Thursday NBA Picks Tonight – 18th December

Player Trends

• LaMelo Ball – Made 3+ three-pointers in each of his last 7 appearances against the Hawks.
• Jalen Johnson – Recorded a triple-double in each of the Hawks’ last 4 games.
• Kon Knueppel – Recorded 4+ assists in 7 of the Hornets’ last 8 games.
• Jalen Johnson – Recorded 6+ assists in each of his last 16 appearances.
• Miles Bridges – Recorded 6+ assists in each of the Hornets’ last 3 games.
• Trae Young – Scored 20+ points in 12 of his last 13 appearances against teams that held a losing record.
• Dyson Daniels – Scored 20+ points in each of the Hawks’ last 2 games against the Hornets.
• Onyeka Okongwu – Scored 20+ points in 6 of his last 7 appearances with the Hawks as favourites.
• LaMelo Ball – Scored 20+ points in 6 of his last 7 appearances against the Hawks.
• Miles Bridges – Scored 20+ points in each of the Hornets’ last 4 home games.
• Dyson Daniels – Recorded 6+ rebounds in 7 of the Hawks’ last 8 road games.
• Ryan Kalkbrenner – Recorded 6+ rebounds in 6 of the Hornets’ last 7 games.
• Onyeka Okongwu – Recorded 8+ rebounds in 4 of the Hawks’ last 5 games against the Hornets.
• Jalen Johnson – Recorded 10+ rebounds in each of his last 7 appearances.
• Nickeil Alexander-Walker – Scored the first basket in 4 of the Hawks’ last 6 games.

• Jalen Brunson – Scored the first basket in 3 of the last 4 games between the Knicks and Pacers.
• Pascal Siakam – Recorded 4 assists in each of the Pacers’ last 3 home games.
• Andrew Nembhard – Recorded 6+ assists in each of the Pacers’ last 7 games.
• Mikal Bridges – Scored 15+ points in 5 of the Knicks’ last 6 games against the Pacers.
• Jalen Brunson – Scored 30+ points in 4 of the Knicks’ last 5 games.
• Karl-Anthony Towns – Scored 20+ points in each of his last 11 appearances against the Pacers.
• Andrew Nembhard – Scored 15+ points in 5 of the Pacers’ last 6 games.
• Pascal Siakam – Scored 20+ points in 11 of the Pacers’ last 12 home games.
• Bennedict Mathurin – Scored 15+ points in each of the Pacers’ last 3 home games.
• OG Anunoby – Recorded 6+ rebounds in each of the Knicks’ last 4 games.
• Karl-Anthony Towns – Recorded 12+ rebounds in each of the Knicks’ last 4 games against the Pacers.
• Mikal Bridges – Recorded 4+ rebounds in 6 of the Knicks’ last 7 games.

• Andrew Wiggins – Made 2+ three-pointers in each of the Heat’s last 4 games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Michael Porter Jr. – Made 4+ three-pointers in each of his last 4 appearances against the Heat.
• Michael Porter Jr. – Recorded 4+ assists in each of the Nets’ last 3 games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Bam Adebayo – Recorded 4+ assists in 4 of his last 5 appearances against the Nets.
• Noah Clowney – Scored 15+ points in each of the Nets’ last 5 games as home underdogs.
• Michael Porter Jr. – Scored 30+ points in 4 of his last 5 appearances.
• Davion Mitchell – Scored 10+ points in 11 of the Heat’s last 12 road games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Bam Adebayo – Scored 15+ points in each of his last 12 appearances with the Heat as road favourites.
• Michael Porter Jr. – Recorded 6+ rebounds in each of his last 6 home appearances against Heat teams that held a winning record.
• Bam Adebayo – Recorded 10+ rebounds in each of the Heat’s last 4 games as favourites against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Andrew Wiggins – Recorded 4+ rebounds in each of his last 7 road appearances against teams that held a losing record.

• Luguentz Dort – Made 2+ three-pointers in each of the Thunder’s last 4 home games against the Clippers.
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Recorded 8+ assists in each of the Thunder’s last 6 games against the Clippers.
• Jalen Williams – Recorded 4+ assists in each of his last 17 home appearances at Paycom Center.
• Kawhi Leonard – Recorded 4+ assists in 3 of the Clippers’ last 4 road games.
• Kawhi Leonard – Scored 20+ points in each of the Clippers’ last 8 games.
• Jalen Williams – Scored 15+ points in each of his last 29 appearances against teams that held a losing record.
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Scored 30+ points in each of the Thunder’s last 6 home games against teams that held a losing record.
• Luguentz Dort – Scored 10+ points in 6 of the Thunder’s last 8 games against the Clippers.
• Kawhi Leonard – Recorded 6+ rebounds in 10 of his last 11 appearances against the Thunder.

• Stephon Castle – Recorded 6+ assists in 5 of his last 6 home appearances.
• C.J. McCollum – Recorded 4+ assists in 14 of his last 15 appearances against the Spurs.
• Harrison Barnes – Scored 20+ points in 4 of the Spurs’ last 5 games as favourites.
• Victor Wembanyama – Scored 30+ points in each of the Spurs’ last 2 games against the Wizards.
• De’Aaron Fox – Scored 25+ points in each of the Spurs’ last 4 home games.
• C.J. McCollum – Scored 20+ points in each of the Wizards’ last 3 games against teams that held a winning record.
• Victor Wembanyama – Recorded 12+ rebounds in each of his last 7 appearances with the Spurs as home favourites.
• De’Aaron Fox – Recorded 4+ rebounds in each of his last 4 appearances against the Wizards.
• Stephon Castle – Recorded 6+ rebounds in each of the Spurs’ last 3 games.
• Alex Sarr – Scored 15+ points in each of his last 9 appearances with the Wizards as underdogs.
• Alex Sarr – Recorded 8+ rebounds in each of his last 10 road appearances.

• Immanuel Quickley – Made 3+ three-pointers in 8 of the Raptors’ last 9 road games.
• Brandon Ingram – Made 3+ three-pointers in each of the Raptors’ last 3 games.
• Ryan Rollins – Recorded 5+ rebounds in 7 of the Bucks’ last 9 games with Giannis Antetokounmpo out.
• Myles Turner – Recorded a double-double in 6 of his last 7 home appearances against the Raptors.
• Kevin Porter Jr. – Recorded 6+ assists in each of the Bucks’ last 5 games.
• Ryan Rollins – Recorded 7+ assists in each of the Bucks’ last 6 home games with Giannis Antetokounmpo out.
• Brandon Ingram – Recorded 4+ assists in 10 of the Raptors’ last 11 road games.
• Scottie Barnes – Recorded 4+ assists in 21 of the Raptors’ last 22 games.
• Bobby Portis – Scored 20+ points in each of the Bucks’ last 3 home games with Giannis Antetokounmpo out.
• Myles Turner – Scored 15+ points in each of his last 6 home appearances against the Raptors.
• Scottie Barnes – Scored 20+ points in 4 of the Raptors’ last 5 games as favourites.
• Brandon Ingram – Scored 25+ points in each of the Raptors’ last 3 games.
• Immanuel Quickley – Scored 15+ points in each of his last 9 road appearances with RJ Barrett out.
• Bobby Portis – Recorded 6+ rebounds in 16 of the Bucks’ last 17 games against the Raptors.
• Brandon Ingram – Recorded 6+ rebounds in each of the Raptors’ last 8 games as favourites.

• Josh Okogie – Scored the first basket in each of the Rockets’ last 2 games.
• Amen Thompson – Recorded 6+ assists in 4 of the Rockets’ last 5 games.
• Alperen Sengun – Recorded 6+ assists in each of the Rockets’ last 4 games against the Pelicans.
• Zion Williamson – Recorded 4+ assists in 21 of his last 23 home appearances as an underdog against Western Conference opponents.
• Derik Queen – Recorded 4+ assists in each of the Pelicans’ last 6 games.
• Kevin Durant – Scored 25+ points in each of the Rockets’ last 4 road games.
• Alperen Sengun – Scored 30+ points in each of his last 2 road appearances.
• Derik Queen – Scored 15+ points in 4 of the Pelicans’ last 5 games against Western Conference opponents.
• Zion Williamson – Scored 20+ points in each of his last 9 appearances against the Rockets.
• Zion Williamson – Recorded 6+ rebounds in 12 of his last 13 home appearances against Western Conference opponents.
• Alperen Sengun – Recorded 8+ rebounds in 17 of his last 19 road appearances against teams that held a losing record.
• Kevin Durant – Recorded 4+ rebounds in 74 of his last 78 road appearances against conference opponents.
• Amen Thompson – Recorded 6+ rebounds in each of his last 17 appearances as a road favourite.
• Derik Queen – Recorded 6+ rebounds in 8 of the Pelicans’ last 10 games against teams that held a winning record.

• Klay Thompson – Made 3+ three-pointers in each of his last 9 home appearances against the Pistons.
• Cooper Flagg – Recorded 4+ assists in 5 of his last 6 home appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Cade Cunningham – Recorded 8+ assists in each of the Pistons’ last 5 games against Western Conference opponents.
• Jaden Ivey – Scored 10+ points in each of his last 12 road appearances against teams that held a losing record.
• Klay Thompson – Scored 15+ points in each of his last 9 home appearances against the Pistons.
• Cade Cunningham – Scored 25+ points in each of the Pistons’ last 3 games against Western Conference opponents.
• Cooper Flagg – Scored 20+ points in each of his last 3 home appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Anthony Davis – Scored 20+ points in 10 of his last 11 home appearances after missing the previous game.
• Cade Cunningham – Recorded 6+ rebounds in each of his last 5 appearances against the Mavericks.
• Anthony Davis – Recorded 10+ rebounds in each of his last 4 home appearances against the Pistons.
• Cooper Flagg – Recorded 6+ rebounds in each of his last 4 appearances with the Mavericks as underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents.
• P.J. Washington – Recorded 6+ rebounds in each of his last 6 appearances with the Mavericks as underdogs.

• Paolo Banchero – Recorded 4+ assists in 13 of his last 15 road appearances.
• Nikola Jokic – Recorded 8+ assists in each of his last 17 appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Bruce Brown – Recorded 4+ assists in each of the Nuggets’ last 2 games.
• Tyus Jones – Recorded 4+ assists in 10 of his last 12 appearances against the Nuggets.
• Desmond Bane – Recorded 4+ assists in each of his last 8 appearances against Western Conference opponents.
• Nikola Jokic – Scored 30+ points in each of his last 6 home appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Cameron Johnson – Scored 10+ points in 16 of his last 17 home appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Wendell Carter Jr. – Scored 15+ points in 6 of his last 7 appearances against the Nuggets.
• Bruce Brown – Scored 10+ points in 4 of his last 5 appearances against Magic teams that held a winning record.
• Jamal Murray – Scored 20+ points in each of the Nuggets’ last 7 games against teams that held a winning record.
• Paolo Banchero – Scored 20+ points in each of his last 12 appearances against Western Conference opponents.
• Jamal Murray – Recorded 4+ rebounds in each of his last 6 home appearances against the Magic.
• Desmond Bane – Recorded 4+ rebounds in each of his last 10 appearances with his team as an underdog.
• Jonas Valanciunas – Recorded 4+ rebounds in each of his last 25 appearances as a favourite against the Magic.
• Nikola Jokic – Recorded 10+ rebounds in each of his last 11 home appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Wendell Carter Jr. – Recorded 8+ rebounds in 8 of his last 10 road appearances against teams that held a winning record.
• Paolo Banchero – Recorded 6+ rebounds in each of his last 9 appearances against Western Conference opponents.

• Devin Booker – Made 2+ three-pointers in each of the Suns’ last 6 games against Warriors teams that held a losing record.
• Draymond Green – Recorded 4+ assists in each of his last 17 appearances against Western opponents.
• Stephen Curry – Recorded 4+ assists in 18 of his last 19 road appearances against Pacific opponents.
• Devin Booker – Recorded 6+ assists in 6 of the Suns’ last 7 home games.
• Devin Booker – Scored 25+ points in 10 of his last 11 appearances against the Warriors.
• Mark Williams – Scored 10+ points in each of the Suns’ last 6 games against Pacific Division opponents.
• Dillon Brooks – Scored 20+ points in 6 of the Suns’ last 7 home games.
• Jimmy Butler – Scored 15+ points in each of his last 6 road appearances.
• Stephen Curry – Scored 30+ points in 5 of his last 6 appearances.
• Stephen Curry – Recorded 4+ rebounds in each of his last 4 appearances against teams that held a winning record.
• Draymond Green – Recorded 8+ rebounds in each of his last 4 appearances against Western opponents.
• Jimmy Butler – Recorded 6+ rebounds in each of the Warriors’ last 3 games.
• Mark Williams – Recorded 12+ rebounds in each of his last 3 appearances against the Warriors.

• Rui Hachimura – Made 2+ three-pointers in each of the Lakers’ last 7 games as road favourites.
• Ace Bailey – Made 2+ three-pointers in each of the Jazz’s last 6 games against teams with winning records.
• LeBron James – Recorded 8+ assists in 6 of his last 7 appearances against the Jazz.
• Keyonte George – Recorded 8+ assists in each of the Jazz’s last 4 games against the Lakers.
• Rui Hachimura – Scored 10+ points in each of the Lakers’ last 6 road games against the Jazz.
• Luka Dončić – Scored 30+ points in each of the Lakers’ last 8 games as favourites.
• LeBron James – Scored 20+ points in 27 of his last 29 appearances with Austin Reaves out.
• Keyonte George – Scored 25+ points in 6 of the Jazz’s last 8 games against Western opponents.
• Lauri Markkanen – Scored 25+ points in 4 of his last 5 appearances.
• Jusuf Nurkić – Recorded 8+ rebounds in 9 of his last 10 home appearances.
• Lauri Markkanen – Recorded 6+ rebounds in each of his last 10 appearances.

• Malik Monk – Made 2+ three-pointers in each of the Kings’ last 4 games against the Trail Blazers.
• Shaedon Sharpe – Made 3+ three-pointers in each of the Trail Blazers’ last 3 games.
• Deni Avdija – Recorded 6+ assists in each of the Trail Blazers’ last 8 games.
• DeMar DeRozan – Recorded 4+ assists in each of his last 12 road appearances against the Trail Blazers.
• Russell Westbrook – Recorded 10+ assists in 5 of the Kings’ last 6 road games.
• Deni Avdija – Scored 26+ points in each of the Trail Blazers’ last 4 home games.
• DeMar DeRozan – Scored 20+ points in 29 of his last 30 appearances against the Trail Blazers.
• Shaedon Sharpe – Scored 21+ points in 6 of the Trail Blazers’ last 7 games as favourites.
• Deni Avdija – Recorded 6+ rebounds in each of the Trail Blazers’ last 8 games.