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NBA Best Bets Today – Friday, November 13
Atlanta Hawks vs. Chicago Bulls OVER 245.5 (-115)
Hawks at Bulls – 8:00 pm ET
I’ve been trying to stay away from sky-high totals, but the Over is the play here. It has cashed in seven of the Hawks’ 12 games this season (7-5), and it’s 3-0-1 in the Bulls’ four home games.
Chicago enters this game as the NBA’s worst team by raw defensive rating (124.2), and Atlanta’s defense isn’t much to write home about either. These teams also rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the league in pace. Expect both to fly up and down the floor, which should make for a ridiculously high-scoring game.
Under Quin Snyder, the Over is 53-37-1 when Atlanta faces teams that average 116.0 or more points per game. In short, the Hawks games you expect to be high-scoring usually are.
Clippers +7.5 (-112) vs. Thunder
Thunder at Clippers – 10:30 pm ET
The Thunder are a much better team than the Clippers. In a vacuum, even in Los Angeles, you’d expect Oklahoma City to beat Tyronn Lue’s group easily. But this is a scheduling spot from hell for the Thunder.
Oklahoma City just played a grueling back-to-back in Portland, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander looked worn down late in those games. Tonight is the third game in four nights, and fatigue should catch up to the Thunder.
The Clippers had covered in back-to-back games before the Suns beat them up last time out. This team may not be very good, but it’s prideful and competitive.
Los Angeles is also 7-3-1 against the spread as a home underdog of 6.5 to 12 points under Lue. On top of that, the Clippers are 8-3-1 ATS against teams that allow opponents to shoot 43.0% or worse from the field.
Added Plays (Late Picks, Parlays, Teasers, Futures)
PARLAY: Knicks ML vs. Pacers & Magic ML vs. Bucks & Spurs ML vs. Warriors (-110)
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