Courtside Players Club NBA 4-5 Units (12/14/24)

NBA

2 Picks (10 Units)

4:30PM EST: ATL/MIL Under 230 (5 Units).

8:30PM EST: HOU/OKC Under 216 (5 Units).

Semi-Conference Finals of the NBA Cup and the intensity is there. These games play like playoff games and the refs officiate as such. With prize money on the line these aren't your typical regular season games. The 4 quarter-final games landed on 223, 222, 208, and 181. The HOU/OKC total's low but they're 1st and 2nd in Defensive Rating this year. As for the ATL/MIL Game, both defenses grade out average but Milwaukee just got Khris Middleton back. His return was felt immediately, helping limit the Celtics to 111 in Boston. The Bucks perimeter defense has struggled this season but he helps sure that up. Despite having Trae Young, Atlanta ranks just 25th in 3-PT Rate and 24th in 3-PT % too. They aren't built to exploit Milwaukee's defense and that'll help keep this game at the Bucks pace as opposed to the Hawks up tempo.