NBA Picks December tenth: Thunder vs. Suns and Spurs vs. Lakers Greatest Bets

The Wednesday NBA slate includes a pair of Western Convention quarterfinals within the NBA Cup. The Suns face the defending champion Thunder within the opener, adopted by the Lakers internet hosting the Spurs in Los Angeles.

We’ll break down two performs for Wednesday’s motion. As all the time, control odds motion all through the day — sides and totals shift shortly.

Listed below are the free NBA picks for Wednesday, December 10.

Greatest NBA Performs In the present day Odds courtesy of DraftKings

• Thunder (-14.5) vs. Suns
• Spurs (+6.5) at Lakers

Thunder (-14.5) vs. Suns — 7:30 p.m. ET

Oklahoma Metropolis (24-1) has not skipped a beat coming off final season’s championship run. The Thunder are driving a 15-game profitable streak since their solely lack of the season — a two-point defeat at Portland on November 5.

OKC simply logged its third straight win as a double-digit favourite, crushing the Jazz 131-101 as 11.5-point highway favorites. Impressively, the Thunder did it with out MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who sat with an elbow damage. SGA is anticipated to return for Wednesday’s semifinal matchup.

The Suns (14-10) have been one in every of this season’s early surprises after dealing Kevin Durant to Houston. They’re enjoying with out main scorer Devin Booker (proper groin), but surprised Minnesota Monday, profitable 108-105 as 8-point underdogs.

Within the first assembly on November 28, OKC edged Phoenix 123-119, although the Suns coated as large 14.5-point canine — their first cowl as a double-digit underdog this 12 months. OKC sits at 9-5 ATS when laying 10+ factors, and this matchup units up as one other spot the place the Thunder ought to roll.

Spurs (+6.5) at Lakers — 10:00 p.m. ET

Each the Spurs (16-7) and Lakers (17-7) have loved sturdy begins as they battle for a spot within the NBA Cup semifinals. Los Angeles returns dwelling from a 2–1 East Coast highway journey, capped by a 112-108 win at Philadelphia.

San Antonio heads west after surviving a shootout with New Orleans, 135-132, overlaying as eight-point highway favorites. The Spurs led by 20 at halftime, trailed getting into the fourth, and nonetheless pulled away for his or her seventh highway win.

The Lakers gained the season’s first assembly at Crypto.com Enviornment, 118-116, as two-point underdogs on November 5. LeBron James and Austin Reaves didn’t play in that one — Luka Dončić led the best way with 35 factors and 13 assists. Since LeBron’s return in mid-November, L.A. is 6-1 with him within the lineup.

The Spurs are 4-2 ATS as an underdog of greater than three factors, they usually proceed to compete regardless of lacking C Victor Wembanyama (calf pressure). On this spot, the factors with San Antonio look interesting as they goal to avenge final month’s loss.