NBA Best Bets Today: Plays and analysis for Thursday, December 29th
Charlotte returns home after a six-game road trip along the west coast. Oklahoma City lost Aleksej Pokusevski for the next 6-8 weeks with a broken leg. Charlotte will be without Kelly Oubre, their leading scorer, due to a hand injury. Memphis is 1-4 SU and ATS in its last five games. The number was bet up a point from the overnight opener. The team is on a 5-2 ATC and 7-10 SU/4-11- 2 AET record on the road. Indiana is 5th SU, 5/2, and the team won against Cleveland.
Los Angeles has quietly put together a 7-3 SU/8-2 ATS run over its last 10 games. The last time the teams met in Los Angeles, Boston won 113-93. New York is coming off a loss to the Knicks. Dallas is 12-21-1 ATC on the season. The Mavericks are overvalued by the betting market because of Luka Doncic. San Antonio is 5-5 SU and AATS in its recent games, but they are shooting 40.3% on non-corner 3-point attempts. They are also short-handed, with RJ Barrett and Jalen Brunson ruled out.
