Top 3 NBA Betting Picks for Thursday, December 9th (2021)
After a massive Wednesday night slate, we have just three games to choose from this evening but that doesn’t mean value doesn’t exist. Let’s take a closer look at those six teams on the court tonight and see where the most value lies.
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1. Jazz -3.5 | -110 at DraftKings Sportsbook
Two increasingly hot teams will go at it tonight in Philadelphia as both teams come into this one on the second of a back-to-back. For the home 76ers, winners of three of four, consecutive road wins at Charlotte brings them some momentum in this one.
For the visiting Jazz, winners of five straight, tonight will be the last of a three-game road trip as they look for the sweep. Points have flowed easily during their win streak, as they’ve scored 127 or more points in four of their five wins.
In this one, I like for the 76ers to put up more of a fight than they did in their November 16th matchup vs. Jazz, but for the offense to be too much for this 76ers’ defense to handle.
2. Lakers -3.5 | -110 at DraftKings Sportsbook
The Lakers are starting to show signs of life as they come into Memphis tonight winners of three of their last four and having scored more than 110 points in six straight. As the trio of Westbrook-James-Davis gets more comfortable, what could be is starting to come to life, most recently evident in their 117-102 win vs. Boston on Tuesday.
For the Grizzlies, life without Ja Morant has gone mostly well, having won five straight before stumbling Tuesday night vs. the Mavericks. In this one, I like for a fully healthy and veteran Lakers team to pick up the win on the road vs. an ailing Grizzlies team who lacks the depth to compete in this one.
3. Spurs ML | -105 at DraftKings Sportsbook
Following a late-night overtime game in New Orleans, the Nuggets made the short flight west to San Antonio for a game against the Spurs tonight. For the Spurs, a recent two-game slide isn’t indicative of a team who isn’t putting out effort each and every night on the way to covering five of their last six.
Coming into this one on their third road game in four days, I like for the Nuggets to fade late against a young Spurs team who is hard-wired to compete each and every night.
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