NBA predictions and picks: Bets to target for Jazz vs. Pelicans, Rockets vs. Suns

For the second straight night time, we posted a 2-1 document towards the unfold with our NBA picks, due to a blowout win by the Path Blazers and a valiant cowl by the underdog Thunder.

Alas, the Spurs foiled us for the second time with a shock win over the Cavaliers, who're beginning to look worrisome after dropping 5 of their final 10 video games.

Regardless, we’re using excessive heading into Tuesday’s five-game slate. And whereas not all 5 video games are price betting, we’ve zeroed in on a few sides price backing. Right here’s what we’re concentrating on at BetMGM:


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NBA Tuesday odds and picks (by way of BetMGM)

  • Rockets +6.5 vs. Suns
  • Pelicans -1.5 @ Jazz

Rockets vs. Suns prediction and evaluation (8 p.m ET)

A brutal month for the Suns obtained even worse over the weekend when Devin Booker (hamstring) suffered an harm that can preserve him sidelined by means of Tuesday’s contest, not less than.

Phoenix was already spiraling amid an embarrassing December that began, fittingly, with an outright loss to the Rockets at residence. That was the primary of 5 losses for this group – together with three by double digits – over its final six video games, which incorporates 4 straight losses after the Pelicans beat them twice over the weekend.

That win over the Suns truly sparked a mini-run for the Rockets, who've gained three of their final 5 video games following beautiful victories over the 76ers and Bucks final week. This line is just too reflective of what these groups have been and never what they're now, and it wouldn’t shock me to see one other outright upset right here.

The Choose: Rockets +6.5 (BetMGM)

Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans
Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans
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Jazz vs. Pelicans prediction and evaluation (9 p.m ET)

It wasn’t way back that the Jazz had been sitting atop the Western Convention and had been clearly the most important shock contenders in the complete league. Boy, that was enjoyable whereas it lasted.

Relationship again to Nov. 21 – when this workforce owned the No. 1 seed out West – Utah has misplaced eight of 11 video games (4-7 ATS), with seven of these eight losses determined by not less than seven factors. The final two losses got here with out Lauri Markkanen, who’s again within the lineup on Tuesday, however the workforce remains to be with out Collin Sexton (hamstring) for this one.

Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets
Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets
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On the opposite facet, the Pelicans have been the NBA’s prime workforce over the past month, posting the league’s finest internet score (+10.8), straight-up document (12-2), and ATS document (10-4) since Nov. 12. Zion Williamson has picked up the slack with teammate Brandon Ingram (toe) out of the lineup, averaging 30 factors on a jaw-dropping 66.9% capturing share to spark his workforce’s present seven-game win streak.

All of that makes this line significantly curious. Neither workforce is at full energy, however the Pelicans are clearly taking part in at an elite degree whereas the Jazz clearly aren’t, so I’ll gladly pay the quick value for the far superior facet.

The Choose: Pelicans -1.5 (BetMGM)

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