HEAT 134, LAKERS 93
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Heat, odds 1.584
Line: Heat (-3.5), odds 1.909
Total Points: Over (217.5), odds 1.89
Pre-game Prediction:
Lakers, 48.4%
Heat, 51.6%
MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 21 of his 31 points in the third quarter and the Miami Heat set a franchise record for assists in beating the Los Angeles Lakers 134-93 on Wednesday night.
The Heat had 42 assists, one more than the previous mark of 41 against Portland on March 29. They tied another franchise record with 24 3-pointers, and the 41-point margin of victory was the third-biggest in team history.
Jimmy Butler scored 17 points and Bam Adebayo had 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Heat.
LeBron James scored 29 points for the Lakers, who have lost six of eight — their last two by a combined 70 points. Rui Hachimura added 14 for the Lakers.
Miami Heat v LA Lakers best betting guide and tips
NETS 99, PACERS 90
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Nets, odds 2.278
Line: Nets (+3.5), odds 1.909
Total Points: Under (226.5), odds 1.852
Pre-game Prediction:
Pacers, 58.7%
Nets, 41.3%
NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Johnson scored 26 points, Nic Claxton had 16 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 99-90 on Wednesday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Shake Milton had 15 points off the bench for the Nets.
T.J. McConnell had 14 points for Indiana, and Tyrese Haliburton had 13. The Pacers have lost four in a row and seven of 10.
After Indiana's Pascal Siakam scored four consecutive points to tie it at 80 with 8:08 left, the Nets responded with a 10-0 run — making it 90-80 on Jaylen Wilson's basket with 5:57 remaining.
Brooklyn Nets v Indiana Pacers best odds and tips
MAGIC 106, 76ERS 102
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Magic, odds 1.421
Line: 76ers (+5.5), odds 1.938
Total Points: Under (209.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction:
Magic, 55.3%
76ers, 44.7%
Another winning pick for our tipsters, who tipped Jayson Tatum to fall short in his Points + Assists Total market. Tatum was priced at odds of 2.23 for Under (45.5), and missed by a wide margin delivering 18 points and 4 assists.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 35 points and Jalen Suggs had 17 to lead the Orlando Magic to a 106-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
Wagner made 12 of 23 shots from the floor with a 3-pointer and converted all 10 free throws to lead the Magic past the short-handed Sixers.
Philadelphia was not at full strength. Joel Embiid, Paul George, Andre Drummond and Kyle Lowry sat out due to injuries or rest.
An expected Eastern Conference favorite in the preseason, the Sixers dropped to 5-15. Coach Nick Nurse said there was a chance Embiid, who has played only four games this season, could play Friday when the teams play again in Philadelphia.
Wagner scored 25 points through three quarters before snapping a tie game in the fourth and helping the Magic stretch the lead.
Suggs hit four of Orlando's eight 3-pointers.
Jared McCain, Philadelphia's first-round pick who has emerged as an early Rookie of the Year candidate, scored 24 points. Tyrese Maxey had 16.
The Magic, an emerging team out of the Eastern Conference, played only four players off the bench but three of them scored in double digits.
Orlando Magic v Philadelphia 76ers betting tips and picks
TIMBERWOLVES 108, CLIPPERS 80
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Timberwolves, odds 1.521
Line: Timberwolves (-4.5), odds 1.909
Total Points: Under (221.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction:
Timberwolves, 60.5%
Clippers, 39.5%
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Julius Randle scored 16 of his 20 points in the first quarter, Anthony Edwards added 16 and the Minnesota Timberwolves rolled to a 108-80 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
Randle had all of his points in the first half, including four 3-pointers, to help Minnesota win its third straight after losing four in a row. The Timberwolves were up by 27 at halftime and their largest lead was 41 in the second half.
Bones Hyland led the Clippers with 18 points, including a season-high five 3-pointers. Derrick Jones Jr. scored 14 points.
The Clippers had their nine-game home winning streak snapped.
Minnesota Timberwolves v LA Clippers best bets and odds
HAWKS 119, BUCKS 104
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Hawks, odds 2.542
Line: Hawks (+4.5), odds 1.896
Total Points: Under (237), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction:
Hawks, 37%
Bucks, 63%
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 23 points and 13 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks halted Milwaukee’s winning streak at seven games, beating the Bucks 119-104 on Wednesday night.
De’Andre Hunter scored 20 points, Trae Young 17, Bogdan Bogdanovic 15, Onyeka Okongwu 13 and Zaccharie Risacher 12 as the Hawks extended their winning streak to five games. Clint Capela added 17 rebounds.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 30 points and 10 rebounds to lead Milwaukee. Damian Lillard added 25 points and Gary Trent Jr. had 11 points off the bench. Taurean Prince, the league’s leading 3-point shooter had seven points in the first quarter for Milwaukee, but didn’t score again until late in the fourth, finishing with 10 points.
The Hawks improved to 12-11 while Milwaukee slipped to 11-10. The teams are neck-and-neck for fifth place in the Eastern Conference.
Atlanta Hawks v Milwaukee Bucks picks and tips
CELTICS 130, PISTONS 120
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Celtics, odds 1.22
Line: Celtics (-9.5), odds 1.899
Total Points: Under (220), odds 1.923
Pre-game Prediction:
Heat 26.7%
Celtics, 73.3%
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 28 points with nine assists and Kristaps Porzingis added 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to their ninth victory in 10 games, a 130-120 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.
Derrick White had 14 points and 11 assists and Payton Pritchard scored 19 points off the bench for Boston. The Celtics scored 12 straight to take an 18-4 lead less than four minutes into the game and led by 20.
The Celtics held a a double-digit lead until the fourth quarter, when Detroit hit four straight 3-pointers to come within eight points, 109-101, and force Boston coach Joe Mazzulla to put Brown back in. The Pistons cut it to five in the final minute on Tobias Harris’ 3-pointer, but Pritchard’s 3 sealed it.
Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds for Detroit. Harris also scored 27 points, and Malik Beasley had 23 off the bench.
