The NBA slate for Wednesday, November 1, 2023, is appetizing. Let’s look at all 13 games for the night and make our predictions for all of them, before choosing the three best bets.<\/p>\n
Portland’s offense is brutal right now as they failed to crack 100 points in three of their four games so far this season. The Pistons are surprisingly feisty to begin the season, especially on the defensive end. It should be a slow, low-scoring occasion.<\/p>\n
The Raptors offense has been similarly horrendous, as the most points they could score in a game so far is 107. They have no shooting and floor-spacing, making drives to the basket ineffective. The Bucks have two of the best rim protectors in the league in Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a><\/strong> and Brook Lopez<\/a><\/strong>. It\u2019s difficult to see how the Raptors score enough points to hit this over.<\/p>\n Pelicans continue to be riddled with injuries. There are simply too many young, inexperienced players in their rotation right now. The Thunder, on the other hand, have been impressive since the start of the season. They are a deeper, more talented team, playing at home. They should dismantle the short-handed Pelicans.<\/p>\n Cleveland is similarly short-handed, as they have been without Darius Garland<\/a><\/strong> and Jarrett<\/strong> Allen<\/strong><\/a> all season. Caris Levert missed their last game as well, and this is the second night of a back-to-back. It\u2019s difficult to see them put up a fight against the Knicks, who they lost to by 18 last night at home.<\/p>\n The Celtics have looked fantastic in their three wins so far and they should win this one too. But the line set at 11.5 is too high. Considering how flawless and fluid the Boston offense looked and how fast-paced the Indiana Pacers like to play with their own high-powered offensive weapons, taking the over makes more sense.<\/p>\n Atlanta should win this one easily but Trae<\/strong> Young<\/strong><\/a> is questionable to play and the line was set at 8.5. If he is cleared to play, taking ATL -8.5 is a great bet too. However, until we know that, over 238 is a safe choice. The Wizards defense is absolutely hopeless and considering that their lone defensive big man Daniel Gafford<\/a><\/strong> is questionable to play, they will have no chance of stopping Atlanta\u2019s offense.<\/p>\n The Nets are currently 1-2, but they could easily be 3-0 as they lost two nail-biters in the first two games of the season. Their defense looks legit, Ben Simmons<\/a><\/strong> looks healthy, and Cam Thomas<\/a><\/strong> may be a solid go-to scorer. Miami, on the other hand, is struggling with injuries as Jimmy Butler<\/a><\/strong> is questionable to play and Caleb Martin<\/a><\/strong> is out. Even if the Nets lose, this should be a close game. Nets +6 is a safe bet.<\/p>\n Both teams looked bad to start the season. The vibes in Charlotte seem off as LaMelo Ball<\/a><\/strong> is off to a slow start. Their depth is very questionable. Houston is winless in three games, but they have a better roster than Charlotte and should have targeted this game at home against a weaker opponent as a must-win, and they should.<\/p>\n The Nuggets picked up where they left off in the 2023 NBA Finals. They are a well-oiled machine destroying everything in its way with deadly precision. They are undefeated and haven\u2019t really been tested so far in four games. Minnesota, on the other hand, continues to have fit issues as the Rudy Gobert<\/a><\/strong>–Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a><\/strong> pairing still doesn\u2019t seem to work. Denver should have no problem continuing their win streak.<\/p>\n Dallas is the other undefeated team in the Western Conference, albeit playing worse competition in their first three games. Yet, Luka Doncic<\/a><\/strong> is playing at an MVP level<\/a> and their offense looks great. The Bulls will have their hands full trying to stop this Dallas offense, and likely can\u2019t produce enough good looks<\/a> themselves to keep up with the Mavericks\u2019 scoring.<\/p>\n The Grizzlies not only still don\u2019t have a win, but they also look lost out there. Ja Morant<\/a><\/strong> is still suspended and their frontcourt rotation is in shambles with the continued absences of Steven Adams<\/a><\/strong>, Brandon Clarke<\/a><\/strong>, and Santi Aldama<\/a><\/strong>. They simply don\u2019t have enough offensive firepower to keep up. And against a Utah team playing at home, eagerly trying to get back on track, they are unlikely to pull off an upset.<\/p>\n Clippers are on the second night of a back-to-back. How many of their veterans will play is always a question mark for them. Plus, they are short-handed after trading four players<\/a> to acquire James Harden<\/a><\/strong> and P.J. Tucker<\/a><\/strong>, who will presumably not be ready to play in this game. The Lakers will be the better-rested, deeper team, and should cover.<\/p>\n De\u2019Aaron Fox<\/strong><\/a>‘s\u00a0injury in Sacramento is a huge blow. They have good depth to make up for some of the offense lost with Fox\u2019s absence, but they don\u2019t have enough firepower to keep up with Golden State. Steph Curry<\/a><\/strong> somehow still looks like prime Steph Curry, the Warriors bench looks much improved with Chris Paul<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s addition, and they are healthy. It\u2019s hard to see them not win this one relatively easily against the Kings.<\/p>\n NO Pelicans @ OKC Thunder: OKC -3.5\u00a0 -110<\/p>\n Brooklyn Nets @ Miami Heat: BKN +6\u00a0 -110<\/p>\n Memphis Grizzlies @ Utah Jazz: UTA -1.5\u00a0 -110<\/p>\n Disclaimer: For entertainment purposes only. LWOS does not make betting recommendations and these are by no means a guarantee or suggestion.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The NBA slate for Wednesday, November 1, 2023, is appetizing. Let’s look at all 13 games for the night and make our predictions for all of them, before choosing the three best bets. NBA Bets Today Portland Trail Blazers @ Detroit Pistons: U217\u00a0 -110 Portland’s offense is brutal right now as they failed to crack […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4933,"featured_media":57951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,1608,6,2285,2,32,16,33,22,24],"tags":[664,306,444,142,1133,72],"class_list":["post-57946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-basketball","category-nets","category-fantasy","category-featured","category-grizzlies","category-heat","category-pelicans","category-thunder","category-jazz","tag-deaaron-fox","tag-giannis-antetokounmpo","tag-james-harden","tag-jimmy-butler","tag-luka-doncic","tag-nikola-jokic"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4933"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57946"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":181026,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57946\/revisions\/181026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}New Orleans Pelicans @ OKC Thunder: OKC -3.5\u00a0 -110<\/h3>\n
Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks: NYK -6.5 \u00a0-110<\/h3>\n
Indiana Pacers @ Boston Celtics: O234\u00a0 -110<\/h3>\n
Washington Wizards @ Atlanta Hawks: O238\u00a0 -110<\/h3>\n
Brooklyn Nets @ Miami Heat: BKN +6\u00a0 -110<\/h3>\n
Charlotte Hornets @ Houston Rockets: HOU -2.5\u00a0 -110<\/h3>\n
Denver Nuggets @ Minnesota Timberwolves: DEN -2.5 \u00a0-110<\/h3>\n
Chicago Bulls @ Dallas Mavericks: DAL -5\u00a0 \u00a0-110<\/h3>\n
Memphis Grizzlies @ Utah Jazz: UTA -1.5\u00a0 -110<\/h3>\n
LA Clippers @ Los Angeles Lakers: LAL -6\u00a0 -110<\/h3>\n
Sacramento Kings @ Golden State Warriors: GSW -7 -110<\/h3>\n
Best Bets:<\/h2>\n