NBA Tips, Friday Jan 17

NBA Tips, Friday Jan 17

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Cleveland Cavaliers
Thunder to Cover $1.90

The league’s two best sides are set to face each other for the 2nd time in a week, as the Cavs look to complete a regular season sweep over the Thunder.

Cleveland ended Oklahoma’s 15-game winning streak last Thursday (AEST), claiming a 7-point victory infant of their home crowd, with twin talls, Allen and Mobley combining for 46 points and 21 boards.

OKC’s home record is 2nd to none, they’ve gone 17-2 in Oklahoma, while also going 12-5-1 against the spread.

Thins is bound to be a cracking fixture, I’m taking the Thunder to even the ledger and cover the line as home favourites.

Sacramento Kings vs Houston Rockets
Rockets to Cover $1.90

The Kings host the Rockets for the 2nd time this season, and will be looking to go 2-0 against their Conference rivals.

Sacramento are 7-3 across their last 10 games, but enter this fixture off the back of a poor defensive showing in Milwaukee, going down to the Bucks 115-130.

Similarly, the Rockets are 7-3 across their las t10 games, and are eyeing off their fifth straight win, as they look to consolidate 2nd place in the Western standings.

Houston are a credible 12-6 on the road this season, and are 11-6 against the spread in such fixtures.

This will be the 2nd of back-to-back games for the Rockets, who have thrived without rest this season, covering the line in seven of 11 games which their opponents had a rest advantage.

The Rockets show up to play every time they step foot onto the hardwood, and I have them covering the spread in this tough road fixture.