BetQL Editors' NBA Picks For Friday, Dec. 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.

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Dan Karpuc: Cavaliers -7.5 vs. Pacers
The Cavaliers have gone 12-2 ATS at home this season, while the Pacers have gone 1-4 SU and 1-4 ATS in their last five road games. Boasting the NBA’s third-best Net Rating (Offensive Rating-Defensive Rating) at home, the Cavaliers have a substantial edge against the Pacers, who rank 22nd in Net Rating on the road (-4.6). Now back at full strength after running into some injury issues, I expect the Cavs to start ascending to the top of the Eastern Conference standings as the weeks roll on.

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Brad Pinkerton: BetMGM NBA OGP Insurance Play of the Day

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Here is my play for today, using the strategy of "middling" the game total (can only lose a maximum of one leg there), then taking over the minimum team total for the favorite and under the maximum team total for the underdog; you can apply this strategy to any game, any night:

IND-CLE Over 215.5
IND-CLE Under 235.5
Cavs Over 106.5
Pacers Under 118.5
OGP odds: +130

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Lucy Burdge: Kings -5 at Pistons
The Kings have already taken down the Pistons this season in a 137-129 win over them on Nov. 20, and Sacramento is 7-1 ATS in its last eight road games against a team with a losing home record (the Pistons are 4-9 SU at home). The Kings have also won five of their last eight games and the Pistons have lost five of their last eight, so I like the Kings to cover this spread and get a big win here.

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