7 GAMES – NBA PICKS
*Original NBA picks and research are done game day morning, adjust your plays accordingly should spreads and lineups change.
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WASHINGTON @ BOSTON
- Over is 8-0 in Wizards last 8 road games.
- Over is 7-0 in Wizards last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 6-0 in Wizards last 6 vs teams below .500.
- Over is 16-5 in Wizards last 21 games overall.
- Over is 5-1 in Celtics last 6 home games.
- Over is 6-2 in Celtics last 8 vs teams below .500.
- Over is 38-16-1 in Celtics last 55 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Over is 35-16 in Celtics last 51 home games vs. a team with a road winning % below .400.
BEST BET – OVER 231.0
CHICAGO @ ATLANTA
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Atlanta | 21 | 41 | 11-18 | 10-23 |
| Chicago | 17 | 45 | 7-24 | 10-21 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Atlanta | 111.3 | 118.3 | -7.0 |
| Chicago | 103.8 | 111.7 | -7.9 |
H2H Trends –
- Bulls are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
- Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Bulls Trends
- Bulls are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
- Bulls are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games.
- Bulls are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Bulls are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 road games vs. a team with a home winning % below .400.
- Over is 3-0-1 in Bulls last 4 road games.
- Under is 4-1 in Bulls last 5 vs teams below .500.
- Over is 7-2-1 in Bulls last 10 games overall.
- Under is 39-19-2 in Bulls last 60 games vs teams below .400.
Hawks Trends
- Hawks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
- Hawks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games.
- Hawks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs teams below .500.
- Under is 4-1 in Hawks last 5 vs teams below .500.
- Under is 38-15 in Hawks last 53 games vs teams below .400.
- Over is 5-2 in Hawks last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % below .400.
Season Series
| 24.01.19 | Chicago | Atlanta | 101 : 121 |
| 28.10.18 | Atlanta | Chicago | 85 : 97 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Atlanta | Under | Chicago |
| -2.5 | 230.5 | 168-161 – 4OTs Played |
The Rub
- Both have missed the tanking memo after the All-Star break, with the Hawks winning 2 of their last 3, and the Bulls 4 of their last 5.
- The two young teams take a day off and play again on Sunday in Chicago.
- Atlanta rank 1st in the NBA in pace with 103.7 possessions per 48 minutes, Bulls are 21st with 98.9 possessions per 48 minutes
- This is one for the degenerates only.
Best Bet = Atlanta -2.5
CHARLOTTE @ BROOKLYN
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Charlotte | 28 | 33 | 20-12 | 8-21 |
| Brooklyn | 32 | 31 | 18-15 | 14-16 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Charlotte | 111.1 | 111.6 | -0.5 |
| Brooklyn | 112.0 | 112.5 | -0.5 |
H2H Trends –
- Hornets are 3-9 ATS in the last 12 meetings.
- Hornets are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Brooklyn.
Hornets Trends
- Hornets are 17-35-4 ATS in their last 56 games vs teams below .500.
- Hornets are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games.
- Hornets are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
- Hornets are 2-11 ATS in their last 13 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 7-1 in Hornets last 8 vs teams below .500.
- Over is 4-1 in Hornets last 5 games overall.
- Over is 13-6-1 in Hornets last 20 road games.
Nets Trends
- Nets are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games following an ATS loss.
- Nets are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games.
- Nets are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs teams below .500.
- Under is 4-1 in Nets last 5 vs teams below .500.
- Over is 6-2 in Nets last 8 games overall.
Season Series
| 24.02.19 | Charlotte | Brooklyn | 115 : 117 |
| 29.12.18 | Charlotte | Brooklyn | 100 : 87 |
| 27.12.18 | Brooklyn | Charlotte | 134 : 132 (114 : 114) |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Brooklyn | Over | Charlotte |
| -3.5 | 228.0 | 123-112 |
The Rub
- Charlotte enter tonight a 1/2-game ahead of 9th-place Orlando after losing the final 3 of their homestand, including a 117-115 loss to the Nets on Saturday.
- Nets sit in 6th spot in the East despite a 125-116 loss at home to the Wizards on Wednesday.
- Dinwiddie (thumb) is back for the Nets after missing the last 5 weeks.
- Hornets are 2-11 ATS in their last 13 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Best Bet = Brooklyn WIN
WASHINGTON @ BOSTON
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Washington | 25 | 36 | 17-12 | 8-24 |
| Boston | 37 | 25 | 23-9 | 14-16 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Washington | 114.0 | 117.0 | -3.0 |
| Boston | 112.2 | 106.8 | +5.4 |
H2H Trends –
- Over is 6-0 in the last 6 meetings in Boston.
- Over is 21-8 in the last 29 meetings.
- Wizards are 2-6 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
- Wizards are 1-10 ATS in the last 11 meetings in Boston.
Wizards Trends
- Wizards are 11-32 ATS in their last 43 road games.
- Wizards are 6-20 ATS in their last 26 road games vs. a team with a home winning % over .600.
- Wizards are 5-23 ATS in their last 28 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 8-0 in Wizards last 8 road games.
- Over is 7-0 in Wizards last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 6-0 in Wizards last 6 vs teams below .500.
- Over is 16-5 in Wizards last 21 games overall.
Celtics Trends
- Celtics are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a road winning % below .400.
- Celtics are 35-16 ATS in their last 51 home games.
- Over is 5-1 in Celtics last 6 home games.
- Over is 6-2 in Celtics last 8 vs teams below .500.
- Over is 38-16-1 in Celtics last 55 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Over is 35-16 in Celtics last 51 home games vs. a team with a road winning % below .400.
Season Series
| 13.12.18 | Washington | Boston | 125 : 130 (113 : 113) |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Boston | Over | Boston |
| -9.0 | 231.0 | 107-96 |
The Rub
- Celtics have lost 4-straight and are playing their 6th straight game against a team in the top 8 of the East, going 1-4 so far in that span.
- Wizards ended a 4-game slide with a 125-116 victory over the Nets but sit 11 games below .500.
- Wizards rank 26th defensively and have struggled against above .500 teams on the road.
- Wizards are 11-32 ATS in their last 43 road games.
- Wizards are 1-10 ATS in the last 11 meetings in Boston.
- Trends scream Overs.
Best Bet = Over 231.0
PORTLAND @ TORONTO
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Portland | 38 | 23 | 24-8 | 14-15 |
| Toronto | 45 | 17 | 26-6 | 19-11 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Portland | 113.5 | 109.9 | +3.6 |
| Toronto | 114.2 | 108.7 | +5.5 |
H2H Trends
- Over is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Toronto.
- Over is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
- Trail Blazers are 13-6 ATS in the last 19 meetings.
Trailblazers Trends
- Trail Blazers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs teams below .500.
- Trail Blazers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 road games.
- Trail Blazers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Trail Blazers are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games v teams above .600.
- Over is 10-1-1 in Trail Blazers last 12 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Over is 4-1 in Trail Blazers last 5 games vs teams above .600.
- Over is 12-4 in Trail Blazers last 16 vs teams below .500.
- Over is 9-4 in Trail Blazers last 13 games overall.
- Under is 15-7 in Trail Blazers last 22 road games vs. a team with a home winning % over .600.
Raptors Trends
- Raptors are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Raptors are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games.
- Raptors are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
- Raptors are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win.
- Under is 8-3 in Raptors last 11 games following a straight up win.
- Under is 7-3 in Raptors last 10 games overall.
- Under is 7-3 in Raptors last 10 home games.
- Under is 9-4 in Raptors last 13 games vs teams above .600.
Season Series
| 15.12.18 | Portland | Toronto | 128 : 122 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Toronto | Over | Toronto |
| -4.5 | 226.5 | 119-117 |
The Rub
- Trail Blazers look to increase their winning streak to six games when they visit the Toronto Raptors on Friday. Portland is also 4-0 to start a seven-game road trip, a stretch that includes Wednesday’s 97-92 victory over the Boston Celtics.
- Toronto posted a 118-95 home win over Boston on Tuesday to finish an 8-1 month.
- Love Portland at the moment but Toronto bring it ATS against the better teams.
Best Bet = Toronto -4.5
NEW ORLEANS @ PHOENIX
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| New Orleans | 27 | 36 | 18-12 | 9-24 |
| Phoenix | 12 | 50 | 7-22 | 5-28 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| New Orleans | 115.7 | 115.1 | +0.6 |
| Phoenix | 106.2 | 116.2 | -10 |
H2H Trends –
- Pelicans are 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Pelicans Trends
- Pelicans are 15-3 ATS in their last 18 road games vs. a team with a home winning % over .400.
- Pelicans are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
- Pelicans are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games vs teams below .500.
- Over is 4-1 in Pelicans last 5 games overall.
- Over is 5-2 in Pelicans last 7 road games.
Suns Trends
- Suns are 8-20 ATS in their last 28 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Suns are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs teams below .500.
- Suns are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Under is 5-1 in Suns last 6 home games vs. a team with a road winning % below .400.
- Under is 5-2 in Suns last 7 games overall.
- Under is 5-2 in Suns last 7 home games.
Season Series
| 11.11.18 | New Orleans | Phoenix | 119 : 99 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| New Orleans | Under | New Orleans |
| -4.5 | 237.5 | 130-116 |
The Rub
- The Anthony Davis saga continues in New Orleans. Davis is on a minutes’ restriction and playing around 20 mpg, sitting on the bench during the 4th quarter of close games.
- New Orleans have lost 13 of their last 19, including Wednesday’s 125-119 road loss to the Lakers when Davis (22 points in 21 minutes) was again a on the bench with the game in the balance.
- Pelicans won the past 7 meetings, including a 119-99 home victory on Nov. 10th.
Best Bet = New Orleans -4.5
LA CLIPPERS @ SACRAMENTO
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| L.A. Clippers | 34 | 29 | 17-12 | 17-17 |
| Sacramento | 31 | 30 | 19-12 | 12-18 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| L.A. Clippers | 113.9 | 113.7 | +0.2 |
| Sacramento | 114.0 | 115.2 | -1.2 |
H2H Trends –
- Under is 14-3 in the last 17 meetings in Denver.
- Home team is 13-3 ATS in the last 16 meetings.
- Under is 20-6 in the last 26 meetings.
- Jazz are 0-5 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Denver.
Clippers Trends
- Clippers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Under is 12-4 in Clippers last 16 road games.
- Under is 12-4 in Clippers last 16 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 6-2 in Clippers last 8 vs teams below .500.
- Over is 5-2 in Clippers last 7 games overall.
Kings Trends
- Kings are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs teams below .500.
- Kings are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
- Kings are 23-9 ATS in their last 32 home games.
- Over is 3-0-1 in Kings last 4 vs teams below .500.
- Under is 11-2-1 in Kings last 14 games playing on 1 days rest.
- Under is 16-5-1 in Kings last 22 games overall.
- Under is 8-3 in Kings last 11 home games.
Season Series
| 28.01.19 | LA Clippers | Sacramento | 122 : 108 |
| 27.12.18 | LA Clippers | Sacramento | 127 : 118 |
| 30.11.18 | Sacramento | LA Clippers | 121 : 133 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| LA Clippers | Under | LA Clippers |
| +3.5 | 239.5 | 116-109 |
The Rub
- Clippers are looking to post their 13th straight victory, having not lost in Sacramento since March 19, 2013, they are also looking to complete a season sweep of the Kings.
- Sacramento will be without star rookie forward Marvin Bagley III after he was diagnosed with a sprained left knee during Wednesday’s 141-140 overtime home loss to the Bucks and is expected to miss up to 2 weeks.
- This is a flip of the coin, but the loss of Bagley and the edge the Clippers have sways us to the +3.5 of the roadies.
Best Bet = LA Clipper +3.5
MILWAUKEE @ LA LAKERS
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Milwaukee | 47 | 14 | 25-5 | 22-9 |
| L.A. Lakers | 30 | 31 | 18-12 | 12-19 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Milwaukee | 117.4 | 107.8 | +9.6 |
| L.A. Lakers | 112.4 | 113.6 | -1.2 |
H2H Trends –
- Bucks are 2-6 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
Bucks Trends
- Bucks are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Bucks are 15-5-2 ATS in their last 22 road games.
- Bucks are 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games overall.
- Bucks are 13-5-1 ATS in their last 19 games vs teams below .500.
- Under is 5-2 in Bucks last 7 games overall.
- Under is 11-5 in Bucks last 16 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Under is 13-6 in Bucks last 19 games following a straight up win.
- Under is 15-7 in Bucks last 22 road games.
Lakers Trends
- Lakers are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 home games vs. a team with a road winning % over .600.
- Over is 7-0 in Lakers last 7 vs teams below .500.
- Over is 5-2 in Lakers last 7 games vs teams above .600.
- Under is 35-16-1 in Lakers last 52 home games.
Season Series – 1ST MEETING
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Milwaukee | Under | Milwaukee |
| -4.0 | 236.0 | 131-120 |
The Rub
- LeBron had 33 points and 10 assists in Wednesday’s 125-119 home win over Pelicans. The win was just the 5th in the past 15 games for the Lakers, who haven’t won consecutive games since Jan. 15th.
- Bucks have won 6-straight and 18 of their last 20 after a 141-140 OT road win over the Kings on Wednesday, where Antetokounmpo (knee) was limited to 24 minutes.
- Like the Unders here.
Best Bet = Under 236.0
