NBA Betting Guide: Lines, Trends & Picks For Tuesday, Dec. 27

Today's NBA Betting Lines, Odds & Picks

Tuesday's NBA slate features 10 games and a number of interesting matchups. Scroll down to find out where I think you can find some value as well as which picks our BetQL model likes tonight.

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Hornets at Warriors Prediction

The Charlotte Hornets (9-25 SU, 15-18 ATS, 18-15 O/U) wrap up a long road trip on Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors (16-18 SU, 15-19 ATS, 20-12-2 O/U).

The Warriors are at home and are coming off a big win against the Grizzlies on Christmas Day while the Hornets have had a rough schedule over the last 10 days. They’ve been on the road since Dec. 18 and are playing their sixth and final game of this West Coast road trip. The Hornets have struggled on the road this season and are also on a back-to-back after losing to the Portland Trail Blazers last night. They're 28th in scoring defense, allowing 118.1 points per game which isn't a great sign against a Golden State team that has the fifth-best scoring offense and is beating teams by an average of 10 points at home this season. The Warriors also need to continue stacking wins and what better way to do that than against this Hornets team in a bad schedule spot?

My pick: Warriors -4

Rockets at Celtics Prediction

Coming off a big win on Christmas Day, the Boston Celtics (24-10 SU, 19-14-1 ATS, 17-15-2 O/U) now welcome the Houston Rockets (10-23 SU, 14-15-3 ATS, 16-16 O/U) to TD Garden on Tuesday.

The Rockets come into this game on the back end of a back-to-back after beating the Bulls in Chicago last night. They put up 133 points on 55.6% shooting from the field. Something tells me they aren't going to have the same type of offensive success tonight because, unlike Chicago, the Celtics actually play defense. Boston has the seventh-best defense on the season and fourth-best over their last five games. Offensively, I expect the Celtics to put up plenty of points and for this game to be a blowout as the line suggests. When that's the case, it's often hard for the opposing team to score enough for the over to hit. I think that's what we'll see tonight, especially because the Rockets are just 1-3 to the under on no rest.

My pick: under 230

Suns at Grizzlies Prediction

Both the Phoenix Suns (19-15 SU, 18-16 ATS, 16-17-1 O/U) and Memphis Grizzlies (20-12 SU, 16-14-2 ATS, 14-17 O/U) are looking for a bounce-back win tonight after losing their respective games on Christmas Day.

The Grizzlies aren't eight points better than the Phoenix Suns on a typical night. But this isn't going to be a typical night for the Suns because of all the injuries they're dealing with. Devin Booker only played four minutes against the Nuggets after aggravating his groin and is out for tonight's game. Cam Payne and Landry Shamet are also both out tonight, making Phoenix's backcourt extremely thin. Shamet has also been playing really well for the Suns with two 31-point performances over their last three games. With him and Booker both sidelined, Phoneix's offensive production is going to take a hit. That was the case when these two teams played each other just last week. Booker was out for that game as well and the Grizzlies won by 25 on the road. I'll take a fully healthy Grizzlies team to easily handle this depleted Suns squad.

My pick: Grizzlies -8

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