU last season at Home with a total > 222
- NYK has lost 5 straight when playing their first game of the season on the Road
- BOS is 9-0 SU, 7-2 ATS since 2007 when playing their first game of the season at Home
- The Over is 9-1 since 2022 when BOS is a Home Favorite of less than 6 Points
- NYK were 9-3 SU, 9-3 ATS in Road Divisional games last season
- Includes 6-3 SU in this spot as a Dog
- Kristaps Porzingis (out) is the only Celtic on the injury report
- Kevin McCullar Jr., Precious Achiuwa, and Mitchell Robinson are all listed as out
- Jaylen Brown is averaging 19.0 PPG in his last 5 vs NYK, has only scored 25+ in 3 of his last 10 vs NYK
- Derrick White has only scored 15+ points in 3 of the last 10 vs NYK
- Payton Prichard has only scored 9+ points in 2 of his last 10 vs NYK
- Jalen Brunson has only scored 28+ points in 3 of his last 10 vs BOS, averaging 23.2 PPG
- Josh Hart has scored 10+ points in 8 of his last 10 vs BOS
- Jaylen Brown is averaging 27.0 P+R+A in his last 5 vs NYK, has only gone over 33.5 once in L5
- Derrick White is averaging 18.6 P+R+A in his last 5 vs NYK, has only gone over 23.5 once in L5
Minnesota Timberwolves (-1.5) at Los Angeles Lakers
- The Under is 12-3 since 2021 when MIN plays in October
- LAL is 1-9 ATS since 2022 when playing in October
- MIN went 17-8 ATS last season playing on the Road with a Total < 220
- LAL is 1-5 SU in their opening game since Lebron joined them
- LAL is 0-8 SU, 2-6 ATS as a Dog against MIN since Lebron joined them
- The Under was 14-3-1 last season when MIN was a Favorite with a total > 224
- Christian Koloko, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Christian Wood are all listed as out
- Julius Randle is averaging 27.0 PPG in his last 5 vs LAL, scoring 20+ 7 of his last 10 vs LAL
- Donte DiVincenzo has only gone over 12.5 points in 2 of his last 10 vs LAL
- Rudy Gobert has gone over 12.5 points in 9 of his last 10 vs LAL
- Anthony Davis is averaging 32.9 PPG in his last 8 games vs MIN playing more than 30 minutes
- Lebron James has scored 26+ in 4 of last 5 vs MIN
- D'Angelo Russell is averaging 10.4 PPG vs MIN with LAL, gone over 15.5 Points in 1 of 5
- Lebron James has 7+ rebounds in 8 of last 10 vs MIN, averaging 8.5 RPG
- Rudy Gobert has 10+ rebounds in his last 10 games vs LAL, over 11.5 in 7 of 10
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