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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Boston Celtics NBA Betting Pick Prediction 2/1/2024
Lakers at Celtics—Reddish and Vicent are out for Los Angeles. Davis and James are questionable. Kornet is questionable for Boston. Los Angeles fell to 24-25 following their 138-122 road defeat to Atlanta. The Lakers shot 53% with 36% from three. Austin Reeves scored 28 points with six assists. LeBron James chipped in with 20 points and nine rebounds. Los Angeles allowed 52% shooting to Atlanta with 42% from three. Boston is 37-11 with their 129-124 home win to Indiana. The Celtics converted 54% with 47% from three. Jayson Tatum scored 30 points with seven assists. Jaylen Brown chipped in with 25 points and six rebounds. Boston allowed 46% shooting to the Pacers with 31% from three.
The Pick:
The Lakers have been inconsistent and picking their spots when they go all in on a game. We saw that against the Thunder, Mavericks, and Warriors in recent games. This may be one of those spots. Past five games Boston is 18th in defensive efficiency by allowing 116.3 points per 100 possessions with a +7.4 net rating. Play Los Angeles +11.
Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks NBA Betting Pick Prediction 2/1/2024
Pacers at Knicks—Smith, McConnell and Mathurin are questionable for Indiana. Haliburton is probable. Robinson and Randle are out for New York. Anunoby is questionable with Grimes probable. Indiana fell to 27-22 following their 129-124 road defeat to Boston. The Pacers made 46% with 31% from three. Aaron Nesmith put up 26 points with 12 rebounds. Pascal Siakam chipped in with 23 points and six rebounds. Indiana allowed 54% shooting to the Celtics with 47% from three. New York improved to 31-17 with their 118-103 home win to Utah. The Knicks hit 47% with 38% from three. Donte DiVincenzo scored 33 points with five rebounds. Jalen Brunson chipped in with 29 points and nine assists. New York allowed 45% shooting to the Jazz with 33% from three.
The Pick:
Past five games New York is tops in offensive efficiency by averaging 127.4 points per 100 possessions with a +20.9 net rating. Indiana on the road is 28th in defensive efficiency by allowing 122.3 points per 100 possessions with a -3.2 net rating. They allow 52% shooting away from home. Play New York -3.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA Betting Pick Prediction 2/1/2024
Cavaliers at Grizzlies—Jerome and Thompson are out for Cleveland. Bane, Clarke, LaRavia, Smart and Williams are out for Memphis. Rose and Kennard are doubtful with Knochar probable. Cleveland improved to 29-16 following their 128-121 home win to Detroit. The Cavaliers shot 53% with 34% from three. Donovan Mitchell scored 45 points with eight assists. Darious Garland chipped in with 19 points and three assists. Cleveland allowed 56% shooting to the Pistons with 52% from three.
Memphis fell to 18-29 following their 103-94 home defeat to Sacramento. The Grizzlies made 38% with 26% from three. Jaren Jackson had 22 points with three rebounds. Santi Aldama had 16 points with seven rebounds. Memphis allowed 51% shooting to the Kings with 29% from three.
The Pick:
Cleveland on the road is 17th in offensive efficiency by averaging 113.9 points per 100 possessions with a +3.2 net rating. Memphis in their past five games is fourth in defensive efficiency by allowing 108.1 points per 100 possessions with a +0.8 net rating. Grizzlies have covered seven of eight. Play Memphis +5.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Utah Jazz NBA Betting Pick Prediction 2/1/2024
76ers at Jazz—Embiid, Covington, Lofton, and Melton are out for Philadelphia. Batum, Masey and Morris are questionable. Utah has a clean injury report. Philadelphia fell to 29-17 following their 119-107 road defeat to Golden St. The 76ers made 46% with 43% from three. Tobias Harris posted 26 points with 10 rebounds. Furkan Korkmaz off the bench put up 19 points and three assists. Philadelphia allowed 56% shooting to the Warriors with 44% from three. Utah drops to 24-25 with their 118-103 road defeat to New York. The Jazz shot 45% with 33% from three. Collin Sexton had 22 points with seven assists. Keyonte George off the bench put up 15 points with two rebounds. Utah allowed 47% shooting to the Knicks with 38% from three.
The Pick:
Utah at home is 9th in offensive efficiency by averaging 119.8 points per 100 possessions with a +7.1 net rating. Philadelphia in their past five games is 25th in defensive efficiency by allowing 124.4 points per 100 possessions and an -8.3 net rating. Play Utah -4.