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San Antonio Spurs vs. Orlando Magic NBA Pick Prediction 12/23/2022
Spurs at Magic—Johnson and Wesley out for San Antonio. Isaac, Suggs and Okeke out for Orlando. Harris and Carter are questionable. San Antonio fell to 10-21 after their 126-117 road defeat to the New Orleans Pelicans. Spurs shot 48% with 32% from three. Jeremy Sochan had 23 points with nine rebounds. Tre Jones scored 19 with three assists. They allowed 48% shooting to the Pelicans with 38% from three. Spurs fell behind by 20 after one quarter. Pels were without Ingram and Williamson. Orlando improved to 12-21 after their 116-110 road win at Houston. Magic shot 45% with 30% from three. Franz Wagner had 25 points and two rebounds. Paolo Banchero contributed with 23 and thirteen boards. On defense, they held the Rockets to 47% shooting along with 40% from three. Magic rallied from fifteen down in the second half. Back to back spot for San Antonio where they have lost four of five getting outscored by an average of 12 points. Magic have won seven of eight sitting seventh in defensive efficiency allowing 109.5 points per 100 possessions while scoring 115.9 per 100. Spurs in this period sitting 28th in defensive efficiency by allowing 118.4 points per 100 possessions. Play Orlando -6.5.
LA Clippers vs. Philadelphia 76ers NBA Pick Prediction 12/23/2022
Clippers at 76ers—Wall probable for the Clippers and Maxey out for Philadelphia. LAC improved to 19-14 with their 126-105 home win to Charlotte Hornets. Clips pulled down eight more boards than the Hornets. Team shot 51% with 47% from three. Paul George had 22 points and eight assists. Kawhi Leonard contributed with 16 and seven boards. Defensively, they held the Hornets to 40% shooting along with 29% from three. Clips made 23 three pointers and led by 36 in the first half. Philadelphia is 18-12 with their 113-93 home win to Detroit Pistons. 76ers shot 44% with 30% from three. Joel Embiid had 22 points and ten boards. Tobias Harris had 17 points and four boards. Philadelphia limited the Pistons to 39% from the floor and 26% from three. Clippers have won five of six sitting tops in defensive efficiency by allowing 100.3 points per 100 possessions while scoring 107.6 per 100. Philadelphia seeing the full strength Clippers here. Play LA Clippers +3.5.
Detroit Pistons vs. Atlanta Hawks NBA Pick Prediction 12/23/2022
Pistons at Hawks—Livers out for Detroit with Capela questionable. Detroit is 8-26 after their 113-93 road defeat to the Philadelphia 76ers. Pistons hit 39% with 26% from three. Jaden Ivey had 18 points and three boards. Killian Hayes contributed with 12 and four assists. Team had 22 turnovers. They did allow 44% shooting to the 76ers with 30% from three. Atlanta sits 16-16 after their 110-108 home defeat to the Chicago Bulls. Hawks converted 43% with 38% from three. Trae Young had 34 points and six assists. Onyeka Okongwu scored 18 points and 11 rebounds. Atlanta allowed 50% shooting to Chicago with 29% from three. Pistons have lost seven of eight sitting 28th in defensive efficiency by allowing 118.1 points per 100 possessions while scoring 110.2 per 100. Hawks in this period 27th in defensive efficiency by surrendering 117.5 points per 100 possessions and scoring 112.3 per 100. Play Atlanta and Detroit over 233.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Boston Celtics NBA Pick Prediction 12/23/2022
Timberwolves at Celtics—Prince, Towns and McLaughlin out for Minnesota with Gobert and Anderson questionable. Gallinari out for Boston with Smart questionable. Minnesota is 16-16 after their 104-99 home defeat to the Dallas Mavericks. Timberwolves shot 49% with 27% from three. Anthony Edwards had 23 points and five assists. Austin Rivers contributed with 21 and four boards. On defense, they allowed 45% shooting to the Mavericks with 33% from three. Gobert did return with fifteen boards. Boston drops to 22-10 following their 117-112 home defeat to the Indiana Pacers. Celtics did pull down 15 more boards than the Pacers. Team shot 39% with 32% from three. Jayson Tatum had 41 points and four assists. Jaylen Brown with 19 and ten boards. On defense, they allowed 47% shooting to the Pacers with 46% from three. Boston fell behind by 28 at the half but did rally with 42 third quarter points. It is a six game losing streak for the Celtics sitting 30th and last in offensive efficiency by scoring 102.3 points per 100 possessions. Timberwolves over their past five games hitting on 50.9%. Play Minnesota +9.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA Pick Prediction 12/23/2022
Bucks at Nets—Middleton doubtful and Giannis probable for the Bucks. Watanabe questionable for Brooklyn. Milwaukee fell to 22-9 with their 114-106 road defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers. They lose despite pulling down nine more boards than the Cavs. Team shot 47% with 43% from three. Giannis had a season high 45 points and fourteen rebounds. Brook Lopez had 15 and six rebounds. They turned it over 19 times. Bucks allowed 48% shooting to the Cavaliers with 31% from three. Cold shooting first half was hard to overcome for Milwaukee. Brooklyn improved to 20-12 after their 143-113 home win to Golden St Warriors. Nets shot 64% with 21 of 33 from three. Kevin Durant had 23 points and seven boards. Royce O’Neil had 14 and two assists. Irving missed the game due to injury. Nets allowed 49% shooting to the Warriors with 36% from three and forced 21 turnovers. Warriors sat many regulars. Nets on a seven game win streak sitting tops in offensive efficiency by averaging 124.6 points per 100 possessions. Bucks have failed to cover five of six on the road sitting 27th in offensive efficiency averaging 106.3 points per 100 possessions while giving up 112.6 per 100. Milwaukee shooting only 43.4% on the road. Play Brooklyn -2.5.
Toronto Raptors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Pick Prediction 12/23/2022
Raptors at Cavaliers—Porter and Achiuwa out for Toronto. Trent and Birch questionable. Rubio, Wade and Windler out for Cleveland. Stevens and Mobley out for Cleveland. Toronto improved to 14-18 with their 113-106 road win at New York Knicks. Raptors hit 45% with 26% from three. Pascal Siakam had 52 points and nine rebounds. Fred VanVleet scored 28 points and four assists. They did give up 55% shooting to the Knicks with 42% from three. Raptors forced 16 Knicks turnovers and committed only four plus missed two free throws. Cleveland is 22-11 following their 114-106 home win to Milwaukee Bucks. Cavs did pull down nine fewer boards than the Bucks. Team hit on 48% with 31% from three. Donovan Mitchell had 36 points and six assists. Darius Garland chipped in with 23 and four rebounds. They allowed 47% shooting to Milwaukee with 43% from three but forced 19 turnovers. Cavaliers a strong home team winning 16 of 18 by sitting second in defensive efficiency by allowing 105.1 points per 100 possessions while scoring 115.3 per 100. Raptors have dropped 12 of 16 on the road with shooting struggles and giving up 48.9%. Play Cleveland -4.
Chicago Bulls vs. New York Knicks NBA Pick Prediction 12/23/2022
Bulls at Knicks—Ball and Jones out for the Bulls. Green and Caruso are doubtful with Dragic probable. Grimes and Toppin questionable for NYK. Chicago improved to 13-18 after their 110-108 road win at Atlanta Hawks. Bulls shot 50% with 29% from three. DeMar DeRozan had 28 points and six rebounds. Zach LaVine contributed with 22 and five assists. They allowed 43% shooting to the Hawks with 38% from beyond the arc. An Ayo Dosunmu put back at the buzzer won the game. New York fell to 18-14 with their 113-106 home defeat to the Toronto Raptors. NYK shot 55% with 42% from three. RJ Barrett had 30 points and five assists. Julius Randle with 30 and 13 boards. Knicks committed 16 turnovers and forced four. New York allowed 45% shooting to the Raptors with only 26% from three. Bulls have covered three of four on the road averaging 115.2 points per 100 possessions while allowing 118 per 100. Bulls past five games shooting 51.7% with the Knicks allowing 47.3%. Play Chicago +5.5.
Indiana Pacers vs. Miami Heat NBA Pick Prediction 12/23/2022
Pacers at Heat—Brown and Theis out for the Pacers. Haliburton and Nesmith questionable. Yurtseven out for Miami with Vincent, Martin and Haslem questionable. Butler and Dedmon probable. Indiana improved to 16-16 with their 117-112 road win at Boston Celtics. They win despite pulling down fifteen fewer rebounds. Team shot 47% with 46% from three. Tyrese Haliburton had 33 points and eight assists. Aaron Nesmith had 15 and six boards. Indiana held Boston to 39% shooting and 32% from three. The Pacers stormed to the 71-43 halftime lead. Miami is 16-16 after their 113-103 home defeat to the Chicago Bulls. Heat shot 47% with 34% from three. Bam Adebayo had 27 points and 12 boards. Tyler Herro contributed with 19 and seven assists. On defense, Miami allowed 55% shooting to Chicago with 42% from three. Heat have lost three of four at home with the losses to losing teams. They were without Butler, Lowry and Martin. Heat under in four of five sitting fifth in defensive efficiency allowing 106 points per 100 possessions. Pacers under in four of their past five road games. Haliburton and Nesmith status huge here. Play Indiana and Miami under 225.5.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets NBA Pick Prediction 12/23/2022
Mavericks at Rockets—Kleber, Walker, Green and Finney Smith out for the Mavericks. Gordon and Tate out for Houston with Mathews questionable. Dallas improved to 16-16 following their 104-99 road win at Minnesota Timberwolves. Mavs shot 45% with 33% from three. Luca Doncic had 25 points with ten assists. Tim Hardaway chipped in with 21 and three boards. They allowed 49% shooting to Minnesota but only 27% from three point range. Houston fell to 9-22 after their 116-110 home defeat to the Orlando Magic. Rockets hit 47% with 40% from three. Kevin Porter scored 31 points and six rebounds. Jalen Green chipped in with 21 points and eight rebounds. Rockets allowed 45% shooting to the Magic with 30% from three. Rockets turned it over 17 times and collapsed in the second half giving up a 15 point lead. Mavs have dropped 11 of 15 on the road sitting 24th in defensive efficiency allowing 115.9 points per 100 possessions while scoring 111.4 per 100. Rockets have lost four of six on this home stand scoring 105.2 points per 100 possessions while allowing 109.5 per 100. Mavs have failed to cover seven straight with a push against losing teams past eight situations. Play Houston +6.
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Pick Prediction 12/23/2022
Pelicans at Thunder—Ingram, Williamson, Nance and Liddell out for the Pelicans. Dieng and Robinson-Earl out for the Thunder.
New Orleans improved to 19-12 after their 126-117 home win to San Antonio. Pels jumped out to a 20 point lead after one period. Team shot 48% with 38% from three. CJ McCollum had 40 points and nine assists. Jonas Valaciunas contributed with 16 and ten boards. They allowed 48% shooting to the Spurs with 32% from beyond the arc. Pelicans have lost three straight on the road. They are scoring four points below overall average in back to back games. Thunder has won three straight at home averaging 112.6 points per 100 possessions while allowing 109 per 100. Play Oklahoma City -2.
Oklahoma City improved to 14-18 with their 101-98 home win to Portland Trailblazers. OKC shot 47% with 33% from three. Shai Gilgeous Alexander had 27 points and six rebounds. Jalen Williams scored 15 with four boards. They survived 18 turnovers. Oklahoma City allowed 49% shooting to the Trailblazers with 39% from three. OKC rallied down five in the final five minutes finishing the game on an 8-0 run.
Portland Trailblazers vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Pick Prediction 12/23/2022
Trailblazers at Nuggets—Little and Payton out for Portland with Winslow doubtful. Nurkic, Lillard and Hart probable. Gillespie out for Denver with Murray questionable. Green is probable. Portland fell to 17-15 after their 101-98 road defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Trailblazers shot 49% with 39% from three. Jerami Grant had 17 points and five rebounds. Damian Lillard contributed with 16 and eight assists. Team turned it over 18 times. They gave up an 8-0 run to close the game in defeat. Portland allowed 47% shooting to the Thunder with 33% from three. Denver moves to 19-11 with their 105-91 home win to Memphis Grizzlies. Nuggets pulled down six more boards than the Grizzlies. Team shot 45% with 37% from three. Aaron Gordon had 24 points and seven rebounds. Bruce Brown contributed with 16 and five rebounds. They did survive 17 turnovers. Defensively, Denver allowed 44% shooting and only 5 of 16 from three. Nuggets stormed to the 35-14 lead after one quarter. Trailblazers have lost three of five on this trip averaging and allowing 115 points per 100 possessions. Nuggets have won four straight at home averaging 116.5 points per 100 possessions while allowing 107.2 per 100. Both teams shooting over 50% past five games. Play Portland and Denver over 234.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Phoenix Suns NBA Pick Prediction 12/23/2022
Grizzlies at Suns—Green out for Memphis with Bane probable. Crowder, Booker, Johnson and Payne out for Phoenix. Landale and Okogie questionable. Memphis drops to 19-11 after their 105-91 road defeat to the Denver Nuggets. Grizzlies fell behind 35-14 after one quarter. Team hit on 44% with an ice cold 5 of 26 from three. Ja Morant had 35 points and ten assists. Dillon Brooks had 11 and seven boards. Memphis allowed 45% shooting to Denver with 37% from three. Phoenix fell to 19-13 after their 113-110 home defeat to Washington Wizards. Suns shot 46% with 41% from three. DeAndre Ayton had 30 points and thirteen rebounds. Landry Shamet off the bench had 21 points and five assists. Defensively, they allowed 48% shooting to Washington with 41% from beyond the arc. Grizzlies have dropped both games on this trip. They have failed to cover ten of thirteen on the road. Bane last played on November 11th and could be rusty. On the road the Grizzlies average just 109.3 points per 100 possessions while allowing 114.5 per 100. Play Phoenix +2.
Washington Wizards vs. Sacramento Kings NBA Pick Prediction 12/23/2022
Wizards at Kings—Wright and Avdija out for Washington with Porzingis questionable. Holmes probable for Sacramento. Washington falls to 12-21 with the 120-112 road defeat to the Utah Jazz. Wizards shot 56% with 33% from three. Bradley Beal had 30 points and five assists. Kyle Kuzma contributed with 21 and five boards. They allowed 49% shooting to the Jazz with 44% from three. Porzingis missed the game for Washington. Wizards have lost four of five on this trip allowing 115.4 points per 100 possessions while scoring 108.3 per 100. They have covered four of six in back to backs but this is really a tough spot coming off a high elevation game and ending a six game road trip against a rested team. Kings have covered eight of ten against losing teams. Play Sacramento -8.
Sacramento improves 17-13 with their 134-120 home win to LA Lakers. Kings shot 51% shooting with 36% from three. Kevin Huerter had 26 points and five rebounds. Keegan Murry scored 23 with three boards. They allowed the Lakers 50% shooting with 46% from three. No Davis or Westbrook in the Lakers lineup.
Charlotte Hornets vs. LA Lakers NBA Pick Prediction 12/23/2022
Hornets at Lakers—Martin out for Charlotte with Smith and Rozier questionable. Davis and Toscano-Anderson out for the Lakers with Reaves questionable. James and Westbrook probable. Charlotte fell to 8-24 with their 126-105 road defeat to the LA Lakers. They pulled down eight fewer rebounds than the Clips. Team shot 40% with 29% from three. LaMelo Ball had 25 points and 12 assists. Mason Plumlee had 18 and three boards. They did allow 51% shooting to the Clippers with 47% from three. Hornets were behind 71-40 at the half and caught the Clippers with their core healthy. LAL drops to 13-18 after their 134-120 road defeat to the Sacramento Kings. Lakers grabbed seven fewer boards than the Kings. LA shot 50% with 46% from three. LeBron James had 31 points and 11 assists. Lonnie Walker scored 19 with five boards. They allowed 51% shooting to the Kings with 36% from three. Lakers were without Davis and Westbrook. Hornets have covered two of three on this trip sitting fifteenth in defensive efficiency by allowing 112 points per 100 possessions while scoring 106.8 per 100. LAL has failed to cover three straight since Davis has been out. They have lost four of five without Davis in the lineup with the lone win coming by two at home to the Wizards and missing the cover. Points allowed without Davis is 138, 126, 117, 130 and 134. Play Charlotte +3.5.