The NBA regular season is back with another loaded slate of games on Monday night, with a total of eight matchups on the docket scheduled for today, featuring an excellent nationally televised showdown on Peacock, as Bucks vs Cavaliers takes center stage at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Our staff of basketball betting experts dug into the latest odds and identified a total of six NBA picks for tonight's matchups.
Continue below for our NBA picks, odds, props, and predictions for Monday, November 17.
NBA Picks, Odds, Props, Predictions: Monday, November 17
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Hornets vs. Raptors
By Joe Dellera
The Hornets face off against the Raptors on Monday night, and I’m targeting the rookie big man in this spot.
Kalkbrenner is averaging 10.2 ppg to start off his career, and he’s scored double digit points in 67% of his games including four of his last five.
This spot against the Raptors is an interesting one for him.
While Poeltl is solid defensively, the Raptors have been weaker overall against opposing 5s.
Jay Huff, Claxton, Landale, and Steven Adams have all cleared their points prop recently, and with Kalkbrenner essentially only scoring at the rim, it’s a good spot against this Raptors’ defense that funnels those shots.
Pick: Ryan Kalkbrenner Over 9.5 Points (+100)
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Bucks vs. Cavaliers
By Bet Labs
This system identifies NBA teams that have struggled against the spread but are poised for short term correction after another poor showing.
When a team has been consistently failing to cover and comes off another game where they fell short of expectations, the betting market tends to overadjust, shading lines too heavily against them, which appears to be the case for the Cavaliers tonight.
This creates value for disciplined bettors who recognize that spreads often move more on perception than true performance.
Teams in this range are typically being underestimated, especially as the season progresses beyond the early adjustment phase.
In these spots, motivation to respond is high, public sentiment is low, and pricing inefficiencies emerge that favor the side of teams the market has temporarily abandoned.
Pick: Cavaliers -7.5 (-105)
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Clippers vs. 76ers
We’ll ride with the road underdogs in this matchup.
I expect the Clippers to figure things out sooner rather than later.
The Sixers should not be laying five points in the absence of key players like Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Adem Bona.
Los Angeles is the deeper team and should be able to take advantage of a thin Sixers bench tonight.
Pick: Clippers +5.5 (-115)
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Knicks vs. Heat
By Bet Labs
This NBA system identifies regular season matchups where efficient but undervalued teams face opponents with poor defensive metrics.
When a team’s underlying performance indicators, such as Pythagorean strength, exceed public perception, the betting market often undervalues them against weak defensive opponents who allow high scoring efficiency.
These games typically feature modest moneylines that signal balance but overlook the defensive mismatch, which may be the situation for the Heat entering tonight's game against the Knicks.
Slight movement toward the undervalued side reinforces that bettors are slowly recognizing the edge, yet the market remains mispriced.
Over recent seasons, this pattern has rewarded teams whose true performance levels are masked by variance while exploiting opponents that consistently fail to contain efficient offenses, creating a steady opportunity on the moneyline.
Pick: Heat Moneyline (-125)
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Thunder vs. Pelicans
By Chris Prince
There are some 3.5 lines available in the market, but those are heavily juiced, and I love the plus-odds we are getting on over 4.5 rebounds tonight.
Bey has been playing a much bigger role for this Pelicans team that is dealing with a bunch of injuries right now.
He has logged at least 29 minutes in six straight games, and he has really upped his rebounding with these additional minutes.
Bey is averaging 4.8 rebounds per game on the season, and he has increased those numbers as he's pulled down six or more rebounds in five of his last six games.
It's a tough spot against a very good rebounding team in Oklahoma City, getting plus-odds on a guy that's been getting it done on the glass is a bet I'm willing to make.
Pick: Saddiq Bey Over 4.5 Rebounds (+120)
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Pacers vs. Pistons
By Bet Labs
The NBA system titled "Road 'Dogs Off ATS Loss" focuses on regular season situations where visiting underdogs are primed for a rebound after failing to cover the spread in their previous game.
These teams often show stronger effort and tighter execution following a poor performance, particularly when facing opponents coming off strong ATS wins who may enter overconfident or slightly overvalued by the market.
The travel factor adds to the motivation, as underdogs on the road tend to play with urgency and discipline to stay competitive.
By isolating games where perception favors the home team and the spread is wide enough to allow value, this system captures bounce back opportunities where public sentiment skews the line, rewarding disciplined bettors who back undervalued road 'dogs in resilient spots.
Pick: Pacers +10.5 (-110)
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