13 games tonight, here are the best bets

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Tonight’s Free NBA Best Bets

*Original betting lines and lineups taken game morning, adjust accordingly.

The original lines for each game are taken a couple of hours prior to the tip-off, so adjust your picks accordingly should a line change.

Tonight’s NBA Picks

Philadelphia @ Toronto

H2H Trends – 

  • Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Toronto.
  • Over is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
  • Philadelphia are 2-9 ATS in the last 11 meetings.

Stats Edge – 

PHI EDGE IN: TOR
Points/Game
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Defense
Rebounding
Turnovers
Bench

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
Philadelphia 14 17 7-9 7-8
Toronto 22 8 11-1 11-7

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
Philadelphia 108.6 109.4 -0.8
Toronto 111.6 103.0 +8.7

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 Philadelphia  Under  Toronto
 +9.0  219.5  102-86

Like the Raptors ML, that line’s too high for our liking though.

Best Bet  =  Philadelphia +9.0

Milwaukee @ Charlotte

H2H Trends – 

  • Milwaukee are 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Charlotte.
  • Milwaukee are 3-1-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
  • Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings

Stats Edge – 

MIL EDGE IN: CHA
Points/Game
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Defense
Rebounding
Turnovers
Bench

Win/Loss

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
Milwaukee 17 13 11-5 6-8
Charlotte 11 21 9-9 2-12

Season Points +/-

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
Milwaukee 105.1 105.3 -0.2
Charlotte 104.4 106.5 -2.1

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 Milwaukee  Under  Charlotte
 -1.0  211.5  111-106

Howard and Walker possibly out for Charlotte. Check for lineups. Milwaukee regardless.

Best Bet = Milwaukee ML

Brooklyn @ Indiana

H2H Trends – 

  • Brooklyn are 0-5 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
  • Brooklyn are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Indiana.
  • Over is 21-5-1 in the last 27 meetings in Indiana

Stats Edge – 

BRK EDGE IN: IND
Points/Game
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Defense
Rebounding
Turnovers
Bench

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
Brooklyn 12 19 7-10 5-9
Indiana 18 14 10-7 8-7

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
Brooklyn 107.2 109.8 -2.6
Indiana 108.2 106.6 +1.6

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 Indiana  Over  Indiana
 -10.0  215.5  123-119

Best Bet  = Over 215.5

Orlando @ Washington

H2H Trends – 

  • Orlando are 3-8-1 ATS in the last 12 meetings in Washington.
  • Orlando are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings

Stats Edge – 

ORL EDGE IN: WAS
Points/Game
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Defense
Rebounding
Turnovers
Bench

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
Orlando 11 22 6-9 5-13
Washington 17 15 9-6 8-9

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
Orlando 105.4 110.3 -4.9
Washington 104.9 103.6 +1.3

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 Washington  Under  Washington
 -11.0  210.0  130-103

Best Bet  = No Bet

Dallas @ Atlanta

H2H Trends – 

  • Dallas are 1-7 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
  • Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.

Stats Edge – 

DAL EDGE IN: ATL
Points/Game
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Defense
Rebounding
Turnovers
Bench

Win/Loss

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
Dallas 9 24 7-11 2-13
Atlanta 7 25 4-11 3-14

Season Points +/-

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
Dallas 99.8 102.9 -3.2
Atlanta 103.5 108.8 -5.2

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 Atlanta  Over  Atlanta
 +1.0  202.0  112-107

East and West bottom dwellers do battle.

Best Bet = Atlanta ML

Chicago @ Boston

H2H Trends – 

  • Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
  • Chicago are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
  • Over is 20-6 in the last 26 meetings in Boston

Stats Edge – 

CHI EDGE IN: BOS
Points/Game
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Defense
Rebounding
Turnovers
Bench

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
Chicago 10 21 7-8 3-13
Boston 26 9 13-4 13-5

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
Chicago 99.7 106.1 -6.4
Boston 103.1 98.4 +4.7

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 Boston  Under  Boston
 -7.0  206.0  117-92

Best Bet  = Under 206.0

LA Clippers @ Memphis

H2H Trends – 

  • Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
  • LA Clippers are 6-14 ATS in the last 20 meetings

Stats Edge – 

LAC EDGE IN: MEM
Points/Game
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Defense
Rebounding
Turnovers
Bench

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
LA Clippers 13 18 7-7 6-11
Memphis 9 23 6-12 3-11

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
LA Clippers 104.3 106.0 -1.8
Memphis 96.6 101.0 -4.4

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 LA Clippers  Over  Memphis
 +2.5  197.0  115-112

Best Bet  =  No Bet

If You Must = Over 197.0

New Orleans @ Miami

H2H Trends – 

  • New Orleans are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
  • New Orleans are 1-6 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Miami.
  • Over is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings

Stats Edge – 

NO EDGE IN: MIA
Points/Game
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Defense
Rebounding
Turnovers
Bench

Win/Loss

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
New Orleans 16 16 8-7 8-9
Miami 17 15 7-7 10-8

Season Points +/-

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
New Orleans 110.7 111.4 -0.7
Miami 100.3 101.8 -1.5

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 New Orleans  Under  New Orleans
 -5.0  209.5  109-94

Heat too banged up.

Best Bet = New Orleans ML

Oklahoma City @ Utah

H2H Trends – 

  • Under is 7-0 in the last 7 meetings in Utah.
  • Under is 20-7 in the last 27 meetings.

Stats Edge – 

OKC EDGE IN: UTA
Points/Game
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Defense
Rebounding
Turnovers
Bench

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
OKC 17 15 12-4 5-11
Utah 15 18 12-5 3-13

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
OKC 102.6 100.1 +2.5
Utah 102.1 100.6 +1.4

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 Oklahoma City  Over  OKC
 -1.5  197.0  103-89

The Jazz scored just 9 first-quarter points and were never competitive in the game at Oklahoma City on Wednesday as the Thunder rolled to a 107-79 victory.

Hot hand OKC.

Best Bet  = Oklahoma City ML

Denver @ Golden State

H2H Trends – 

  • Denver are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Golden State.
  • Over is 24-8 in the last 32 meetings in Golden State.
  • Denver are 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings

Stats Edge – 

DEN EDGE IN: GS
Points/Game
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Defense
Rebounding
Turnovers
Bench

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
Denver 17 15 11-3 6-12
Golden State 26 6 12-3 14-3

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
Denver 107.1 106.6 +0.6
Golden State 116.1 105.3 +10.8

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 Golden State  Over  Denver
 -8.0  215.0  96-81

Warriors to make it 12 straight tonight.

The Nuggets have lost their last five road contests against the Warriors.

Best Bet  = Golden State -8.0

Minnesota @ Phoenix

H2H Trends – 

  • Minnesota are 0-3-1 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
  • Under is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings in Phoenix.
  • Minnesota are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Phoenix

Stats Edge – 

MIN EDGE IN: PHO
Points/Game
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Defense
Rebounding
Turnovers
Bench

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
Minnesota 19 13 11-6 8-7
Phoenix 12 22 5-12 7-10

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
Minnesota 107.8 106.3 +1.4
Phoenix 105.8 112.8 -7.0

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 Minnesota  Under  Minnesota
 -7.5  217.0  115-106

Timberwolves to take this with improved defense the key.

Best Bet  = Minnesota ML

Portland @ LA Lakers

H2H Trends – 

  • Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Los Angeles.
  • Portland are 21-8 ATS in the last 29 meetings in Los Angeles.
  • Portland are 42-17 ATS in the last 59 meetings

Stats Edge – 

POR EDGE IN: LAL
Points/Game
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Defense
Rebounding
Turnovers
Bench

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
Portland 16 16 7-10 9-6
LA Lakers 11 19 6-8 5-11

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
Portland 101.9 100.6 +1.3
LA Lakers 107.1 109.9 -2.8

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 LA Lakers  Over  Portland
 -4.5  203.5  95-92

With Lillard sitting the young confident Lakers should have enough swagger to get it done at home.

Best Bet  = LA Lakers ML

San Antonio @ Sacramento

H2H Trends – 

  • San Antonio are 9-3-1 ATS in the last 13 meetings in Sacramento.
  • San Antonio are 1-3-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
  • Under is 6-2-1 in the last 9 meetings in Sacramento

Stats Edge – 

SA EDGE IN: SAC
Points/Game
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Defense
Rebounding
Turnovers
Bench

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
San Antonio 22 11 15-2 7-9
Sacramento 11 20 5-7 6-13

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
San Antonio 100.8 98.0 +2.9
Sacramento 96.5 105.0 -8.5

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
Sacramento  Over  San Antonio
 +7.5  195.0  108-99

Sacramento relying on old legs to get wins, that won’t hold up tonight. Pop’s boys to get it done. Line’s too high though.

Best Bet  = Over 195.0