NBA Basketball Betting Picks & Odds: November 3rd 2008

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NBA Picks: Chicago Bulls @ Orlando Magic u196.0 (-110) - Monday November 3rd ‘08 7:05p
The Orlando Magic and Chicago Bulls went Under in their last three meetings last season, and we look for that trend to continue tonight. The Magic struggled offensively in their first two games this season, managing just 85 and 84 points vs. the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies respectively. They then exploded for 121 points vs. the Sacramento Kings on Saturday, but keep in mind that the Kings are a terrible defensive team this year with the departure of Ron Artest. They now face a good defensive team in the Bulls, who are allowing just 92.3 points per game in their first three contests while not yet permitting a team to reach the century mark. If they duplicate that feat here, it would be very hard for this matchup to go Over. This is because Chicago is not exactly lighting things up offensively. Since a good performance opening night vs. a bad Milwaukee team, the Bulls have gone just 57 for 168 from the floor that last two games, and abysmal 34 percent shooting percentage! We do not expect the Bulls to find their range on the road here, so look for a safe Under. NBA Basketball Free Pick: Bulls, Magic Under 196 (-110) - Courtesy of LT Profits

Basketball Picks: Utah Jazz -6.5 - Monday, November 3rd
There’s money to be made betting against the heinous teams of the NBA, particularly early in the season as the betting marketplace struggles to adjust to current realities.  And the current reality is that the LA Clippers rank among the worst teams in the league, a sharp decline from where they have been in recent seasons.  LA’s 0-3 SU and ATS record is no accident, and things aren’t likely to get any better tonight with point guard/sparkplug Baron Davis expected to be on the bench in street clothes. Without a healthy Davis, Mike Dunleavy has gone with a Jason Hart/Mike Taylor point guard rotation. Hart is supposedly a defensive stopper, but he certainly didn’t stop Allen Iverson down the stretch last weekend as the Nuggets rallied from an 18 point deficit to win the game.  Mike Taylor is a rookie second round draft choice who has shown an ability to score, but no ability to defend or run the halfcourt offense.  The Hart/Taylor combo is as weak as it gets for point guard play in the NBA, and will remain weak until Davis returns to the lineup. The Clippers have been god-awful in the second half of every game. The Lakers outscored them 58-35 after the break.  The Nuggets outscored them 76-48 after the break.  And the Jazz outscored the Clips by 22 in Saturday Night’s blowout win.  When opposing teams up the intensity during crunch time, the Clippers simply can’t compete.  Blame poor conditioning, blame poor coaching adjustments from Dunleavy and his staff, blame anything you want to.  The bottom line is that LA cannot be trusted in this price range against anybody. When the Jazz beat the Clips by 22 on Saturday, they set a team record with only five turnovers, despite playing without the services of starting point guard Deron Williams.  Utah enjoyed a 29-4 assist-to-turnover ratio in that game, while the Clips had 12 assists on their 29 made baskets while committing 18 turnovers. While the ratio might not be quite so lopsided tonight, we can expect Jerry Sloan’s offense to run circles around the Clips atrocious D all night long once again.  Ronnie Price and Brevin Knight can fill in for Williams a lot better than the Clips backup point guards can fill in for Davis.  With Chris Kaman struggling and Marcus Camby a question mark to play at all, we can expect another huge night from Carlos Boozer, who positively ate the Clips interior defense for dinner: 12-18 from the field with ten boards despite not having to play most of the fourth quarter….Take Utah! - Courtesy of Ted Sevransky