Free NBA Picks Today for Monday, November 20th, 2023

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Boston Celtics @ Charlotte Hornets – 7PM ET

Tony Battalio

The Boston Celtics are off to a relatively solid start to the regular season, and they will be looking to keep the momentum rolling here on Monday night on the road in Charlotte. Boston comes into this game having already broken the double digit win barrier in their first 13 games of the regular season and they will be looking for their 12th victory of the season here on Monday night on the road against the Charlotte Hornets. It has been a very fast start to the season for the Boston Celtics and they will be looking to maintain this pace throughout the regular season and if they do, they should run away with the Eastern Conference and the division by the time the All-Star break comes around. Boston comes into this game as winners of eight out of their last 10 on the season and they are currently on a six game winning streak as well. They will be looking to grab their seventh consecutive victory here on Monday night on the road in Charlotte.

The Charlotte Hornets came into this season with plenty of expectations, but they have been rather underwhelming throughout their first handful of games this season. They will be looking for a huge momentum boosting victory here on Monday night at home against the best team in the league so far this year as they look to get things rolling in the right direction throughout the remainder of November. Charlotte comes into this game as losers of nine out of their first 12 on the season and they will be desperately looking for their fourth victory of the season here on Monday night at home against the Boston Celtics. LaMelo Ball has put up some less than impressive performances throughout the early part of the year that has hampered that success of the Charlotte Hornets and he will need to get on track if they want to be successful this season. Unfortunately for Charlotte I don’t see things getting much better for them in this game as I look for Boston to pick up the win on the road here on Monday.

Denver Nuggets @ Detroit Pistons – 7PM ET

Tony Battalio

The defending NBA champions will be looking to bounce back and the second game of a back-to-back after losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. Their Midwest road trip will continue here on Monday night on the road against the Detroit Pistons as they look to get back into the win column and continue their solid start to the regular season. They have yet to experience any type of championship hangover throughout their first handful of games. They will be looking to continue finding their stride throughout the early part of the year by picking up another victory here in this one. Denver comes into this game on Monday night looking to grab their 10th victory of the season here in this one on the road against the Detroit Pistons. A healthy and consistent Denver team is one of the favorites to win the title this season. However they have to pick up victories like this along the way in comfortable fashion to further establish themselves as a contender to win their second consecutive title. 

The Detroit Pistons are off to an absolutely awful start to the season, and they will be looking to get things turned around with a huge momentum boosting victory against Denver here on Monday night. Detroit is one of the youngest teams in the league and they still have a long way to go in their rebuilding process if the beginning of this season is foreshadowing how the remainder of the year will go. Detroit will be desperate for a victory to get things turned around after a lengthy losing streak has put them at the bottom of the conference and likely put them out of contention before the month of November comes to an end. Detroit comes into this game as losers of 12 out of their first 14 games of the season and they will be looking for their third victory of the season here on Monday night at home. Unfortunately for the Detroit Pistons, I don’t see that happening as I look for the Denver Nuggets to not only pick up the win in this game, but cover the spread in the process.

Milwaukee Bucks @ Washington Wizards – 7PM ET

Tony Battalio

The Milwaukee Bucks are off to a decent start this season, but they had very high expectations coming into the regular season. After making the trade for Damian Lillard, they combined two of the best players in the league, and so far things have not always paid off for the Milwaukee Bucks throughout the early part of the year. As Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo have both missed time at one point or another, dealing with injuries, and once both of them get healthy and in rhythm, this is going to be a very dangerous Milwaukee Bucks team throughout the remainder of the year. Milwaukee comes into this game looking to grab their tenth victory of the regular season against a struggling Washington team here on Monday night on the road in the nation’s capital. Milwaukee has built up a ton of momentum as of late as they come into this game on a four game winning streak, and they will be looking for a fifth consecutive victory here on Monday night.

Washington comes into this game looking to break their lengthy losing streak as they look to get their season back on track throughout the remainder of November. A victory in this game over one of the top teams in the eastern conference would go a long way and give them a massive momentum boost heading into the remainder of the month. So far the pairing of Kyle Kuzma and Jordan Poole has not paid off for the Washington Wizards and it seems like they have a lot of chemistry issues throughout the early part of the regular season. That is something that will have to change rather quickly if this team wants to be a contender this season and in the future as well. Washington comes into this game as losers of ten out of their first twelve games on the season and they will be looking for their third victory of the year here on Monday night at home against Milwaukee. Unfortunately for Washington I don’t see that happening as I look for Milwaukee to not only pick up the wind here on Monday night, but cover the spread in the process. 

New York Knicks @ Minnesota Timberwolves – 8PM ET

Tony Battalio

The New York Knicks come into this game looking to pick up a solid victory and keep their momentum rolling after they’ve hit their stride over the last week or so. New York had a rough start to the regular season but they have picked it up as of late and they will be looking to keep it going with a victory on the road against Minnesota here on Monday night. This will be a solid early season test for the New York Knicks going up against one of the top teams in the Western Conference here on Monday night as they look to finish the month of November strong. The New York Knicks come into this game with eight victories in their first 13 of the year and they have currently won three in a row as well as seven out of their last 10. They will be looking for a fourth consecutive victory here on Monday night on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves. As Jalen Brunson looks to the next to early season victory against a top team in the league.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are off to a quality start this season, and they will be looking to maintain that momentum with a victory here on Monday night at home against the New York Knicks next. The big three of Anthony Edwards, Karl Anthony Towns, and Rudy Gobert have been playing well throughout the early part of the regular season. They will all be looking to record another quality performance in this game on Monday night against the New York Knicks as they look for another victory and they look to defend their home floor in the process. They have picked up nine victories through their first 12 games on the season and they will be looking to break the double digit win barrier with a quality performance here on Monday night at home. They are coming off of a lengthy road trip as they have played their last five games away from home and they’ve come away with four victories in that span. I expect them to pick up their second consecutive victory of the season here on Monday night against New York.

Sacramento Kings @ New Orleans Pelicans – 8PM ET

Tony Battalio

The Sacramento Kings came into the season with plenty of expectations after breaking a two decades long playoff drought last season. They are off to a respectable start this season, and they will be looking to keep the momentum rolling here on Monday night on the road in New Orleans. This is a solid measuring stick game for the Sacramento Kings throughout the early part of the year as they are facing off with another potential contender in the Western Conference here on Monday night in a tough environment. They come into this game four games above .500 through their first 12 games of the regular season. They will be looking for their ninth victory of the season here on Monday night on the road against the New Orleans Pelicans. They come into this game on a six game winning streak and they will be looking to grab a seventh consecutive victory here on Monday night in New Orleans.

The New Orleans Pelicans come into this season with plenty of potential and expectations. New Orleans is a team that if they remain healthy and consistent throughout the regular season, they could be a legitimate threat to make a deep playoff run. However, so far throughout the early part of the regular season, they have struggled at remaining healthy and consistent both. A victory here in this game on Monday night at home against one of the top teams in the Western Conference would be a massive boost for this New Orleans team, as they still look to navigate life without CJ McCollum for the foreseeable future. They have been struggling as of late as they come into this game on a one game losing streak, and as losers of six out of their last 10 games on the year. They will be looking to get things turned around with a victory here on Monday night at home against Sacramento. However, unfortunately for New Orleans, I don’t see that happening as I look for Sacramento to pick up the win in this game.

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*Odds and spreads correct at time of publication, courtesy of BetMGM.