NBA Christmas Day Best Bets

Christmas is a great time to bet on the NBA Christmas Day slate. Here are my best bets for every game on that slate and I suggest to break the books off.

Philadelphia 76ers are playing New York Knicks on Christmas Day. The game is a total of 218.5. New Yorkers are a home underdog. Both teams are good at defending the three-point line. The last two games between these teams have gone over. Five of the last seven games have been under the total. In five of those games, one team has failed to hit 100 points. Philadelphia has won three of last five games under.

Lebron is set to break Kobe Bryant's record of games played on Christmas. Lebron has surpassed this in four of the last six games. He is averaging 33-7- 7 without Anthony Davis. Dallas is not good at rebounding. Dallas Mavericks are a fraudulent team. Los Angeles Lakers are the team to beat. The team that is Luka Kuzmova or bust. L.A. Lakers vs Dallas Mavs is a game to bet on.

Milwaukee Bucks are playing against Boston Celtics. Both teams are excellent defensively. Milwaukee has dropped their last two games and three of the last five. This is their fourth straight-road game. The over is 55.5. Boston and Milwaukee are both top 5 in first-quarter points per game and average first quarter margins. Middleton is questionable. He sat out against Brooklyn on Friday. Boston is going to want to get off to a hot start.

Memphis Grizzlies are the home underdog against Golden State Warriors. Memphis got Desmond Baneback Friday and will be at full strength. Golden States is without Steph. The Grizzlies have been playing well recently, but they struggle on the road. They are 1st in points per game in the paint and 1th in offensive rebounds. They're the worst free-throw shooting team in NBA. If it's close late, they can count on a few misses from the line by them.

Phoenix Suns are playing Denver Nuggets on Christmas Day. Michael Porter Jr. returned against Portland and is expected to play. Devin Booker's status is still unclear. Monty Williams believes the Suns do not respond well to adversity. The Suns have the better defensive team. The line is at +4.5. I'm going to take the points with the team with better defense. It's a good bet. They are 11% effective field goal percentage defense and 7% points per game allowed.