Both top teams from the West in action!
Picks and betting odds can be read for the games in the NBA on 07.01.2022. In the East, among other things, the classic between the Knicks and Celtics will take place. The Grizzlies, for their part, will not want to show any weakness against Detroit, the bottom team in the Eastern Conference, and the two top teams from the West will also be taking part.
Here, the Golden State Warriors travel to New Orleans and Phoenix awaits the Clippers from LA.
New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics – Jan 07, 01:30am
The Knicks and Boston have already faced each other twice this season. A New York home win in overtime in October was followed by revenge for the basketballers from the Bean City last December with another rather close home win at TD Garden.
Despite the aforementioned home win against the record champions, the home side can hardly count on a home bonus this season: Less than 40 percent of the games in the “World’s Most Famous Arena” have been won by coach Tom Thibodeau’s troops. Only the Pistons and Orlando undercut this weak figure in the East.
However, the home weakness of the basket ball hunters from the Big Apple balances out with the visitors’ poor away record. Boston have also won less than 40 per cent of their away games so far – the fourth lowest figure in the Eastern Conference’s away rankings.
For the game at Madison Square Gardem between the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics on 7 January 2022, tips on an away win are worth considering. The prediction is based primarily on the return of Jayson Tatum on the visitors’ side.
The small forward had been in quarantine since the Christmas Game against Milwaukee, but returned to the court last matchday. This means that Boston have their best scorer at their disposal again, which should help them to win the match, as the home side, on the other hand, will still have to do without several players.
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Detroit Pistons – 07 January, 02:00
The Grizzlies haven’t lost to the pros from Motown in front of their own crowd in nearly two years. Instead, they have won their most recent three home NBA and preseason games against the Pistons, and each time by a wide margin. This is reflected in an average lead of 21 points!
This balance of power is unlikely to change at the moment, as the bottom team in the East travels here with only one win from the past twelve away games. The home side, on the other hand, are aiming for their seventh success in a row. On top of that, the guests are playing a back-to-back and are therefore more tired.
In the clash between the Memphis Grizzlies and Detroit Pistons at the FedEx Forum, the betting odds on a win for the in-form home side by at least 13 points are interesting.
New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors – 07 Jan, 02:00
The Pelicans took a severe beating in their first duel of the season with the Warriors about two months ago: The basketball players from Bis Easy were defeated by the six-time champions by 41 points.
On the other hand, defeats in San Francisco are not a new feeling for New Orleans: Only one of the past nine away games at coach Steve Kerr’s team could be won by the franchise from Louisiana!
At home, too, NOLA’s recent record in this pairing is lacklustre: Only three of the past ten home games have been won.
For the clash at the Smoothie King Center between the New Orleans Pelicans and Golden State Warriors, predictions on another away win are a good idea in the eyes of the betting community. The fundamentally better squad of the guests and their away strength speak in favour of this.
Most recently, they won at third-placed Utah and second-placed Phoenix in the West. Opponents who are clearly above the level of the penultimate team in the Western Conference. Even the Warriors’ physical handicap in the form of a back-to-back does little to change their position as favourites.
Phoenix Suns vs Los Angeles Clippers – 07 January, 04:00
The Clippers got revenge for their loss in last year’s Western Conference Finals with a home win last month. At that time, the men around Devin Booker and “CP3” had prevailed 4:2 in the series. However, the guests are now travelling with personnel worries.
Besides the long-term injured Kawhi Leonard, Paul George is also missing, which means that head coach Tyronne Lue’s team will be without its two best players. Due to the absences, the minimum goal of the LA franchise in the form of participation in the playoffs is now also in jeopardy, as the play-in tournament would currently be booked.
The visitors currently have a win rate of 50 percent, which is only good enough for seventh place in the West. For the game of the Phoenix Suns against the Los Angeles Clippers on 07.01.2022 from 04:00 o’clock, the odds on a home victory with at least eleven points of difference can be located.
In addition to the points mentioned, the prediction is underpinned by the home strength of the basketball players from the Valley: The Warriors alone top the NBA’s home win rate of an impressive 80 per cent, which the second-placed team in the West currently has.
