A Look at NBA Betting Stats This Season

A Look at NBA Betting Stats This Season

A little over a month into the 2020-21 NBA season and already we see some interesting numbers. Teams have played roughly 20 games thus far and already four teams have at least 15 wins.

That Milwaukee is not one of those four teams is among a few surprises thus far this season. Here’s a look at NBA betting stats so far this season.

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More Points

Not since the Denver Nuggets of the 1980s has an NBA team averaged over 120 points per game for an entire season. The 1982 Nuggets hold the league record scoring 126.5 a game.

So far this season, Brooklyn - featuring its new trifecta of stars in Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden - is putting up 122.2 per night. That, of course, leads the league and Milwaukee isn’t far behind at 119.8.

Washington (116.8), Denver (116.6), and Chicago (115.7) round out the top-5 in scoring.

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Under, Not Over

With those kinds of numbers from the league’s top-scoring teams, one would think games would be trending to the Over. That’s not the case early in the season.

Taking out the 16 overtime games thus far, the Under is 143-128 (52.8 percent) this season. The Lakers, ranked No. 1 in defensive efficiency, have seen the Under go 14-7 in their games this season.

Not surprisingly, the Over is 16-6 in Nets’ games and 14-5-1 in Nuggets’ games.

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Back the Jazz

Utah is one of those four teams with 15-plus wins so far this season. The Jazz are 15-5, but more importantly for bettors Utah is a league-best 14-6 ATS.

That includes an impressive streak for the Jazz. The team had an 11-game winning streak in which they covered the spread in each game. That includes covering as a 6-point underdog at Milwaukee and covering two double-digit spreads.

Utah allows the third-fewest points per game (106.3) in the league. The Jazz also lead the NBA in rebounding with 49.4 per game. Rudy Gobert is third in the league averaging 13.8 rebounds per game.

Streaking Grizzlies

Memphis started the 2020-21 season 2-6. Now, the Grizzlies haven’t lost a game since Jan. 7. Granted, the Grizzlies did have six games postponed due to the coronavirus, but the team has won seven straight games.

Included in that streak are impressive wins over Brooklyn (115-110), Philadelphia (106-104), and back-to-back blowout victories over San Antonio.

The big reason for Memphis's recent surge is the return of point guard Ja Morant. The Grizzlies star averages 20.7 points and 7.7 assists per game and is back after a sprained ankle kept him out of action since Dec. 28.

The Grizzlies have also been good to bettors. Memphis sits just behind Utah at 10-5 ATS. Bettors will continue to look at the Grizzlies for the same reasons they like to back the Jazz. Memphis is fifth in the league in points allowed (107.3) per game. The Grizzlies are also among the league leaders in rebounding averaging 45.9 boards per game.