NBA Betting Guide: Lines, Trends & Picks For Monday, Nov. 21

NBA Betting Lines, Odds & Picks for Monday

The new week begins with an eight-game NBA slate and BetQL is your source for best bets, sharp picks, live public data, player prop values, final score projections and so much more! Scroll down to check out best bets, trends and analysis for three of today’s best betting matchups!

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Celtics at Bulls Preview

The red-hot Boston Celtics (13-3 SU, 9-7 ATS, 9-6-1 O/U) travel to take on the struggling Chicago Bulls (6-10 SU, 8-8 ATS, 6-9-1 O/U) for an Eastern Conference battle on Monday night. Our model has gone 755-541 (58.3%) on Bulls bets all-time, so be sure to consult it before placing your bets.

The Celtics are riding a nine-game winning streak and have gone 6-2-1 ATS in that span. Defending Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart has missed the last couple games with an injury, so it’ll be important to monitor his status. Nonetheless, Boston has been the most efficient offensive team in the Association this year (NBA-best 119.1 Offensive Rating), as Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have both been absolutely sensational. The C’s also have the league’s best Net Rating (7.7) and have clearly been the best overall team so far. 

The Bulls are on a four-game losing (and no-cover) streak and rank 22nd in Offensive Rating and 11th in Defensive Rating. On the plus side, Chicago’s bench production has improved from 25.7 last year (2nd-worst in NBA) to 32.8 this year (18th in NBA), but as a whole, this team still relies on DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic to shoulder much of the load. This isn't a squad that I trust at this point.

My Lean: Celtics ATS. I love everything this Boston team is doing right now and they’re trending up, up and up.

Magic at Pacers Preview

If Saturday’s game was any indication, this rematch will be fun to watch. In that one, the Indiana Pacers (9-6 SU, 10-5 ATS, 8-6-1 O/U) earned a 114-113 win over the Orlando Magic (5-12 SU, 8-8-1 ATS, 9-8 O/U). 

The Magic have been terrible on the road this year, as evidenced by their 1-7 SU record in that situation. However, they pose an interesting matchup for every team based on their sheer size. Orlando tends to take advantage of high-percentage looks around the rim; they average 15.6 made field goals (3rd-most) on 67.6% shooting (3rd-best) within five feet of the basket. They should continue to try to convert those opportunities in this one, but Orlando only averages 21.2 assists (3rd-worst) with 16.5 turnovers (4th-worst) per contest. 

The Pacers are riding a four-game winning streak, have won six of their last seven and have covered the spread in nine of their last 10 games. Tyrese Haliburton has taken the next step in his development this year and as a team, the Pacers have distributed the ball very effectively, as their 28.3 average assists (3rd-best in NBA) per contest indicate.

My Lean: Over the total. When these teams played on Saturday, the Magic went 16-of-42 (38.1%) from three while the Pacers went 18-of-46 (39.1%). I’m not touching the under after they just attempted a combined 88 three-pointers in this exact matchup.

Jazz at Clippers Preview

Somehow, the “rebuilding” Utah Jazz (12-6 SU, 12-5-1 ATS, 9-9 O/U) have the best record in the Western Conference and have been the biggest surprise in the NBA so far this season. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Clippers (10-7 SU, 8-9 ATS, 3-14 O/U) have underachieved based on their preseason expectations, but, to be fair, have dealt with numerous injuries. 

The Jazz won the previous meeting between these two squads on November 6 (110-102) and have covered the spread in five of their last seven road games. Utah’s bench has been the most productive in the entire Association, as they’ve averaged an impressive 45.3 points per contest. 

The Clippers have gone 5-2 SU (5-2 ATS) in their last seven games, but Kawhi Leonard’s game-by-game injury/rest statuses have not allowed this team to have much cohesion among their starting five. In fact, LA has gotten only 66.5 points per game from their starting five (worst in the NBA) and the Clippers have only averaged 105.2 points per contest (also worst). In other words, it's probably best to fade them until they prove they can create points.

My Lean: Jazz ATS. Right now, Utah is shockingly the better team. Leonard has looked awful in limited minutes this year and Paul George exited last game early with an injury, so I don’t view either Clippers star at 100% right now.

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