No shortage of NBA action today with 16 teams set to tip off. Plenty of viewing options, but also a lot of data to look through for those in search of the best NBA bets today.
Below, you’ll find active streaks from each of Thursday’s NBA games to help you find picks to chase or fade. Once you’ve taken stock of the streaks you deem best, make sure to check on today’s NBA injury report before casting your bets.
Dallas Mavericks at Washington Wizards
- The Mavericks have won their last nine games vs. the Southeast Division. They’ve also won the first half in each of the last six games that they’ve been favored.
- Klay Thompson has three-plus rebounds in each of his last six road games. (Rebounds O/U is 2.5.)
- Malcolm Brogdon logged five or more assists in each of his prior five games vs. the Western Conference. (Assists O/U is 4.5.)
- Luka Doncic hit at least four 3-pointers in each of his last five games that Dallas was favored vs. the Southeast Division. (3-pointers O/U is 3.5.) Doncic also scored at least 33 points in each of the last five games that the Mavericks were road favorites. (Points O/U is 29.5.)
- Dallas has covered the spread in five straight.
- Kyrie Irving has at least six rebounds in each of his last four games. (Rebounds O/U is 4.5.)
- P.J. Washington made two-plus 3-pointers in each of his last four games. (3-pointers O/U is 1.5.)
Denver Nuggets at Cleveland Cavaliers
- Russell Westbrook has four or more rebounds in each of the last 16 games that his team was an underdog vs. the Eastern Conference. (Rebounds O/U is 3.5.) He has also scored 13 or more points in each of his last 13 trips to Cleveland. (Points O/U is 9.5.)
- The Cavaliers have won the first half in each of their last 13 home games. They’ve also won the last 10 games in which they were home favorites vs. the West.
- Aaron Gordon has at least six rebounds in each of the last eight games that his team was an underdog vs. the Central Division. (Rebounds O/U is 5.5.) In the last six times he was in this setting, Gordon scored 14 points or more. (Points O/U is 12.5.)
- Michael Porter Jr. made three or more 3-pointers in each of his last seven Nuggets vs. the Cavaliers. (3-pointers O/U is 2.5.) He also has at least six rebounds in each of the last six games that Denver was an underdog vs. the Central. (Rebounds O/U is 5.5.)
- Nikola Jokic hit at least two 3-pointers in each of his last seven games. (3-pointers O/U is 1.5.) He also has at least 12 rebounds in each of his last five games vs. the Central. (Rebounds O/U is 11.5.)
- Evan Mobely logged 10-plus rebounds in each of his last five games. (Rebounds O/U is 9.5.) He’s also scored at least 20 points in the last four games that Cleveland was favored vs. the Northwest Division. (Points O/U is 16.5.)
- Christian Braun scored 13-plus points in each of his last five games that the Nuggets were the underdog. (Points O/U is 12.5.)
- Jamal Murray made three or more 3-pointers in each of the last four games he played that the Nuggets were an underdog vs. the Cavaliers. (3-pointers O/U is 2.5.)
- Darius Garland has three or more rebounds in each of the last four games that the Cavs were favored vs. the Northwest. (Rebounds O/U is 2.5.)
- The Nuggets won the first quarter in each of the last four games that they were the underdog vs. the Cavaliers.
- Jarrett Allen logged at least 11 rebounds in each of his last four games vs. the West. (Rebounds O/U is 10.5.)
- Donovan Mitchel has five or more rebounds in each of his last four games that the Cavs were favored vs. the Northwest. (Rebounds O/U is 4.5.)
Charlotte Hornets at New York Knicks
- Mikal Bridges has at least three assists in each of the last eight games that his team was favored vs. the Southeast Division. (Assists O/U is 2.5.)
- OG Anunoby scored 16 or more points in his last five home games vs. the Southeast. (Points O/U is 15.5.)
- The Knicks have won the first quarter and the first half in each of their last five home games.
- The Knicks have also won five straight home games.
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Oklahoma City Thunder at Toronto Raptors
- The Thunder won each of the prior seven games in which they were favored vs. the East.
- The Raptors have won the first quarter in each of the last five games that they were underdogs vs. the Thunder.
- Jakob Poeltl scored at least 15 points in each of his last five games. (Points O/U is 14.5.)
- The Raptors have won the first half in each of the last four games that they were the underdog.
- RJ Barrett finished with at least 29 points in each of his last four home games. (Points O/U is 23.5.) He also had at least seven rebounds in each of those games. (Rebounds O/U is 6.5.)
- The Raptors have covered in each of their last four home games.
Phoenix Suns at New Orleans Pelicans
- The Suns have won the first quarter in each of the last eight games that they’ve been favored.
- The Suns have won the last eight games vs. the West in which they were favored.
- CJ McCollum has four or more assists in each of his last seven games vs. the Suns. (Assists O/U is 3.5.) McCollum has five-plus rebounds in each of his last six games that the Pelicans were home underdogs vs. the West. (Rebounds O/U is 4.5.)
- Last pair of notes on McCollum: He has four or more 3-pointers made in each of his last six games that the Pelicans were the underdog vs. a Pacific Division team. (3-pointers O/U is 2.5.) The last five times he was in this setting, McCollum scored 25 points or more. (Points O/U is 20.5.)
- Devon Booker has at least four rebounds in each of the last seven games that Phoenix was a road favorite vs. the Southwest. (Rebounds O/U is 3.5.) He’s also made three or more 3-pointers in each of the last five games that the Suns have been favored. (3-pointers O/U is 2.5.)
- Trey Murphy III hit three or more 3-pointers in his last six games that the Pelicans were underdogs vs. the Pacific. (3-pointers O/U is 2.5.) He’s also scored 17-plus points in each of his last four games vs. the West. (Points O/U is 16.5.)
- Tyus Jones has at least seven assists in each of his last five games that his team was the road favorite. (Assists O/U is 6.5.)
- The Pelicans won the first half in each of the last four home games that they were underdogs.
- The Suns have covered in each of their last four games vs. the West.
- Bradley Beal has scored 20-plus points in each of his last four games that Phoenix was a road favorite. (Points O/U is 18.5.)
Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs
- Devin Vassell has at least three assists in each of the last 16 games that he was facing an Eastern Conference opponent. (Assists O/U is 2.5.) He also logged three-plus rebounds in each of his last six games that the Spurs were favored vs. the Central Division. (Rebounds O/U is 2.5.)
- Chris Paul scored at least 12 points in each of his last nine home games vs. the Bulls. (Points O/U is 11.5.) He’s also hit at least two 3-pointers in the last six instances that he was playing on the first leg of a back-to-back. (3-pointers O/U is 1.5.)
- Nikola Vucevic logged three-plus assists in each of his last eight games (Assists O/U is 2.5.) He also made at least two 3-pointers in each of his last six games that the Bulls were underdogs. (3-pointers O/U is 1.5.)
- The Spurs have covered in their last four games vs. the Central.
- In their last four games that they were favored vs. the Central, the Spurs won.
- Harrison Barnes made two or more 3-pointers and scored 19-plus points in his four prior home games. (3-pointers O/U is 1.5 and points O/U is 11.5.)
Sacramento Kings at Memphis Grizzlies
- De’Aaron Fox has 26 or more points in each of his last 12 road games that the Kings were underdogs. (Points O/U is 24.5.) On the last eight occasions he was in this setting, Fox also made three 3-pointers or more. (3-pointers O/U is 2.5.)
- DeMar DeRozan scored 22 or more points in each of the last seven games that his team was the underdog. (Points O/U is 20.5.) The last four times his team was a road underdog, DeRozan made one 3-pointer or more. (3-pointers O/U is 0.5.)
- Keegan Murray made two-plus 3-pointers in each of his last six games that the Kings were underdogs vs. the Southwest Division. (3-pointers O/U is 1.5.)
- In the last four instances that Murray was playing on the first leg of a back-to-back, he scored at least 14 points. (Points O/U is 12.5.)
- The Grizzlies won each of their prior five home games.
- Memphis has covered in the last four games vs. the Pacific Division.
- Ja Morant knocked down two or more 3-pointers in each of his last four home games vs. the Pacific Division. (3-pointers O/U is 1.5.)
- Domantas Sabonis made at least one 3-pointer in each of his last four road games. (3-pointers O/U is 0.5.)
- In each of his last four games, Malik Monk has scored 17-plus points (points O/U is 16.5), dished out six-plus assists (assists O/U is 5.5) and knocked down three or more 3-pointers (3-pointers O/U is 2.5).
Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors
- The Warriors have won 14 consecutive games vs. the Rockets. The last seven times they faced Houston, the Warriors also won the first half.
- Houston has won the first quarter in six consecutive road games.
- Jabari Smith Jr. made two or more 3-pointers in each of his last five games. (3-pointers O/U is 1.5.)
- Brandin Podziemski has five assists in each of his last five games that the Warriors were an underdog vs. the Southwest Division. (Assists O/U is 4.5.)
- Andrew Wiggins has at least three assists in each of his last five games vs. the West. (Assists O/U is 2.5.)
- Fred VanVleet grabbed four or more rebounds in each of his last four trips to Golden State. (Rebounds O/U is 3.5.)
- Jalen Green made three or more 3-pointers in the last four games that the Rockets were road favorites vs. a Western Conference team. (3-pointers O/U is 2.5.)
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