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Atlanta Hawks vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/2/2024
Hawks at Nets—Okongwu and Young are out for Atlanta. Thomas is out for Brooklyn with Simmons questionable. Atlanta fell to 26-33 with their 124-97 road defeat to Brooklyn. The Hawks shot 43% with 29% from three. Dejounte Murray scored 28 points with six rebounds. Jalen Johnson chipped in with 14 points and five rebounds. Atlanta allowed 51% shooting to the Nets with 48% from three. Brooklyn improved to 23-36 in the win. Cameron Johnson had 29 points with four assists. Dennis Schroder chipped in with 23 points and eight rebounds.
The Pick:
Atlanta on the road is 25th in defensive efficiency by allowing 120.1 points per 100 possessions while scoring 115.6 per 100. They allow 49.9% away from home. Brooklyn at home is scoring 116.1 points per 100 possessions while allowing 114.1 per 100. Play Atlanta and Brooklyn over 220.
Utah Jazz vs. Miami Heat NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/2/2024
Jazz at Heat—Porter is out for Utah with Kessler questionable. Richardson is out for Miami with Herro, Highsmith, Love and Martin questionable. Utah fell to 27-33 following their 115-107 road defeat to Orlando. The Jazz converted 42% with 43% from three. John Collins had 19 points with ten rebounds. Colline Sexton chipped in with 19 points and four assists. Utah allowed 55% shooting to the Magic with 33% from three. Miami drops to 33-26 with their 103-97 road defeat to Denver. The Heat shot 42% with 27% from three. Bam Adebayo scored 22 points with eight rebounds. Jimmy Butler got 21 points with seven rebounds. Miami allowed 43% shooting to the Nuggets with 35% from three.
The Pick:
The Jazz on the road is last in defensive efficiency by allowing 121.7 points per 100 possessions with a -10.6 net rating. They allow 49.9% shooting on the road. Miami in their past five games is fifth in defensive efficiency by allowing 105.4 points per 100 possessions with a +6 net rating. In this period they are shooting 48% and allowing 44%. Play Miami -7.5.
Portland Trailblazers vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/2/2024
Trailblazers at Grizzlies—Ayton, Brogdon, Henderson and Sharpe are out for Portland. Bane, Clarke, Jackson, Konchar, Pippen, Rose and Smart are out for Memphis with Kennard questionable. Portland improved to 16-42 following their 122-92 road win at Memphis. The Trailblazers shot 52% with 42% from three. Jabari Walker off the bench had 19 points with ten rebounds. Dalano Banton chipped in with 19 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Memphis fell to 20-40 in the loss. They shot 44% with 38% from three and 21 turnovers. Jake LaRavia put up 21 points with two assists. Lamar Stevens got 19 points with two assists.
The Pick:
Past five games the Grizzlies are 29th in offensive efficiency by averaging 100.8 points per 100 possessions. They are shooting 44.2% in this period. The Trailblazers in this period are averaging 103.7 per 100 and hitting only 40.7%. Play Portland and Memphis under 209.
Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/2/2024
Nuggets at Lakers—Cancar is out for Denver with Murray and Caldwell-Pope questionable. Key is probable. Wood, Vincent, Vanderbilt, and Castleton are out in Los Angeles with James questionable. Reddish and Davis are probable. Denver improved to 41-19 following their 103-97 home win to Miami. The Nuggets made 43% of their shots with 35% from three. Michael Porter got 30 points with 11 rebounds. Nikola Jokic scored 18 points with 11 rebounds. Denver allowed 42% shooting to the Heat with 27% from three. Los Angeles is 33-28 with their 134-131 home overtime win to Washington. The Lakers hit 52% with 35% from three. Anthony Davis put up 40 points with 15 rebounds. LeBron James posted 31 points and nine assists. Los Angeles allowed 51% shooting to the Wizards with 41% from three.
The Pick:
Denver on the road is 17th in offensive efficiency by averaging 114.1 points per 100 possessions and a -1.1 net rating. They allow 47.4% shooting on the road. Los Angeles at home is seventh in defensive efficiency by allowing 110.9 points per 100 possessions and a +5 net rating. Past five games they are shooting 52%. Play Los Angeles -1.
Houston Rockets vs. Phoenix Suns NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/2/2024
Rockets at Suns—Eason is out for Houston. Lee is out with Little doubtful for Phoenix. Gordon is questionable with Beal probable for Phoenix. Houston fell to 25-34 following their 110-105 road defeat to Phoenix. The Rockets shot 33% with 24% from three. Jalen Green scored 34 points with five rebounds. Fred VanVleet contributed 34 points with five rebounds. Phoenix improved to 35-24 in victory. They made 40% of their shots with 35% from three. Devin Booker produced 35 points with seven rebounds. Kevin Durant had 24 points and seven boards.
The Pick:
Houston in their past five games is 28th in offensive efficiency by averaging 101.9 points per 100 possessions. They are shooting only 39.2% in this period. The Suns in this period are 11th in defensive efficiency by allowing 108.4 points per 100 possessions while scoring only 111.5 per 100. They are allowing 42% shooting in this period and under in all five games. Rockets under in four straight. Play Houston and Phoenix under 231.