NBA FREE PICKS – 5/8/20

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*Original NBA picks and research are done a game day morning, adjust your selections accordingly should spreads and lineups change.


DP’S PLAYER PROP

SEASON RECORD: 55-31

UTAH VS MEMPHIS

My attention turns to the Utah Jazz tomorrow who square up for an easy kill against the (competitive yet unlucky Memphis Grizzlies).

With the Jazz attempting to climb the standings in the West Conference, Donovan Mitchell is all their hope offensively, less the services of Bojan.

Mitchell is yet to have a ‘bubble breakout’ in a win but his form against the Lakers – topping 33 points on 40% from the floor proved his worth as a perennial scorer

DP’S PICK – DONOVAN MITCHELL OVER 25.5 POINTS


NBA PARLAY

  • UTAH VS MEMPHIS – UNDER 224.0 TOTAL POINTS
  • LA LAKERS VS OKLAHOMA CITY – OVER 217.5 TOTAL POINTS
  • ORLANDO VS TORONTO – TORONTO WIN

ODDS – $5.27


TREND BET

BOSTON VS BROOKLYN

BOSTON

  • 0-4-2 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
  • 0-3-2 ATS in their last 5 games as a favorite.

BROOKLYN

  • 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs teams above .600.
  • 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs teams above .500.

MATCHUP

  • Brooklyn are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.

TREND BET – BROOKLYN +8.0

*Strongest trend bet of the night. If trends are your thing, this is your pick.


UTAH VS MEMPHIS

SEASON SERIES

SEASON SERIES ->
08.12.19 UTA MEM 126 : 112
30.11.19 MEM UTA 94 : 103
16.11.19 MEM UTA 107 : 106

PLAYER BETTING TRENDS

  • Dillon Brooks has 11 points or less in 5 of his last 6 games against the Jazz. (17.5)
  • Jordan Clarkson has 20+ points in 5 of the Jazz’s last 6 games against Southwest opponents. (15.5)
  • Mike Conley has 6+ assists in 4 of the Jazz’s last 5 games as favorites. (4.5)
  • Ja Morant has 5+ rebounds in the Grizzlies’ last 3 games. (4.5)

() = BOOKIE LINE

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
UTA 42 25 21-10 20-13
MEM 32 36 18-15 14-18

SEASON POINTS +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF TOT. AV
UTA 110.7 108.0 +2.7 218.7
MEM 112.7 113.9 -1.2 226.6

PICKS ATS

 Spread Points   Result
UTA UNDER UTA
-5.5 224.0 124-115

The Grizzlies have dropped 4-straight and lead Portland by 2 games for 8th place in the West after shooting just 40% from the field during a 109-99 loss to the Pelicans on Monday

The Jazz are playing without their second leading scorer in Bojan Bogdanvoic (wrist) and are currently sitting in 5th in the West. On Monday Utah lost 116-108 to the Lakers, missing 31 of their 43 3-point attempts and turning the ball over 21 times.

Like the Unders here.

PICK  – UNDER 224.0 TOTAL POINTS


SAN ANTONIO VS DENVER

MATCHUP BETTING TRENDS

  • Over is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

SEASON SERIES

SEASON SERIES ->
11.02.20 DEN SAS 127 : 120

PLAYER BETTING TRENDS

  • Jakob Poeltl has 7 points or less in his last 5 games . (7.5)
  • Derrick White has 16+ points in 5 of the Spurs’ last 6 games. (15.5)
  • DeMar DeRozan has 7+ assists in 8 of the Spurs’ last 10 games. (5.5)

() = BOOKIE LINE

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
SAS 29 37 16-14 11-22
DEN 44 23 25-8 18-14

SEASON POINTS +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF TOT. AV
SAS 113.6 115.1 -1.5 228.7
DEN 110.5 107.8 +2.7 218.3

PICKS ATS

 Spread Points   Result
DEN UNDER DEN
-5.5 227.5 -5.5

The Nuggets look for another win after getting over OKC 121-113 on Monday behind 37 points from Porter Jr and a Nikola Jokic triple-double.

The Spurs looks after falling to the 76ers 132-130 on Monday. San Antonio trailed by 14 points starting the 4th quarter but rallied to go ahead by 4, eventually falling in the end.

Nuggets are 29th in the league in pace, while the Spurs are 15th, Unders best if you must.

PICK  – NO BET

IF YOU MUST – UNDER 227.5 TOTAL POINTS


WASHINGTON VS PHILADELPHIA

MATCHUP BETTING TRENDS

  • Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.

SEASON SERIES

SEASON SERIES ->
22.12.19 PHI WAS 125 : 108
06.12.19 WAS PHI 119 : 113

PLAYER BETTING TRENDS

  • Ben Simmons has 17 points or less in the 76ers’ last 7 games against the Wizards. (17.5)
  • Ben Simmons has 8+ assists in the 76ers’ last 7 games against the Wizards. (7.5)
  • Tobias Harris has 24+ points in 4 of the 76ers’ last 5 games. (20.5)
  • Ish Smith has 5+ assists in 12 of his last 15 games. (4.5)
  • Thomas Bryant has 10+ rebounds in the Wizards’ last 3 games against Eastern opponents. (8.5)

() = BOOKIE LINE

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
WAS 24 43 16-16 8-24
PHI 40 27 29-2 10-24

SEASON POINTS +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF TOT. AV
WAS 115.2 119.6 -4.4 234.8
PHI 110.1 108.0 +2.1 218.1

PICKS ATS

 Spread Points   Result
WAS OVER PHI
+10.5 231.0 107-98

The 76ers look for back to back wins after knocking over the Spurs 132-130 on Monday. Shake Milton hitting a 3-pointer to put them ahead with just over 7 seconds to play.

The Wizards lost their 2nd straight after falling to the Pacers 111-100 on Monday. Washington trail 8th place Brooklyn by 7.5 games and must be within 4 games to have a play-in for the final playoff spot in the East.

The Overs has hit in 7 of the last 10 games between these two. The Wizards are averaging 114.5 ppg in their two seeding games, while the 76ers are averaging 128.5 ppg over their two.

The Overs has also hit in the 76ers last 8 games, and we predict another hit tonight.

PICK  – OVER 231.0 TOTAL POINTS


LA LAKERS VS OKLAHOMA CITY

MATCHUP BETTING TRENDS

  • Thunder are 13-6 ATS in the last 19 meetings.
  • Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

SEASON SERIES

SEASON SERIES ->
12.01.20 OKC LAL 110 : 125
23.11.19 OKC LAL 127 : 130
20.11.19 LAL OKC 112 : 107

PLAYER BETTING TRENDS

  • Danilo Gallinari has 23+ points in 4 of his last 5 games against the Lakers. (19.5)
  • Danny Green has 11+ points in 4 of his last 5 games against the Thunder. (6.5)
  • Anthony Davis has 33+ points in 3 of his last 4 games against the Thunder. (26.5)

() = BOOKIE LINE

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
LAL 51 15 23-8 26-6
OKC 41 25 20-13 20-11

SEASON POINTS +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF TOT. AV
LAL 113.8 106.8 +7.0 220.6
OKC 110.8 108.3 +2.5 219.1

PICKS ATS

 Spread Points   Result
OKC OVER OKC
+6.5 217.5 105-86

OKC look to bounce back from an overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets 121-113 on Monday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder in the loss with 24 points, while Chris Paul added 23 and Danilo Gallinari chimed in with 20.

The Lakers are to 2-1 the restart after a 116-108 win over the Jazz on Monday. Anthony Davis with 42 points and 12 rebounds as the Lakers clinched the No. 1 seed in the West postseason. The Lakers lead the Clippers by 6 games with just 5 left to play.

The Lakers could cruise the rest of the way through their remaining games, while Oklahoma City continues to battle for higher seeding and has covered the number in 13 of the last 19 head-to-head with the Lakers.

Like OKC to keep it close tonight.

PICK  – OVER 217.5 TOTAL POINTS


ORLANDO VS TORONTO

MATCHUP BETTING TRENDS

  • Under is 9-3 in the last 12 meetings.
  • Raptors are 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.

SEASON SERIES

SEASON SERIES ->
30.11.19 ORL TOR 83 : 90
21.11.19 TOR ORL 113 : 97
29.10.19 TOR ORL 104 : 95

PLAYER BETTING TRENDS

  • Nikola Vucevic has 13 points or less in 7 of his last 8 games against the Raptors. (17.5)
  • Aaron Gordon has 11 points or less in each of the Magic’s last 4 games against the Raptors. (14.5)
  • Aaron Gordon has 4+ assists in 15 of his last 18 games. (3.5)
  • Aaron Gordon has 9+ rebounds in 6 of the Magic’s last 8 games against Eastern opponents. (7.5)

() = BOOKIE LINE

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
ORL 32 36 16-15 14-20
TOR 48 18 23-9 23-9

SEASON POINTS +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF TOT. AV
ORL 107.1 107.8 -0.7 214.9
TOR 112.8 106.3 +6.5 219.1

PICKS ATS

 Spread Points   Result
TOR UNDER TOR
-5.0 224.5 109-99

The Raptors look for consecutive wins after getting past Miami 107-103 on Monday behind 36 points from Fred VanVleet, who hit seven 3-pointers as Toronto continued their fine play after defeating the Lakers 107-92.

Orlando play a back-to-back after a 120-109 loss to the Pacers on Tuesday, and are in form after defeating the Kings 132-116 on Sunday. However the win over the Kings came at a loss, losing forward Jonathan Isaac who tore his ACL and will miss the remainder of this season.

Toronto will have a full day’s rest over the Magic tonight, and we predict they bring them back down to earth in this matchup.

PICK  – TORONTO -5.0 & UNDER 224.5 TOTAL POINTS


BOSTON VS BROOKLYN

MATCHUP BETTING TRENDS

  • Nets are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.

SEASON SERIES

SEASON SERIES ->
04.03.20 BOS BKN 120 : 129
(118 : 118)
30.11.19 BKN BOS 112 : 107
28.11.19 BOS BKN 121 : 110

PLAYER BETTING TRENDS

  • Marcus Smart has 17+ points in the Celtics’ last 4 games on the 2nd leg of a back-to-back. (14.5)
  • Gordon Hayward has 7+ rebounds in the Celtics’ last four games. (6.5)
  • Jayson Tatum has 28+ points in 5 of his last 6 games with the Celtics as favorites against Eastern opponents. (25.5)

() = BOOKIE LINE

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
BOS 44 23 23-9 20-12
BKN 32 35 18-14 12-20

SEASON POINTS +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF TOT. AV
BOS 113.1 107.3 +5.8 220.4
BKN 111.1 111.7 -0.6 222.8

PICKS ATS

 Spread Points   Result
BOS BOS
-8.0 TBC 149-115

The Brooklyn Nets are on a back-to-back tonight after one of the all time upsets, beating the Bucks as +19.0 underdogs, the 2nd largest +/- upset in NBA history.

Boston are also on a back-to-back after a 112-106 loss to the Heat last night.

Got to look at the Unders here with both on a B2B, and the Celtics to restore the order of the world with a win.

PICK  – BOSTON -8.0