Best NBA Picks Today – ATS & O/U Picks for All 11 Games from A.I. Model
By Sascha Paruk in NBA Basketball
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- Monday brings a packed 11-game NBA slate
- I have generated ATS and O/U picks for all 11 games from our internal A.I. model
- See today’s top NBA picks against the spread and over/unders
The NBA has a packed 11-game schedule on Monday, starting with a pair of 7:00 pm ET tips and ending with Mavericks/Trail Blazers at 10:30 pm ET.
I have asked Sportradar’s internal A.I. to generate its top ATS and O/U NBA picks for each of today’s 11 games. The table below sets out the picks for each game in chronological order.
NBA Picks Today (Monday, Dec. 29)
The A.I. has specified its four best bets for Monday night: (1) Knicks -8.5, (2) Pacers/Rockets Over 220.5, (3) Warriors/Nets Over 224.4, (4) Suns -10.5. Bettors can find one-click links to tail each bet at the best-available price in the ensuing sections.
Odds and picks as of 1:30 pm ET. Bookmark SBD’s NBA odds page to see up-to-the-minute lines for every game this season.
A.I. NBA Best Bet #1: Knicks -8.0 vs Pelicans (-105 at Fanatics)
A.I. reasoning: “The Knicks face a decimated Pelicans squad and are expected to dominate due to massive talent disparity and Jalen Brunson’s exceptional play.”
A.I. NBA Best Bet #2: Pacers vs Rockets Over 220.5 (-110 at BetMGM)
A.I. reasoning: “The Pacers have hit the over in two straight and four of the last six, while Houston has the fourth-best over record in the NBA at 17-11-1. These two offenses combine to average 230.1 PPG while the defenses surrender 230.9 PPG. Both the betting trends and the team stats strongly point to the over.”
A.I. NBA Best Bet #3: Warriors vs Nets Over 225.5 (-110 at Fanatics)
A.I. reasoning: “Though the Nets rank 28th in Offensive Rating, it’s the Warriors that should dictate the tempo tonight. Golden State has hit the over in two straight and five of seven, exceeding at least 226.5 points in all five of those overs. Brooklyn’s offense has been in a better rhythm of late, hitting two straight overs and averaging 111.0 PPG in that five-game stretch, up from 109.6 in the first 24 games of the season.”
A.I. NBA Best Bet #4: Suns -10.5 vs Wizards (-110 at Caesars)
A.I. reasoning: “The Phoenix Suns boast a perfect 5-0 ATS record in their last five games as road favorites and are an NBA-best 21-10 ATS on the season. They should secure a comfortable victory against a Wizards team that’s lost 60% of its games against the spread, including 53% of games when they are double-digit underdogs.”
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Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
