Free NBA Picks Today for Tuesday, December 19th, 2023

Our free NBA picks are out for Tuesday, December 19th 2023! Make sure you check our NBA picks before the action kicks off.

Look below to find our free NBA picks for the best games on today’s schedule!

Memphis Grizzlies @ New Orleans Pelicans – 7:30pm ET

Tony Battalio

It has been a rough start to the regular season for Memphis and they will look to get things going in the right direction with a victory here on Tuesday night on the road in New Orleans. They have struggled without Ja Morant in the lineup and unless something changes rather quickly they will be well out of playoff contention by the time Ja Morant returns from his suspension in the middle of the regular season. They will look to go on the road against New Orleans and pull off the upset here in this one as they look to build up as much momentum as possible heading into the end of December. Memphis comes into this game with 19 losses through their first 25 games of the regular season. They will desperately look to pick up a victory here in this game on Tuesday night on the road in New Orleans they looked to get things going in the right direction throughout the rest of the year. 

It has been a shaky start to the regular season for New Orleans as they have dealt with injuries and inconsistency throughout the early part of the regular season. This is a New Orleans team that has the potential to be one of the best teams in the league if they can remain healthy and consistent throughout the year but that is something they have struggled with heading into this game on Tuesday night at home against Memphis. They will look to get things rolling in the right direction with a quality performance here on Tuesday night at home, as they look to pick up a comfortable victory against one of the worst teams in the league at the moment. New Orleans comes into this game with 16 victories to their first 27 games of the regular season and they will look to add to that with a victory here at home on Tuesday night against a struggling Memphis team. That is exactly what I expect out of New Orleans here in this one as I look for them to pick up the win and cover the spread.

San Antonio Spurs @ Milwaukee Bucks – 8pm ET

Tony Battalio

It has been a long year already for the San Antonio Spurs, and there seems to be no end in sight as their rebuild will likely continue well into the future. They will look to get things going in the right direction with an upset victory here on Tuesday night on the road against the Milwaukee Bucks as they look for a huge momentum boost here in this one. A lengthy losing streak has pretty much all but officially knocked them out of playoff contention this early in the year and unless something changes rather quickly, they will likely finish the season as one of the worst teams in the NBA. They are just too young and inconsistent to pose any type of threat to some of the most competitive teams in the league at the moment, despite having some pretty talented young players on the roster. San Antonio comes into this game with 21 losses through their first 25 games of the season and they are in desperate need of a victory here in this game on Tuesday night.

The Milwaukee Bucks are off to a quality start this season and as long as they remain healthy and consistent, they are likely going to be the favorites heading into the NBA playoffs. The duo of Giannis, Antetokounmpo, and Damian Lillard are finally starting to build some chemistry out on the court and that is a very bad thing for the other 29 teams in the league. Milwaukee comes into this game with one of the best records in the league and they will look to eclipse the 20 win mark with a quality performance here on Tuesday night at home against the San Antonio Spurs. They’ve been a very tough team to beat this season and they’ve been even tougher to beat at home and that is exactly what I expected of Milwaukee here on Tuesday night against San Antonio. As I look for the Milwaukee Bucks and pick up a comfortable victory, I look for them to cover the spread here in this game as well.

Boston Celtics @ Golden State Warriors – 10pm ET

Tony Battalio

The Boston Celtics are off to a fantastic start to the regular season, and they will look to keep the momentum rolling throughout this game on Tuesday night in San Francisco. This game has the potential to be a huge measuring stick game for Boston, as they are playing in one of the toughest venues in the league. They are off to an incredible start of the year, as they have firmly established themselves as one of the best teams in the league this season, and they are once again a legitimate contender to bring home the NBA championship. They will look to further prove that narrative to be true with another quality performance here on Tuesday night on the road against the Golden State Warriors. As Boston comes into this game looking to improve on their league best 20 victories and pick up their 21st win of the regular season here on Tuesday night in San Francisco. 

The Golden State Warriors come into this game looking to pick up a solid victory at home over the Boston Celtics. They are in desperate need of a momentum boost early on in the regular season, and they have been one of the toughest teams to beat at home throughout the last decade. They will look to further prove that narrative to be true. They got off to a fast start to the regular season before Steph Curry went down to a knee injury early on in the year, and it put them behind the eight ball and hampered their performance for a couple of weeks. They were to get things rolling in the right direction once again with a victory here on Tuesday night against one of the best teams in the league as they have the home court advantage here in this one. However, I don’t look for home court advantage to save Golden State here in this game on Tuesday night against Boston as I look for the Celtics to pick up the win. 

Phoenix Suns @ Portland Trail Blazers – 10pm ET

Tony Battalio

The Phoenix Suns have the potential to be one of the best teams in the NBA this season, if they can remain healthy and consistent throughout the year. However, that is something they’ve struggled with throughout the early part of the regular season as Bradley Beal has barely played for his brand new team, and both Kevin Durant and Devin Booker have both missed time at some point throughout the year as well. They look to push the reset button in a way here in this game on Tuesday night in the Pacific Northwest against Portland. As they look to pick up as much momentum as possible heading into the last two weeks of 2023 and into 2024 as well. If they start stringing together some victories they will get on a roll, and they will likely end up finishing as a top three seed in the western conference this season but at the moment that is a big “if” with the track record they’ve had throughout the early part of the year. 

Portland is still having problems replacing Damian Lillard as they have been one of the worst teams in the league during the early part of the season. Although some players have stepped up for Portland, throughout the early part of the year, they are lacking a true closer, which was what Lillard was so great at. It has led to them blowing plenty of late leads throughout the early part of the season, and they look to pull off the victory here on Tuesday night at home as they look to get things on track throughout the rest of December. Portland comes into this game with 19 losses through their first 25 games of the regular season and they will look to get things back on track with the quality performance here on Tuesday night at home against the Phoenix Suns. However, they come into this game on a lengthy losing streak, and I don’t look for things to get much better for them here in this one. As I look for Phoenix to pick up the victory and cover the spread on the road.

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