Three NBA Totals to Target Monday Night

Let’s start the week right with a fresh week of NBA betting action. Here are three NBA totals we have our eye on for Monday night.

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Brooklyn Nets at Minnesota Timberwolves Preview

Nets vs. Timberwolves Picks

Best Bet – Over 239

The first over to target Monday is between the Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves. A common theme for betting overs is to focus on poor defenses. This game presents exactly that, with both Brooklyn and Minnesota owning bottom 10 defenses.

There is an egregious difference between the Brooklyn offense and Minnesota defense. The Nets are owners of the top offense in the NBA, while the Timberwolves’ defense is ranked 27th.

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving should score at will. The Nets alone are a reason to take this over, and you should consider targeting just Brooklyn’s team total.

Brooklyn excels at both levels on the offensive end, ranking in the top 10 in points in the paint and threes made. The Timberwolves are a bottom-five defense in stopping shots close and deep. However the Nets choose to attack, they should succeed.

Minnesota should be able to do enough offensively itself to hit this over, as Brooklyn’s defense isn’t much of a threat. What gives the Timberwolves the edge is the fast pace of play they operate at. Only the Bucks play a faster brand of basketball.

On the season, Brooklyn is 32-21 against the over/under, while Minnesota is 27-26.

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Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans Preview

Kings vs. Pelicans Picks

Best Bet – Over 231.5

This Western Conference battle is a similar recipe to our first bet of the night. The Sacramento Kings and the New Orleans Pelicans own the two worst defenses in the entire NBA. Without much resistance, both offenses should thrive.

What makes this a favorite bet of the night is that each offense is a very capable unit. When looking at efficiency, points per game, and shooting percentage, the Pelicans and Kings both have top 10 offenses.

Any team would have success against these two defenses. Add in two strong offenses? Expect plenty of points.

Zion Williamson, averaging 26.5 points per game, does the entirety of his damage down low. No team allows more points in the paint than Sacramento. Williamson is poised for a big game and will be the catalyst for this over bet.

New Orleans is the best in the NBA against over/unders at 34-18. Sacramento isn’t far behind at 30-23.

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Los Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks Preview

Lakers vs. Knicks Picks

Best Bet – Under 205.5

The final bet of the night is the under in the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks. It’s a low total, but for good reason.

Los Angeles and New York are owners of the two best defenses in the league. Even with LeBron James and Anthony Davis out of the lineup, the Lakers have remained a defensive force.

Aiding our under pick is that neither offense is terribly efficient, with each in the bottom 10 of the league in scoring.

Both teams also play extremely slow. The Knicks are last in the NBA in field goals attempted per game. They play a methodical brand of basketball that lends itself to low-scoring affairs.

The Lakers are also slow and thus a perfect storm to take an under.

No team has hit its under more than Los Angeles, as they are 19-34 against overs. The Knicks have had a similar betting history this season, going 21-32 against their overs.