NBA Pick'em Today: Tuesday Plays for Underdog and Sleeper

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Published on November 19, 2024

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NBA Pick'Em Today

Austin Reaves HIGHER THAN 1.5 1H 3-Pointers Made vs. Jazz

Underdog, 4:41 PM CT

Alex Barutha: It wouldn't be a day in the NBA pick'em space without being scared of a double-digit spread. The Lakers are 11-point favorites over Utah. In games with blowout potential, I prefer to play first-half lines (or even first-quarter lines). Here, I'm targeting Utah's poor three-point defense. They allow the third-most wide-open three-point attempts per game, while Reaves takes the 10th-most wide open triples per game. For reference, Reaves is averaging 1.3 made threes per first half this season, so I like the opportunity for him to go over in this situation.

Jordan Clarkson HIGHER THAN 15.5pts at Lakers

Underdog, 4:39 PM CT

Nick Whalen: Clarkson has been hot off the bench lately, going for more than 15.5 points in each of his last six games – mostly against quality competition. With Lauri Markkanen struggling, and the Jazz searching for offense on a nightly basis, I like Clarkson's chance to exploit the Lakers' shaky guard depth.

LaMelo Ball HIGHER THAN 6.5ast at Nets

Sleeper, 4:40 PM CT

Nick Whalen: Ball is averaging just over 6.5 assists per game this season, but he's coming off of a 12-assist game against a strong Cavs defense over the weekend. Thus far, the Nets are allowing 27.1 assists per game (8th-highest in NBA), while ranking dead-last in opponents' field goal percentage (48.5%).

The author(s) of this article may play in daily fantasy contests including – but not limited to – games that they have provided recommendations or advice on in this article. In the course of playing in these games using their personal accounts, it's possible that they will use players in their lineups or other strategies that differ from the recommendations they have provided above. The recommendations in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of RotoWire. Alex Barutha plays in daily fantasy contests using the following accounts: FanDuel Username: unclestosh99, DraftKings Username: Roto_Alex. Nick Whalen plays in daily fantasy contests using the following accounts: FanDuel: nickwhalen2, DraftKings: wha1en.