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Phoenix Suns vs. Milwaukee Bucks NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/17/2024
Suns at Bucks—Lee is out with Okogie questionable for Phoenix. Beasley, Beauchamp and Giannis are probable. Phoenix improved to 39-28 following their 107-96 road win at Charlotte. The Suns shot 46% with 28% from three. Devin Booker scored 21 points with 11 assists. Grayson Allen chipped in with 17 points with three assists. Phoenix allowed 37% shooting to the Hornets with 16% from three. Milwaukee is 43-24 after their 114-105 home win to Philadelphia. The Bucks shot 54% with 44% from three. Giannis scored 32 points with 11 rebounds. Damian Lillard got 17 points with nine assists. Milwaukee allowed 49% shooting to the 76ers with 49% from three.
The Pick:
Past five games the Suns are 26th in defensive efficiency by allowing 116.8 points per 100 possessions with a -0.4 net rating. Milwaukee, since the All Star Break at home is fourth in defensive efficiency by allowing 104.6 points per 100 possessions with a +19.1 net rating. Giannis has been playing through his hamstring issue. Play Milwaukee -2.
Miami Heat vs. Detroit Pistons NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/17/2024
Heat at Pistons—Herro, Love and Jovic are out for Miami. Butler is questionable. Thompson and Grimes are out for Detroit with Cunningham probable. Miami improved to 36-30 with their 108-95 road win at Detroit. The Heat hit 47% with 21% from three. Bam Adebayo had 22 points with nine rebounds. Terry Rozier chipped in with 18 points and five rebounds. Detroit dropped to 12-53 in defeat. They shot 43% with 26% from three. Simone Fontecchio scored 24 points with six rebounds. Jaden Duren chipped in with 15 points and 17 rebounds.
The Pick:
Detroit in their past five games is third in defensive efficiency by allowing 108.5 points per 100 possessions with a +0.2 net rating. Miami in this period is 26th in offensive efficiency by averaging 107.6 points per 100 possessions and a -2.5 net rating. They Heat are shooting only 45.6% on the road. Play Detroit +6.5.
Denver Nuggets vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/17/2024
Nuggets at Mavericks—Cancar is out for Denver. Green and Williams are out for Dallas. Doncic and Exum are questionable. Denver improved to 47-20 following their 117-106 road win at San Antonio. The Nuggets shot 55% with 40% from three. Nikola Jokic had 31 points with seven rebounds. Jamaal Murray collected 15 points with ten rebounds. Denver allowed 46% shooting to the Spurs with 38% from three. Dallas fell to 38-29 with their 126-119 road defeat to Oklahoma City. The Mavericks connected on 51% with 41% from three but 19 turnovers. Kyrie Irving scored 36 points with 12 assists. Tim Hardaway off the bench got 23 points with nine rebounds. Dallas allowed 52% shooting to OKC with 41% from three.
The Pick:
Doncic did practice on Saturday which is encouraging. Dallas in their past five games is third in offensive efficiency by averaging 122.4 points per 100 possessions with a +12 net rating. Their defensive has improved over this period. Denver on the road is scoring and allowing 114 points per 100 possessions. They allow 47.4% shooting on the road. Play Dallas +4.
Toronto Raptors vs. Orlando Magic NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/17/2024
Raptors at Magic—Barnes, Barrett, Boucher, Carton and Poeltl are out for Toronto. Orlando has a clean injury report. Toronto fell to 23-44 with their 113-103 home defeat to Orlando. The Raptors shot 47% with 41% from three. Gary Trent had 31 points with four rebounds. Kelly Olynyk chipped in with 10 points and nine rebounds. Toronto allowed 50% shooting to the Magic with 45% from three. Orlando moved to 39-28 in the win. Franz Wagner put up 19 points with seven rebounds. Paolo Banchero contributed 17 points and nine rebounds.
The Pick:
Toronto in their past five games is allowing 116.8 points per 100 possessions with a -8.2 net rating. They are allowing 49.6% shooting in this period. Orlando is fifth in defensive efficiency at home by allowing 109.4 points per 100 possessions with a +6.6 net rating. The Magic has covered 21 of 30 at home. Play Orlando -13.
Boston Celtics vs. Washington Wizards NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/17/2024
Celtics at Wizards—Porzingis and White are out for Boston. Brown and Tatum are questionable. Bagley, Jones, Shamet, Avdija and Vukcevic are probable for Washington. Boston improved to 52-14 following their 127-112 home win to Phoenix. The Celtics shot 53% with 50% from three. Jaylen Brown scored 37 points with five rebounds. Jayson Tatum chipped in with 26 points and five assists. Boston held Phoenix to 47% shooting with 35% from three. Washington fell to 11-56 after their 127-98 road defeat at Chicago. The Wizards shot 44% with 41% from three. Corey Kispert had 16 points with three rebounds. Bilal Coulibaly put up 15 points and 8 rebounds. Washington allowed 58% shooting to the Bulls with 33% from three.
The Pick:
Boston injuries the concern. Just too many scorers banged up. Play Washington +10.5.
Brooklyn Nets vs. San Antonio Spurs NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/17/2024
Nets at Spurs—Game played in Austin Texas. Brooklyn has a clean injury report. Osman is questionable for San Antonio. Brooklyn drops to 26-41 after their 121-100 road defeat at Indiana. The Nets hit 43% with 40% from three but 20 turnovers. Cam Thomas put up 22 points and eight rebounds. Cameron Johnson chipped in with 14 points and four rebounds off the bench. Brooklyn allowed 48% shooting to the Pacers with 20% from three. San Antonio fell to 14-53 following their 117-106 home defeat to Denver. The Spurs converted 46% with 38% from three. Jeremy Sochan scored 19 points with six rebounds. Devin Vassell chipped in with 17 points and two assists. San Antonio allowed 55% shooting to the Nuggets with 40% from three.
The Pick:
Brooklyn in their past five games is allowing 116.3 points per 100 possessions. They are allowing 51.3% shooting in this period. The Spurs in this span are allowing 116.6 points per 100 possessions. San Antonio is surrendering 49.8% shooting in this span. Play Brooklyn and San Antonio over 220.
Atlanta Hawks vs. Los Angeles Clippers NBA Betting Pick Prediction 3/17/2024
Hawks at Clippers—Young, Bufkin, Gueye and Okongwu are out for Atlanta with Bogdanovic questionable. Lundy and Griffin are probable. Westbrook is out for Los Angeles with Harden and Powell questionable. Atlanta fell to 29-37 after their 124-122 road defeat to Utah. The Hawks made 45% of their shots with 51% from three. Dejounte Murray had 33 points with nine assists. Jalen Johnson chipped in with 26 points and five rebounds. Atlanta allowed 51% shooting to the Jazz with 39% from three. Los Angeles drops to 42-24 with their 112-104 road defeat to New Orleans. The Clippers shot 48% with 36% from three. Paul George scored 26 points with six assists. Kawhi Leonard chipped in with 23 points and seven rebounds. Los Angeles allowed 48% shooting to the Pelicans with 37% from three.
The Pick:
Atlanta on the road post All Star Break is averaging 112.1 points per 100 possessions with a -4.1 net rating. The Clippers are home post All Star Break is allowing 119.9 points per 100 possessions with a -1 net rating losing four of those six games. Play Atlanta +10.