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Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat NBA Pick Prediction 1/14/2023
Bucks at Heat—Middleton and Ibaka out for Milwaukee with Giannis questionable. Lowry, Robinson, Yurtseven and Jovic out for Miami with Herro questionable. Martin and Haslem probable. Milwaukee fell to 27-15 with their 108-102 road defeat to the Miami Heat. Bucks crushed on the glass by 22 boards. Team shot 40% with 39% from three. Jrue Holiday had 24 points and 11 assists. Jevon Carter off the bench had 18 points and four rebounds. Heat shot 44% in the win with only 9 of 34 from three. Gabe Vincent had 28 points and six assists. Bam Adebayo contributed with 24 and 12 boards. Milwaukee was without Giannis, Middleton and Allen. Heat was without Herro, Lowry, Martin and Robinson. Miami has won five of seven sitting fifth in defensive efficiency by allowing 110.2 points per 100 possessions while scoring 113.6 per 100. Bucks in this period 28th in offensive efficiency by scoring 106.5 per 100. Past five games Milwaukee shooting only 42.8%. Play Miami -1.
Boston Celtics vs. Charlotte Hornets NBA Pick Prediction 1/14/2023
Celtics at Hornets—Brown and Gallinari out for Boston with Brogdon questionable. Oubre out for Charlotte with Hayward doubtful. Boston is 31-12 with their 109-98 road win at the Brooklyn Nets. Celtics dominated the glass by a 48-31 margin. They shot 48% with 33% from three. Jayson Tatum had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Marcus Smart contributed with 16 and ten assists. Boston allowed 45% shooting to the Nets with 38% from three. Jaylen Brown missed the game and could be out between one and two weeks. Durant missed for the Nets. Charlotte fell to 11-32 with their 124-114 road defeat to the Toronto Raptors. Charlotte did pull down ten more boards. They hit 53% with 39% from three. LaMelo Ball had 32 points and seven assists. Terry Rozier contributed with 21 and five assists. Charlotte allowed 52% shooting to the Raptors with 36% from three. Hornets turned it over 22 times. Celtics five straight wins averaging 118.9 points per 100 possessions while allowing 106.1 per 100. Hornets have lost six of seven sitting 27th in defensive efficiency by allowing 119.6 points per 100 possessions while scoring 113 per 100. Play Boston -7.5.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Pick Prediction 1/14/2023
Grizzlies at Pacers—Green and Konchar out for Memphis. Clarke and Brooks questionable. Brown, Haliburton, Nesmith, Theis and Turner out for Indiana. Memphis improved to 28-13 following their 135-129 home win to San Antonio Spurs. They did pull down nine more rebounds than the Spurs. Grizzlies shot 51% with 64% from three. Ja Morant had 38 points and five rebounds. Jaren Jackson scored 21 with 12 boards. Memphis allowed 47% shooting to the Spurs with 32% from three. Grizzlies had trouble separating leading by three with under three minutes left. Indiana drops to 23-20 with their 113-111 home defeat to the Atlanta Hawks. Pacers shot 40% with 23% from three. Bennedict Mathurin had 26 points and five rebounds. Buddy Hield scored 18 with five assists. Indiana allowed 44% shooting to the Hawks with 48% from three. Memphis has won eight straight sitting tops in defensive efficiency allowing 107.7 points per 100 possessions while scoring 118.7 per 100. Two straight losses for Indiana. Back to back with cluster injuries massive concern for Pacers. Play Memphis -8.
Atlanta Hawks vs. Toronto Raptors NBA Pick Prediction 1/14/2023
Hawks at Raptors—Capela out for Atlanta. Raptors have a clean injury report. Atlanta improved to 20-22 with their 113-111 road win at Indiana. Hawks hit 44% with 48% from three. Trae Young had 26 points and eleven rebounds. De’Andre Hunter scored 25 with three boards. Pacers held Indiana to 40% shooting and 23% from three. Hawks caught Indiana without Haliburton and Turner. Toronto improved to 19-23 with their 124-114 home win to Charlotte Hornets. They were outrebounded by ten boards. Raptors shot 52% with 36% from three. Pascal Siakam had 35 points and seven rebounds. Scottie Barnes scored 21 with nine assists. Toronto allowed 53% shooting to the Hornets with 39% from three. Raptors have won three straight all against losing teams by double digits. Hawks have lost four of five in back to backs scoring nine points below overall average. Play Toronto -5.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Pick Prediction 1/14/2023
Cavaliers at Timberwolves—Wade and Windler out for Cleveland. McLaughlin and Towns out for Minnesota. Cleveland improved to 27-16 with their 119-113 road win at Portland. Cavs pulled down eight more bounds than the Trailblazers. Team shot 49% with 32% from three. Donovan Mitchell had 26 points and five assists. Jarrett Allen scored 24 points with ten rebounds. Cleveland allowed 51% shooting to Portland with 33% from three. They did force 16 Trailblazer turnovers. Cleveland powered their way to victory by outscoring Portland 32-22 in the fourth quarter. Minnesota is 21-22 with their 121-116 home win to Phoenix Suns. Timberwolves shot 52% with 36% from three. Anthony Edwards had 31 points with six rebounds. D’Angelo Russell had 17 points and four assists. They allowed 48% shooting to the Suns with 61% from three but forced 19 turnovers. Timberwolves have won five of six averaging 117.6 points per 100 possessions while allowing 113.2 per 100. Cavs have failed to cover 12 of 19 on the road. Play Minnesota +3.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Utah Jazz NBA Pick Prediction 1/14/2023
76ers at Jazz—Harris probable for Philadelphia. Azubuike, Conley and Olynyk out for Utah. Philadelphia fell to 25-16 following their 133-114 home defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder. 76ers shot 44% with 31% from three. Joel Embiid had 30 points and ten rebounds. James Harden scored 25 with fifteen rebounds. Team had seventeen turnovers. Philadelphia allowed 51% shooting to the Thunder with 42% from three. 76ers were behind sixteen after three quarters. Utah improved to 22-23 with their 112-108 home win to Orlando Magic. Jazz crushed the Magic by a 59-40 margin. Utah shot 43% with 31% from three. Lauri Markkanen had 28 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson scored 23 with 12 boards. Utah allowed 44% shooting to Orlando with 39% from three. Jazz survived 24 turnovers. 76ers have gone over in six straight averaging 120.7 points per 100 possessions while allowing 116.6 per 100. Jazz over in six of eight scoring and allowing 117 points per 100 possessions. Play Philadelphia and Utah over 235.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Portland Trailblazers NBA Pick Prediction 1/14/2023
Mavericks at Trailblazers—Kleber, Green and Finney Smith out for Dallas with Wood questionable. Winslow and Little out for Portland with Lillard questionable. Dallas improved to 24-19 following their 119-115 double overtime win to the LA Lakers. Mavs shot 50% with 33% from three. Luca Doncic had 35 points and fourteen boards. He added thirteen assists for a triple double. Christian Wood had 24 points and fourteen boards. Dallas held LAL to 39% shooting with 24% from three. Mavericks turned it over sixteen times. Both teams were missing supporting players and Davis out for LA. Portland fell to 19-22 with their 119-113 home defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Trailblazers shot 51% with 33% from three. Damian Lillard had 50 points and three assists. Jerami Grant scored 22 and one boards. Team had sixteen turnovers. Portland allowed 49% shooting to the Cavaliers with 32% from three. Portland has lost five straight sitting last in offensive efficiency while scoring 105.6 per 100 while allowing 112.5 per 100. Play Dallas +2.