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Atlanta Hawks vs. Washington Wizards NBA Pick Prediction 3/8/2023
Hawks at Wizards— ATL a clean injury report with Morris questionable for Washington. Atlanta fell to 32-33 with their 130-128 road defeat to the Miami Heat. Hawks shot 55% with 31% from three. They allowed 53% shooting to the Heat with 55% from three. ATL allowed a triple double to Jimmy Butler. Team has lost five in a row on the road and blew a fifteen point lead. Hawks in their past seven road games have a -1.3 net rating by allowing 120.1 points per 100 possessions. Washington improved to 31-34 with their 119-117 road win at Detroit Pistons. Wizards shot 58% with 48% from three but fourteen turnovers. They did allow the Pistons 51% shooting along with 43% from beyond the arc. Wiz win on a Daniel Gafford put back as time expired. Washington has lost five of eight at home despite shooting 49.7% with 39.5% from three and a -1 net rating by allowing 116.9 points per 100 possessions. Wizards have covered eight of twelve in back to backs outscoring teams by 6.6 points a game. Hawks have lost 20 of 34 on the road. Play Washington +3.
Portland Trailblazers vs. Boston Celtics NBA Pick Prediction 3/8/2023
Trailblazers at Celtics—Simons, Winslow, Badji and Arcidiacono out for Portland with Nurkic questionable. Gallinari and Williams out for Boston with Pritchard questionable. Portland improved to 31-34 with their 110-104 road win at Detroit Pistons. They did pull down fourteen boards than the Pistons. Team shot 49% with 45% from three. They allowed 47% shooting to Detroit with 31% from three. A triple double for Lillard. Trailblazers have split their past eight on the road shooting 37% from three and a -6.2 net rating by allowing 123.4 points per 100 possessions. Boston fell to 45-21 with their 118-114 road overtime defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Celtics shot 42% with 33% from three. They did allow 45% shooting to the Cavs with 35% from three. Boston allowed Donovan Mitchell to 40 points. Team failed to hold a 15 point lead. Celtics have won six of nine at home hitting 42.2% from three and a +7.4 net rating by allowing 110.9 points per 100 possessions. Celtics has failed to cover five of seven. Play Portland +10.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat NBA Pick Prediction 3/8/2023
Cavaliers at Heat—Cavs a clean injury report. Lowry out for Miami with Love questionable. Cleveland improved to 41-26 with their 118-114 home overtime victory to the Boston Celtics. Cavs shot 45% with 35% from three. They limited the Celtics to 42% with 33% from three. Donovan Mitchell had 40 points. Cavaliers overcame a fifteen point deficit. Cleveland has split their past six on the road by shooting 51.5% and a +4.3 net rating by scoring 121.2 points per 100 possessions. Miami improved to 35-31 after their 130-128 home victory to Atlanta Hawks. Heat shot 53% with 55% from three. They did allow 51% to Atlanta with 31% from three. It was a Triple Double for Jimmy Butler. Heat have won four of seven at home shooting only 46.8% and a -1.8 net rating by allowing 119.5 points per 100 possessions. Three straight road losses for the Cavaliers and Hawks split two at home to the Hawks and has shot well past three on this home stand. Cleveland has lost 19 of 32 on the road. Play Miami +2.5.
Dallas Mavericks vs. New Orleans Pelicans NBA Pick Prediction 3/8/2023
Mavericks at Pelicans—Bullock and McGee questionable for Dallas with Lawson probable. Alvarado, Liddell, Nance and Williamson out for NOP. Dallas improved to 34-32 with their 120-116 home win to Utah Jazz. Mavs shot 47% with 42% from three and sixteen turnovers. They allowed 45% shooting to Utah with 34% from beyond the arc and sixteen turnovers. Clarkson and Sexton were out for Utah. Dallas has split their past six on the road with a +1 net rating scoring 117.7 points per 100 possessions. New Orleans fell to 31-34 after their 123-108 road defeat to Sacramento Kings. Pelicans shot 54% with 38% from three but sixteen turnovers. They gave up 57% shooting to Sacramento with 42% from three point range. Pels were outscored 38-20 in the final quarter. They did allow a triple double to Sabonis. Nance and Alvarado missed the game for NOP. New Orleans has won three of five at home with a +5.8 net rating by scoring 120.7 points per 100 possessions. Mavs have lost eight of ten back to backs but this is the first time with Irving. Pels have lost six of seven. Play Dallas -1.5.
Chicago Bulls vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Pick Prediction 3/8/2023
Bulls at Nuggets—Green out for Chicago. Gillespie and Nnaji out for Denver with Cancar questionable. Porter probable. Chicago is 29-36 with their 125-122 home defeat to Indiana Pacers. Bulls shot 61% with 45% from three. They allowed the Pacers 51% shooting along with 36% from beyond the arc. Zach LaVine had 42 points. Bulls have lost five of six on the road shooting only 32% from three with a -6.9 net rating by scoring only 103.2 points per 100 possessions. Denver improved to 46-19 with their 118-113 home victory to Toronto Raptors. Nuggets shot 50% with 39% from three. They did allow the Raptors 50% shooting along with 37% from beyond the arc. Denver erased a six point deficit late with a 15-4 run to end the game. Nuggets in past eight home games, all wins, shooting 52.9% with 38.9% from three and a +14.2 net rating by scoring 124 points per 100 possessions. Bulls road form and three point shooting on the highway makes them tough to back. Play Denver -8.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Phoenix Suns NBA Pick Prediction 3/8/2023
Thunder at Suns—Gilgeous Alexander, Polusevski and Williams out for OKC. Shamet out for Phoenix. Oklahoma City improved to 31-34 with their 137-128 home win to Golden St Warriors. They pulled down 11 more boards than the Warriors. Team shot 53% with 46% from three and fifteen turnovers. They did allow GSW to 53% shooting, 39% from three and forced 21 turnovers. Thunder opened the game on a 13-2 run. Phoenix is 46-19 with their 130-126 road win at Dallas Mavericks. Suns pulled down ten more boards than the Mavs. Team shot 55% with 35% from three. They surrendered 49% shooting to Dallas with 39% from beyond the arc. Suns have won three of five with a -2.2 net rating by allowing 116.8 points per 100 possessions. Not comfortable laying these many points even without SGA in the lineup for OKC. Thunder are in the playoff hunt. Play Oklahoma City +13.5.
Toronto Raptors at LA Clippers NBA Pick Prediction 3/8/2023
Raptors at Clippers—Raptors a clean injury report. Powell out for the Clippers. Toronto fell to 32-34 with their 118-113 road defeat to the Denver Nuggets. Raptors shot 50% with 37% from three. They allowed the Nuggets to 50% shooting along with 39% from three. Toronto blew a six point lead late by allowing the Nuggets a 15-4 run to close out the game. Raptors have lost five of nine on the road shooting 44.7% and a -3.9 net rating by scoring 111 points per 100 possessions. LAC improved to 34-33 with their 135-129 home win to Memphis Grizzlies. Clips pulled down 23 more boards than the Pistons. They shot 53% with 41% from three and seventeen turnovers. They did allow 54% shooting to Memphis with 53% from three. Los Angeles has lost four of six at home despite 50.7% shooting, 43.6% from three but a -2.1 net rating by allowing 121.8 points per 100 possessions. Raptors have lost 21 of 33 on the road. Healthy George and Leonard laying only a possession is the play here. Play LA Clippers -3.