Tonight’s NBA Picks
*Original NBA betting tips and research are done a game day morning, adjust your plays accordingly should spreads and lineups change.
CASH STATS
- Heat are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 road games.
- Knicks are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 home games.
- Knicks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs teams below .500.
- Knicks are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Best Bet – Miami @ New York – Miami -5.0 – WIN
TONIGHT’S NBA TIPS
CLEVELAND @ CHICAGO
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Cleveland | 9 | 41 | 5-19 | 4-22 |
| Chicago | 11 | 38 | 5-19 | 6-19 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Cleveland | 102.3 | 113.6 | -11.3 |
| Chicago | 101.1 | 111.2 | -10.1 |
H2H Trends –
- Cavaliers are 9-28 ATS in the last 37 meetings.
Cavaliers Trends
- Cavaliers are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a home winning % below .400.
- Cavaliers are 9-3 ATS in their last 12 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
- Cavaliers are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 games vs teams below .400.
- Under is 4-0 in Cavaliers last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % below .400.
- Under is 5-1 in Cavaliers last 6 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
- Over is 5-2 in Cavaliers last 7 road games.
Bulls Trends
- Bulls are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a road winning % below .400.
- Bulls are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games vs teams below .500.
- Bulls are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
- Under is 9-3-1 in Bulls last 13 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Under is 5-2 in Bulls last 7 vs teams below .500.
- Under is 14-6-1 in Bulls last 21 home games.
Season Series
| 22.01.19 | Cleveland | Chicago | 88 : 104 |
| 24.12.18 | Cleveland | Chicago | 92 : 112 |
| 11.11.18 | Chicago | Cleveland | 99 : 98 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Chicago | Under | Cleveland |
| -4.0 | 209.0 | 104-101 |
- Three of the Bulls’ 11 wins this year have come against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- Both are in horrid form, with Chicago going 1-13 and the Cavs are 1-18.
- This picks for the degenerates only.
Best Bet = Under 209.0
SACRAMENTO @ LA CLIPPERS
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Sacramento | 25 | 24 | 14-10 | 11-14 |
| L.A. Clippers | 27 | 22 | 14-10 | 13-12 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Sacramento | 113.1 | 114.9 | -1.8 |
| L.A. Clippers | 113.9 | 113.4 | +0.5 |
H2H Trends –
- Over is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
- Kings are 0-5 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
Kings Trends
- Kings are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 road games.
- Kings are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games vs teams above .500.
- Kings are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Under is 6-0 in Kings last 6 road games.
- Under is 4-0 in Kings last 4 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Under is 10-1 in Kings last 11 games overall.
- Over is 10-3 in Kings last 13 vs teams above .500.
Clippers Trends
- Clippers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs teams above .500.
- Clippers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games.
- Under is 5-0 in Clippers last 5 games overall.
- Over is 6-2 in Clippers last 8 vs teams above .500.
- Under is 5-2 in Clippers last 7 home games.
Season Series
| 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 | Over | LA Clippers |
| -4.5 | 228.5 | 122-108 |
- Clippers dominate this matchup statistically.
- Clippers were swept on a 4-game homestand then hit the road and won 3 of 4.
- Kings are at the end of a 6-game road trip and gave themselves a chance to split the trip with a 99-96 win at Memphis on Friday.
- The last 2 meetings brought the points.
Best Bet = Over 228.5
MILWAUKEE @ OKLAHOMA CITY
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Milwaukee | 35 | 12 | 22-4 | 13-8 |
| OKC | 30 | 18 | 16-7 | 14-11 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Milwaukee | 117.4 | 107.4 | +10.0 |
| OKC | 114.2 | 109.3 | +4.9 |
H2H Trends –
- Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.
- Bucks are 5-12 ATS in the last 17 meetings in Oklahoma City.
Bucks Trends
- Bucks are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 road games.
- Bucks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs teams above .600.
- Bucks are 10-4-1 ATS in their last 15 games overall.
- Under is 5-0 in Bucks last 5 vs teams above .500.
- Under is 7-1 in Bucks last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Under is 6-1 in Bucks last 7 games following a straight up win.
- Under is 6-1 in Bucks last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % over .600.
- Under is 9-3 in Bucks last 12 road games.
- Over is 15-7 in Bucks last 22 games vs teams above .600.
Thunder Trends
- Thunder are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games vs teams above .500.
- Over is 5-0 in Thunder last 5 home games.
- Over is 8-1 in Thunder last 9 games overall.
- Under is 8-3 in Thunder last 11 vs teams above .500.
- Under is 38-17 in Thunder last 55 games vs teams above .600.
Season Series – 1st Meeting
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Milwaukee | Under | Oklahoma City |
| +1.5 | 233.5 | 118-112 |
- Milwaukee dominate this matchup statistically.
- Bucks pushed their latest winning streak to 6-straight and own the best record in the NBA.
- Thunder come into tonight with momentum after winning their last 4 and averaging 122.3 points over that stretch, improving to 16-7 at home in the process.
- Both rank in the top 4 in defensively, so Unders is nice.
Best Bet = Under 233.5
TORONTO @ DALLAS
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Toronto | 36 | 15 | 21-4 | 15-11 |
| Dallas | 22 | 26 | 18-6 | 4-20 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Toronto | 113.9 | 108.5 | +5.4 |
| Dallas | 109.4 | 109.3 | +0.1 |
H2H Trends
- Under is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.
Raptors Trends
- Raptors are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 road games vs. a team with a home winning % over .600.
- Raptors are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Raptors are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 road games.
- Over is 6-1 in Raptors last 7 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 5-1 in Raptors last 6 road games.
- Under is 4-1 in Raptors last 5 games overall.
- Over is 20-8 in Raptors last 28 road games vs. a team with a home winning % over .600.
Mavericks Trends
- Mavericks are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Mavericks are 14-5-1 ATS in their last 20 home games.
- Mavericks are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games vs teams above .600.
- Under is 5-0 in Mavericks last 5 games overall.
- Under is 6-1 in Mavericks last 7 home games.
- Under is 7-3 in Mavericks last 10 vs teams above .500.
Season Series
| 27.10.18 | Toronto | Dallas | 116 : 107 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Toronto | Under | Toronto |
| +4.5 | 219.0 | 123-120 |
- To Kawhi or not to Kawhi? That is the question. Always a gamble taking Raptors ATS when their star is always 50/50.
- Toronto welcomed back Kawhi in Friday’s 121-119 loss in Houston after he was took 4 games off to rest and he was refreshed, scoring 32 points on 11-of-19 shooting.
- Mavericks got a boost in their last two games from Dennis Smith Jr, who returned after being away for the previous 6 games (disgruntled time off) and averaged 18 points in the wins.
Best Bet = Toronto +4.5
ORLANDO @ HOUSTON
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Orlando | 20 | 29 | 12-14 | 8-15 |
| Houston | 28 | 20 | 18-7 | 10-13 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Orlando | 104.1 | 107.7 | -3.6 |
| Houston | 112.4 | 110.9 | +1.5 |
H2H Trends –
- Magic are 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Houston.
- Magic are 13-5 ATS in the last 18 meetings.
Magic Trends
- Magic are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 road games.
- Magic are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Magic are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % over .600.
- Over is 6-1 in Magic last 7 games overall.
- Over is 4-1 in Magic last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Rockets Trends
- Rockets are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
- Rockets are 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Rockets are 15-5-1 ATS in their last 21 home games.
- Rockets are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Over is 4-1 in Rockets last 5 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Over is 8-2 in Rockets last 10 home games.
- Over is 6-2 in Rockets last 8 home games vs. a team with a road winning % below .400.
Season Series
| 14.01.19 | Orlando | Houston | 116 : 109 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Orlando | Under | Houston |
| +9.0 | 222.0 | 103-98 |
- Houston are 17-6 over their last 23 games, winning 4 of 6 since the loss to the Magic, and look to have a nice addition to the lineup Sunday as Chris Paul looks ready to go after missing 17 games with a hamstring injury.
- Harden’s been keeping the Rockets alive, and the return of CP3 is good in the long term, some teething may happen tonight, enough for the Magic to sneak into the +9.0 zone.
Best Bet = NO BET.
UTAH @ MINNESOTA
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Utah | 28 | 22 | 15-9 | 13-13 |
| Minnesota | 24 | 25 | 16-8 | 8-17 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Utah | 108.4 | 105.0 | +3.4 |
| Minnesota | 111.7 | 111.3 | +0.4 |
H2H Trends –
- Over is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings in Minnesota.
- Jazz are 10-4 ATS in the last 14 meetings in Minnesota.
Jazz Trends
- Over is 3-1-1 in Jazz last 5 road games.
- Under is 15-6-1 in Jazz last 22 games overall.
Timberwolves Trends
- Over is 15-5 in Timberwolves last 20 games overall.
- Over is 17-7-1 in Timberwolves last 25 vs teams above .500.
Season Series
| 26.01.19 | Utah Jazz | Minnesota | 106 : 102 |
| 01.11.18 | Minnesota | Utah Jazz | 128 : 125 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Minnesota | Over | Utah |
| +5.5 | 220.5 | 125-111 |
- Jazz are our kryptonite.
- Minnesota are down some smalls with Rose, Teague and Tyus Jones each missing Friday’s loss to the Jazz with foot or ankle injuries.
- Too much uncertainty.
Best Bet = NO BET.
WASHINGTON @ SAN ANTONIO
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Washington | 21 | 27 | 15-9 | 6-18 |
| San Antonio | 28 | 22 | 18-7 | 10-15 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Washington | 112.7 | 115.5 | -2.8 |
| San Antonio | 111.9 | 109.6 | +2.3 |
H2H Trends –
- Over is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings.
- Wizards are 8-21 ATS in the last 29 meetings.
Wizards Trends
- Wizards are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games vs teams above .500.
- Wizards are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games overall.
- Wizards are 7-20 ATS in their last 27 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Wizards are 4-17 ATS in their last 21 road games vs. a team with a home winning % over .600.
- Over is 4-1 in Wizards last 5 vs teams above .500.
- Under is 6-2 in Wizards last 8 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Under is 5-2 in Wizards last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % over .600.
Spurs Trends
- Spurs are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games vs teams below .500.
- Spurs are 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 games overall.
- Spurs are 27-10 ATS in their last 37 home games.
- Spurs are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
- Over is 4-0 in Spurs last 4 vs teams below .500.
- Over is 12-2 in Spurs last 14 games playing on a B2B.
- Under is 6-1 in Spurs last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
Season Series – 1st Meeting
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| San Antonio | Over | San Antonio |
| -6.5 | 224.5 | 132-119 |
- Washington enter on a high after getting their 8th win in the last 12 games with a 95-91 triumph at Orlando on Friday.
- Washington’s last win in San Antonio was on Dec. 11, 1999.
- Wizards are 7-20 ATS in their last 27 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
Best Bet = San Antonio -6.5
MIAMI @ NEW YORK
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Miami | 23 | 24 | 11-13 | 12-11 |
| New York | 10 | 37 | 4-16 | 6-21 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Miami | 105.7 | 105.7 | +0.0 |
| New York | 107.0 | 115.5 | -8.5 |
H2H Trends
- Under is 16-5 in the last 21 meetings in New York.
Heats Trends
- Heat are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 road games.
- Under is 5-1 in Heat last 6 games overall.
- Under is 5-1 in Heat last 6 road games.
- Under is 6-2-1 in Heat last 9 vs teams below .500.
- Over is 8-3 in Heat last 11 games vs teams below .400.
- Under is 14-6 in Heat last 20 road games vs. a team with a home winning % below .400.
Knicks Trends
- Knicks are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 home games.
- Knicks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games vs teams below .500.
- Knicks are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Over is 7-1 in Knicks last 8 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
- Under is 4-1 in Knicks last 5 games overall.
Season Series
| 25.10.18 | Miami | New York | 110 : 87 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Miami | Under | Miami |
| -5.0 | 212.0 | 106-97 |
- Knicks have been offering very little resistance at MSG, dropping 10 in a row at home. They’ve also lost 8-straight overall including Friday’s 109-99 loss to the Nets.
- No faith in either, but a lot less in the Knicks and the Heat are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 road games.
Best Bet = Miami -5.0
PHOENIX @ LA LAKERS
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Phoenix | 11 | 40 | 7-19 | 4-21 |
| New York | 10 | 37 | 4-16 | 6-21 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Phoenix | 105.8 | 115.5 | -9.7 |
| L.A. Lakers | 112.2 | 111.9 | +0.3 |
H2H Trends –
- Over is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings.
- Suns are 1-6 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Suns Trends
- Suns are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 road games.
- Suns are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games vs teams above .500.
- Suns are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
- Over is 4-1 in Suns last 5 games overall.
- Over is 4-1 in Suns last 5 road games.
- Over is 4-1 in Suns last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.
- Over is 4-1 in Suns last 5 games following a loss.
Lakers Trends
- Lakers are 7-16-2 ATS in their last 25 games vs teams below .500.
- Lakers are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
- Lakers are 1-7-1 ATS in their last 9 games vs teams below .400.
- Under is 4-0 in Lakers last 4 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of less than .400.
- Under is 7-1 in Lakers last 8 games vs teams below .400.
- Under is 19-7-1 in Lakers last 27 home games.
- Under is 7-3 in Lakers last 10 games overall.
- Over is 7-3 in Lakers last 10 vs teams below .500.
Season Series
| 03.12.18 | LA Lakers | Phoenix | 120 : 96 |
| 25.10.18 | Phoenix | LA Lakers | 113 : 131 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| LA Lakers | Under | LA Lakers |
| -8.0 | 220.0 | 116-102 |
- LeBron’s close to returning, but tonight’s not that night.
- Lakers are 5-10 since James went down and slipped into ninth place in the Western Conference while dropping their last 3.
- Suns might be just what the Lakers need, entering tonight as losers of 7 in a row and at the bottom of the West.
Best Bet = LA Lakers -8.0
