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Brooklyn Nets vs. Detroit Pistons NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/7/2024
Nets at Pistons—Johnson, Simmons and Thomas are out for Brooklyn with Sharpe questionable. Grimes is out for Detroit. Brooklyn improved to 25-37 with their 112-107 home win to Philadelphia. The Nets shot 49% with 40% from three. Dennis Schroder scored 20 points with eight assists. Lonnie Walker off the bench poured in 19 points and four rebounds. Brooklyn allowed 49% shooting to the 76ers with 43% from three. Detroit fell to 9-52 after their 118-110 road defeat to Miami. The Pistons converted 44% with 29% from three. Cade Cunningham got 23 points with eight assists. Simone Fontecchio off the bench had 22 points with four rebounds. Detroit allowed 49% shooting to the Heat with 45% from three.
The Pick:
Brooklyn on the road is 20th in defensive efficiency by allowing 117.9 points per 100 possessions. Detroit at home is 29th in defensive efficiency by allowing 119.4 points per 100 possessions. They are allowing 49.2% shooting at home. Play Brooklyn and Detroit over 216.
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Indiana Pacers NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/7/2024
Timberwolves at Pacers—Clark and Towns are out for Minnesota with McLaughlin questionable. Mathurin and McDermott are out for Indiana. Minnesota improved to 43-19 following their 119-114 home win to Portland. The Timberwolves shot 51% with 39% from three. Rudy Gobert scored 25 points with 16 rebounds. Michael Conley chipped in with 19 points and seven assists. Minnesota allowed 49% shooting to the Trailblazers with 41% from three. Indiana is 35-28 with their 137-120 road win in Dallas. The Pacers made 54% of their shots with 46% from three. Myles Turner put in 20 points with four rebounds. Tyrese Haliburton produced 19 points and 11 assists. Indiana allowed 48% shooting to the Mavericks with 33% from three.
The Pick:
Indiana in their past five games is 27th in defensive efficiency by allowing 121 points per 100 possessions with a -4.4 net rating. In this period, they are allowing 52% shooting. Minnesota on the road is third in defensive efficiency by allowing 111.9 points per 100 possessions with a +4.7 net rating. The Timberwolves are holding foes to 44.7% in their past five games. Play Minnesota +1.5.
Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/7/2024
Heat at Mavericks—Herro and Love are out for Miami. Doncic and Kleber are probable. Miami improved to 35-26 following their 118-110 home win to Detroit. The Heat hit 49% with 45% from three. Jimmy Butler put up 26 points with eight assists. Bam Adebayo contributed 18 points with seven rebounds. Miami held Detroit to 44% shooting with 29% from three. Dallas fell to 34-28 with their 137-120 home defeat to Indiana. The Mavs shot 48% with 33% from three. Luka Doncic scored 39 points with a Triple Double. Kyrie Irving chipped in 23 points with seven rebounds. Dallas allowed 54% shooting to the Pacers with 46% from three.
The Pick:
Miami in their past five games is scoring 117.6 points per 100 possessions with a +5.3 net rating. They are allowing 45.7% shooting in this period. Dallas in this period are last in defensive efficiency by allowing 127.4 points per 100 possessions with an -8 net rating. They are allowing 50.9% shooting in this period. Play Miami +4.5.
Toronto Raptors vs. Phoenix Suns NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/7/2024
Raptors at Suns—Barnes, Brown and Poeltl are out for Toronto with Agbaji questionable. Booker, Lee, Little and Okogie are out for Phoenix. Toronto fell to 23-39 following their 139-98 home defeat to New Orleans. The Raptors shot 39% with 30% from three. Immanuel Quickley had 17 points with seven assists. Gary Trent chipped in with 16 points and three rebounds. Toronto held New Orleans to 50% shooting with 49% from three. Phoenix improved to 35-26 with their 117-107 road overtime win at Denver. The Suns converted 44% with 44% from three. Kevin Durant scored 35 points with eight rebounds. Grayson Allen had 28 points with five rebounds. Phoenix allowed 43% shooting to the Nuggets with 38% from three.
The Pick:
Toronto in their past five games is 25th in defensive efficiency by allowing 119.8 points per 100 possessions. They are giving up 49.7% shooting on the road. Suns in this period are seventh in defensive efficiency by allowing 108.1 points per 100 possessions with a +2.5 net rating. Raptors have failed to cover four straight. Play Phoenix -10.
Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/7/2024
Celtics at Nuggets 10PM ET—Queta is out for Boston with Brown questionable. Cancar is out for Denver. Boston fell to 48-13 following their 105-014 road defeat to Cleveland. The Celtics shot 42% with 39% from three. Jayson Tatum scored 26 points with 13 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis chipped in with 24 points and nine rebounds. Boston allowed 43% shooting to the Cavs and 48% from three blowing a 22-point fourth quarter lead. Denver drops to 42-20 after their 117-107 home overtime defeat to Phoenix. The Nuggets made 43% with 38% from three. Jamaal Murray got 28 points with nine assists. Nikola Jokic got 25 points and 16 rebounds. Denver allowed 44% shooting to the Suns with 44% from three.
The Pick:
Denver at home is sixth in offensive efficiency by allowing 110.5 points per 100 possessions with a +9.4 net rating. They shoot 50.5% at home. Boston on the road is allowing 112.5 points per 100 possessions with a +6.5 net rating. The Nuggets have won and covered past two against the Celtics. Play Denver -1.
Chicago Bulls vs. Golden St Warriors NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/7/2024
Bulls at Warriors—Terry is out for Chicago with Craig questionable. Golden St has a clean injury report. Chicago improved to 30-32 following their 119-117 road win at Utah. The Bulls shot 50% with 44% from three. DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points with seven assists. Coby White checked in with 25 points and six assists. Chicago allowed 46% shooting to the Jazz with 32% from three. Golden St is 33-28 with their 125-90 home win to Milwaukee. The Warriors converted 56% with 49% from three. Steph Curry scored 29 points with eight rebounds. Jonathan Kuminga got 20 points and four rebounds. Golden ST allowed 38% shooting to the Bucks with 28% from three.
The Pick:
Golden St is 8-5 and Chicago 6-4 to the over in back to back games. Golden St at home is averaging 116.4 points per 100 possessions while allowing 115.6 per 100. They allow 47% shooting away from home. Chicago on the road is 22nd in defensive efficiency by allowing 114.9 points per 100 possessions. Bulls allow 47.6% shooting on the road. Play Chicago and Golden ST over 223.5.
San Antonio Spurs vs. Sacramento Kings NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/7/2024
Spurs at Kings—Wembanyama is out for San Antonio. Vezenkov is out for Sacramento. San Antonio fell to 13-49 following their 114-101 road defeat to Houston. The Spurs converted 44% with 33% from three but 18 turnovers. Devin Vassell scored 22 points with eight rebounds. Keldon Johnson had 18 points and six rebounds. San Antonio allowed 47% shooting to the Rockets with 26% from three. Sacramento improved to 35-26 after their 130-120 road win at Los Angeles Lakers. The Kings made 58% of their shots with 39% from three. De’Aaron Fox had 44 points with four assists. Malik Monk off the bench had 26 points and eight assists. Sacramento allowed 52% shooting to Los Angeles with 47% from three.
The Pick:
Sacramento is 3-6 to the spread in back-to-back games missing the cover by an average of -7.4 points. At home the Kings are 29th in defensive efficiency by allowing 118.4 points per 100 possessions with a +0.3 net rating. Since the All Star Break the Spurs are averaging 112.6 points per 100 possessions with a -2.5 net rating. Past five games the Kings are allowing 51.3% shooting. Play San Antonio +11.