BetQL Editor's NBA Pick For Wednesday, Dec. 28

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Another day of NBA action means another day of tough decisions for bettors. I've picked my favorite bet below using key trends, data and picks from the BetQL NBA model.

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Lakers at Heat: Over The Total

This is the second half of a back-to-back for the Lakers, who just beat the Magic 129-110 last night. While the Lakers are missing Anthony Davis, LeBron James has been putting up huge numbers while Russell Westbrook has been shining off the bench, as his triple-double last night showed.

Meanwhile, Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Gabe Vincent and Caleb Martin are all questionable for the Heat, who have been listing pretty much everyone on the injury report this year in a comical protest to the league’s mandated injury reporting system. Nonetheless, this team has been able to put up points and hasn’t been an elite defensive bunch, either. They should still be able to do a lot offensively against a Lakers squad that has been one of the worst in the Association in terms of Defensive Rating this month, largely due to AD's injury.

The over has gone a perfect 4-0 in the second half of Los Angeles’ back-to-backs this season, and I expect that to happen again tonight. The over has gone 9-3  in Miami’s last 12 home games, so that adds more confidence to the pick.

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