BetQL Editors' NBA Picks For Monday, Dec. 19

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: 76ers Team Total Over 113.5

The Toronto Raptors are really, really bad right now. They’ve lost their last five games and are allowing opponents to shoot 53.3% from the field over that span, which is the worst mark in the league. They’re also allowing the second-worst 3-point percentage. The Sixers, meanwhile, are top five in offensive rating over their last five games and have gone over this number in each of those games. Philly has also shot really well against Toronto this season, knocking down over 50% of their shots from the field in both games. I don’t see the Raptors defense being able to hold Joel Embiid and Co. under this number.

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Lucy Burdge: 76ers -7 vs. Raptors
The 76ers have covered in four straight games, all as the favorite, and are 11-4 ATS at home. Meanwhile, the Raptors have failed to cover in their last five games and are just 5-9 ATS on the road. Plus, when these two teams met up at the end of October, the 76ers took the W in the second of their back-to-back when they beat Toronto, 112-90. So I like the 76ers' chances to cover the spread here.

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Dan Karpuc: Magic +7.5 at Hawks
The Magic have been playing some awesome basketball lately and have won straight-up and covered the spread in six consecutive games, all underdogs. Coming off two straight wins over the Celtics, Orlando also beat the Clippers, Raptors (twice) and these Hawks on their current run, and there’s no reason to expect that they shouldn’t keep this one close tonight. The returns of Markelle Fultz and Cole Anthony have allowed the Magic to regain traditional point guard play, which has been essential to their streak since they can now stagger their bigs instead of playing all of them at once. The Hawks have gone 2-5 SU and 2-5 ATS over their last seven contests, and Clint Capela will be out again with Dejounte Murray and John Collins both questionable. I'll also be sprinkling some on Orlando's moneyline.

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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 middling the spread by taking the max points available on both teams (can only lose one leg here, too); you can apply this strategy to any NBA game, any night:

UTA-CLE Over 211.5
UTA-CLE Under 231.5
Jazz +15.5
Cavs +4.5
OGP odds: +240

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