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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Charlotte Hornets NBA Pick Prediction 12/29/2022
Thunder at Hornets—Dieng, Pokuseviski and Robinson-Earl out for the Thunder. Martin and Richards out for the Hornets with Oubre doubtful. Smith questionable. Oklahoma City improved to 15-19 with their 130-114 home win to San Antonio Spurs. Thunder shot 53% with 54% from three. Shai Gilgeous Alexander had 28 points and eight assists. Mike Muscala off the bench had 19 and six rebounds. On defense, Thunder allowed 46% shooting with 34% from three. OKC had a 14-3 run to open the fourth quarter to take control of the game. Charlotte fell to 9-26 with their 110-105 road defeat to the Golden St Warriors. Hornets hit 41% with 26% from three. LaMelo Ball had 21 points and ten rebounds. Terry Rozier scored 19 with four assists. They held GSW to 43% shooting and 22% from three. Charlotte was on a back to back in this spot. OKC has lost five of seven on the road sitting 27th in offensive efficiency by scoring 107 points per 100 possessions and allowing 112.2 per 100. Hornets return home covering three of six on the trip. Ball is back and at home. Play Charlotte at pick.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Pick Prediction 12/29/2022
Cavaliers at Pacers—Rubio, Wade and Windler out for Cleveland. Brown and Theis out for Indiana with Haliburton questionable. Cleveland fell to 22-13 with their 125-117 home defeat to the Brooklyn Nets. Cavs shot 48% with 36% from three. Darius Garland had 46 points and eight assists. Donovan Mitchell contributed with 15 and five assists. Cleveland allowed 57% shooting to the Nets with 60% from three. Cavs fell behind by 16 at the half allowing a 21-6 run. Indiana improved to 18-17 with their 129-114 home win to Atlanta Hawks. Pacers grabbed seven more rebounds than the Hawks. Pacers shot 51% with 37% from three. Buddy Hield had 28 points with nine rebounds. Tyrese Haliburton scored 23 with seven assists. Indiana held Atlanta to 45% shooting with 40% from three. Pacers had a fourth quarter 17-3 run to put the game away. Pacers have won and covered three of four after beating Atlanta by 15 to start this home stand. In this period they are eighth in defensive efficiency holding teams to 111.8 points per 100 possessions. Cavs have lost nine of fifteen on the road this season. Play Indiana +5.
LA Clippers vs. Boston Celtics NBA Pick Prediction 12/29/2022
Clippers at Celtics—LA has a clean injury report. Gallinari out for Boston. LAC improved to 21-15 following their 124-113 road win at Toronto Raptors. Clippers pulled down eight more boards than the Raptors. Clippers shot 48% with 39% from three. Ivica Zubac had 23 points and sixteen rebounds. Paul George contributed with 23 and seven boards. They allowed 51% shooting to the Raptors with 26% from three. Clips built a fifteen point lead after three quarters. Boston improved to 25-10 with their 126-102 home win to Houston Rockets. Celtics shot 47% with 36% from three. Jaylen Brown had 39 points and two assists. Jayson Tatum scored 38 with eight boards. Boston limited the Rockets to 40% shooting with 31% from three. Celtics had rest advantage catching the Rockets on a back to back. Celtics have regained their good form on a three game win and cover streak winning by 12 or greater points. In this period the Celtics are averaging 126.1 points per 100 possessions while allowing 107.5 per 100. We saw a complete Clippers team lose by five at Philadelphia to start this trip giving up 68 second half points. Play Boston -6.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Toronto Raptors NBA Pick Prediction 12/29/2022
Grizzlies at Raptors—Green out for the Grizzlies. Porter out for Toronto with VanVleet, Achiuwa and Koloko questionable. Memphis falls to 20-13 with their 125-108 home defeat to the Phoenix Suns. They pulled down seven fewer boards than the Suns. Grizzlies shot 40% with 27% from three. Ja Morant had 34 points and six assists. Desmond Bane contributed with fourteen points. No other Grizzlies player scored in double digits. Memphis allowed 49% shooting to the Suns with 55% from three. Toronto falls to 15-19 after their 124-113 home defeat to the LA Clippers. Raptors were outrebounded by eight. Team hit on 51% with 26% from three. Pascal Siakam had 36 points and nine rebounds. Gary Trent off the bench had 20. Toronto allowed 48% shooting to the Clippers with 39% from three. Raptors allowed the Clips to build a 15 point lead after three quarters. Grizzlies have lost four of five sitting last in offensive efficiency averaging 105.2 points per 100 possessions while allowing 110.1 per 100. They have covered only 4 of 15 on the highway. Raptors have had their issues but still have a 10-7 mark at home. They have covered three of four and picked up road wins at the Cavaliers plus Knicks. Play Toronto +3.
New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs NBA Pick Prediction 12/29/2022
Knicks at Spurs—Barrett and Toppin out for the Knicks with Brunson questionable. Johnson, McDermott and Vassell questionable for San Antonio.New York drops to 18-17 with their 126-121 road overtime defeat to the Dallas Mavericks. They did grab eight more boards than the Mavs. NYK shot 44% with 32% from three. Quentin Grimes had 33 points and six rebounds. Julius Randle had 29 with 18 rebounds. They allowed Dallas to hit 49% with 28% from three. Knicks blew a nine point lead with 33 seconds remaining plus loss RJ Barrett in the first quarter with a finger injury. San Antonio drops to 11-23 after their 130-114 road defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Spurs hit 46% with 34% from three. Devin Vassell scored 20 points and three rebounds. Keldon Johnson had 19 with three boards. SAS allowed 53% shooting to the Thunder with 54% from three. Spurs let the game get away as they surrendered a fourth quarter 14-3 run by OKC. SAS has lost and failed to cover five of seven sitting 29th in defensive efficiency by allowing 121.3 points per 100 possessions. Get right spot for New York here with the Spurs scorers in question. Play NY Knicks -5.
Houston Rockets vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA Pick Prediction 12/29/2022
Rockets at Mavericks—Gordon and Tate questionable for the Rockets. Green, Finney-Smith and Kleber out for the Mavs with Bullock questionable. Houston drops to 10-24 with their 126-102 road defeat to the Boston Celtics. Rockets shot 40% with 31% from three. Jalen Green had 28 points and four rebounds. Kevin Porter contributed with 22 points and nine assists. Houston allowed 47% shooting to the Celtics with 36% from three. Rockets couldn’t contain Tatum and Brown who combined for 77 points. Dallas improved to 19-16 after their 126-121 home overtime win to the New York Knicks. They pulled down eight fewer rebounds than NYK. Team shot 49% with 28% from three. Luca Doncic had 60 points and 21 rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie chipped in with 25 and six. Dallas held the Knicks to 44% shooting with 32% from three. Mavs overcame a nine point deficit in the final 33 seconds to force the overtime. Mavs are not a good cover team at home failing on ten of sixteen. Houston has a winning cover mark with a day of rest. Play Houston +10.5.