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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics NBA Pick Prediction 12/12/2023
Cavaliers at Celtics—Jerome, LeVert, Mobley and Rubio are out for Cleveland. Boston has a clean injury report. Cleveland fell to 13-10 with their 104-94 road defeat at Orlando. The Cavaliers shot 35% with 225 from three. Darious Garland scored 36 points with six rebounds. Donovan Mitchell had 22 points and three assists. Cleveland allowed 46% shooting to the Magic with 27% from three. Boston improved to 16-5 with their 133-123 home victory to New York Knicks. The Celtics shot 53% with 40% from three. Derrick White scored 30 points with three rebounds. Jayson Tatun chipped in with 25 points and six rebounds. Boston allowed 50% shooting tithe Knicks with 41% from three. Past five games the Cavaliers sit second in defensive efficiency by allowing 105.9 points per 100 possessions. They have been a good cover team on the road. The Celtics are giving up 36.4% shooting from three. Play Cleveland +10.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA Pick Prediction 12/12/2023
Lakers at Mavericks—Vincent is out with Vanderbilt, James and Davis probable for Los Angeles. Green, Hardaway, Kleber and Williams are out for Dallas. Irving is questionable with Jones probable. Los Angeles is 15-9 on the year. They came off the 123-109 neutral court victory to Indiana in the In-Season Tournament Final. The Lakers shot 53% with 15% from three and 18 turnovers. Anthony Davis had 41 points with 20 rebounds. Austin Reeves off the bench chipped in with 28 points and three assists. Los Angeles held Indiana to 37% shooting along with 24% from three. Dallas improved to 14-8 following their 120-113 road win at Memphis. The Mavs shot 50% with 42% from three but 17 turnovers. Luka Doncic scored 35 points with eight rebounds. Jaden Hardy off the bench contributed 19 points and four rebounds. Dallas allowed 46% shooting to the Grizzlies with 41% from three. Mavericks at home averaging 121.7 points per 100 possessions while giving up 117.2 per 100. Dallas plays fast at home. Los Angeles in their true road games are allowing 118.2 points per 100 possessions and playing fast. Play Los Angeles and Dallas over 235.5.
Denver Nuggets vs. Chicago Bulls NBA Pick Prediction 12/12/2023
Nuggets at Bulls—Cancar is out for Denver. Caruso and LaVine are out for Chicago. Denver improved to 15-9 following their 129-122 road victory at Atlanta. The Nuggets shot 53% with 41% from three. Jamaal Murray scored 29 points with nine rebounds. Nikola Jokic chipped in with 25 points and nine assists. Denver allowed 46% shooting to the Hawks with 39% from three. Chicago fell to 9-15 with their 133-129 road defeat to Milwaukee. The Bulls hit 41% with 44% from three. DeMar DeRozan scored 41 points with 11 assists. Coby White had 33 points and six boards. Chicago allowed 51% shooting to the Bucks with 41% from three. Chicago has covered five straight by averaging 118.4 points per 100 possessions with a +5.2 net rating. Denver on the road scoring 5.1 points below overall average and have failed to cover 10 of 14. Nuggets are sixteenth in road offensive efficiency. Play Chicago +8.
Golden St Warriors vs. Phoenix Suns NBA Pick Prediction 12/12/2023
Warriors at Suns—Payton is out for Golden St with Paul probable. Allen, Lee and Little are out for Phoenix with Durant questionable. Beal returns to action. Golden St fell to 10-11 with their 138-136 road overtime defeat to Oklahoma City. The Warriors shot 47% with 40% from three and 28 turnovers. Steph Curry scored 34 points with six rebounds. Jonathan Kuminga got 24 points with 12 rebounds. Golden St allowed OKC 52% shooting along with 17% from three. Phoenix drops to 11-10 after their 114-106 home defeat to Sacramento. The Suns converted 48% from the field with 34% from three. Devin Booker put up 28 points with seven assists. Eric Gordon chipped in with 19 points and seven assists. Phoenix allowed 46% shooting to the Kings with 36% from three. Golden St in their seven divisional games is holding teams to 44.5% shooting. Suns past five games are sitting 24th in offensive efficiency by averaging 110.4 points per 100 possessions and a -3.6 net rating. Warriors in this period have covered four of five. Play Golden St +3.
Sacramento Kings vs. Los Angeles Clippers NBA Pick Prediction 12/12/2023
Kings at Clippers—Len is out for Sacramento. Diabate, Hyland and Plumlee are out for Los Angeles. Sacramento improved to 13-8 with their 131-118 home victory to Brooklyn. The Kings shot 51% with 56% from three. De’Aaron Fox scored 29 points with eight assists. Keegan Murray had 24 points and three assists. Sacramento allowed 48% shooting to the Nets with 48% from three. Los Angeles is 11-10 after their 132-127 home victory to Portland. The Clippers hit 55% with 38% from three. Kawhi Leonard put up 34 points with six rebounds. James Harden contributed 20 points and seven assists. Los Angeles allowed 48% shooting to the Trailblazers with 48% from three. Los Angeles has won four straight by averaging 120.7 points per 100 possessions and a +7.7 net rating. The Kings against the division are allowing 117.3 points and 49.7% shooting. Play Los Angeles -4.