5 Games – Tonight’s NBA Picks

nba picks and parlays

*Note: NBA betting lines and research are done a game day morning, adjust your plays accordingly should spreads and lineups change.


TONIGHT’S CASH STAT

  • Toronto have covered the 205.5 total points line in 18 of 21 games this season.
  • Toronto @ Memphis  – Total Points Over 205.5 – WIN

TONIGHT’S NBA TIPS

NEW YORK @ DETROIT

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
New York 7 14 3-6 4-8
Detroit 10 7 6-3 4-4

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF
New York 108.6 113.5 -4.9
Detroit 111.6 110.9 +0.7

Picks against the spread

 Spread Points   Result
Detroit Over Detroit
-7.0 220.5 115-108

H2H Trends

  • Under is 13-6 in the last 19 meetings in Detroit.

Team Trends

  • Knicks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games.Over is 4-0 in Pistons last 4 overall.
  • Over is 4-0 in Pistons last 4 games.
  • Pistons are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs. teams below .500.

The Rub

  • Knicks looking for 4 straight and going for 3 in a row on the road tonight.
  • Pistons are getting it done also with wins in 6 of 8 including a win in Houston in OT on Friday.
  • Detroit took all three meetings last season.
  • New York are 3rd worst in the league defensively, an issue for a young team on the road.
  • Knicks have surpassed tonight’s 220.5 total points line in 6 of their last 7.
  • Take the Pistons to win and cover.

Best Bet  =  Over 220.5


ATLANTA @ MIAMI

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
Atlanta 4 16 3-7 1-9
Miami 7 12 3-7 4-5

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF
Atlanta 107.7 118.6 -10.9
Miami 108.4 110.3 -1.9

Picks against the spread

 Spread Points   Result
Atlanta Under Atlanta
+7.0 220.5 115-113

H2H Trends

  • Under is 22-6 in the last 28 meetings in Miami.
  • Hawks are 3-1-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
  • Hawks are 1-3-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Miami.

Team Trends

  • Hawks are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games vs. teams below .500.
  • Heat are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. teams below .500.
  • Heat are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games.

The Rub

  • Last out D-Wade shot 13-of-22 from the field and 4-of-7 from 3-point – setting a franchise record for most points by a Miami reserve with 35 points.
  • Atlanta are a god-awful 1-9 on the road and scoring just 105.6 ppg away.
  • Both teams rank in the bottom 4 in the league offensively. Under’s best.

Best Bet  = Under 220.5


TORONTO @ MEMPHIS

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
Toronto 17 4 9-2 8-2
Memphis 12 7 7-2 5-5

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF
Toronto 116.8 107.8 +9.0
Memphis 103.0 100.9 +2.1

Picks against the spread

 Spread Points   Result
Toronto Over Toronto
-4.5 205.5 122-114

H2H Trends – 

  • Raptors are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
  • Under is 29-8 in the last 37 meetings.
  • Raptors are 3-1-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Memphis.

Team Trends

  • Under is 16-3 in Raptors last 19 vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
  • Raptors are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of better than .600.
  • Over is 5-1 in Raptors last 6 games following a win.
  • Grizzlies are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 home games.

The Rub

  • Raptors streaking, going for their 6th straight win.
  • Toronto took both meetings last season and 5 of the last 6 in this series.
  • Toronto rank 3rd in the league in offensively, while the Grizzlies rank 25th.
  • Toronto have covered the 205.5 total points line in 18 of 21 games this season.
  • Toronto to get it done.

Best Bet  =  Toronto WIN & Over 205.5


LA LAKERS @ DENVER

Win/Loss

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
L.A. Lakers 11 8 6-4 5-4
Denver 13 7 8-3 5-4

Season Points +/-

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF
L.A. Lakers 114.2 112.7 +1.5
Denver 110.0 103.2 +6.8

Picks against the spread

 Spread Points   Result
Denver Over Denver
-4.0 216.0 117-85

H2H Trends

  • Lakers are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Denver.
  • Over is 10-2 in the last 12 meetings in Denver.
  • Over is 19-5-2 in the last 26 meetings.

Team Trends

  • Under is 4-0 in Lakers last 4 games.
  • Lakers are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Denver.
  • Under is 21-8 in Nuggets last 29 vs. a teams above .500.
  • Under is 9-3-1 in Nuggets last 13 games following a win.

The Rub

  • Nuggets upset OKC at home last out and made it 3-straight after a bit of a funk goig 1-6.
  • Lakers lost as favs 108-104 at home last out against the Magic, but are in great form going 8-0 prior to that.
  • That thin air in Denver to be a bit too much for the young Lakers, with Overs good also.

Best Bet =  Denver WIN


INDIANA @ PHOENIX

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
Indiana 12 8 6-4 6-4
Phoenix 4 15 3-6 1-9

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF
Indiana 106.4 102.1 +4.3
Phoenix 104.4 114.3 -9.9

Picks against the spread

 Spread Points   Result
Indiana Under Indiana
-2.5 214.5 109-104

H2H Trends

  • Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
  • Pacers are 4-11 ATS in the last 15 meetings.
  • Pacers are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Phoenix.

Trends

  • Pacers are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games following an ATS win.
  • Under is 5-1 in Pacers last 6 games on a B2B.
  • Under is 6-1 in Suns last 7 home games.
  • Suns are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS loss

The Rub

  • Pacers lead this matchup in all stats categories aside from free throw %.
  • Pacers smashed the Jazz 121-88 away on Monday, the 33-point thumping their 5th win by 20+ this season.
  • Oladipo (knee) will miss his 5th straight.
  • Pacers won both meetings last season and have won 5 of the past 6 in this matchup.

Best Bet  = Indiana WIN