NBA Quintuple Header On Christmas Day - 12-23-11

December 23 - Santa is being very generous to NBA fans again this year, by scheduling a 5 star quintuple header scheduled on Christmas Day (December 25) that will showcase such top teams as the Lakers, Celtics, Bulls, Magic, Knicks, and the Thunder.

After a delicious gut-busting dinner, what better way to soak up the Christmas spirit than to sit back and enjoy some NBA basketball action? And for NBA betting fans, online sportsbook BetOnline has all the latest NBA betting lines and odds.

However, even though NBA fans will be spoiled by choice come Sunday, the game that will have most NBA betting fans dribbling and drooling, is the highly anticipated matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and the Miami Heat in Texas.

The reason being that these two NBA titans faced off in the last season's NBA Finals, where the Mavericks proved to be the superior team. Interestingly though, despite winning basketball's highest honor for the first time in their history, the Mavs will start against the Heat as the 4 point home underdogs at most land and online sportsbooks, including BetOnline.

NBA Extravaganza Kicks Off With Celtics Knicks

But to go back a game, the NBA extravaganza will kick off as the Boston Celtics travel to take on the New York Knicks, who have a new lease on life thanks to the addition of Mike Bibby and Tyson Chandlers in the offseason. When the betting opened, odds on these two teams were pretty even, but the team from the Big Apple are now the -3.5 point favorites.

And when it comes to the matchup between the Orlando Magic and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma, home players Kevin Durant and Dwight Howard are expected to dominate. Which is why according to the NBA betting odds, the Thunder have been set as the -7.5 point favorites ahead of their showdown on Sunday.

The other two games NBA fans can look forward to are between the Los Angeles Clippers at the Golden State Warriors, and the Chicago Bulls at the L.A. Lakers. Check out BetOnline for NBA betting updates on these and other key games.

NBA Christmas Day Spread at BetOnline

Teams
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Boston Celtics	+3½ -110
New York Knicks	-3½ -110
Miami Heat	-4 -110
Dallas Mavericks	+4 -110
Orlando Magic	+7½ -110
Oklahoma City Thunder	-7½ -110