4 Games – Tonight’s NBA Tips

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


NBA PARLAY

  • LA Lakers @ Houston – Over 223.0 – WIN
  • Chicago @ Orlando – Orlando WIN WIN
  • LA Clippers @ San Antonio – Under 223.0 – WIN

TONIGHT’S CASH STAT

  • Clippers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games vs teams with winning home records.
  • Clippers are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 road games vs. a team with a home winning % over .600.
  • Clippers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
  • Spurs are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 home games vs teams with winning road records.
  • Spurs are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games vs teams above .500.
  • Best Bet – LA Clippers @ San Antonio – San Antonio -2.0 WIN

TONIGHT’S NBA TIPS

LA LAKERS @ HOUSTON

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
L.A. Lakers 17 10 11-4 6-6
Houston 12 14 6-5 6-9

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF
L.A. Lakers 113.1 110.9 +2.2
Houston 108.4 109.5 -1.1

Picks against the spread

 Spread Points   Result
LA Lakers Over Houston
+5.5 223.0 126-111

H2H Trends – 

  • Over is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings in Houston.
  • Over is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings.
  • Lakers are 5-13 ATS in the last 18 meetings.
  • Over is 6-1 in Lakers last 7 vs. a team with a losing straight up record

Lakers Trends

  • Lakers are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs teams below .500.
  • Under is 4-1 in Lakers last 5 road games.
  • Under is 4-1 in Lakers last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
  • Under is 17-5-1 in Lakers last 23 games overall.

Rockets Trends

  • Rockets are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games.
  • Rockets are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
  • Rockets are 1-8 ATS in their last 9 when their opponent scores 100+ in their previous game.
  • Under is 4-0 in Rockets last 4 games overall.
  • Over is 5-0 in Rockets last 5 vs teams above .500.

The Rub

  • Lakers  have moved on from a a 2-5 start by winning 15 of their last 20.
  • Rockets have won the past 3 meetings and 19 of the last 25, including a 124-115 road win on Oct. 20th.
  • Lakers play at the 4th fastest tempo and the Rockets rank 25th in defensively. Overs best.
  • Lakers are pretty good value at +5.5. Houston overvalued at this point.

Best Bet  =  Over 223.0


LA CLIPPERS @ SAN ANTONIO

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
L.A. Clippers 17 10 9-3 8-7
San Antonio 14 14 10-4 4-10

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF
L.A. Clippers 115.3 113.2 +2.1
San Antonio 110.3 112.4 -2.1

Picks against the spread

 Spread Points   Result
San Antonio Under San Antonio
-2.5 223.0 125-87

H2H Trends – 

  • Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
  • Over is 18-8-2 in the last 28 meetings in San Antonio.

Clippers Trends

  • Clippers are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games vs teams with winning home records.
  • Clippers are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 road games vs. a team with a home winning % over .600.
  • Clippers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
  • Over is 8-2 in Clippers last 10 games playing on 1 days rest.
  • Over is 4-1 in Clippers last 5 road games
  • Over is 12-4 in Clippers last 16 games overall

Spurs Trends

  • Spurs are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 home games vs teams with winning road records.
  • Spurs are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games vs teams above .500.
  • Spurs are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 home games.
  • Over is 4-0 in Spurs last 4 games vs. a teams above .600.
  • Under is 7-2 in Spurs last 9 home games vs teams with winning road records.
  • Over is 10-2-1 in Spurs last 13 games overall.

The Rub

  • The Spurs won the first 3 games by an average of 17 points of their current 6 game homestand.
  • Clippers were smashed 123-99 by the Raptors on Tuesday and have lost 4 of their last 6.
  • Clippers will be without last season’s NBA Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams (hamstring) for at least the next two weeks.
  • Clippers have won 8 of the past 13 meetings, including a 116-111 home triumph on Nov. 15th.
  • Tough one to pick, however with Lou Williams out and a slow pace from the Spurs, like this Under.

Best Bet  =  Under 223.0


CHICAGO @ ORLANDO

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
Chicago 6 22 4-11 2-11
Orlando 12 15 6-8 6-7

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF
Chicago 101.8 112.9 -11.1
Orlando 104.6 107.9 -3.3

Picks against the spread

 Spread Points   Result
Orlando Under Orlando
-4.5 209.5 97-91

H2H Trends – 

  • Under is 17-4 in the last 21 meetings in Orlando.
  • Bulls are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
  • Under is 16-5 in the last 21 meetings.

Bulls Trends

  • Bulls are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games overall.
  • Bulls are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games.
  • Bulls are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games vs teams below .500.
  • Over is 4-0 in Bulls last 4 road games vs teams with losing home records.
  • Under is 10-1 in Bulls last 11 vs teams below .500.
  • Under is 18-7-1 in Bulls last 26 games overall.

Magic Trends

  • Magic are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs teams below .500.
  • Magic are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games.
  • Magic are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games overall.
  • Magic are 6-18 ATS in their last 24 games playing on 2 days rest
  • Under is 13-3 in Magic last 16 vs teams below .500.
  • Under is 15-6 in Magic last 21 games vs teams below .400.

The Rub

  • Bulls have lost 9 of their last 10 and are more of a daytime soap than a basketball team at this point.
  • After firing coach Fred Hoiberg last week, Chicago were handed a franchise-worst 56-point loss to the Celtics on Saturday with players staging a mini revolt when new coach Jim Boylen wanted to practice the following day before instead holding a team meeting.
  • This one is played in Mexico City, which may be the vacation the Bulls need, but not on the court, because they will not win this. Perhaps some tequila afterwards may do some healing.

Best Bet  = Orlando -4.5


DALLAS @ PHOENIX

Win/Loss

TEAM W L HOME ROAD
Dallas 15 11 13-2 2-9
Phoenix 4 24 3-11 1-13

Season Points +/-

TEAM PPG OPPG DIFF
Dallas 110.2 108.0 +2.2
Phoenix 102.2 114.1 -11.9

Picks against the spread

 Spread Points   Result
Phoenix Over Phoenix
+6.5 210.5 99-89

H2H Trends

  • Mavericks are 0-6 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
  • Over is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings in Phoenix.
  • Mavericks are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Phoenix.


Mavs Trends

  • Mavericks are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games overall.
  • Mavericks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs teams below .500.
  • Mavericks are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games playing on a B2B.
  • Under is 6-1 in Mavericks last 7 games vs teams below .400.
  • Under is 4-1 in Mavericks last 5 games overall.

Suns Trends

  • Suns are 5-15-1 ATS in their last 21 home games vs teams with losing road records.
  • Suns are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % below .400.
  • Suns are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games.
  • Suns are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games overall.

The Rub

  • The Mavs record on the road is a lowly 2-9, a long way from their 13-2 record at home. In their 11 road games, they’ve been outscored by an average of 7.3 ppg.
  • Look for tonight’s B2B to catch up with the Mavs here. They’re 0-3 in B2Bs this season with 2 losses coming by 15+ points.
  • Play on Phoenix at +6.5.

Best Bet = Phoenix +6.5