NBA Cup Group Stage play wraps up tonight, and there are quite a few crucial games on tap. With the slate featuring 11 games all told, there’s a lot of data to sift through while searching for the best NBA bets available.
Below, you’ll find active streaks from each of Tuesday’s NBA Cup games to help you research 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.
Philadelphia 76ers at Charlotte Hornets
- The 76ers have won the last eight games in which they were favored vs. the Hornets.
- Paul George scored 18 or more points in each of the prior six instances he was playing on the first leg of a back-to-back. (Points O/U is 16.5.)
- Charlotte has covered in the last four games vs. the Atlantic Division.
Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons
- The Bucks have won the last 15 road games in which they were favored vs. the Pistons.
- Bobby Portis scored 12-plus points in each of the last 12 games that he was playing on the first leg of a back-to-back. (Points O/U is 11.5.)
- Cade Cunningham has nine or more assists in each of his last 11 games. (Assists O/U is 8.5.) Cunningham also has two-plus 3-pointers in each of his last eight games. (3-pointers O/U is 1.5.)
- The Bucks have won the first half in each of their last nine trips to Detroit.
- Damian Lillard has four or more rebounds in each of his last nine road games vs. the Pistons. (Rebounds O/U is 3.5.) He’s also logged eight or more assists in his last four trips to Detroit. (Assists O/U is 7.5.)
- Jalen Duren has at least 10 rebounds in each of his last six games vs. the Central Division. (Rebounds O/U is 9.5.)
- Giannis Antetokounmpo has 12-plus rebounds in each of the last six games that Milwaukee was a road favorite vs. the East. (Rebounds O/U is 11.5.) On the last five occasions he was in this setting, Antetokounmpo logged at least seven assists. (Assists O/U is 6.5.)
- Last note on Antetokounmpo: He scored 34-plus points in each of his last six games vs. the Central. (Points O/U is 31.5.)
- Tobias Harris has seven-plus rebounds in each of the last six home games that Detroit was the underdog. (Rebounds O/U is 5.5.) He’s also hit at least two 3-pointers in the last four games he played that the Pistons were underdogs vs. the Bucks.
- In each of his last five games, Jaden Ivey knocked down at least two 3-pointers. (3-pointers O/U is 1.5.)
- Brook Lopez has at least five rebounds in each of his last five games vs. the Central. (Rebounds O/U is 4.5.)
Washington Wizards at Cleveland Cavaliers
- Cleveland won the first half in each of the prior 12 games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
- The Cavaliers have won their last nine games vs. the Wizards.
- Evan Mobley has at least 11 rebounds in each of his last seven games that the Cavaliers were favored vs. the Southeast Division. (Rebounds O/U is 9.5.) He also has at least three assists in each of his last five games vs. the East. (Assists O/U is 2.5.)
- Donovan Mitchell hit at least four 3-pointers in each of his last five home games vs. the East. (3-pointers O/U is 3.5.)
- Jarrett Allen has 12 or more rebounds in his last four home games vs. the Wizards. (Rebounds O/U is 11.5.)
Orlando Magic at New York Knicks
- Orlando has won and covered in the last nine games vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
- Mile McBride has two-plus 3-pointers in each of his last eight games vs. the Southeast Division. (3-pointers O/U is 1.5.) He also has nine or more points in the last seven games that the Knicks were favored vs. the Southeast. (Points O/U is 8.5.)
- Mikal Bridges logged at least three assists in each of the last seven games that his team was a home favorite vs. the Southeast. (Assists O/U is 2.5.) Bridges also has four or more rebounds in each of his last six home games vs. the Magic. (Rebounds O/U is 3.5.)
- Franz Wagner has six or more rebounds in each of his last seven games vs. the Atlantic Division. (Rebounds O/U is 5.5.) Wagner also has seven-plus assists in each of his last four road games. (Assists O/U is 6.5.)
- Wendell Carter Jr. has seven or more rebounds in each of his last six road games vs. the East. (Rebounds O/U is 6.5.)
- Jalen Brunson hit three-plus 3-pointers in each of his last five games that the Knicks were favored vs. the Southeast. (3-pointers O/U is 2.5.)
- Jalen Suggs has four or more rebounds in each of the five games that Orlando was the underdog. (Rebounds O/U is 3.5.)
- Karl-Anthony Towns has 12-rebounds in each of his last five games. (Points O/U is 11.5.) In his last four home games vs. the East, he’s scored at least 23.5 points. (Points O/U is 23.5.)
- OG Anunoby has five or more rebounds in each of his last five home games vs. the Eastern Conference. (Rebounds O/U is 4.5.) He also has 16-plus points in each of his last four home games vs. the Southeast Division.
- The Knicks have won the first quarter and the first half in each of their last four home games.
Indiana Pacers at Toronto Raptors
- Myles Turner made two or more 3-pointers in his prior six games that the Pacers were favored vs. the Raptors. (3-pointers O/U is 1.5.) He also has eight rebounds in his last five games that Indiana was the favorite, regardless of opponent. (Rebounds O/U is 7.5.)
- The Pacers have not covered in the last five games that they’ve been favored.
- Pascal Siakam has at least 21 points in each of his last five games vs. the East. (Points O/U is 20.5.)
- The Raptors have won the first quarter in their last four meetings vs. the Pacers.
- Jakob Poeltl scored 17 or more points in his prior four home games vs. the East. (Points O/U is 15.5.)
- Tyrese Haliburton scored 19-plus points in the last four games Indiana was favored. (Points O/U is 17.5.) He also hit three-plus 3-pointers in each of those games. (3-pointers O/U is 2.5.)
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Utah Jazz at Oklahoma City Thunder
- Lauri Markkanen has at least eight rebounds in each of his last 11 Northwest Division games. (rebounds O/U is 6.5.) In each of his last nine vs. the Northwest, Markkanen has 21 or more points. (Points O/U is 20.5.)
- Last not on Markkanen: He has three or more 3-pointers in each of his last six road games vs. the West. (3-pointers O/U is 2.5.)
- The Thunder won the first quarter in each of their last 10 games vs. the Jazz.
- Lu Dort has two or more assists in his last eight games. (Assists O/U is 1.5.)
- Collin Sexton has at least three rebounds in each of his last five trips to Oklahoma City. (Rebounds O/U is 2.5.)
- John Collins has at least nine rebounds in each of his last eight games. (Rebounds O/U is 8.5.)
- OKC has not covered in the last five games that they were home favorites vs. the Northwest Division.
- Isaiah Hartenstein has 12-plus rebounds in each of his last four home games vs. the Northwest. (Rebounds O/U is 11.5.)
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32-plus points in his last four games. (Points O/U is 30.5.)
Memphis Grizzlies at Dallas Mavericks
- Kyrie Irving has six assists in each of his last nine games. (Assists O/U is 5.5.) He also has at least five rebounds in each of his last five home games vs. the Grizzlies. (Rebounds O/U is 4.5.)
- The Grizzlies have covered in the last six games that they were underdogs.
- The Mavericks have won their last six games vs. Western Conference teams.
- Luka Doncic has at least 31 points in each of his last five games vs. Memphis. (Points O/U is 29.5.)
- Jaren Jackson Jr. has at least 27 points in each of his last five games that the Grizzlies were road underdogs. (Points O/U is 20.5.)
- The Mavericks have won the first half in each of the last five games that they’ve been favored.
San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns
- Tyus Jones scored at least 11 points in each of his last nine games vs. the Spurs. (Points O/U is 10.5.)
- The Suns have not covered in the last eight home games that they were favored vs. the Southwest Division. However, the Suns have won the last seven games in which they were favored vs. the West Conference. Also, in the last seven games that they were favored, the Suns won the first quarter.
- Chris Paul scored at least 10 points in each of his prior seven road games. (Points O/U is 9.5) In each of those games, he knocked down at least two 3-pointers. (3-pointers O/U is 1.5.)
- Julian Champagniehas has five or more rebounds in each of his last seven games vs. the Pacific. (Rebounds O/U is 4.5.) He’s also scored 13 or more points and made three or more 3-pointers in his last five road games. (Points O/U is 11.5, and 3-pointers O/U is 2.5.)
- Kevin Durant has at least three 3-pointers in each of his last five games vs. the Southwest. (3-pointers O/U is 2.5.)
- Devin Booker has at least three 3-pointers in each of the last four games Phoenix was favored. (3-pointers O/U is 2.5.) He also has at least nine assists in each of his last four home games vs. The West. (Assists O/U is 6.5.)
- Last note on Booker: He has six-plus rebounds in each of his last four games vs. the Spurs. (Rebounds O/U is 3.5.)
Houston Rockets at Sacramento Kings
- De’Aaron Fox has five or more rebounds in each of his last 11 games vs. the Southwest Division. (Rebounds O/U is 4.5.) Fox also made three-plus 3-pointers in each of his last four games that the Kings were home favorites. (3-pointers O/U is 2.5.)
- The Kings have not covered in any of the last 10 games that they were a home favorite vs. the Southwest.
- Fred VanVleet has four or more rebounds in each of the last seven games Houston was an underdog vs. the Pacific Division. (Rebounds O/U is 2.5.) In the last four instances he was in this setting, VanVleet also had 21-plus points. (Points O/U is 16.5.)
- The Kings have won the first half in their last six home games vs. the Rockets.
- Domantas Sabonis scored 21 or more points in his last six games vs. the West. (Points O/U is 17.5.) He also made at least one 3-pointer in each of his last six games. (3-pointers O/U is 0.5.)
- The Rockets have won the first quarter in their last five road games.
- The Kings lost each of the last five games in which they were favored. In those five games, DeMar DeRozan logged five or more rebounds. (DeRozan’s rebounds O/U is 3.5.)
- Alperen Sengun scored 20-plus points in each of his last four games. (Points O/U is 19.5.)
Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets
- Jamal Murray has at least 20 points in each of his last 10 home games vs. the Pacific Division. (Points O/U is 18.5.) Also, in the last seven games Denver was favored, Murray logged six or more assists. (Assists O/U is 5.5.)
- Last note on Murray: He has five or more rebounds in each of his last four games that the Nuggets were home favorites vs. the Warriors. (Rebounds O/U is 3.5.)
- Michael Porter Jr. scored 17-plus points in each of the last nine games Denver was favored. (Points O/U is 16.5.)
- Stephen Curry has five-plus rebounds in each of his last seven games vs. the West. (Rebounds O/U is 4.5.)
- Christian Bruan has 14-plus points in each of his last seven home games. (Points O/U is 12.5.)
- Nikola Jokic has 13-plus rebounds in the last six games that the Nuggets were home favorites vs. the Warriors. (Rebounds O/U is 12.5.) In his last six games, Jokic made two 3-pointers or more. (3-pointers O/U is 1.5.)
- The Nuggets have lost the first quarter in each of the last five games that they’ve been favored.
- Denver has also failed to cover as favorites in the last five games vs. the Pacific Division.
- Andrew Wiggins has 18-plus points in each of his last five road games. (Points O/U is 17.5.)
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Clippers
- The Clippers have won their last eight home games. In their last five at home, the Clippers also covered.
- Jerami Grant grabbed three or more rebounds in each of his last seven games vs. the Clippers. (Rebounds O/U is 2.5.)
- Anfernee Simons has three-plus rebounds in each of his last five games. (Rebounds O/U is 2.5.)
- The Clippers won the first quarter in their last six home games. In the last four home games that they were favored, the Clippers won the first half.
- Deandre Ayton has at least 11 rebounds in each of his last four road games vs. the Clippers. (Rebounds O/U is 10.5.)
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