NBA Picks December 28th: Three Best Bets for Sunday’s Slate

The Sunday NBA card features six games, highlighted by the 24-7 Pistons continuing their road trip against the suddenly hot Clippers in Los Angeles. The Clips have won three straight games, while Detroit looks to bounce back from a stunning loss at Utah.

We’ll break down three plays for the Sunday action. Remember to monitor the odds throughout the day, as the sides and totals market is constantly changing.

Here are the free NBA picks for Sunday, December 28.

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• Trail Blazers (+6.5) vs. Celtics
• Grizzlies (-6.5) at Wizards
• Pistons (-2.5) at Clippers

Trail Blazers (+6.5) vs. Celtics - 6:00 p.m. ET

The Celtics travel west to begin a four-game road trip, all against teams with losing records. The first stop is in Portland against a Blazers’ squad that has dropped three straight at home to the Pistons, Magic, and Clippers.

In Friday’s defeat to L.A., Portland jumped out to a 10-point lead after one quarter, but the Clippers outscored the Blazers by 26 points in the final three quarters of a 119-103 win. The Blazers are 4-0 against the spread this season after losing their previous three games.

The Celtics are coming off a pair of victories over the 6-26 Pacers, overcoming a pair of double-digit deficits in each win. Boston is 14-4 in the past 18 games, but Portland should come out and play well to avoid a fourth consecutive home loss.

Grizzlies (-6.5) at Wizards - 6:00 p.m. ET

Washington is off an impressive showing on Friday night, dominating Toronto, 138-117 as eight-point home underdogs. The Wizards improved to 6-23, but they have yet to win consecutive games this season.

In fact, Washington has lost by double-digits each time following a win, as it hosts Memphis tonight. The Grizzlies are looking to avenge a 130-122 home defeat to the Wizards as 12.5-point favorites on December 20. Memphis led by 15 at halftime before getting outscored, 77-54 in the second half.

The Grizzlies have won seven of the past nine on the road and didn’t have guard Ja Morant in the lineup for the last matchup with Washington. Morant scored 17 points in his return to the Memphis lineup in Friday’s 125-104 victory over Milwaukee.

Pistons (-2.5) at Clippers - 9:00 p.m. ET

The Clippers have been one of the biggest disappointments this season at 9-21. However, L.A. has turned the corner recently with three consecutive victories, including beating the Lakers and Rockets at home by double-digits.

Detroit owns the best record in the Eastern Conference and looks to rebound after stubbing its toe in Friday’s 131-129 setback at Utah as eight-point favorites. The Pistons have lost consecutive games once this season, while trying to improve on a 4-10-1 record against the spread in the last 15 contests. Six of those non-covers came as a favorite of at least eight points.

The Clippers haven’t won four straight games this season, much less covered four in a row. This is a good buy-low spot for the Pistons to rebound here against the Clippers.