The NBA is back with a loaded 14-game Wednesday night slate, so our staff of basketball experts dug into the NBA odds and identified the best betting value on the board.
Our betting experts have looked over the latest odds and made 5 NBA picks for tonight's contests. Continue below for our NBA best bets and picks for Wednesday, November 27.
NBA Best Bets, Picks, Predictions: Wednesday, Nov. 27
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Heat vs. Hornets
The Heat are on the second leg of a back-to-back and traveling from Miami to Charlotte after coming back from over 20 points down against the Milwaukee Bucks last night — only to lose in the final seconds.
Charlotte has been playing slower than expected. They're 19th in pace while the Heat were 22nd heading into last night. Charlotte has played to 6 of 8 unders as a home ‘dog, 7 of 11 on one day's rest and in 10 of 17 games total. Miami has played to 6 of 9 unders as a favorite, 2 of 2 unders with a rest disadvantage and in 4 of 7 after a loss. Charlotte has played to 6 of 10 unders after a loss. Under for me in a potentially rock fight.
Pick: Under 217.5
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Rockets vs. 76ers
By Joe Nelson
The Rockets scored a big win over Minnesota in the NBA Cup race last night, winning in overtime. Houston shot over 40% from 3-point range while Minnesota shot below 24% and still Houston needed a frantic finish and overtime to win, rallying from down two possessions in the final minutes of regulation.
The Rockets now face a second straight road game, a situation where they have averaged just 104 points per game this season. Philadelphia owns a 3-13 record and Joel Embiid and Paul George are expected to sit tonight. Despite being shorthanded most of the season the 76ers have average defensive numbers allowing just over 112 points per game while Houston is the third best scoring defense in the league allowing just over 105 points per game.
Philadelphia ranks 29th in the scoring this season and while there have been a few higher scoring games for the 76ers in late November, this is a matchup that should feature a stalled scoring pace. The Clippers put up 125 points in Philadelphia on Sunday as James Harden fueled a 58% shooting night in his return to Philadelphia but that was an outlier outcome and the 76ers have a rest advantage ahead of this game.
The 76ers have been held to 107 or fewer points in six of eight home games this season but five of eight foes have been held to 114 or less. The 'under' is 5-2 in Houston's road games this season and 4-0 in the second of consecutive road games for the Rockets.
Pick: Under 219
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Nets vs. Suns
By Ray Monohan
The Nets have value here against Phoenix on Wednesday night. Brooklyn is playing top teams very well this year and they continue to cause teams a lot of issues on both ends of the floor.
Phoenix meanwhile had a battle with the Lakers Tuesday night while the Nets are well rested. Brooklyn has been solid all around covering in many situational spots.
They're 12-6 ATS overall and 8-3 ATS on the road. As an underdog, they've covered in 10 of 14 so far. They're going to keep this close and even have a chance to steal this outright. Grab the points.
Pick: Nets +9.5
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Nuggets vs. Jazz
The Jazz are on the second leg of a back to back where Lauri Markkanen hurt his knee in the 4th quarter.
The spread has already adjusted from -7.5 to -9, so it becomes a spot where we can still attack the total which has not moved nearly enough.
The total has come down only 0.5 points, and Markkanen’s impact to the Utah offense is extreme and therefore this should go down to 231.5. I would play this under at any number north of 232.
Pick: Under 233
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Thunder vs. Warriors
Oklahoma City continues its four-game road trip with a stop in San Francisco to face the Warriors on Wednesday night.
The Warriors won the earlier meeting 127-116 away from home, and they'll be particularly keen on trying to snap a two-game losing streak off the back end of a shocking loss to the Nets as a 13-point favorite.
While OKC has the best Defensive Rating with a 103.2 value, it's surprising that it ranks 22nd in rebounding, averaging 42.5 per game.
In comparison, the Warriors are the second-best rebounding team, averaging 48.9.
Thus, it'll be all hands on deck for OKC as it'll need to do a better job on the glass to have any chance of winning the game.
One player who's doing his part on the boards is Luguentz Dort. The OKC guard has posted double-digit rebounds in three of his last five contests, averaging 8.2 per game.
His 4.8 rebounds per game this season is also a career-best. It's worth noting that Golden State ranks in the bottom third of the league in rebounds (6.56) allowed to guards.
The thought here is that guards fare well against the Warriors, given the opportunities for long rebounds off their 3-point attempts.
Golden State ranks in the top five for perimeter attempts and percentage points off 3-pointers, so the volume should be there for Dort to surpass his rebounding prop of 4.5.
And if you still need convincing, he's gone over this number in four of his last five meetings against the Warriors.
Pick: Luguentz Dort Over 4.5 Rebounds
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