Free NBA Picks For Today 2/5/2023
Orlando Magic vs. Charlotte Hornets NBA Pick Prediction 2/5/2023
Magic at Hornets—Bamba, Okeke and Suggs out for Orlando. Martin and Oubre out for Charlotte. Orlando improved to 21-32 with their 127-120 road win at Minnesota Timberwolves. Magic shot 53% with 52% from three. They allowed 46% shooting to the Timberwolves with 36% from three point range.
Magic forced 20 turnovers. Suggs and Bamba were ejected, and a suspension could be pending. Orlando is 24th in the league in turnovers. Team is 22nd in defensive rating allowing 114.7 points per 100 possessions. Charlotte fell to 15-39 following their 118-112 road defeat to the Detroit Pistons.
Hornets grabbed fourteen fewer rebounds than the Pistons. Team hit on 44% with 26% from three. They allowed 51% shooting to the Pistons with 44% from three but forced 22 turnovers.
Charlotte is 29th in shooting hitting 45.2% and last from three with 32.4% conversion rate. They sit 27th in defensive rating by allowing 115.6 points per 100 possessions. Magic have lost six of ten on the road by allowing 113.6 points per 100 possessions while scoring 110.3 per 100.
Hornets have split their past four home games scoring 115.1 points per 100 possessions while allowing 116.8 per 100. They do have recent home wins to the Bulls and Heat. Play Charlotte -1.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Pick Prediction 2/5/2023
Cavaliers at Pacers—Windler out for Cleveland with LeVert questionable. Theis questionable for Indiana. Cleveland is 32-22 after their 128-113 home win to Memphis Grizzlies. Cavs shot 54% with 48% from three. They allowed 47% shooting to the Grizzlies, 43% from three and forced 18 turnovers.
Donovan Mitchell was ejected in the third quarter. Cavs put it away with a 13-5 fourth quarter run that increased the lead to 20. Cleveland is 6th in shooting by hitting 48.4%. Cavs tops in defensive rating by allowing 109.7 points per 100 possessions.
Indiana improved to 25-29 with their 107-104 home win to Sacramento. Indiana in a back to back shot 45% with 41% from three but committed 16 turnovers. They held the Kings to 43% with 34% from three. De’Aaron Fox missed for Sacramento.
Indiana is 24th in the league in shooting converting 45.8% and in defensive rating by allowing 114.9 points per 100 possessions. Cavs have lost six of nine on the road scoring and allowing 114.4 points per 100 possessions. Pacers getting healthier and covered both home games with Haliburton returning to the lineup. Play Indiana +4.5.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks NBA Pick Prediction 2/5/2023
76ers at Knicks—Embiid questionable for Philadelphia. Mitchell Robinson out and Arcidiacono questionable for New York. Philadelphia improved to 34-17 with their 137-125 road win at San Antonio Spurs. 76ers shot 53% with 48% from three. They did allow 58% shooting to the Spurs, 33% from three but forced 18 turnovers.
A double double for Embiid. 76ers led by as much as 21 points and posted 47 points in the second quarter. Philadelphia is seventh in shooting by hitting on 48.3% and fourth in the NBA from three converting 38.4%. Team is sixth in defensive rating by allowing 111.6 points per 100 possessions.
New York fell to 28-26 following their 134-128 home defeat to the LA Clippers. NYK shot 48% with 45% from three. They did allow 48% shooting to the Clippers with 43% from three. Knicks did overcome a 17 point fourth quarter deficit to force the OT.
Knicks sit 25th in the league in shooting at 45.8% and 25th from three converting 34.2%. Team is strong on the glass. Back to back for the Knicks in this spot scoring four points below average. 76ers in their past seven on the road, all wins, is averaging 121.6 points per 100 possessions while allowing 115.2 per 100.
NYK has lost five of eight at home surrendering 117.5 points per 100 possessions while scoring 114.5 per 100. Play Philadelphia -5.5.
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Toronto Raptors vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA Pick Prediction 2/5/2023
Raptors at Grizzlies—Anunoby out for Toronto. Adams and Brooks out for Memphis. Morant and Jackson questionable. Toronto improved to 24-30 after their 117-111 road win at Houston Rockets. Raptors shot 46% with 38% from three. They did allow 50% shooting to Houston but only 7 of 21 from three.
Fred VanVleet the subject of trade rumors had 32 points. Rockets were without their starting backcourt. Raptors is 27th in shooting in the league by hitting 45.3% and 28th from three making only 33.3%. Memphis fell to 32-20 with their 128-113 road defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Grizzlies shot 47% with 43% from three but committed 18 turnovers. They did allow 54% shooting to the Cavs with 48% from three. Memphis is 23rd in three pointers making 34.4%. Team is second in defensive rating by allowing 109.7 points per 100 possessions.
Raptors have dropped five of nine on the road by scoring 121.4 points per 100 possessions and allowing 120.4 per 100.
Grizzlies have failed to cover seven of nine allowing 116.3 points per 100 possessions while scoring 109.6 per 100. Last game of a seven game road trip and Raptors defense has been atrocious. Play Toronto and Memphis over 229.5.
Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves NBA Pick Prediction 2/5/2023
Nuggets at Timberwolves—Gillespie and White out for Denver with Caldwell-Pope probable. McLaughlin, Rivers and Towns out for Minnesota. Anderson and Gobert questionable.Denver improved to 37-16 with their 128-108 home win to Atlanta Hawks.
Nuggets shot 51% in the win with 39% from three. They allowed 48% shooting to Atlanta with 30% from three point range. Nuggets forced 15 Hawk turnovers. Triple double for Jokic. Trae Young missed the game with an illness. Denver top shooting team in the league hitting on 50.9% and best from three at 39.8%.
Minnesota is 28-27 following their 127-120 home defeat to the Orlando Magic. Timberwolves shot 46% with 36% from three. They turned it over 20 times. Minnesota gave up 53% shooting to the Magic with 52% from three. Prince, Rivers and McDaniels were ejected in a scuffle with possible suspension pending.
Minnesota is fourth in the league in shooting hitting 49.2% and sit 28th in the NBA in turnovers. Nuggets have split their past four road games averaging 111.6 points per 100 possessions while allowing 112.1 per 100.
Timberwolves have won seven of ten at home scoring 113.4 points per 100 possessions while allowing 110.5 per 100. Nuggets in back to backs allowing 5.4 point above overall average. Play Minnesota +1.5.
Sacramento Kings vs. New Orleans Pelicans NBA Pick Prediction 2/5/2023
Kings at Pelicans—Fox out for Sacramento. Daniels, Liddell and Williamson out for New Orleans with Valanciunas questionable. Sacramento drops to 29-22 after their 107-104 road defeat to the Indiana Pacers. Kings shot 43% with 34% from three.
Team had 19 turnovers. They allowed 45% shooting to the Pacers, 41% from three and forced 16 turnovers. De’Aaron Fox was out for Sacramento. Kings sit third in shooting making 49.3% and ninth from three at 36.9%. Team is 21sts in defensive rating by allowing 114.5 points per 100 possessions.
New Orleans improved to 27-27 with their 131-126 home win to LA Lakers. Pelicans shot 52% with 30% from three. They allowed 48% shooting to the Lakers with 34% from three. NOP outscored LA 70-54 in the second half.
Pelicans sit 22nd in the league in turnovers but still remain seventh in defensive rating by allowing 111.7 points per 100 possessions. New Orleans have lost 10 of 11 sitting last in defensive efficiency by scoring 107.7 points per 100 possessions while allowing 117.5 per 100.
Kings on this road trip sit 29th in offensive efficiency by averaging 108.9 points per 100 possessions while allowing 107.8 per 100. They have gone under in eight of nine. Pelicans scored three point below overall average in back to back games. Play Sacramento and New Orleans under 233.5.
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