2023-24 Week 13 NBA Regular Season Predictions
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By: Evan Troxel
It is Week Thirteen of the National Basketball Association regular season from January 15th, 2024, through January 21st, 2024.
So here are my predictions for those games on those specific days/dates:
NBA Predictions for Monday, January 15th, 2024 (Predicted on Monday, January 15th, 2024)
40th NBA regular season game head-to-head matchups today (both teams 40th regular season game):
Orlando Magic at New York Knicks
Golden State Warriors at Memphis Grizzlies
Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors
41st: New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks
Houston Rockets at Philadelphia 76ers: Prediction to win: Philadelphia 76ers, Prediction to lose: Houston Rockets
New Orleans Pelicans at Dallas Mavericks: Prediction to win: Dallas Mavericks, Prediction to lose: New Orleans Pelicans
Orlando Magic at New York Knicks: Prediction to win: Orlando Magic, Prediction to lose: New York Knicks
Detroit Pistons at Washington Wizards: Prediction to win: Washington Wizards, Prediction to lose: Detroit Pistons
San Antonio Spurs at Atlanta Hawks: Prediction to win: San Antonio Spurs, Prediction to lose: Atlanta Hawks
It's interesting that the Freemasons don't have number eighteen (18) as an occultic number. (Maybe that would be too obvious for some people if they actually did make it an official occultic number?)
Anyway, the Atlanta Hawks are playing their 18th home game today and the Hawks I believe are in the 33rd parallel.
The San Antonio Spurs are the away team and they can hit and win exactly 25 percent of their road games for the second time this regular season with a win today! The previous time the Spurs hit exactly 25 percent on the road earlier this regular was at Denver on Sunday, November 26th, 2023. The Spurs lost that game 132-120 and fell to 2-6 on the road.
So the Spurs are 0-1 when THEY DO hit exactly 25 percent winning percentage on the road, but they have been successful 100% of the time (meaning the Spurs actually lost the game) this regular season so far when they had a chance to hit exactly 25 percent road winning percentage!
On the flip side, the Hawks can fall to 6-12 at home with a loss today and win exactly 33 percent of their home games. Not including their third home game of the regular season (versus the Washington Wizards on November 1st, 2023, which the Hawks won), the Hawks have hit every single time to get to a 33 percent home winning percentage. They hit (and lost) on November 17th versus the Philadelphia 76ers, to fall to 2-4 at home. They also hit (and lost) on December 6th versus the Brooklyn Nets, to fall to 3-6. They also hit (and lost) on December 23rd versus the Memphis Grizzlies to fall to 4-12.
So the Hawks are 1-3 in games they could hit exactly 33 percent home winning percentage this regular season, but not including their third home game of the regular season, they have been successful 100% of the time (meaning the Hawks actually lost all the games) this regular season so far when they had a chance to hit exactly 33 percent home winning percentage!
So I think Atlanta has a pretty good chance to actually lose today when looking at both the Spurs and the Hawks! The Hawks can also fall to 2-4 (33 win percentage) every third home game of the regular season since the third home game of the regular season.
Or the Hawks can win today and improve to 3-3 for every third home game of the regular season since the third home game of the regular season in the 33rd parallel. The Spurs are 0-4 on the road this regular season for every fourth road game since the fourth road game of the regular season.
If I were a betting/gambling man (which I am not), I would seriously consider putting a significant amount of money on the San Antonio Spurs to win this game!
Additional notes: The Spurs can Hawks can finish .500 against each other in the regular season if San Antonio wins at Atlanta on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Martin Luther King Jr. also was born in Atlanta.
"Magic" equals 33 in the most simple (ordinal) cipher of Gematria and 24 in the reduction cipher of Gematria. The Atlanta Hawks play at home versus the Orlando Magic in their next game! So for teams with the same amount of wins as losses, you can think fifty (50) percent.
NBA teams in the regular season so far in their 39th regular season game are 9-12 entering today's games.
The home teams in those games are: 12-4
The San Antonio Spurs and Atlanta Hawks are both playing their 39th games against each other today.
Away teams entering today are 2-3 when both teams playing are playing in exactly their 39th regular season game of the regular season.
Atlanta is in the 33rd parallel.
Perhaps the Spurs upset the Hawks today?
These are the matchups in which both teams played exactly their 39th regular season game and the home team’s won-lost result follows:
Clippers-Timberwolves (won)
Nuggets-Jazz (won)
Suns-Trail Blazers (lost)
Warriors-Bucks (won)
Knicks-Grizzlies (lost)
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Detroit Pistons were the two home teams (other than the Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers) who lost their 39th regular season game (regardless of whether it was at home or on the road).
So the Atlanta Hawks could be joining that list today.
Golden State Warriors at Memphis Grizzlies: Prediction to win: Memphis Grizzlies, Prediction to lose: Golden State Warriors
Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers: Prediction to win: Cleveland Cavaliers, Prediction to lose: Chicago Bulls
Miami Heat at Brooklyn Nets: Prediction to win: Brooklyn Nets, Prediction to lose: Miami Heat
Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors: Prediction to win: Toronto Raptors, Prediction to lose: Boston Celtics
Indiana Pacers at Utah Jazz: Prediction to win: Indiana Pacers, Prediction to lose: Utah Jazz
Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers: Prediction to win: Los Angeles Lakers, Prediction to lose: Oklahoma City Thunder
Predictions for Thursday, January 18th, 2024 (Predicted on Thursday, January 18th, 2024)
Washington Wizards at New York Knicks: Prediction to win: New York Knicks, Prediction to lose: Washington Wizards
Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors: Prediction to win: Toronto Raptors, Prediction to lose: Chicago Bulls
811 is the 141st prime number. Today is 1/18/2024 or 18/1/2024. The Bulls have a 41.1 percent chance to win according to ESPN's matchup predictor.
Oklahoma City Thunder at Utah Jazz: Prediction to win: Utah Jazz, Prediction to lose: Oklahoma City Thunder
Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves: Prediction to win: Minnesota Timberwolves, Prediction to lose: Memphis Grizzlies
Indiana Pacers at Sacramento Kings: Prediction to win: Indiana Pacers, Prediction to lose: Sacramento Kings
Predictions for Friday, January 19th, 2024 (Predicted on Thursday, January 18th, 2024)
San Antonio Spurs at Charlotte Hornets: Prediction to win: Charlotte Hornets, Prediction to lose: San Antonio Spurs
Philadelphia 76ers at Orlando Magic: Prediction to win: Philadelphia 76ers, Prediction to lose: Orlando Magic
Denver Nuggets at Boston Celtics: Prediction to win: Denver Nuggets, Prediction to lose: Boston Celtics
Atlanta Hawks at Miami Heat: Prediction to win: Atlanta Hawks, Prediction to lose: Miami Heat
Phoenix Suns at New Orleans Pelicans: Prediction to win: Phoenix Suns, Prediction to lose: New Orleans Pelicans
Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors: Prediction to win: Dallas Mavericks, Prediction to lose: Golden State Warriors (Postponed to a future date which is unknown at this point)
Indiana Pacers at Portland Trail Blazers: Prediction to win: Indiana Pacers, Prediction to lose: Portland Trail Blazers
Brooklyn Nets at Los Angeles Lakers: Prediction to win: Los Angeles Lakers, Prediction to lose: Brooklyn Nets
Predictions for Saturday, January 20th, 2024 (Predicted on Saturday, January 20th, 2024)
Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons: Prediction to win: Milwaukee Bucks
Philadelphia 76ers at Charlotte Hornets: Prediction to win: Charlotte Hornets
San Antonio Spurs at Washington Wizards: Prediction to win: San Antonio Spurs
Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks: Prediction to win: Atlanta Hawks
Toronto Raptors at New York Knicks: Prediction to win: Toronto Raptors
Memphis Grizzlies at Chicago Bulls: Prediction to win: Memphis Grizzlies
Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets: Prediction to win: Houston Rockets
Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves: Prediction to win: Minnesota Timberwolves
Predictions for Sunday, January 21st, 2024 (Predicted on Sunday, January 21st, 2024)
(Note: I did not consider the odds for anything noted below at all for Sunday games except for ESPNs odds.)
Brooklyn Nets (17-24, 7-14 Away) at Los Angeles Clippers (26-14, 17-4 Home)
The Nets will be 8-9 behind the Clippers if the Nets win while they will be 10-11 behind the Clippers if the Nets lose.
ESPN Latest Line: LAC -10.5, Over/Under 226.5, Brooklyn 15.3 percent chance to win, LAC 84.7%
Draftkings & Fanduel: LAC -11
Consensus (On sportsline.com)/BetMGM/Caesars/Bet365NewJersey: LAC -11.5
Prediction to win: Los Angeles Clippers, Prediction to lose: Brooklyn Nets
Miami Heat (24-18, 12-10 Away) at Orlando Magic (22-20, 13-6 Home)
The Magic will be 3-3 behind the Heat if the Heat win while the Magic will be 1-1 behind the Heat if the Magic win.
ESPN Latest Line: MIA -1.5, Over/Under 215.5, Miami 50.9 percent chance to win, ORL 49.1%
Consensus (sportsline.com)/Caesars/Draftkings/Fanduel/Bet365NewJersey: MIA -1
BetMGM: MIA -0.5
Prediction to win: Orlando Magic, Prediction to lose: Miami Heat
Denver Nuggets (29-14, 12-10 Away) at Washington Wizards (7-34, 3-15 Home)
The Wizards will be 23-21 behind the Nuggets if the Nuggets win while the Wizards will be 21-19 behind the Nuggets if the Nuggets lose.
ESPN Latest Line: DEN -10.5, Over/Under 238.5, Denver 83.2 percent chance to win, WSH 16.8%
Consensus (On sportsline.com)/BetMGM/Caesars/Draftkings/Fanduel/Bet365NewJersey: DEN -13.5
Prediction to win: Denver Nuggets, Prediction to lose: Washington Wizards
Boston Celtics (32-10, 12-9 Away) at Houston Rockets (20-21, 16-6 Home)
The Rockets will be 13-12 behind the Celtics if the Celtics win while the Celtics will be 11-10 ahead of the Rockets if the Rockets win!
ESPN Latest Line: BOS -11.5, Over/Under 228.5, Boston 81.5 percent chance to win, HOU 18.5%
Consensus (On sportsline.com)/Caesars/Draftkings/Fanduel/Bet365NewJersey: BOS -11
Bet MGM: BOS -10.5
Prediction to win: Houston Rockets, Prediction to lose: Boston Celtics
Indiana Pacers (24-18, 11-10 Away) at Phoenix Suns (23-18, 12-11 Home)
The Suns will be 2-1 behind the Pacers if the Pacers win while the Pacers will be 0-1 behind the Suns if the Suns win!
ESPN Latest Line: PHX -5.5, Over/Under 247.5, Indiana 41.9 percent chance to win, PHX 58.1%
Bet MGM/Draftkings: PHX -5.5
Consensus (On sportsline.com)/Caesars/Fanduel/Bet365NewJersey: PHX -5
Prediction to win: Phoenix Suns, Prediction to lose: Indiana Pacers
I should seriously think about picking the Pacers to win based on their away record (if they win today) and with today being 1/21 or 21/1.
Final note: I really don’t think the Suns are going to actually lose today! I was right on 1/19 or 19/1 and I totally plan to be right again today!
Portland Trail Blazers (12-29, 5-17 Away) at Los Angeles Lakers (21-22, 15-8 Home)
The Trail Blazers will be 8-6 behind the Lakers if the Trail Blazers win while the Lakers will be 10-8 ahead of the Trail Blazers if the Lakers win.
ESPN Latest Line: LAL -10.5, Over/Under 227.5, Portland 20 percent chance to win, LAL 80%
Consensus (On sportsline.com)/Bet MGM/Caesars/Draftkings/Fanduel/Bet365NewJersey: LAL -10.5
Prediction to win: Los Angeles Lakers, Prediction to lose: Portland Trail Blazers
Those are all of my predictions for right now! Be sure to come back to this page for my remaining NBA predictions for this week in the NBA and be sure to come back to this website for my predictions to win and lose for next week!
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