Betting Tennis Point Spread

In a matchup of two of the NBA's four worst teams by record, Houston (11-18) visits Cleveland (11-21) on Wednesday night. The Rockets enter on an eight-game losing streak, which is their longest as a franchise in over 20 years, while the Cavaliers have lost 10 of their last 11. However, they snapped a 10-game skid on Tuesday night versus Atlanta.

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• A spread bet on tennis lines sees the supposedly stronger player given a handicap in order to level the playing field. For instance, let's say Rafael Nadal is the -190 moneyline favorite to beat.
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• Spread betting in tennis works in two different ways: on total games and number of sets. In both cases, oddsmakers will set a line for the favorite, such as Novak Djokovic -1.5 sets over Marin Cilic or Roger.

A night later, Houston hopes this is its turn to end a similar drought.

The Rockets will remain short-handed; star center Christian Wood (right ankle sprain) is still out. The Rockets are 0-8 since Wood's latest injury, immediately after going 7-1 in the previous eight games.

Victor Oladipo (right foot strain) and Eric Gordon (right heel soreness) are each questionable, while recent starting center DeMarcus Cousins was released on Tuesday. That means the Rockets could be without as many as four of their top six rotation players from recent weeks.

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A night later, Houston hopes this is its turn to end a similar drought.

The Rockets will remain short-handed; star center Christian Wood (right ankle sprain) is still out. The Rockets are 0-8 since Wood's latest injury, immediately after going 7-1 in the previous eight games.

Victor Oladipo (right foot strain) and Eric Gordon (right heel soreness) are each questionable, while recent starting center DeMarcus Cousins was released on Tuesday. That means the Rockets could be without as many as four of their top six rotation players from recent weeks.

The lines, courtesy of BetMGM

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Wednesday's starters for the Cavaliers are expected to be Collin Sexton, Darius Garland, Cedi Osman, Isaac Okoro and Jarrett Allen. Meanwhile, Stephen Silas appears likely to counter with John Wall, Eric Gordon, Jae'Sean Tate, Danuel House Jr. and PJ Tucker and for the Rockets. If Oladipo plays, he would likely bump Gordon to a sixth-man role. If neither plays, David Nwaba or Sterling Brown would start.

Advice and prediction

Fortunately for Houston, Cleveland will be even more undermanned. The Cavs are on the second night of a back-to-back after narrowly defeating Atlanta on Tuesday, and they have a long injury list. Andre Drummond (personal reasons), Kevin Love (right calf strain), Larry Nance Jr. (left hand fracture) and Matthew Dellavedova (concussion) are out. Meanwhile, Taurean Prince missed Tuesday's game with a sore left ankle.

Against two talented young guards, Sexton and Garland, the Rockets will need Wall and Gordon (if he plays) to be more efficient than they were in Monday's blowout loss to Chicago. In that one, each veteran guard shot below 30% from the field. Without Cousins, Houston could also ask recent signing Justin Patton to play more minutes in the middle.

The Cavaliers had some bounces go their way on Tuesday night, so perhaps the Rockets are due, as well.

Prediction: 111-108, Rockets

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The Indiana Pacers visit Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics on Friday night for a nationally televised game, and if you're looking to do some last-minute betting research, you're in luck! We'll give you the latest point spread, moneyline odds and over-under number, as well as the information you'll need to make the smartest bet on BetMGM.

The game tips off at 7:30 and can be seen on ESPN.

The Celtics have returned home after ugly three-game road trip, and have lost four of their last five games. The Pacers are starting a four-game road swing, and split an early season two-game series with the Celtics back in December.

Marcus Smart is out for the Celtics, while the Pacers are still without TJ Warren, JaKarr Sampson and Caris LeVert.

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Advice and prediction

The Celtics are favored on Friday, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a Celtics fan convinced their team will cover during their latest uninspiring stretch of games. Boston is just 2-6 against the spread in their last eight games, and the Pacers haven't been much better at 3-6 over their last nine.

Instead of betting the spread, the better action is on the total. Both teams have hit the over in more than 50 percent of games this season, and the over has hit in three of the last four Pacers games and four of five Celtics games. Boston has held an opponent under 110 points just once in their last five games, and I like both teams to cross that total on Friday. Take the over 219.5.

Prediction: Celtics 118, Pacers 116

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