Daily NBA Betting Guide: NBA Best Bets for March 7
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Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons (7 p.m.)
Team Favored and Spread: ATL -7.5
Total Points: 226
The Atlanta Hawks will travel to the Little Caesars Arena to face off against the Detroit Pistons. This is the second of three games against one another. The Hawks picked up a 122-104 home win earlier this season.
Both teams are also entering this game as winners of three of their last four games. Point guard Trae Young has been doing incredibly well in his last ten games as he is averaging 29.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 9.5 assists, and 0.7 steals while shooting 47 percent from the floor, 42.9 percent from three, and 91.1 percent from the charity stripe.
Go with the Atlanta Hawks to cover the spread on the road here as well as the over to hit as it hit in five of the previous six games against one another.
Chicago Bulls at Philadelphia 76ers (7 p.m.)
Team Favored and Spread: PHI -7.5
Total Points: 232
The Chicago Bulls will travel to the Wells Fargo Center in an Eastern Conference matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers.
This will be the fourth and final game against one another, with the Sixers 3-0 in those games. They are being led by center Joel Embiid as he is averaging 30.2 points, 12.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.2 blocks, and 1.5 steals in 33.8 minutes in his last ten games.
The Bulls are riding a four-game winning streak Chicago has failed to cover in their previous six games against Philly, so go with the 76ers to cover as well as the over to hit.
Houston Rockets at Miami Heat (7:30 p.m.)
Team Favored and Spread: MIA -15
Total Points: 224
The Houston Rockets will head to the FTX Arena in a non-conference matchup against the Miami Heat.
Both teams are dealing with some injuries as point guard Dennis Schroder (ankle), shooting guard Victor Oladipo (knee) and small forward Caleb Martin (Achilles) are all questionable while point guard Kyle Lowry (personal), power forward Markieff Morris (neck), point guard John Wall (holdout) and power forward Usman Garuba (wrist) are all ruled out.
Miami won on the road in their only other matchup as they picked up a 120-110 victory. The Rockets are 1-6 against the spread in their last seven games while the under hit in four of the last five games, so go with those to hit as well.
Portland Trail Blazers at Minnesota Timberwolves (8 p.m.)
Team Favored and Spread: MIN -14.5
Total Points: 233.5
The Portland Trail Blazers will head to the Target Center to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in a Western Conference showdown.
This is the last of four games against one another as the Timberwolves won in each of the first three games against each other.
These offenses have been doing incredibly well as of late as Portland is averaging 104.2 points in their last five games while Minnesota is scoring 132.3 points in their previous four games.
The Trail Blazers are 0-4 against the spread in their previous four games against the Timberwolves, so go with Minnesota to win and the over to hit.
Utah Jazz at Dallas Mavericks (8:30 p.m.)
Team Favored and Spread: DAL -1
Total Points: 217.5
The Utah Jazz will head to the American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Mavericks in a Western Conference matchup.
Dallas is riding a four-game winning streak right now but are dealing with a few injuries as point guard Luka Doncic (toe) and power forward Max Kleber (ankle) are listed as questionable while shooting guard Theo Pinson (finger), power forward Marquese Chriss (knee), and Tim Hardaway Jr (foot) are all out in this game.
The Jazz are fourth in the NBA shooting 47.3 percent this season so go with the Utah Jazz to win and the over to hit here.
Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs (8:30 p.m.)
Team Favored and Spread: SA -2
Total Points: 233
The Los Angeles Lakers will head to the AT&T Center on Monday against the San Antonio Spurs in a Western Conference matchup.
San Antonio is on a four-game losing streak right now and are struggling brutally this season. Power forward LeBron James has been dealing with a knee injury and is questionable, but he finished with 36 points, nine rebounds, six assists, two blocks, and a steal in his only other game this season against the Spurs.
The Lakers are 4-1 against the spread in their last five games played in San Antonio, and the under also hit in four of the previous five games between them played in AT&T Center. All in all, go with Los Angeles to cover and the under to hit.
Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets (9 pm)
Team Favored and Spread: DEN -8.5
Total Points: 223
The Golden State Warriors will travel to Ball Arena to take on the Denver Nuggets in a Western Conference matchup. The Warriors are riding a four-game losing streak while the Nuggets are coming off an overtime victory on Sunday.
Center Nikola Jokic has been doing it all the previous two games as he is averaging 34 points, 14 rebounds, 7.5 assists, two blocks, and 2.5 steals in 38 minutes. Golden State is just 1-9 against the spread in their last ten games, while Denver is 7-3 against the spread.
Go with the under as the Nuggets are coming off an overtime game on Sunday.
New York Knicks at Sacramento Kings (10:30 p.m.)
Team Favored and Spread: SAC -3.5
Total Points: 229
The New York Knicks will travel to the Golden 1 Center to continue their West Coast trip against the Sacramento Kings.
This will be the second and final game against one another as the Knicks picked up a 116-96 home win earlier this season. Point guard De’Aaron Fox has been playing well in his previous ten games as he is averaging 28.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, six assists, 0.7 blocks, and 0.8 steals in that stretch.
The Knicks are just 3-7 against the spread in their last ten games, while the Kings are 6-4 against the spread so go with the Sacramento Kings to cover the spread and the under to hit as it hit in seven of the previous eight games against one another.
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