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Washington Wizards vs. Orlando Magic NBA Pick Prediction 12/1/2023
Wizards at Magic—Rollins and Wright are out for Washington. Carter and Fultz are out for Orlando. Isaac is questionable and Banchero probable. Washington fell to 3-15 with their 139-120 road defeat to Orlando Magic. The Wizards shot 47% with 38% from three. Kyle Kuzma scored 23 points with six assists. Deni Avdija had 22 points with five assists. Washington allowed 61% shooting to the Magic with 63% from three. Orlando improved to 13-5 in the win. Franz Wagner posted 31 points with six rebounds. Cole Anthony off the bench chipped in with 25 points and six rebounds. Orlando is third in defensive efficiency by allowing 107.6 points per 100 possessions. Wizards struggle shooting threes. Play Washington and Orlando under 237.5.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Boston Celtics NBA Pick Prediction 12/1/2023
76ers at Celtics—House and Oubre are out for Philadelphia with Embiid questionable. Batum and Springer are probable for Philadelphia. Porzingis is out for Boston. Philadelphia fell to 12-6 with their 124-114 road defeat to New Orleans. The 76ers made 52% with 41% from three and forced 21 turnovers. Tyrese Maxey contributed 33 points and three assists. Robert Covington off the bench put up 12 points and seven rebounds. Philadelphia allowed 54% shooting to the 76ers with 33% from three and forced 20 turnovers. Joel Embiid missed the game. Boston improved to 14-4 with their 124-97 home victory to the Chicago Bulls. The Celtics made 52% with 43% from three. Jaylen Brown produced 30 points and eight rebounds. Jayson Tatum contributed 21 points and seven rebounds. Boston held the Bulls to 43% shooting with 32% from three. Philadelphia has covered four of five in the division by allowing 45.1% shooting. Past five games Boston is 19th in offensive efficiency by averaging 112.9 points per 100 possessions. In this span the 76ers averaged 119.9 points per 100 possessions. Play Philadelphia +6.5.
New York Knicks vs. Toronto Raptors NBA Pick Prediction 12/1/2023
Knicks at Raptors—New York has a clean injury report. Koloko is out for Toronto. New York sits at 11-7 with their 118-112 home victory to Detroit. The Knicks shot 47% with 39% from three. Jalen Brunson scored 42 points with eight assists. Julious Randle contributed 29 points and ten rebounds. New York allowed 53% shooting to the Pistons with 43% from three and forced 20 turnovers. Toronto improved to 9-10 with their 112-1-5 home victory over Phoenix. The Raptors hit 45% with 37% from three. Scottie Barnes scored 23 points with seven rebounds. Pascal Siakam chipped in with 22 points and 9 rebounds. Toronto allowed 40% shooting to the Suns with 27% from three. The Raptors in their past five games are averaging 115.2 points per 100 possessions while allowing 114.2 per 100. The Knicks on the road are allowing 47.2% shooting. Play New York and Toronto over 216.5.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA Pick Prediction 12/1/2023
Grizzlies at Mavericks—Clarke, Kennard, LaRavia, Morant and Smart are out for Memphis. Tillman is questionable. Kleber is out for Dallas with Hardaway and Prosper are questionable. Memphis improved to 4-13 with their 105-91 home victory to Utah Jazz. The Grizzlies shot 49% with 33% from three. Jaren Jackson scored 20 points with six rebounds. David Roddy contributed 19 points and six rebounds. Memphis allowed 38% shooting to the Jazz with 41% from three and forced 17 turnovers. Dallas is 11-6 with their 121-115 home victory to Houston. The Mavericks shot 47% with 35% from three. Luka Doncic put up 41 points and nine assists. Kyrie Irving contributed 27 points and five assists. Dallas allowed 49% shooting to the Rockets with 28% from three. Dallas is fourth in home offensive efficiency by averaging 122.6 points per 100 possessions while allowing 120.7 per 100. Grizzlies on the road is giving up 113.5 points per 100 possessions. The Mavericks are 5-0 to the over in the division. Play Memphis and Dallas over 228.5.
San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Pelicans NBA Pick Prediction 12/1/2023
Spurs at Pelicans—McDermott and Wembanyama are questionable for San Antonio. Nance is out with Ryan is doubtful for New Orleans. Alvarado and Murphy are questionable. San Antonio fell to 3-14 following their 137-135 home defeat to Atlanta. The Spurs shot 54% with 44% from three and 21 turnovers. Jeremy Sochan put up 33 points with eight rebounds. Keldon Johnson posted 22 points and 11 rebounds. San Antonio allowed 51% shooting to the Hawks with 42% from three. New Orleans improved to 10-9 with their 124-114 home victory to Philadelphia. The Pelicans shot 54% with 33% from three and 20 turnovers. Zion Williamson scored 33 points with eight rebounds. CJ McCollum put up 20 points and five assists. New Orleans allowed 52% shooting to the 76ers with 41% from three and forced 21 turnovers. Joel Embiid missed the game for Philadelphia. Spurs are 3-0 to the over in the division shooting 48.1% and allowing 48.8% shooting. New Orleans at home is averaging 116 points per 100 possessions while allowing 113 per 100. Play San Antonio and New Orleans over 233.5.
Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns NBA Pick Prediction 12/1/2023
Nuggets at Suns—Cancar is out for Denver with Murray and Gordon questionable. Watson is probable. Beal and Lee are out for Phoenix with Booker questionable. Denver improved to 13-6 after their 134-124 home victory to Houston. The Nuggets shot 51% with 44% from three. Nikola Jokic scored 32 points with a Triple Double. Michael Porter got 30 points and 10 rebounds. Denver allowed 55% shooting to the Rockets with 39% from three. Phoenix drops to 10-7 with their 112-105 road defeat to Toronto. The Suns shot 40% with 27% from three. Kevin Durant scored 30 points and with six assists. Jusuf Nurkic contributed 19 points and fourteen rebounds. Phoenix allowed 45% shooting to Toronto with 37% from three. Denver has failed to cover eight of ten on the road as they average 7.1 points below overall average. They sit with a -1.3 net rating on the road. Phoenix in their past five games averaging 121.9 points per 100 possessions with a +8.8 net rating. Play Phoenix +2.