BetQL Editors' NBA Picks For Wednesday, Nov. 16

Today's NBA Best Bets

Another day of NBA action means another day of tough decisions for bettors. To help you make the best bets today, the BetQL editors have picked a few of their favorite NBA bets below using key trends, data and picks from the BetQL NBA model.

One trend to note is that the BetQL NBA model is red-hot to start the season, going 270-174 (61%) on all NBA picks rated ⭐⭐ and higher in the past two weeks (22-9 on five-star picks) for a total return of $2,880 on $100 bets! BetQL subscribers can see more betting trends and all of our best bets, including player props, with star ratings for every game.

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Dan Karpuc: Knicks +3.5 at Nuggets
With Nikola Jokic out and Aaron Gordon, Bones Hyland and Ish Smith questionable, Denver is going to be very shorthanded tonight against a Knicks team that is coming off of a quality, 118-111 win at Utah last night. The Nuggets have gone 6-7 ATS with Jokic this season and while the news of his absence shifted this line from +/-9.5 to +/-3.5, I view New York as the superior team tonight and think they’re going to win outright. For extra safety, I’ll take Knicks +3.5 in this spot. Let’s not overthink this one.

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Lucy Burdge: Pelicans -3 vs. Bulls
The Pelicans have covered the spread in their last two games, while the Bulls have failed to cover in their last two. Plus, New Orleans is 23-12 ATS versus teams allowing offenses to shoot at least 46% from the field over the last two years. The Pelicans are also outscoring the Bulls 116.2 to 110.8, so I like the Pelicans to cover this spread tonight and the BetQL model does too, rating Pelicans -3 as a ⭐⭐⭐⭐ pick.

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Brad Pinkerton: Mavericks -5 1H vs. Rockets

Hopefully you've been taking advantage of our NBA model's insane start to the season (if not, grab your free trial now). Part of the hot streak has been a 7-1 mark on first-half spread bets rated ⭐⭐⭐⭐ and higher in the last 14 days, so let's ride the wave and go with Mavs -5 1H tonight. This is a ⭐⭐⭐⭐ pick from BetQL, which is projecting Dallas to lead Houston by seven at the half, giving this spread solid value. Also, BetQL points out that Stephen Silas is just 16-42 against the first-half spread when coming off a home loss while coaching Houston. Given the model's hot streak, game projections and that trend, this is a solid value play tonight.

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