Free NBA Picks For Today 1/2/2023
Phoenix Suns vs. New York Knicks NBA Pick Prediction 1/2/2023
Suns at Knicks—Booker, Crowder and Johnson out for the Suns. Payne and Shamet probable. Barrett and Toppin out for NYK with Brunson questionable. Phoenix fell to 20-17 with their 113-104 road defeat to the Toronto Raptors.
Suns did grab 11 more boards than the Raptors. Team shot 49% with 47% from three. Mikal Bridges had 21 points and two assists. Chris Paul scored 20 and 12 assists. On defense, they allowed the Raptors 49% shooting and 33% from three. They gave away the game with 25 turnovers.
New York is 19-18 after their 108-88 road win at Houston. Knicks made only 39% with 29% from three. Julius Randle had 35 points and 12 rebound. Immanuel Quickley scored 27 points and seven assists. New York held the Rockets to 38% with 30% from three.
Suns have lost and failed to cover five of six sitting 27th in defensive efficiency by allowing 119.8 points per 100 possessions while scoring 112.3 per 100. Knicks in this period allowing 119.5 per 100 possessions while scoring 118.1 per 100. Suns in the better shooting form past three games. Play Phoenix +1.
LA Lakers vs. Charlotte Hornets NBA Pick Prediction 1/2/2023
Lakers at Hornets—Davis out for LAL with James and Walker probable. Oubre and Martin out for the Hornets with Smith questionable. LAL improved to 15-21 with their 130-121 road win at Atlanta Hawks. Lakers grabbed 14 more boards than the Hawks. Team shot 54% with 31% from three.
LeBron James had 47 points with ten rebounds. Thomas Bryant contributed with 19 and 17 boards. Lakers allowed 48% shooting to the Hawks with 29% from three point range. Capela and Hunter missed the game for the Hawks. LAL overcame a first half 15 point deficit.
Charlotte drops to 10-27 after their 123-106 home defeat to the Brooklyn Nets. Hornets shot 40% with 27% from three. LaMelo Ball had 23 points and 11 assists. Mason Plumlee had 22 and ten boards. They allowed 60% shooting to the Nets with 38% from three point range.
Hornets allowed too much production out of the Nets supporting cast. LAL has struggled stringing wins together without Anthony Davis. Past eight games without Davis Lakers sitting last in defensive efficiency allowing 121.5 points per 100 possessions while scoring 117.2 per 100.
Hornets a better team with Ball healthy running the points. He will be a tough defend for the Lakers. Play Charlotte and a pick.
Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Pick Prediction 1/2/2023
Bulls at Cavaliers—Ball out for Chicago with Bradley doubtful. Green questionable with Jones and Caruso probable. Rubio, Wade and Windler out for the Cavaliers with Garland doubtful. Mobley questionable.
Chicago is fell to 23-14 with their 103-102 home defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers. They were outrebounded by ten. Bulls shot 48% with 33% from three. DeMar DeRozan had 21 points and four rebounds. Ayo Dosunmu contributed with 19 and two assists.
Cleveland made 46% with 34% from three. Caris LeVert had 23 points and seven rebounds. Kevin Love with 20 and nine boards. Cavs survived 20 turnovers and built a second half 14 point lead. Cleveland 16-4 at home. Bulls giving up 49% shooting on the road.
But Cleveland has dropped two straight at home. They have failed to cover four straight with poor defense by allowing 122.1 points per 100 possessions sitting 29th and second last. Play Chicago +4.
Toronto Raptors vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Pick Prediction 1/2/2023
Raptors at Pacers—Porter out for Toronto with VanVleet and Achiuwa questionable. Brown and Theis out for Indiana. Toronto improved to 16-20 with their 113-104 home win to Phoenix Suns. They did pull down 11 fewer rebounds than Phoenix. Team shot 49% with 33% from three.
Gary Trent Jr. had 35 points and five rebounds. Pascal Siakam scored 26 with six assists. Toronto allowed 49% shooting to the Suns with 47% from beyond the arc. They did force 25 Suns turnovers. Indiana improved to 20-17 after their 131-130 home win to LA Clippers.
Pacers hit on 52% with 37% from three. Myles Turner had 34 points and three assists. Tyrese Haliburton contributed with 23 and ten assists. They did allow 54% shot LAC with 47% from three. Clutch free throw shooting aided the Pacers to victory as did paint scoring.
Raptors have lost 12 of 17 on the road with poor shooting and defense as they allow 49%. Defensive form poor for Toronto as in their past five games allowing 51%. Respect the Pacers beating the Clippers who had George and Leonard healthy. Play Indiana -2.5.
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Philadelphia 76ers NBA Pick Prediction 1/2/2023
Pelicans at 76ers—Ingram, Liddell and Nance out for the Pelicans. Philadelphia with a clean injury report. NOP drops to 23-13 with their 116-101 loss on a back to back at the Memphis Grizzlies. Team were outrebounded by six boards. Pelicans shot 35% with 27% from three.
Zion Williamson had 20 points and nine rebounds. Trey Murphy had 15 with three rebounds. New Orleans allowed 51% shooting to Memphis but only 5 of 29 from three. Memphis blew an early 28-16 lead and led at the half.
Philadelphia improved to 21-14 after their 115-96 road win at Oklahoma City on a back to back. They did grab six more boards than the Thunder. 76ers shot 46% with 32% from three. Tobias Harris had 23 points and nine rebounds.
Joel Embiid had a triple double scoring 16 points. They held the Thunder to 38% shooting along with 33% from three. No Harden, Maxey and Tucker in this back to back spot win. 76ers a good home team winning and covering 14 of 19.
Pelicans a losing team and cover record on the road. Philadelphia eight straight home wins holding teams to 104.3 points per 100 possessions while allowing 115.5 per 100. Play Philadelphia -5.
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San Antonio Spurs vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA Pick Prediction 1/2/2023
Spurs at Nets—Bates-Diop out for San Antonio with Vassell questionable. Harris probable for Brooklyn. San Antonio fell to 12-24 with their 126-125 home defeat to the Dallas Mavericks. They did grab 22 more boards than the Mavericks. Team shot 55% with 42% from three.
Keldon Johnson had 30 points and four rebounds. Jeremy Sochan scored 20 with six boards. Spurs allowed 58% shooting to Dallas with 41% from three. SAS did allow 51 points to Doncic. Nets improved to 24-12 after their 123-106 road win to Charlotte Hornets.
Nets made 60% with 38% from three. Kyrie Irving had 28 points and six rebounds. Kevin Durant scored 23 and five boards. They limited the Hornets to 40% shooting along with 27% from three. Supporting cast scored 72 in the win. Spurs offense helps them cover games because the defense is bad most of the time.
On the road they are allowing 52% shooting. Past six road games Spurs allowing 120.5 points per 100 possessions while scoring 114.7 per 100. First home game for the Nets after a three game road trip. They have been on the road a lot with seven of nine away. Flat spot for the Nets and Spurs offense covers but don’t win. Play San Antonio +13.5.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets NBA Pick Prediction 1/2/2023
Mavericks at Rockets—Green, Kleber and Finney-Smith out for the Mavericks. Tate out with Sengun questionable for Houston. Dallas improved to 21-16 with their 126-125 road win at San Antonio Spurs. They win despite pulling down 22 fewer boards. Team shot 58% with 41% from three.
Luca Doncic had 51 points with nine assists. Christian Wood contributed with 25 and seven boards. Mavs allowed 55% shooting to San Antonio with 42% from three. Houston fell to 10-26 after their 108-88 home defeat to the New York Knicks.
Rockets hit 38% with 30% from three. Kevin Porter had 23 points with ten rebounds. Jalen Green contributed with 16 and three assists. Houston held NYK to 39% shooting and 29% from beyond the arc. Rockets committed 24 turnovers.
Mavericks carry a six game win streak sitting tops in offensive efficiency by scoring 122.8 points per 100 possessions while allowing 116.8 per 100. Rockets in this period allowing 118.6 per 100 while scoring 109 per 100. Play Dallas -7.5.
Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Pick Prediction 1/2/2023
Nuggets at Timberwolves—Green and Gillespie out for the Nuggets with Murray questionable. McLaughlin, Prince and Towns out for Minnesota. Denver improved to 24-12 after their 123-111 home win to Boston Celtics. Nuggets shot 57% with 57% from three.
Nikola Jokic had 30 points and 12 assists. Bruce Brown scored 21 with three boards. Denver allowed 46% shooting to the Celtics with 27% from three. Minnesota drops to 16-21 after their 116-104 home defeat to the Detroit Pistons. Timberwolves were outrebounded by 13 boards. Team shot 43% with 29% from three.
D’Angelo Russell had 25 points and five assists. Anthony Edwards with 30 and seven boards. Minnesota gave up 48% shooting to the Pistons with 37% from beyond the arc. T’Wolves blew an early 18 point lead and were up 14 at the half.
Six straight defeats for the Timberwolves sitting 26th in offensive efficiency by averaging 109.2 points per 100 possessions while allowing 115.8 per 100. Back to back for the Nuggets who have gone over in all three of these spots.
Nuggets have lost four of six on the road by allowing 119.9 points per 100 possessions and scoring 114.8 per 100. Play Denver and Minnesota over 233.
Atlanta Hawks vs. Golden St Warriors NBA Pick Prediction 1/2/2023
Hawks at Warriors—Capela out for Atlanta with Hunter questionable. Curry, JaMychal Green, Iguodala, Kuminga and Wiggins are out. Wiseman questionable. Atlanta drops to 17-19 following their 130-121 home defeat to the LA Lakers. They were outrebounded by 14 boards. Team shot 48% with 29% from three.
Trae Young had 29 points and eight assists. Dejounte Murray chipped in with 20 points and nine assists. Hawks allowed 54% shooting to the Lakers with 31% from beyond the arc. Capela and Hunter missed the game and Hawks blew a 15 point lead.
Golden St is 19-18 after their 118-112 home win to Portland Trailblazers. Warriors shot 46% with 40% from three. Jordan Poole had 41 points and six assists. Klay Thompson contributed with 31 and four boards. Warriors allowed 46% shooting to the Trailblazers with only 31% from three.
Warriors have won 16 of 18 at home. Hawks have lost and failed to cover 11 of 17 on the road. They have dropped 5 of 7 on the road by allowing 118.3 points per 100 possessions while scoring 112.6 per 100. Warriors hold teams to 43.5% shooting. Play Golden St -1.5.
Detroit Pistons vs. Portland Trailblazers NBA Pick Prediction 1/2/2023
Pistons at Trailblazers—Hayes out for Detroit with Livers questionable. Little and Winslow out for Portland with Nurkic, Johnson and Brown questionable. Detroit improved to 10-29 with their 116-104 road win at the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Pistons pulled down 13 more boards than the Timberwolves. They shot 48% with 37% from three. Bojan Bogdanovic had 28 points and six rebounds. Marvin Bagley contributed with 18 points and ten rebounds. Pistons held Minnesota to 43% shooting along with 29% from three.
Pistons overcame a first half eighteen point deficit. Portland is 18-17 after their 118-112 road defeat to the Golden St Warriors. Trailblazers shot 46% with 31% from three. Damian Lillard had 34 points with eight rebounds. Anfernee Simons contributed with 22 and seven boards.
Team allowed 46% shooting to the Warriors with 40% from three. Trailblazers have played a lot of road games of late. Portland in their past six home games averaging 121.1 points per 100 possessions while allowing 113.7 per 100.
Detroit past four games averaging 118.2 points per 100 possessions while allowing 116.5 per 100. Play Portland and Detroit over 232.5.
Miami Heat vs. LA Clippers NBA Pick Prediction 1/2/2023
Heat at Clippers—Yurtseven out for Miami with Vincent, Robinson, Martin and Dedmon questionable. Butler is probable. Batum questionable for the Clips. Miami sits at 19-18 after their 126-123 road win at Utah Jazz. Heat were outrebounded by 12 boards. Team shot 51% with 33% from three.
Bad Adebayo had 32 points and eight rebounds. Tyler Herro contributed with 29 and nine boards. Heat allowed 43% shooting to the Jazz with 42% from three. Herro had a three pointer at the buzzer for the win. Butler missed the game. LAC fell to 21-17 with their 131-130 road defeat to the Indiana Pacers.
Clippers shot 54% with 47% from three. Paul George had 45 points with nine rebounds. Kawhi Leonard contributed with 24 and seven assists. Clippers allowed 52% shooting to Miami with 37% from three. LAC had 15 turnovers. First home game for the Clippers after a five game road trip that started before Christmas.
Heat have won five of six on the road sitting third in defensive efficiency allowing 109.9 points per 100 possessions while scoring 113.5 per 100. Play Miami +3.
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