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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Charlotte Hornets NBA Betting Pick Prediction 2/5/2024
Lakers at Hornets—Reddish, Vanderbilt and Vincent are out for Los Angeles. Davis, James and Reddish are questionable for Los Angeles. Lowry is out for Charlotte with Williams and Hayward are doubtful. Ntilikina, Martin, and Ball are questionable. Los Angeles improved to 27-25 following their 113-105 road win at New York. The Lakers shot 49% with 39% from three. LeBron James scored 24 points with five assists. Austin Reaves chipped in with 22 points and seven assists. Los Angeles allowed 41% shooting to the Knicks with 29% from three. Charlotte fell to 10-38 with their 115-99 home defeat to Indiana. The Hornets shot 40% with 28% from three. Brandon Miller scored 35 points with six rebounds. PJ Washington chipped in with 22 points and nine rebounds. Charlotte allowed 49% shooting to the Pacers with 33% from three.
The Pick:
Los Angeles is 5-3 to the over with rest advantage. They combined for 245 points in their meeting in Los Angeles. Charlotte past five games sit 27th in defensive efficiency by allowing 124.2 points per 100 possessions and 54.9% shooting. Los Angeles in this period is allowing 117 points per 100 possessions. Play Los Angeles and Charlotte over 231.5.
Sacramento Kings vs. Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Betting Pick Prediction 2/5/2024
Kings at Cavaliers—Vezenkov is out for Sacramento. Jermome and Thompson are out for Cleveland with Allen probable. Sacramento improved to 29-19 following their 123-115 road win at Chicago. The Kings shot 50% with 38% from three. De’Aaron Fox scored 41 points with four assists. Malik Monk off the bench had 22 points with seven assists. Sacramento allowed 46% shooting to the Bulls with 32% from three. Cleveland is 31-16 with their 117-101 road win at San Antonio. The Cavs converted 47% with 30% from three. Evan Mobley got 28 points with 10 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell chipped in with 31 points and eight rebounds. Cleveland allowed 37% shooting to the Spurs with 30% from three.
The Pick:
Cleveland in their past five games is third in defensive efficiency by allowing 106.6 points per 100 possessions. They are allowing 43.8% shooting in this period. Kings in this period are fifth in defensive efficiency by allowing 110 points per 100 possessions. Sacramento is allowing 46.3% shooting in this span. Play Sacramento and Cleveland under 232.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Philadelphia 76ers NBA Betting Pick Prediction 2/5/2024
Mavericks at 76ers—Exum and Lively are out for Dallas. Kleber and Doncic are questionable with Irving probable. Embiid, Batum, Covington, Lofton and Melton are out for Philadelphia with Harris questionable. Dallas fell to 26-23 following their 129-117 home defeat to Milwaukee. The Mavericks made 49% with 41% from three but 21 turnovers. Luke Doncic scored 40 points with 11 assists. Maxi Kleber put up 21 points with 3 rebounds. Dallas allowed 57% shooting to the Bucks with 40% from three. Philadelphia drops to 30-18 with their 136-121 home defeat to Brooklyn. The 76ers converted 46% with 41% from three. Tyrese Maxey scored 23 points with five assists. Kelly Oubre contributed 16 points with four rebounds. Philadelphia allowed 52% shooting to the Nets with 39% from three.
The Pick:
Dallas in their past five games is last in defensive efficiency by allowing 126.9 points per 100 possessions with a -8.5 net rating. They are allowing 54% shooting in this period. Philadelphia at home is eighth in offensive efficiency by averaging 120.1 points per 100 possessions with a +8.9 net rating. Play Philadelphia +1.5.
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Atlanta Hawks NBA Betting Pick Prediction 2/5/2024
Clippers at Hawks—Diabate is out for Los Angeles. Capela is out for Atlanta with Hunter and Bey questionable. Gueye and Krejci are probable. Los Angeles is 33-15 with their 103-95 road win at Miami. The Clippers shot 44% with 41% from three. Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points with 11 rebounds. James Harden chipped in with 21 points and 11 assists. Los Angeles held Miami to 42% shooting with 27% from three. Atlanta improved to 22-27 following their 141-144 home overtime win to Golden St. The Hawks shot 48% with 33% from three. Trae Young scored 35 points with six assists. Jalen Johnson had 21 points with 13 rebounds. Atlanta allowed 45% shooting to the Warriors with 32% from three.
The Pick:
Atlanta is 6-1 to the spread with rest advantage. Past five games Atlanta is tops in offensive efficiency by averaging 126.5 points per 100 possessions with a +5.2 net ranking. Los Angeles on the road is allowing 115.4 points per 100 possessions with a +4 net rating. Play Atlanta +3.
Golden St Warriors vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA Betting Pick Prediction 2/5/2024
Warriors at Nets—Paul and Payton are out for Golden St with Wiggins doubtful. Saric is probable. Simmons, Sharpe and Finney-Smith are out for Brookly with Smith probable. Golden St fell to 21-24 with their 141-134 road overtime defeat to Atlanta. The Warriors converted 45% with 32% from three. Steph Curry scored 60 points with six rebounds. Jonathan Kuminga got 16 points and four rebounds. Golden St allowed 48% shooting to the Nets with 33% from three. Brooklyn improved to 20-28 after their 136-121 road win at Philadelphia. The Nets hit 52% with 39% from three. Cam Thomas scored 40 points with five assists. Mikal Bridges chipped in with 23 points and four assists. Brooklyn allowed 46% shooting to the 76ers with 41% from three.
The Pick:
Brooklyn is sixth in offensive efficiency in their past five games by averaging 119.9 points per 100 possessions with a +5.9 net rating. The Warriors in this period are putting up 120.8 points per 100 possessions while allowing 116.7 per 100. Play Golden St and Brooklyn over 236.5.
Toronto Raptors vs. New Orleans Pelicans NBA Betting Pick Prediction 2/5/2024
Raptors at Pelicans—Nowell is out for Toronto with Porter questionable. Williamson, Nance and Jones are questionable for New Orleans. Toronto fell to 17-32 with their 135-127 road double overtime defeat to Oklahoma City. The Raptors made 48% of their shots with 40% from three. RJ Barrett scored 23 points with seven rebounds. Scottie Barnes had 19 points with nine assists. Toronto allowed 47% shooting to the Thunder with 37% from three. New Orleans improved to 28-21 following their 114-113 road win at San Antonio. The Pelicans shot 48% with 27% from three. Zion Williamson scored 33 points with eight rebounds. Brandon Ingram produced 19 points and six assists. New Orleans allowed 48% shooting to the Spurs with 26% from three.
The Pick:
Toronto on the road is 26th in defensive efficiency by averaging 119.5 points per 100 possessions while scoring 114.7 per 100. They are allowing 50.6% shooting in their past five games. New Orleans at home is averaging 116.3 points per 100 possessions and shooting 48.3%. The Raptors are 5-3 to the over with no rest going over the total by an average of +7.6 points. Play Toronto and New Orleans over 232.