NBA Picks, Predictions and Previews For Each Game

Non-stop action, gravity-defying dunks and the best basketball players on the planet: the NBA has it all.

The NBA also boasts a robust betting market. StatSalt is here to help you with your picks, whether you are a sportsbook rookie or experienced basketball bettor.

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With each team taking to the court 82 times in the season, plus dozens of playoff games leading up to the Finals, there are ample opportunities to wager on your favorite NBA franchises throughout the year. But with so much going on it can be hard to keep up on the latest form and trends and correctly decide how a particular matchup will turn out.

StatSalt tipsters can help give some much-needed guidance on the smartest bets on pro basketball. On the StatSalt website you will find a free pick and prediction for EVERY NBA game that takes place over the course of the season, from the first games in October right through to the exciting playoffs and Finals. With StatSalt you will find tips on a variety of different bets and clear analysis on each team and matchup before they take to the court, giving you the best possible chance of laying a successful wager on the game or team of your choice.

Use The StatSalt NBA Predictions To Help You Bet

With the help of StatSalt and its top tipsters, pro basketball betting need not be intimidating. Bettors have the chance to make the best-informed picks possible with the support of our exclusive predictions and picks. Using our service, you can rest easy knowing that a StatSalt prediction comes with the weight of expert knowledge firmly behind it.

All of StatSalt's NBA writers are experts in the sport, and watch hundreds of basketball games every year. This gives them extensive knowledge on the sport, allowing tipsters to make well-reasoned tips on teams and totals and pass on that expertise to readers. We look beyond simple results and form guides, analyzing coach changes, injury reports, head-to- heads and the many small factors that can give a team the edge in their next game. For those reasons and many more, StatSalt NBA is a fantastic resource to consult prior to making your next basketball wager.

How Our Analysts Make Their NBA Expert Picks

With all of the data and statistics on hand around pro basketball, covering both offensive and defensive trends as well as factors like pace of play, working your way through the numbers can feel like a tough proposition. That information is there to aid the selection of your betting picks, however, and can make a big difference in results. The key is knowing just how to use it most efficiently. Our analysts can help you focus on the most important factors and make the best choices. We pore over the available stats and trends ahead of each game, looking at how the teams match up on the court. StatSalt tipsters also have access to the latest technology, including Artificial Intelligence tools, to project the outcome of an upcoming matchup as accurately as we can. Using these different strands of information we can put together build a strong betting model that informs every prediction we make on NBA basketball - but the final call is ours, and all our picks come from human writers.

What Types of NBA Picks Can I Find on StatSalt?

When it comes to NBA matchups, StatSalt focuses on two betting markets. These are side picks, and totals.

When we pick sides, we are predicting who will cover the spread. For example, if we are backing Stephen Curry and Golden State to cover at -9.5 against New Orleans, we believe that the Warriors will beat their opponents by more than 9.5 points when the full-time buzzer sounds. Conversely, if we back the Pelicans at +8.5, we are saying they will finish closer than 9.5 points behind Golden State by the end or win the game. Total bets hang on the scoring potential of both teams combined. Before the game oddsmakers will set a price on the number of points which will be scored, and bettors must decide whether the real total will be more or less than that number. Again, to take the example of Golden State vs New Orleans, if the over/under is set at 222.5, an over bet will cash in if there are more than 222.5 points scored by the two teams, and an under bet if 222 or fewer are scored.