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Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Pick Prediction 3/6/2023
Celtics at Cavaliers—Brogdon, Gallinari and Williams out for Boston. Mitchell is questionable for Cleveland. Boston fell to 45-20 with their 131-129 home double overtime defeat to the New York Knicks. Celtics shot 39% with 36% from three. They allowed 49% shooting to the Knicks with 37% from beyond the arc and 19 turnovers.
Celtics have won three of five on the road hitting 37.3% but a net rating of -0.4 by allowing 115.6 points per 100 possessions. Cleveland is 40-26 with their 114-90 home win to the Detroit Pistons. Cavs shot 49% with 41% from three. They limited the Pistons to 41% shooting with 25% from three and forced 23 turnovers.
Bogdanovic missed the game for the Pistons. Cleveland blew the game open in the third quarter by outscored Detroit 42-22. Cavs have won seven of nine at home shooting 50.5% and a +14.1 net rating sitting tops in defensive rating allowing 103.2 points per 100 possessions.
Celtics 8-1 straight up in back to back games this year. But recent form the concern failing to cover five of six with three losses in those games. Prefer the Cavs with rest here. Play Cleveland -2.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Pick Prediction 3/6/2023
76ers at Pacers—Harris and Tucker questionable for Philadelphia. Nesmith out for Indiana. Philadelphia improved to 41-22 with their 133-130 road win to the Milwaukee Bucks. They did pull down 11 fewer boards than the Bucks. Team shot 50% with 49% from three. They did allow 53% shooting to the Bucks with 50% from beyond the arc.
76ers outscored Milwaukee 48-31 in the final quarter. Philadelphia has won four of seven on the road hitting 38.85 from three with a +2 net rating sitting tops in offensive efficiency scoring 121.6 points per 100 possessions. Indiana improved to 29-36 on the season with the 125-122 road win at Chicago Bulls.
Pacers shot 51% with 36% from three. They did give up 61% shooting to the Bulls with 45% from three point range. Tyrese Haliburton returned from injury and had 29 points sinking the game winning three in the closing seconds.
Pacers have lost six of eight on the road with a -5.6 net rating by scoring only 112.5 points per 100 possessions. Lots of points to give Indiana at home with a healthy Haliburton despite the back to back spot. On the road the 76ers are outscoring teams by only two points based on poor defensive play. Play Indiana +7.
Portland Trailblazers vs. Detroit Pistons NBA Pick Prediction 3/6/2023
Trailblazers at Pistons—Simons, Winslow, Nurkic,Baji and Arciaconoa out for Portland. Bogdanovic, Duren and Stewart out for Detroit with Hayes questionable. Wiseman and McGruder probable. Portland improved to 30-34 with their 122-119 road win at Orlando.
Trailblazers pulled down eight more boards than the Magic. They shot 47% with 34% from three with 17 turnovers. Magic allowed 50% shooting to the Magic with 35% from beyond the arc. Damian Lillard had 41 points and had a big three pointer in the closing seconds. Magic was without Carter and Simons out for Portland.
Trailblazers have lost four of seven on the road with a -6.2 net rating by allowing 123.4 points per 100 possessions. Detroit fell to 15-49 with their 114-90 road defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Pistons shot 41% with 25% from three and 23 turnovers. They allowed the Cavs 49% shooting with 41% from three.
Detroit gets outscored 42-22 in the final quarter. Pistons have lost five of seven at home shooting 45% and 32.2% from three sitting with a -2.6 net rating by scoring 107.8 points per 100 possessions. Trailblazers have won and covered six of eleven back to back spots. They are the team with more to play for. Play Portland -5.5.
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Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat NBA Pick Prediction 3/6/2023
Hawks at Heat—Hawks a clean injury report. Jovic and Lowry out for Miami. Love probable. Atlanta fell to 32-32 with their 117-109 road defeat to Miami Heat. Hawks shot 47% with 30% from three and sixteen turnovers. They allowed 51% shooting to Miami with 37% from three and forcing nineteen turnovers.
Hawks have lost five of seven on the road while shooting 37.4% from three but a -1.3 net rating by allowing 120.1 points per 100 possessions.
Heat fell to 34-31 with the loss. Miami has split their past six game home shooting only 45.8% with a -2.9 net rating by allowing 117.6 points per 100 possessions. Atlanta road form makes them tough to back. Play Miami -3.
Toronto Raptors vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Pick Prediction 3/6/2023
Raptors at Nuggets—Banton questionable for Toronto. Gillespie and Nnaji out for Denver with Cancar questionable. Bryant is probable. Toronto improved to 32-33 with their 116-109 road win at Washington Wizards. They win despite pulling down nine fewer boards than the Wizards.
Raptors shot 52% with 40% from three. Team allowed 51% shooting to Washington with 58% from three and 24 turnovers. Toronto has won five of nine on the road with a -1.4 net rating scoring only 112.9 points per 100 possessions.
Denver improved to 45-19 with their 113-97 home win to Memphis Grizzlies. They pulled down thirteen more boards than the Grizzlies. Nuggets shot 46% with 26% from three. They held the Grizzlies with 37% shooting along with 34% from beyond the arc.
Denver outscored Memphis 63-39 in the second half. Nuggets past seven home games, all wins, shooting 53.3% with a +15.6 net rating by averaging 124.7 points per 100 possessions.
Always tough for Eastern conference teams to play in the high elevation of Denver. They will have issues keeping up with the Nuggets have two days rest. Play Denver -7.
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Sacramento Kings NBA Pick Prediction 3/6/2023
Pelicans at Kings—Alvarado, Williamson, Nance, Liddell out for New Orleans with Valanciunas questionable. Fox and Holmes questionable for Sacramento. NOP fell to 31-33 with their 108-99 road defeat to the Golden St Warriors. They grabbed fourteen fewer rebounds than the Warriors.
Pelicans shot 44% with 34% from three. Pelicans allowed 51% shooting to GSW, 32% from three and forced 18 turnovers. New Orleans blew a first half 17 point lead. Pels have lost seven of nine on the road with a -9.1 rating by averaging only 108.1 points per 100 possessions.
Sacramento drops to 37-26 after their 138-134 home defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Kings shot 55% with 52% from three. They gave up 60% shooting to Minnesota with 51% from three.
Sacramento has won three of five at home shooting 53.6% with a +3.2 net rating scoring 127.4 points per 100 possessions. With this good offense and bad defense, the team is trending over. Play New Orleans and Sacramento over 238.5
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