NBA Best Bets - January 11, 2019: Lebron Out vs. OKC

From top to bottom are teams that have the best chance of winning or covering the spread based on recent trends for Saturday January 11, 2020. Betting Alert: Lebron James out against Oklahoma City this evening.  Line moves from OKC +1 to OKC -8.5 on news.

1. Dallas Mavs -135: The Mavs have won three of the last four at home versus Philadelphia. The Sixers are 7-12 on the road compared to an impressive 18-2 at home. They also lost their last four road games (four straight no less). W
2. Portland Trailblazers +6: There was one bad loss at home versus the Bucks, otherwise the Trailblazers have either won or covered the current spread at home in the last few games and Milwaukee comes into this one a little winded after a big victory in Sacramento last night.  While Sagarin suggests a line of Bucks -7, last night's road game knocks off about a point-and-a-half to two points. L
3. Milwaukee Bucks -224: A bit of an insurance play as we feel Milwaukee should have just enough in the tank to beat Portland, just not cover. W
4. Chicago Bulls +4.5: Here we have a team on a six game skid that has beaten Detroit in their last three. Sagarin suggests this one should fall on Detroit 3, so we are thinking a very narrow cover with the Bulls. W
5. LA Lakers: +7.5: No Lebron, no problem.  Lakers have won or covered the spread in six of the seven using the current number.  They have won seven straight.  And this team is not all about Lebron.  Of course the Thunder have been playing very good of late as well.  We see this one falling within the spread though. W

TODAY'S RECORD: 4-1

OVERALL RECORD: 18-9 66.6%

- Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com