NBA Picks

The Bulls have played well at home with a 4-2 SU and ATS mark and will look to build on that when they host the Pelicans on Wednesday night at the United Center. Get Joe’s statistical breakdown plus his free pick to bet.

Neither the Cleveland Cavaliers or Los Angeles Clippers had to unpack a bag today as they both played in Los Angeles last night. The Cavs have won eight games in a row. Can they do it again tonight in Tinsel Town? Get our Cle/LAL prediction here!

What Indiana lacks in style they make up for in competency. Nate McMillan’s team ranks in the top-10 in the NBA in Offensive Rating, Defensive Rating, and Boring as Shit rating. The Pacers are the perfect control test team; they are perfectly balanced. They are too talented and professional to lose to bad teams but lack the talent to take on the league’s elite. Most betting sites have Pacers -5.5 and their efficiency should mean an easy cover, right?

Coach Nick Nurse hasn’t proven the ability to game plan for the 76ers but they have bodies to throw at guys defensively. Ibaka is a stout defender, while Anunoby and Siakam are long enough and athletic enough to be a problem. Not much needs to be said about that new pair of baseball gloves from San Antonio. If Toronto watches the tape from the Hawks game and decides to sag off of Fultz and Simmons, the onus will be on them to knock down shots or find other ways to score. This will allow Raptors to help on Embiid on the block. Will the Raptors use the tools available and can bettors count on Nurse to be disciplined for 48 and cover the -6.5 most betting sites are dangling?

Los Angeles currently sits in the bottom-10 of both offensive and defensive rating, and it’s unclear whether the main culprit is scheme, personnel, chemistry, or all of the above. I’m going to go with D. All of the above. Final answer. LeBron-led teams have struggled on defense over the last couple of seasons as the King has realized his energy is best saved for offense, but that end isn’t clicking yet either. Who will win this pick’em game outright and earn the right to say they are a 3-4 team? Kyle Cash has his NBA pick!

Kyle Cash is dubious of the Mavericks’ ability to generate offense. They still rank 12th in Offensive Rating, but that number is slowly on the decline, and Utah’s defensive front is about as daunting as they come. The Jazz have multiple bodies to throw on Luka (Joe Ingles, Alec Burks, Jae Crowder) to attempt to mitigate his playmaking and put a lock on the head of Dallas’ offense. If the Mavericks can’t get out in transition, and that means getting some rebounds, I doubt their half-court offense is going to be able to outpace the Jazz, and this might get ugly quick. Is that enough to make the Utah Jazz today’s NBA pick at +4.5? Kyle Cash gives his final score prediction!