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NBA Best Bets for Saturday, November 14
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Nuggets vs. Pelicans
By Joe Dellera
Recently, the Pelicans have fallen off a cliff on the defensive end of the floor. They are struggling to get consistent stops, making this an excellent spot to target Denver's complementary pieces.
Enter Cam Johnson. He has yet to play in either of the previous matchups against the Pelicans this season, and it is safe to say the Nuggets could have really used his spacing, shooting, and overall connectivity in those spots. Now that he is active for this clash, I expect him to have a meaningful impact.
Johnson is an elite shooting threat, and the Pelicans have consistently struggled to defend spot-up looks this year, especially from beyond the arc. That is exactly where Cam makes his living. He should see a steady diet of clean catch-and-shoot opportunities on the perimeter tonight.
If you look back at his history against New Orleans, Johnson did split on this 14.5 line last season. However, context is key here. One of those matchups was one of his very first games playing alongside Nikola Jokic, long before the two had developed any real on-court chemistry — and their offensive flow is much more natural now.
Ultimately, this is a plus-matchup for Johnson that also profiles as a pace-up spot for Denver's offense. The volume and the high-quality looks should be there for him all night long. I'll back Cam to clear 14.5 points & assists tonight.
Pick: Cameron Johnson Over 14.5 Points & Assists (-108)
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Pistons vs. Heat
The Heat are not far removed from a 3-2 road trip and have quietly now won six of eight after their worrying 0-4 start.
Now, though, we'll find out whether those problems will persist as the level of competition has elevated, or if they've actually found answers to their ongoing experiment — and well, we might have got some answers last night in their 131-121 over the Cavaliers in NBA Cup play.
Granted, Evan Mobley and Sam Merrill were out for Cleveland, while Miami played without Klay Thompson and Pelle Larsson.
The Pistons went life and death with the Wizards on Thursday, but in their defense, they did beat them days earlier and were on the road. Not in their defense, however, is that the Wizards were on night two of a back-to-back.
Still, Detroit is 8-3 this season while short-handed and destroyed the Heat 128-111 — it could've been much worse — in their first meeting on October 23. That was also in Miami.
I think there's a good Miami team in there somewhere, and we're seeing some things normalize, but ultimately, last night took a lot — and I still think they're far from what the team will be at its best later in the year, if healthy.
The Pistons have the rest advantage, and Miami is 0-2 against the spread on back-to-backs so far. Bam Adebayo and Giannis each had 37 points, with Davion Mitchell adding 22 and 17 assist.
This could be a letdown spot against the Pistons, who already took one in Miami earlier this season. If not, and if Miami does take this on leg-two of a difficult back-to-back, it'll let us know that Miami has really turned the corner. But it's Pistons -4.5 until then.
Pick: Pistons -4.5 (-115)
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Bulls vs. Timberwolves
For the Bulls, the hits keep coming on the second half of a back-to-back tonight against the Timberwolves, but at least they won last night.
That's right, Chicago — for the second time this season — pulled out a win in overtime, winning 125-117 over the Hawks. They're now 2-9, but live in the NBA Cup. Kudos to them.
It's been no Anthony Edwards, no problem in Minnesota, with the Wolves 6-2 since losing their MVP contender, winning five straight heading into tonight, and they're home against the Bulls with a one-night rest advantage.
I'm going back to my three-star play from Buckets from last game: LaMelo Ball over points + assists. He has gotten 31, 29, 30, 26, and 37 PA in his last five, and without Anthony Edwards, these are typically the types of defenses he's going over—bad ones.
Chicago is in a travel spot on the second of a back-to-back and just lost in overtime.
Yes, I think the Wolves will win too, but the way Ball has played—hunting his three-point shot, playmaking for others, and keeping the offensive pace to his liking—he should be able to consistently blitz Chicago's woeful perimeter defense.
Pick: LaMelo Ball Over 28.5 Points & Assists (-120)
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