NBA Picks & Predictions for Friday, December 18, 2009

Last Updated on December 18, 2009 3:00 pm by drew

Friday’s NBA Picks

Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Friday, December 18, 2009 in the NBA.

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Utah Jazz at

Atlanta
Hawks, 7:35PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

UTAH is 14-9 against the spread versus

ATLANTA
since 1996

UTAH is 19-5 straight up against

ATLANTA
since 1996

11 of 22 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

ATLANTA is 3-1 against the spread versus

UTAH
over the last 3 seasons 

ATLANTA is 2-2 straight up against

UTAH
over the last 3 seasons 

3 of 4 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at

ATLANTA
since 1996

ATLANTA is 6-6 against the spread versus

UTAH
since 1996

UTAH is 7-5 straight up against

ATLANTA
since 1996

8 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at

ATLANTA
over the last 3 seasons.

ATLANTA is 2-0 against the spread versus

UTAH
over the last 3 seasons 

ATLANTA is 2-0 straight up against

UTAH
over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

NBA Free Pick:

Utah
View Matchup | Best Line: +6 SBGGLOBAL.com

L.A. Clippers at

New York
Knicks, 8:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996


NEW YORK
is 13-11 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS since 1996

LA CLIPPERS is 14-11 straight up against

NEW YORK
since 1996

12 of 24 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons


NEW YORK
is 2-2 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS over the last 3 seasons 

LA CLIPPERS is 4-0 straight up against

NEW YORK
over the last 3 seasons 

3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at

NEW YORK
since 1996


NEW YORK
is 8-4 against the spread versus LA CLIPPERS since 1996


NEW YORK
is 9-4 straight up against LA CLIPPERS since 1996

8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at

NEW YORK
over the last 3 seasons.

LA CLIPPERS is 2-0 against the spread versus

NEW YORK
over the last 3 seasons 

LA CLIPPERS is 2-0 straight up against

NEW YORK
over the last 3 seasons 

2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

NBA Free Pick:

L.A.
Clippers –
View Matchup | Best Line: +2 SBGGLOBAL.com

Detroit Pistons at

Oklahoma City
, 8:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

OKLAHOMA CITY is 15-11 against the spread versus

DETROIT
since 1996

DETROIT is 17-9 straight up against

OKLAHOMA CITY
since 1996

17 of 26 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

OKLAHOMA CITY is 5-0 against the spread versus

DETROIT
over the last 3 seasons 

DETROIT is 3-2 straight up against

OKLAHOMA CITY
over the last 3 seasons 

3 of 5 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at

OKLAHOMA CITY
since 1996

OKLAHOMA CITY is 7-5 against the spread versus

DETROIT
since 1996

OKLAHOMA CITY is 6-6 straight up against

DETROIT
since 1996

7 of 12 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at

OKLAHOMA CITY
over the last 3 seasons.

OKLAHOMA CITY is 2-0 against the spread versus

DETROIT
over the last 3 seasons 

OKLAHOMA CITY is 1-1 straight up against

DETROIT
over the last 3 seasons 

1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

NBA Free Pick:

Oklahoma City
View Matchup | Best Line: -4.5 SBGGLOBAL.com

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Posted: 12/18/09 3:00PM ET