BetQL Editors' NBA Picks For Thursday, Nov. 17

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 265-177 (60%) on all NBA picks rated ⭐⭐ and higher in the past two weeks (21-10 on five-star picks) for a total return of $2,611 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: Nets-Blazers Over 220.5
Last time out, the Nets lost to the Kings by the score of 153-121 in regulation. Read that first sentence again. Yikes. Back at full strength with the exception of Kyrie Irving, the Nets allowed 116 points to the Lakers before that 153-point disaster, so this West Coast trip has been a defensive struggle. With most of Portland’s rotational players healthy and Damian Lillard back, the Blazers can certainly pack a punch on the offensive end as well. I expect this game to play very fast and to watch a back-and-forth shootout. Give me the over.

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Lucy Burdge: Trail Blazers -2.5 vs. Nets
The Trail Blazers have covered four of their last five spreads and are 11-3 ATS this season. Meanwhile, the Nets have failed to cover their last two spreads and are 6-9 ATS this season. Plus, the Nets are 22-41 ATS over the last two years against teams averaging at least 23 assists per game. The Blazers have been playing much better than the Nets, who are just 1-6 in their last seven games against Western Conference teams, so I like Portland to cover this spread against Brooklyn tonight.

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Brad Pinkerton: Kings -7 vs. Spurs

This is the most the Kings have been favored by all season, but I'm going to back them anyway because they're been playing so well lately. After their 32-point blowout of the Nets on Tuesday, the Kings are 10-3 ATS this season, including 5-2 at home and 6-0 after a win. They're also 8-0 after a day off, for what it's worth. And while the Spurs (9-6 ATS) have been solid against the spread, they're on a bit of a road skid, covering just once in their last four away games. It helps that BetQL model projections and live Sharp Data (all available to subscribers) back up Kings -7, but I wouldn't go much higher than this number.

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