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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA Betting Pick Prediction 4/6/2024
Cavaliers at Lakers—Wade, Jerome, and Okoro are out for Cleveland with Porter questionable. Vanderbilt and Wood are out for Los Angeles. Davis and James are questionable. Cleveland fell to 46-31 following their 122-101 road defeat at Phoenix. The Cavaliers shot 47% with 27% from three. Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points with three rebounds. Jarrett Allen chipped in with 20 points and five rebounds. Cleveland allowed 51% shooting to the Suns with 55% from three. Los Angeles improved to 44-33 with their 125-120 road win at Washington. The Lakers connected on 51% with 29% from three. Anthony Davis got 35 points with 18 rebounds. LeBron James chipped in with 25 points and nine assists. Los Angeles allowed 49% shooting to the Wizards with 43% from three.
The Pick:
Cleveland has gotten their core players back healthy. First home game for Los Angeles after a six-game road trip back east but enter with rest. Los Angeles at home post All Star Break is 27th in defensive efficiency by allowing 117.1 points per 100 possessions with a +4.6 net rating. Cleveland on the road this season sit second in defensive efficiency by allowing 110.9 points per 100 possessions with a +1.4 net rating. Play Cleveland +5.
Detroit Pistons vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA Betting Pick Prediction 4/6/2024
Pistons at Nets—Cunningham, Fontecchio and Gibson are out for Detroit. Johnson and Smith are doubtful.
Detroit fell to 13-64 with their 108-90 road defeat at Memphis. The Pistons shot 41% with 27% from three. Jaden Ivey had 31 points with three assists. Jalen Duren chipped in with 17 points and ten rebounds. Detroit allowed 47% shooting to the Grizzlies with 32% from three. Brooklyn improved to 30-47 following their 115-111 home win to Indiana. The Nets shot 48% with 38% from three. Cam Thomas put up 27 points with four rebounds. Mikal Bridges chipped in with 17 points and seven rebounds. Brooklyn allowed 45% shooting to the Pacers with 26% from three. The Nets are out of postseason contention.
The Pick:
Post All Star Break the Nets are eighth in offensive efficiency by averaging 117 points per 100 possessions while allowing 112.9 per 100. The Pistons on the road in this period are 29th in offensive efficiency by averaging 103.4 points per 100 possessions with a -10.8 net rating. Brooklyn is 7-5-2 to the spread with rest advantage. Play Brooklyn -8.5.
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Memphis Grizzlies NBA Betting Pick Prediction 4/6/2024
76ers at Grizzlies—Covington and Melton are out for Philadelphia. Embiid, Maxey, Bamba, Harris, and Maxey are questionable. Aldama, Bane, Clarke, Jaren Jackson, Kennard, Konchar, Smart, Watanabe and Vince Williams are out for Memphis. Philadelphia improved to 42-35 with their 109-105 road win at Miami. The 76ers shot 47% with 35% from three. Joel Embiid scored 29 points with four rebounds. Tyrese Maxey had 37 points with 11 assists. Philadelphia allowed 41% shooting to the Heat with 30% from three. Memphis is 27-50 following their 108-90 home win to Detroit. The Grizzlies shot 47% with 32% from three and 20 turnovers. Trey Jemison had 17 points with 13 rebounds. GG Jackson chipped in with 15 points and four assists. Memphis allowed 41% shooting to the Pistons with 27% from three.
The Pick:
Philadelphia, the eighth seed is one game back of the sixth seed in the East with five games remaining. Past five games the 76ers are third in offensive efficiency by averaging 119.3 points per 100 possessions with a +3.2 net rating. Memphis in this period is 24th in offensive efficiency by averaging 109.7 points per 100 possessions. The Grizzlies are 9-2-1 to the under with no rest. An important game for the 76ers so expect defensive effort here. Play Philadelphia and Memphis under 209.
Atlanta Hawks vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Betting Pick Prediction 4/6/2024
Hawks at Nuggets—Young, Okongwu, and Griffin are out for Atlanta. Gueye is out. Murray is questionable for Denver with Jokic and Gordon probable. Atlanta fell to 36-41 following their 109-95 road defeat to Dallas. The Hawks shot 40% with 34% from three. Bogdan Bogdanovic had 17 points with seven rebounds. Dejounte Murray chipped in with 16 points and five rebounds. Atlanta allowed 40% shooting to the Mavericks with 37% from three. Denver drops to 53-24 with their 102-100 road defeat to Los Angeles Clippers. The Nuggets hit 43% with 31% from three. Nikola Jokic put up 36 points with a Triple Double. Aaron Gordon contributed 18 points with seven assists. Denver allowed 38% shooting to the Clippers with 21% from three.
The Pick:
Atlanta since the All-Star Break is 23rd in defensive efficiency by allowing 116 points per 100 possessions with a -4.7 net rating. The Nuggets in this period at home are averaging 118.2 points per 100 possessions with a +9.4 net rating. The Hawks opened this trip with a 14-point loss at Dallas. Nuggets battling with three teams for top seed in West. Play Denver -12.5.