NBA Season 2023/24
Slam Dunk
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Were well into the season now and with lots of competitive balls thrown now we will go for value until with some solid stats to go by, BOL
Our Picks:
Mavericks -11.5 @10/11 vs Wizards
The Wizards have been playing pretty well lately but its mostly because they have been unconscious from three. Shooting 42% from three against the Celtics and 37% against the Celtics they average 35% on the year. We don’t think they keep it up. The Mavs have been a top 10 for lowest 3pt% against them the past 5 games. The Mavs also have blown out some of the bottom teams at home this year beating the Spurs by 25, beat the Blazers by 36 and 29. They did only beat the Hornets by 6 but Lamelo was playing and its early in the year. Also the Mavs looked fantastic against the Thunder with their new lineup. We just don’t see how the Wizards keep this close without shooting similarly to how they did against the Celtics. The Mavericks have also demolished bottom 5 defenses this year which the Wizards are. They beat the Pacers by 23, they beat the Hawks by 5 but put up 148 points, and they only beat the Hornets by 6 but it was the start of the year when the Hornets were fully healthy and not the same team that has the worst defense in the NBA.
Clippers -4.5 @10/11 vs Timberwolves
The Timberwolves just haven’t been good on the road recently. They beat up the hospital Bucks where Dame and Middleton weren’t playing and Giannis didn’t even play 30 minutes. The Bucks were clearly just phoning that game in. The Timberwolves other road games in their last 5 has been a loss to Chicago, a 6 point win against the Thunder, a loss to the Spurs and a 2 point win against the Nets. The Clippers have struggled in their last two games but we think the Clippers are just going to midrange them to death.
Jazz ML @20/21 vs Warriors
Curry isn’t that good in altitude (Den/Utah) he has only scored over 30 once going 3/9 in the last 5 years and I think Kuminga is going to have trouble scoring against the Size of Utah with Kessler/Markannen. Meanwhile the Jazz have a 17-7 record at home. I really just think the Warriors are going to struggle in a tough environment. Someone else on the Warriors are going to have to step up.
Other Picks:
Cavaliers -11.5 @10/11 vs 76ers
Cavs are on absolute fire. Not gonna overthink it vs a shorthanded sixers team. Might take alt line and buy it down to 9.5.
Pacers -9.5 @10/11 vs Hornets
Lamelo is still out. We don’t think the Hornets are going be able to keep up with the Pacers here.
Bucks ML @20/21 vs Nuggets
Really think the addition of someone who can actually play defence in Pat Bev could be a difference maker.
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