NBA picks, odds and line: Jazz vs. Hawks, Knicks, Suns and more

The NBA picks, point spread and betting odds on the Monday games, including the Knicks, Jazz, Suns, Hawks, Spurs and more.

NBA picks, odds and line: Jazz vs. Hawks, Knicks, Suns and more Total of eight NBA games will entertain the basketball fans this Monday and we have the latest odds, lines and picks for those games. Wasting no time, we start with the NBA game between the Utah Jazz (14-11) and the Atlanta Hawks (11-12). The pick of the online sportsbook Bookmaker is the Jazz with line -200 and the Hawks are again underdog by odds with money line of +170. The point spread on the Jazz vs. Hawks basketball game is sitting at -4.5 points chalk Utah with total at 191 points. Keep in mind that Atlanta is 2-4 against the spread in its last 6 games at home, but Utah is 5-0 against the spread in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta. The total has gone OVER in 10 of Utah's last 13 games when playing on the road against Atlanta. Here are the betting odds, lines and picks on the rest of the Monday NBA games, as published by Bookmaker:

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: The Bookmaker pick is Cleveland (10-14) with line on winning the game -350. The betting line on the Bucks (10-13) is +290. The point spread on the Bucks vs. Cavaliers game is sitting at -7.5 points chalk Cleveland with total at 193.5 points. Betting trends show that Cleveland is 2-4 against the spread (ATS) in its last 6 games and Milwaukee is 3-5-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Cleveland. The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Cleveland's last 12 games when playing Milwaukee.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Miami Heat: The pick is Miami (6-17), listed with line -460 and the line on the Timberwolves (3-19) is posted at +380. The point spread on the Timberwolves vs. Heat game is -9 points chalk Miami with expected total of 193 points. Minnesota is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games, but Miami is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games on the road. Also, Minnesota allows the highest free throw percentage at 78.8% per game and Miami is second last in the league in free throw percentage at 69.0.

Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies: Naturally the Warriors (13-11) are the favorite pick with betting line on winning this Monday of -165, the line on the Grizzlies (7-16) is sitting at +145. The point spread on the Warriors vs. Grizzlies game is favoring Golden State -3.5 points with total of 225 points. Memphis is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games and Golden State is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Memphis. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Golden State's last 5 games when playing on the road against Memphis. Golden State is the second highest scoring team in the league at 108.1 points per game and Memphis has given up the second most points in the league at 105.8 per game.

Phoenix Suns vs. San Antonio Spurs: The pick for this NBA game is San Antonio (18-5) with betting line -145 and the line on Phoenix (17-7) is +125. The point spread on the Suns vs. Spurs game is posted at -2.5 points chalk San Antonio with total sitting at 205 points. Consider that San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home and Phoenix is 2-4 against the spread in its last 6 games when playing on the road against San Antonio. The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Antonio's last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix. The Suns are the highest scoring team in the league at 109.5 points per game and San Antonio has allowed the third fewest points in the league at 93.0 per game.

Orlando Magic vs. Dallas Mavericks: The bookie's pick is Dallas (16-9), the line on the Mavericks sitting at -230 and the betting line on Magic (17-8) is listed as +190. The point spread on the Magic vs. Mavericks NBA game is favoring Dallas -5.5 points with total set at 204 points. Dallas is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games and Orlando is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games. The total has gone OVER in 5 of Orlando's last 5 games when playing Dallas. Orlando is second best in the league in three points made with 9.3 per game and Dallas leads the league in free throw percentage with 83.3.

New Orleans Hornets vs. Portland Trail Blazers: The betting lines on the Hornets and the Trail Blazers are sitting at "picks" with -110 and so is the point spread on this Monday NBA game. The total expected is listed as 185 points. New Orleans is 2-4 against the spread in its last 6 games and Portland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 6 games when playing on the road against Portland. Also, Portland has the worst rebounds in the league 38.9.

Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks: The Pacers (12-12) are the favorite pick of Bookmaker, the line on Indiana is sitting at -135 and the money line on the NY Knicks (7-16) is posted at +115. The point spread for the Pacers vs. Knicks game is sitting at -2 points chalk the Pacers with total at 205.5 points. Indiana is 5-2 against the spread in its last 7 games and New York is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games. The total has gone OVER in 8 of New York's last 11 games when playing at home against Indiana. Keep in mind that Indiana leads the league in rebounds at 45.2 and the New York Knicks have the third worst free throw percentage in the league at 70.1.

Published on 12/17/2007