NBA Tips – Sunday, January 5 NBA Picks & Multi

Pascal Siakam - NBA Tips

The Indiana Pacers are reviving their season with a nice run over the last 10 games off the back of the play of Pascal Siakam.

Best Bet

Phoenix Suns @ Indiana Pacers (11:10am)

Pascal Siakam
Over 29.5 PRA

Spicy P has put together a nice stretch of basketball which has helped lead the Pacers to a 7-3 record over the last 10 games.

The former Raptor has averaged a PRA of 32.1, covering this PRA in 7 of those 10 games, with one of those misses being in a blowout to the Celtics where he played just 23 minutes.

Siakam has played great against the Suns in recent times since joining the Pacers. When they met just over a fortnight back Spicy P had 25 points, 18 rebounds and 3 assists, while the match-up prior at the end of last season he finished with a PRA of 42.

Should cover this line against an out-of-sorts Phoenix team.

SGM – Pacers / Siakam Over 29.5 PRA / Mathurin Under 16.5 Points = $5.00


Next Best

Minnesota Timberwolves @ Detroit Pistons (11:10am)

Donte DiVincenzo
Over 10.5 Points

Serious teething issues to start the season for DiVincenzo after a great season with the Knicks last year, but he’s starting to work into the Timberwolves system a bit better of late.

Donte averages 15.4 points from his last eight games, covering the line of 10.5 in six of those and hitting 15+ points in four of them.

Minutes are well up for DiVincenzo during this stretch cutting into Conley’s time for Minnesota, and if he continues to deliver these numbers the minutes are here to stay.

SGM – DiVincenzo Over 10.5 Points / Gobert Under 10.5 Rebounds / Randle 4+ Assists = $4.00


Value Bet

Philadelphia 76ers @ Brooklyn Nets (10:10am)

D'Angelo Russell
8+ Assists

Not sure why we haven’t seen his assists line increase dramatically, but happy to continue backing DLo until this changes.

In Russell’s last 16 games without LeBron he averages 9.9 assists and has hit 8+ in 14 of those games. In his first two games back at Brooklyn, DLo has had 8 assists in his return to the Nets in just 26 minutes and then had 12 last start against the Bucks in just 28 minutes before being carried out of the arena with cramp.

Running this Brooklyn offense, I think we’ll continue to see DLo’s assist numbers around double figures for the remainer of the season with the $7 for 10+ great value.

SGM – Nets +7.5 / Russell 6+ Assists / Simmons Under 6.5 Rebounds = $4.75


Sunday NBA Multi

Pacers / Knicks / Heat
$3.50

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Few know the NBA like Dale, who has spent years backing winners for punters across a number of publications and podcasts. He also specialises in tennis and AFL.