NBA Picks & Predictions for Friday
Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Friday, December 18, 2009 in the NBA.
Utah Jazz at Atlanta Hawks, 7:35PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
UTAH is 14-9 against the spread versus ATLANTA since 1996
UTAH is 19-5 straight up against ATLANTA since 1996
11 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996
Games over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 3-1 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 2-2 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
All games played at ATLANTA since 1996
ATLANTA is 6-6 against the spread versus UTAH since 1996
UTAH is 7-5 straight up against ATLANTA since 1996
8 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996
Games played at ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons.
ATLANTA is 2-0 against the spread versus UTAH over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 2-0 straight up against UTAH over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NBA Free Pick: Utah | Best Line: +6 SBGGLOBAL.com
L.A. Clippers at New York Knicks, 8:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
NEW YORK is 13-11 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS since 1996
LA CLIPPERS is 14-11 straight up against NEW YORK since 1996
12 of 24 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996
Games over the last 3 seasons
NEW YORK is 2-2 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 4-0 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
All games played at NEW YORK since 1996
NEW YORK is 8-4 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS since 1996
NEW YORK is 9-4 straight up against LA CLIPPERS since 1996
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996
Games played at NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons.
LA CLIPPERS is 2-0 against the spread versus NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
LA CLIPPERS is 2-0 straight up against NEW YORK over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NBA Free Pick: L.A. Clippers | Best Line: +2 SBGGLOBAL.com
Detroit Pistons at Oklahoma City, 8:05PM ET
All games in this series since 1996
OKLAHOMA CITY is 15-11 against the spread versus DETROIT since 1996
DETROIT is 17-9 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY since 1996
17 of 26 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996
Games over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 5-0 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 3-2 straight up against OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
All games played at OKLAHOMA CITY since 1996
OKLAHOMA CITY is 7-5 against the spread versus DETROIT since 1996
OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-6 straight up against DETROIT since 1996
7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996
Games played at OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons.
OKLAHOMA CITY is 2-0 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
OKLAHOMA CITY is 1-1 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
NBA Free Pick: Oklahoma City | Best Line: -4.5 SBGGLOBAL.com