Free NBA Picks Today for Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023

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Brooklyn Nets @ Atlanta Hawks – 7:30PM ET

Tony Battalio

The Brooklyn Nets are off to a rather rough start to the season, and they will be looking to grab a huge momentum boosting victory here on Wednesday night on the road against the Atlanta Hawks. Brooklyn had potential to win a championship just a couple years ago but they have retooled their entire roster and traded away all three of their superstars over the last year and a half. Now they are stuck in the middle of being a rebuilding team  in a back end playoff team in the Eastern Conference. At the moment they look more like a team that is in the middle of a rebuilding process rather than a playoff team. They come into this game under .500 and they will be looking to grab a victory to get their season on track throughout the remainder of November. They come into this one with a 6-7 record through their first thirteen games of the season and they will be looking for their seventh win here on Wednesday. 

The Atlanta Hawks come into this game enjoying a little bit of success throughout the early part of the season, and they will be looking to grab a victory here on Wednesday night at home against the Brooklyn Nets to keep that success going. This will be the second game of a back-to-back for the Atlanta Hawks after facing all with the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night at home and they will be looking to wrap up this back to back on a positive note heading into Thanksgiving. Atlanta has been hovering around the .500 mark through their first handful of games this season. They will be looking to start stringing some quality victories together to close out the month of November and open up the month of December. I look for them to have a much easier time in this game against the Brooklyn Nets as compared to their game yesterday against the Indiana Pacers and I look for Atlanta to grab a victory in the second half of this back to back here on Wednesday night.

Milwaukee Bucks @ Boston Celtics – 7:30PM ET

Tony Battalio

The Milwaukee Bucks are arguably the favorites to win the NBA title this season, but they are off to wait or start than expected throughout the early part of the year. Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo have both missed time and they haven’t quite gelled as well as people would’ve thought throughout the early part of the season. Once this team gets going in the right direction and gets fully healthy, they are going to be very dangerous for the rest of the league. Milwaukee comes into this game looking to get an early season statement. Victory on the road against one of the best teams in the league this season when they take on the Boston Celtics here on Wednesday night. Milwaukee comes into this game with ten victories through their first fourteen games of the season and they will be looking for their eleventh victory of the season here on Wednesday night on the road against the Boston Celtics. 

The Boston Celtics are experiencing a fantastic start to the regular season, and they will be looking to keep the momentum rolling here on Wednesday night at home against the Milwaukee Bucks. They are one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference each and every year but they have not been able to break through the glass ceiling and win that elusive NBA championship just yet. They will be hoping that this season is finally the one that they get that title and if they play like they have throughout the early part of the year, they are going to be a very hard team to beat in the playoffs. Boston comes into this game with eleven victories to their name on the season and they will be looking to grab another victory here on Wednesday night in this heavyweight matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks. I expect this to be a quality back-and-forth game between these two top teams but in the end I do look for the Boston Celtics to grab the win at home.

Miami Heat @ Cleveland Cavaliers – 7:30PM ET

Tony Battalio

The Miami Heat are off quality start this season and they will be looking to keep the momentum rolling here on Wednesday night on the road in Cleveland against the Cavaliers. Jimmy Butler has been playing well throughout their first handful of games, and he has led this team to some very solid victories throughout the early part of the season. He will be looking to continue doing so here on Wednesday night in Cleveland as they look for a crucial road victory early on in the season against a playoff team in the Eastern Conference. Miami comes into this game with nine victories through their first fourteen games of the season and they will be looking to break the double digit win barrier with another quality performance here on Wednesday night on the road in Cleveland. They have picked up eight victories and their last 10 games and it has been a very loaded road schedule for Miami throughout the early part of the year so they are more than battle tested enough to win this one.

The Cleveland Cavaliers come into this game, looking to defend their home court against the Miami Heat here on Wednesday night. This game gives Cleveland an opportunity to get an early season statement victory over one of the top teams in the conference on their home floor. They have had a sluggish start to the season, but they have picked up some as of late as they are going through a rough stretch of schedule at the moment. This will be the second game of a back-to-back for the Cleveland Cavaliers after facing off with the Philadelphia 76ers on the road in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. They will return back to normal normal regular season non-tournament action in this game on Wednesday night at home as they look to wrap up this back to back on a positive note. Unfortunately, I don’t see that happening as I look for the Miami Heat to pick up the victory on the road against Cleveland here on Wednesday.

Toronto Raptors @ Indiana Pacers – 7:30PM ET

Tony Battalio

It has been a rough start to the season for the Toronto Raptors, and they will be looking to regroup with a quality performance here on Wednesday night on the road against the Indiana Pacers. Toronto comes into this game hovering around the .500 mark throughout the early part of the season and this will be the second game of a back-to-back for the Raptors on the road here on Wednesday night. After facing off with the Orlando Magic and tournament action on Tuesday night, they will head north to play the Indiana Pacers in another tough early season matchup against a quality Eastern Conference team. They will be looking to string together some victories, and get the momentum rolling throughout the early part of the season as they look to head into the last month of the year on a strong note. This will be the second game of a quick two game stint away from home for the Raptors, and they will be looking to end it on a positive note as well.

The Indiana Pacers are playing solid basketball throughout the early part of the season thanks in part to the play of point guard Tyrese Haliburton. He has firmly established himself as one of the top guards in the league this season. Now he will be looking to maintain that narrative as he tries to lead this Indiana team to another quality victory here on Wednesday night at home. He has been efficient and is playing mistake free basketball with the ball in his hands, and that is leading to success for the Indiana Pacers throughout the early part of the year. This will also be the second game of a back-to-back for the Indiana Pacers as they faced the Atlanta Hawks on the road on Tuesday night in tournament action. They will be looking to wrap up this back to back at home and a positive note here on Wednesday night and that is exactly what I expect. As I look for the Indiana Pacers to take the victory in this game over the Toronto Raptors here in this one.

Philadelphia 76ers @ Minnesota Timberwolves – 8PM ET

Tony Battalio

The Philadelphia 76ers are off to a fantastic start this season, and they will be looking to keep the momentum rolling here on Wednesday night on the road in Minnesota. They have started out the season red hot even with all the dramas surrounding them prior to the year coming around thanks to the exit of James Harden. They have arguably defied expectations as they are one of the best teams in the league, even without James Harden on the roster through this point of the year. This will be the second game of a back-to-back for Philadelphia after hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night, and they will be looking to wrap up this back to back on a positive note with another quality performance against Minnesota. Philadelphia comes into this game with double digit wins through their first fourteen games of the regular season and they will be looking to add another victory to their win total with a quality performance here in this one, 

Minnesota comes into this game looking to keep their solid start of the season intact with a quality victory over the Philadelphia 76ers here on Wednesday night at home. Anthony Edwards has been playing well throughout the early part of the regular season, and it is leading Minnesota to early season success as well and they will be looking to maintain that throughout this game against Philadelphia on Wednesday night. They will have the rest advantage in this one as they will not be in action on Tuesday night during tournament Tuesday and they will get a much-needed break both before and after Thanksgiving. So they should be fully healthy and ready to go for this one on Wednesday night at home against the 76ers. I expect this to be a quality game between these two teams but in the end I do look for Minnesota to grab the victory at home over Philadelphia to wrap up the 76ers short little back to back prior to Thanksgiving.

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