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Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons NBA Pick Prediction 12/28/2022
Magic at Pistons—Isaac, Okeke and Suggs out for the Magic. Bagley and Livers out for Detroit. Orlando Drops to 13-22 with their 129-110 home defeat to the LA Lakers. Magic pulled down nine fewer boards than the Lakers. They shot 50% with 36% from three. Markelle Fultz had 16 points and three assists. Franz Wagner contributed with 15 and four assists. They allowed the Lakers 54% shooting with 40% from three. A season low four points for Paolo Banchero on 1 of 6 shooting. Detroit fell to 8-28 with their 142-131 home overtime defeat to the LA Clippers. Pistons shot 44% with 47% from three. Bojan Bogdanovic had 23 points with three assists. Isaiah Stewart had 21 and seven boards. They allowed 54% shooting to the Clippers with 43% from three. Magic over in six of seven averaging 116.5 points per 100 possessions while allowing 112.6 per 100. Pistons in this period 29th in defensive efficiency by allowing 122.4 points per 100 possessions while scoring 112.6 per 100. Pistons over in six of eight. Play Orlando and Detroit over 228.5.
Phoenix Suns vs. Washington Wizards NBA Pick Prediction 12/28/2022
Suns at Wizards—Brooker, Crowder, Johnson, Payne and Shamet will be out. Wizards a clean injury report. Phoenix improved to 20-15 with their 125-108 road win at the Memphis Grizzlies. Suns shot 50% with 55% from three. Duane Washington off the bench had 26 points and eight assists. Jock Landale scored 16 with three boards. On defense the Suns held the Grizzlies to 40% shooting with 27% from three. Washington improved to 14-21 following their 116-111 home win to the Philadelphia 76ers. Wizards hit 46% with 33% from three. Kristaps Porzingis had 24 points and ten rebounds. Bradley Beal scored 19 with five assists. Washington allowed 46% shooting to the 76ers with 6 of 31 from three. Wizards were up 16 and the 76ers cut the lead to one with three minutes left. Phoenix under in three of four in back to back games. Expect Paul in this back to back spot slow down the pace. Play Phoenix and Washington under 220.5.
Brooklyn Nets vs. Atlanta Hawks NBA Pick Prediction 12/28/2022
Nets at Hawks—Harris out for Brooklyn with Curry probable. Capela and Culver out for the Hawks with Hunter questionable. Young questionable with a calf after leaving the game in the fourth quarter on Tuesday. Brooklyn improved to 22-12 with their 125-117 road win at Cleveland Cavaliers. Nets shot 57% with 60% from three. Kevin Durant had 32 points and nine boards. Kyrie Irving had 32 and five assists. They allowed 48% shooting to Cleveland with 36% from three. Nets led by as much as 19 in this one. Atlanta fell to 17-17 after their 129-114 road defeat to the Indiana Pacers. Hawks were outrebounded by seven. Team shot 45% with 40% from three. John Collins had 26 points and ten rebounds. Trae Young contributed with 22 and ten assists. Atlanta allowed 51% shooting to the Pacers with 37% from three. Nets on a nine game win streak sitting tops in offensive efficiency by scoring 124.6 points per 100 possessions while allowing 114.9 per 100. Hawks in back to backs average nine point below overall average. Play Brooklyn and Atlanta under 238.5.
LA Lakers vs. Miami Heat NBA Pick Prediction 12/28/2022
Lakers at Heat—Davis and Toscano-Anderson out for the Lakers with James questionable. Dedmon and Yurtseven out for Miami. Butler, Adebayo, Haslem and Vincent questionable. Martin probable. LAL improved to 14-20 following their 129-110 road win at Orlando Magic. LA outrebounded the Magic by nine boards. Team shot 54% with 40% from three. LeBron James had 28 points with seven rebounds. Thomas Bryant contributed with 21 and ten boards. Lakers allowed 50% shooting to Orlando with 36% from three. They held Paolo Banchero to a season low four points. Miami improved to 17-17 after their 113-110 home win to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Heat shot 46% with 27% from three. Max Strus had 19 points and three boards. Kyle Lowry scored 18 with nine boards. Heat allowed 54% shooting to the Timberwolves with 44% from three. They forced 22 Minnesota turnovers. Heat won with Butler and Adebayo out. LAL over in five straight allowing 125.1 points per 100 possessions while scoring 118.7 per 100. LAL over in all four back to back spots allowing 133 points per game and scoring 119. Play LA and Miami over 226.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls NBA Pick Prediction 12/28/2022
Bucks at Bulls—Middleton out for Milwaukee with Holiday probable. Ball out for Chicago with Jones doubtful. Caruso and Green questionable. Milwaukee fell to 22-11 with their 139-118 road defeat to the Boston Celtics. Bucks shot 50% with 36% from three. Giannis had 27 points and nine boards. Jrue Holiday had 23 and seven assists. They allowed 59% shooting to Boston with 49% from three. Bucks surrendered 70 points combined to Tatum and Brown. Chicago drops to 14-19 after their 133-118 home defeat to the Houston Rockets. Bulls are outrebounded by 10 in defeat. Chicago shot 49% with 37% from three. DeMar DeRozan had 31 points and nine assists. Zach LaVine had 22 and five assists. Bulls allowed 56% shooting to the Rockets with 39% from three. Milwaukee has lost three straight on this road trip sitting 27th in defensive efficiency allowing 124.5 points per 100 possessions while scoring 108.7 per 100. Bulls offensive form better in this period as they are scoring 118.1 per 100 while allowing 121.4 per 100. Play Chicago +4.5.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New Orleans Pelicans NBA Pick Prediction 12/28/2022
Timberwolves at Pelicans—Towns, Prince and McLaughlin out for Minnesota with Anderson questionable. Ingram and Liddell out for New Orleans with Jones questionable. Daniels, Murphy and Williamson probable. Minnesota falls to 16-18 after their 113-110 road defeat to Miami Heat. Timberwolves shot 54% with 44% from three. Anthony Edwards had 29 points and seven assists. Jaden McDaniels had 16 and four rebounds. They turned it over 22 times. Minnesota allowed 46% shooting to Miami with 27% from three. Butler and Adabayo sat for the Heat. New Orleans improves to 21-12 with their 113-93 home win to Indiana Pacers. Pelicans pulled down 18 more rebounds than the Pacers. Team shot 46% with 30% from three. Naji Marshall had 22 points and six rebounds. Jonas Valanciunas scored 20 and 12 boards. NOP held the Pacers to 42% shooting with 26% from three. Pelicans over in seven of nine averaging 116 points per 100 possessions while allowing 114.6 per 100. Timberwolves over in the first two on this road trip. Play Minnesota and New Orleans over 232.5.
Utah Jazz vs. Golden St Warriors NBA Pick Prediction 12/28/2022
Jazz at Warriors—Olynyk questionable for Utah. Curry, JaMychal Green, Iguodala and Wiggins out for the Warriors. Klay Thompson is doubtful and Draymond Green probable in this back to back. Utah fell to 19-17 with their 126-122 road defeat to the San Antonio Spurs. Jazz shot 40% with 30% from three. Lauri Markkanen had 32 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson had 25 and seven boards. Jazz allowed 55% shooting to the Spurs with 33% from three. Utah fell behind as much as 20 in the second half. Golden St improved to 17-18 with their 110-105 home win to Charlotte Hornets. Warriors shot 43% with 22% from three. Klay Thompson had 29 points and five rebounds. Jordan Poole contributed with 24 and six assists. Warriors held the Hornets to 41% shooting and 26% from three. Curry and Wiggins did not play. Golden St wins despite poor shooting numbers. Jazz has allowed 50.6% shooting or worse past five games. Jazz over in four straight. Play Utah and Golden St over 230.5.
Denver Nuggets vs. Sacramento Kings NBA Pick Prediction 12/28/2022
Nuggets at Kings—Green and Gillespie out for the Nuggets with Brown and Gordon questionable. Sabonis out for Sacramento. Denver improved to 22-11 with the113-106 road win at the Sacramento Kings. Nuggets shot 48% with 35% from three. Michael Porter had 30 points and six rebounds. Jamal Murray scored 25 points with seven assists. Sacramento dropped to 17-16 with the loss. Team shot 49% with 29% from three. De’Aaron Fox had 26 points and four assists. Kevin Huerter had 21 and four rebounds. Kings blew a 20 point lead. Sabonis missed the game for the Kings and Gordon for the Nuggets. Denver has won eight of nine by allowing 111.7 points per 100 possessions while scoring 116.8 per 100. Sabonis a huge injury for the Kings. Play Denver -2.