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NBA on Christmas
12/25/2014
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Opening presents, drinking egg nog, trying to remember relatives’ names, and the NBA on Christmas day. All great traditions, but we only track the data for one of them. Here are the results for every Christmas game going back to 2008:
| Season | Visitor | Home | Score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bulls | Nets (-4) | 95-78 | Under 189.5 |
| 2013 | Thunder* (-10.5) | Knicks | 123-94 | Over 201 |
| 2013 | Heat* (-9.5) | Lakers | 101-95 | Under 206.5 |
| 2013 | Rockets | Spurs (-8) | 111-98 | Under 212.5 |
| 2013 | Clippers | Warriors (-3) | 103-105 | Over 207 |
| 2012 | Celtics | Nets (-2.5) | 93-76 | Under 184 |
| 2012 | Knicks | Lakers (-4) | 94-100 | Under 211 |
| 2012 | Thunder | Heat (-2.5) | 97-103 | Under 204 |
| 2012 | Rockets | Bulls (-4.5) | 120-97 | Over 197 |
| 2012 | Nuggets | Clippers (-6.5) | 100-112 | Over 204.5 |
| 2011 | Celtics | Knicks (-4.5) | 104-106 | Over 189.5 |
| 2011 | Heat (-4.5) | Mavericks | 105-94 | Over 190.5 |
| 2011 | Bulls (-4.5) | Lakers | 88-87 | Under 182.5 |
| 2011 | Magic | Thunder (-7.5) | 89-97 | Under 193.5 |
| 2011 | Clippers* (-4.5) | Warriors | 105-86 | Under 208.5 |
| 2010 | Bulls | Knicks (-2) | 95-103 | Under 206 |
| 2010 | Celtics | Magic (-2.5) | 78-86 | Under 191 |
| 2010 | Heat | Lakers (-3.5) | 96-80 | Under 193.5 |
| 2010 | Nuggets | Thunder (-6.5) | 106-114 | Over 213.5 |
| 2010 | Blazers | Warriors (-3) | 102-109 | Over 202.5 |
| 2009 | Heat (-2.5) | Knicks | 93-87 | Under 198 |
| 2009 | Celtics | Magic (-5.5) | 86-77 | Under 191 |
| 2009 | Cavaliers | Lakers (-6) | 102-87 | Under 194 |
| 2009 | Clippers | Suns (-10) | 93-124 | Over 214.5 |
| 2009 | Nuggets* (-2.5) | Blazers | 96-107 | Over 197.5 |
| 2008 | Hornets | Magic (-5) | 68-88 | Under 190 |
| 2008 | Spurs | Suns (-2.5) | 91-90 | Under 200 |
| 2008 | Celtics | Lakers (-2) | 83-92 | Under 200.5 |
| 2008 | Wizards | Cavaliers* (-15.5) | 89-93 | Under 194 |
| 2008 | Mavericks | Blazers (-4.5) | 102-94 | Over 192 |
*Team received 70% of bets or more
**All line data is Pinnacle’s closing line
Of the 30 games listed, the favorites and dogs have both covered 15 games against the spread. Of the 15 games that dogs covered, they went on to win the game straight up in 10 of them.
Christmas games have gone Under in 19 of the 30 games tracked, including 5 of the 6 early games (Noon ET) finishing under the closing total.
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