What is the NBA HOME Line?

[HoulihansTX]

NFL is -3

What is the NBA's version of a home line?

My first guess is 5. You see it a fair amount of times, when two evenly matched teams meet up.

Thanks in advanced

[NOREGRETS]

Good question.

[NOREGRETS]

Can't wait for the NFL, I tear it up every year! That is my specialty!

[HoulihansTX]

Can't wait for the NFL, I tear it up every year! That is my specialty!

I thoroughly dislike NFL. Never have made money in the long run.

[lakerboy]

I would think 3 points

[shoebox]

2.33 for NBA 4 for college those are the figures you seek houli

[goldengreek]

In most cases its 4

if a team is fav by 8 at home they are a pick on the road


except when the lines are high and they have played each other before then its 6

for example if cleve is a 13 point fav at home then they are a 7 point fav on the road

[Dexter]

3 pts

[mundane]

always thought it was 3 pts...

[sweetjones55]

I've always thought it was 3. I definitely do not think it is anything higher than 4.

[Muddy]

But don't certain home arenas offer even more advantage than others? e.g. Delta center Utah

[Wilforth]

3.5

[BettingWizard]

3 is rule of thumb

[suicidekings]

This season, the home team has averaged 101 pts, and the road team has averaged 98 points, so 3 sounds right to me.

[suicidekings]

2009/10 Season stats

Col 1: Team
Col 2: home scoring differential (PF-PA)
Col 3: road scoring differential (PF-PA)
Col 4: difference between road scoring and home scoring

team home road diff
ATL 8.4 0.9 7.5
BOS 4.6 3.7 0.8
CHI 0.1 -4.6 4.7
CHR 7.1 -4.5 11.6
CLE 9.3 4.5 4.7
DAL 2.2 2.3 -0.1
DEN 9.1 -0.6 9.7
DET -2.9 -8.5 5.6
GSW 0.9 -8.4 9.3
HOU 1.2 -1.6 2.9
IND 1.8 -8.3 10.2
LAC -2.6 -9.5 6.9
LAL 9.5 1.4 8.1
MEM 0.8 -1.5 2.3
MIA 4.1 -0.9 4.9
MIL 3.1 -0.7 3.8
MIN -5.7 -13.0 7.3
NJN -8.5 -11.1 2.6
NOH 0.5 -5.6 6.1
NYK 0.3 -5.9 6.2
OKC 5.9 1.6 4.2
ORL 10.7 2.5 8.2
PHI -4.4 -3.0 -1.4
PHX 9.2 -0.4 9.6
POR 4.7 2.3 2.4
SAC 0.0 -7.5 7.5
SAN 8.1 1.8 6.3
TOR 1.9 -5.5 7.4
UTA 10.2 1.5 8.7
WAS -3.4 -6.7 3.4

[HoulihansTX]

I dont quite understand your last post.

Should some of the number have a +, or -?

[BettingWizard]

well looks like blindly betting on charlotte at home in the playoffs......

[suicidekings]

I dont quite understand your last post.

Should some of the number have a +, or -?

I amended it. The columns now show scoring differential for home and away this season, as well as the difference between the two, so for example, Charlotte outscores opponents by an average of 7.1 at home, gets outscored by 4.5 on the road, for a total difference of 11.6 points per game.

[suicidekings]

For tonight's games:

POR (2.3) @ DEN (9.1) = 6.8 = DEN -7
ORL (2.5) @ DAL (2.2) = 0.3 = ORL pk

I don't cap games this way, but it's a quick and dirty approximation.


And thanks for the points.

[SmackdownV]

Thanks suicide...

Good info!