{"id":12833,"date":"2021-12-08T22:45:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T22:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bb-auae-prd-ext-blog-01.azurewebsites.net\/more\/nba-tips-betting-preview-thursday-09-dec-2021-bluebet\/"},"modified":"2023-06-28T08:59:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T08:59:05","slug":"nba-tips-betting-preview-thursday-9th-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prdextblog01.bluebet.com.au\/nba\/nba-tips-betting-preview-thursday-9th-december\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Tips & Betting Preview | Thursday 9th December"},"content":{"rendered":"

Milwaukee Bucks (16-9) at Miami Heat (14-11)<\/b><\/h2>\n

Giannis Antetokounmpo was back in the lineup on Tuesday and continued the Bucks dominance of the Cavs with an 8 point victory. He also scored 27 points on his 27th birthday! Milwaukee have now won 10 of their last 11 games and will be confident of continuing the Heat’s woes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Heat have lost Jimmy Butler again to injury after he re-injured his tailbone in the 105-90 loss to the Grizzlies. With Adebayo sidelined for the next few months, the Heat are obviously struggling with 4 losses in their last 5 games. They also lost to this Bucks team a few days ago by 22 points.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s hard to see how the injury-riddled Heat can compete with the Bucks at the moment. The two sides met recently and the Bucks cruised to a comfortable 22 point win.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stadium Record<\/b><\/p>\n

Miami have lost their last 3 home games. The Bucks are 4-2 at this venue in their last 6 games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Head to Head Record<\/b><\/p>\n

The Bucks beat the Heat last week 124-102 and have won 7 of the last 10 meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Bet<\/b><\/p>\n

Milwaukee Bucks -5.5 = $1.91<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Portland Trail Blazers (11-14) at Golden State Warriors (20-4)<\/b><\/h3>\n

Portland has lost their last 3 games on their home court as injuries have been tough for this team to come back from. They were missing Lillard and McCollum in their latest 102-90 loss against the Clippers. With a terrible road record (1-12) this season and injuries, this trip to San Francisco looks like a tough ask.<\/span><\/p>\n

The red-hot Warriors come off a 126-95 thumping of the Orlando Magic after a shock 112-107 loss against the Spurs. At home this season, the Warriors are a formidable team having won 12 of 13 and the Trail Blazers are one of those teams (118-103). Steph Curry should be fresh after sitting in the 4th quarter against the Magic and he’ll enjoy this matchup with the injury-ravaged Trail Blazers.<\/span><\/p>\n

This matchup has blowout written all over it. The Trail Blazers are going to be without their 2 best players (Lillard and McCollum) and they lost by 15 points in the earlier season meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stadium Record<\/b><\/p>\n

Golden State are 12-1 at home in their last 13. The Trail Blazers have a horrible 2-18 record on the road against the Warriors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Head to Head Record<\/b><\/p>\n

The Warriors have won 6 of the last 10 meetings and beat them by 15 points in late November.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Bet<\/b><\/p>\n

Golden State Warriors -14.5 = $1.98<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Boston Celtics (13-11) at Los Angeles Clippers (13-12)<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Celtics will be on a back to back at this venue after going down to the Lakers 117-102. After a 33 point first quarter, the offence struggled to get going in the next 3 quarters. However, Tatum continues to be consistent without Jaylen Brown on the court as he finished with 34 points \/ 8 rebounds against LA. They also have a good recent record against Los Angeles having covered in 4 of the last 5 meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n

After a disappointing loss to the Kings, the Clippers got back on track with a 102-90 win over the Trail Blazers in Portland. It was an all-round team effort on offence as 4 starters scored 15 or more points. Meanwhile, their defence was great in the 4th quarter as they allowed just 16 pts. However, the Clippers have lost their last 3 games at home and they’ll be eager to rebound in a tough matchup.<\/span><\/p>\n

These two teams are fairly similar and we’d expect a close finish in this matchup. The Celtics have covered in 4 of the last 5 meetings with the Clippers and Tatum is in great shooting form.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stadium Record<\/b><\/p>\n

The Clippers are 1-4 in their last 5 at home. Boston holds a 2-7 road record against the Clippers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Head to Head Record<\/b><\/p>\n

Since 2017, the head to head is locked at 5-5.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Bet<\/b><\/p>\n

Boston Celtics +3.5 = $1.87<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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