BetQL Editors' NBA Picks For Friday, Jan. 6

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.

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Kate Constable: Hornets-Bucks Under 231.5
The Charlotte Hornets are bad. Like really, really bad. They’ve gone 3-14 since the beginning of December and I don’t see much changing for them anytime soon. They have the second-worst offensive rating over their last five road games, only averaging 105.0 points. They could get Gordon Hayward back tonight, which would be a boost defensively, but not having Kelly Oubre Jr. has hurt them on the offensive end. Milwaukee is coming off a game where they nearly blew a 16-point lead in the final 1:14 against the Raptors before winning in overtime. Needless to say, defense is going to be an emphasis for the Bucks tonight.

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Dan Karpuc: Knicks +3.5 at Raptors
New York has gone 7-1-1 ATS in their last nine road games, while the Raptors have gone just 1-6 ATS in their last seven home games heading into this Eastern Conference matchup. The Knicks uncharacteristically shot just 9-for-34 (26.5%) from 3-point range in their 113-106 loss to Toronto at Madison Square Garden last month and even without RJ Barrett, I’m going to back them at +3.5. Julius Randle has been on an absolute tear and Jalen Brunson has been playing at an All-Star level as well; this team can definitely match up well with Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet and Co.

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Lucy Burdge: Lakers +2.5 vs. Hawks
The Lakers have covered the spread in their last three games, winning all three outright as underdogs. One of those wins was against the Hawks, 130-121, as a six-point underdog. The Hawks have have failed to cover in three of their last five games, while the Lakers have covered in three of their last four games as home underdogs. I see a lot of advantages for the Lakers to cover this spread tonight.

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MIA-PHX Over 203.5
MIA-PHX Under 223.5
Heat +8.5
Suns +11.5
OGP odds: +260

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