NBA Betting Odds – Magic, Nuggets aim to stay hot
Online betting: Thursday night basketball odds
- Wizards look for second win under new head coach
- Hornets inconsistent to start the season
- Nuggets continue building chemistry with Chauncey Billups
Thursday night basketball odds should be fairly entertaining this week as we get set for another TNT double-header.
In Washington, the Wizards are underdogs according to offshore sportsbook odds against the Orlando Magic, but what adds intrigue to the game is the fact that the Wizards won their last home against the Golden State Warriors. In the late game, the Denver Nuggets will host the New Orleans Hornets, who have been wildly inconsistent to start the season. Sports book odds have the Nuggets favored in that contest.
Starting with Magic vs Wizards betting, the Magic are clearly the superior team in this game but the Wizards did show some life in their last game. They won their last home game against the Golden State Warriors, which was the first game since the Wizards fired head coach Eddie Jordan. Usually a team shows up in its first game under a new head coach and then goes back to their previous form in the next game.
The Wizards are simply short-handed all the way around. With no Gilbert Arenas, no Brendan Haywood and no Etan Thomas, sports bettors know the Wizards are often going into a gun fight with plastic knife. That will be the case versus the Magic on Thursday, as the Wizards won’t have an answer for Dwight Howard.
In Hornets vs Nuggets betting, we have two teams at the opposite ends of the spectrum right now. The Nuggets have found their form with Billups running the show and have won eight of their last 10 contests. Basketball betting handicappers have noticed that their only two losses came on the road in Cleveland and in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, New Orleans, which nearly won the West last season, has been off-key this year. The Hornets are 8-5 overall with ugly losses to Atlanta and Sacramento at home, and Charlotte on the road.
Look for the Nuggets to continue their dominance on their home court. Those who bet sports have seen them win five of their first six home games this year and they should add to the win column on Thursday night once more.
CRAIG’S PICK: Orlando over Washington, Denver over New Orleans.
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Craig Parsons is an avid sports fan, but his true love has always been basketball. Too short to realize his dream of playing in the NBA, he did the next best thing? Sports betting and covering basketball for a living. Thoughts or questions?.
