BetQL Editors' NBA Picks For Friday, Dec. 30

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: Nuggets 1Q ATS
The Denver Nuggets are the second-best team in the first quarter over the last five games behind the Brooklyn Nets. They’re averaging 31 points in the first 12 minutes and are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games. Miami sits around league average when it comes to offensive production in the first quarter. The Heat have also trailed at the end of the first quarter in three of their last four meetings with the Nuggets.

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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), and taking the most points on both teams (can only lose one leg here too); you can apply this strategy to any NBA game, any night:

DEN-MIA Over 213.5
DEN-MIA Under 233.5
Nuggets +6.5
Heat +13.5
OGP odds: +250

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Dan Karpuc: Kings-Jazz Over 241.5
Sacramento’s last 14 home games have finished 10-3-1 O/U, and the last four Utah road games have finished 3-1 O/U. Both of these teams have imploded defensively in the month of December and have allowed their opponents to attack the interior. In fact, the Kings rank second-worst in opposing points allowed in the paint (55.4) per game, while the Jazz rank fourth-worst in that metric (54.0). Give me the over.

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Lucy Burdge: Bulls -8.5 vs. Pistons
The Bulls covered as underdogs when I took them on Wednesday night and I’m going to be on them to cover until the wheels fall off. The Bulls have also covered the spread in four of their last five games, while the Pistons have failed to cover in four of their last five. The Pistons have also failed to cover in their last two road games, so I like the Bulls to get a big win here and cover this spread.

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