NBA PICKS TONIGHT – 14/8/20

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


TREND BET

LA CLIPPERS VS OKLAHOMA CITY

LA CLIPPERS

  • Under is 4-0 in last 4 vs teams above .500.
  • Under is 4-1 in last 5 games vs teams above .600.

OKLAHOMA CITY

  • Under is 6-2 in last 8 games vs teams above .600.
  • Under is 44-19-1 in last 64 games as an underdog.

MATCHUP

  • Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

TREND BET – UNDER 225.5 TOTAL POINTS

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


TORONTO VS DENVER

MATCHUP BETTING TRENDS

  • Nuggets are 20-6 ATS in the last 26 meetings.
  • Over is 8-2-1 in the last 11 meetings.

SEASON SERIES

SEASON SERIES ->
02.03.20 DEN TOR 133 : 118

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
TOR 51 19 25-10 26-9
DEN 46 25 26-10 20-15

SEASON POINTS +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF TOT.AV
TOR 112.5 106.3 +6.2 218.8
DEN 111.3 108.9 +2.4 220.2

PICKS ATS

 Spread Points   Result
TOR OVER TOR
-2.0 220.5 117-109

The Nuggets are 3-4 in the bubble and will meet Utah in the 1st round of the playoffs. On Wednesday, Denver were outscored by 15 points in the 4th quarter of a 124-111 loss to the Clippers.

Toronto have quietly won 52 games for head coach Nick Nurse and have clinched the 2nd seed in the East. The Raptors have gone 6-1 in the bubble and will face Brooklyn in the 1st round of the playoffs. On Wednesday, Toronto went nuts for 70 points during the 2nd half of a 125-121 win over Philadelphia.

Both teams have locked down their post-season seedings, so will be a few resting in this game.

Denver are 9-0 ATS in their last 9 games against Toronto.

PICK – TORONTO -2.0


INDIANA VS MIAMI

MATCHUP BETTING TRENDS

  • Heat are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
  • Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.

SEASON SERIES

SEASON SERIES ->
11.08.20 MIA IND 114 : 92
09.01.20 IND MIA 108 : 122
28.12.19 MIA IND 113 : 112

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
IND 43 28 24-11 19-17
MIA 44 27 29-7 15-20

SEASON POINTS +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF TOT.AV
IND 109.5 107.7 +1.8 217.2
MIA 112.3 109.0 +3.3 221.3

PICKS ATS

 Spread Points   Result
MIA UNDER IND
+1.0 221.5 109-92

Miami look to bounce back following a 116-115 loss on Wednesday to the Thunder. The Heat are tied for 4th place with Indiana in the East but hold the tiebreaker between the two.

Indiana improved to 44-28 following its a 108-104 win on Wednesday over Houston. Indiana high scorer TJ Warren (plantar fasciitis) did not play but is expected to return for the playoffs.

This game will decide who finishes 4th and 5th in the East but home court advantage is not worthwhile to the higher seed.

Already confirmed outs for the Heat include Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler and Goran Dragic. As for Indiana, Myles Turner, Victor Oladipo, TJ Warren and Domantas Sabonis are out, while Malcolm Brogdon is unlikely.

So it’s the battle of the benches, and what does that mean? Bench points per 36 minutes in the bubble has Miami ranked 10th, while the Pacers are 20th.  As for the bench +/-, Miami is ranked 6th where the Pacers are ranked 13th.

PICK – MIAMI +1.0 & UNDER 221.5 TOTAL POINTS


LA CLIPPERS VS OKLAHOMA CITY

MATCHUP BETTING TRENDS

  • Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

SEASON SERIES

SEASON SERIES ->
04.03.20 OKC LAC 94 : 109
23.12.19 OKC LAC 118 : 112
19.11.19 LAC OKC 90 : 88

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
LAC 47 23 26-9 21-14
OKC 43 27 22-14 21-13

SEASON POINTS +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF TOT.AV
LAC 116.4 110.0 +6.4 226.4
OKC 110.4 108.4 +2.0 218.8

PICKS ATS

 Spread Points   Result
LAC UNDER LAC
-5.5 225.5 107-103 (1OT)

OKC beat the Heat 116-115 on Wednesday, Mike Muscala hit a pair of 3-pointers late to help lead the Thunder to the a W.

The Clippers improved to 48-23 after  their 124-111 win over Denver on Wednesday. The Clippers will finish the season in 2nd place in the West.

PICK – LA CLIPPERS -5.5


HOUSTON VS PHILADELPHIA

MATCHUP BETTING TRENDS

  • Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

SEASON SERIES

SEASON SERIES ->
04.01.20 HOU PHI 118 : 108

WIN/LOSS

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
HOU 44 26 24-10 20-16
PHI 42 29 31-3 11-26

SEASON POINTS +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF TOT.AV
HOU 118.3 114.7 +3.6 233.0
PHI 110.3 108.3 +2.0 218.6

PICKS ATS

 Spread Points   Result
HOU OVER PHI
-4.5 231.5 134-96

Houston’s last game ended up being a loss to Indiana. That loss dropped the Rockets to 2-3 in their last 5 games and was the 2nd straight loss. They’ll be looking to regain some swagger tonight.

Philadelphia has looked all over the place since the restart. Their last 5 games for the 76ers have been a 2-3 records, and they’ve gone 0-3 over their last three games.

Houston should get it done.

PICK  – HOUSTON -4.5