NBA Expert Picks and Best Bets: Warriors are favored by how many? – CBSSports.com

Our CBSSports.com NBA Expert Picks for Friday, November 6, 2015 from Ananth Pandian, Zach Harper and Matt Moore. First we’ll share our best bets for Friday, then below, we’ll measure ourselves against one another by picking three common games.

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BEST BETS

Ananth Pandian: Pacers (+1) over Heat: After shrugging off a slow start to the season, Indiana is on a two game win streak. Meanwhile the Heat are on the second night of a back to back. This will be a close one but I’m giving the edge to the Pacers since they are at home.

Zach Harper: Lakers (+3.5) at Nets: We all know the Lakers are pretty horrendous, but they shouldn’t be as bad as the Nets. They just shouldn’t. And if you’re giving me points in this game for the Lakers, I’ll take them in a heartbeat because they should win outright. Lakers should win the turnover battle and live at the line. That’s enough.

Matt Moore: Hawks -2.5 over Pelicans: New Orleans’ defense has been atrocious and the level of complexity that the Hawks bring is going to be a problem. Atlanta’s defense has been shaky as well, but the Pelicans still haven’t found a groove offensively, particularly Anthony Davis. Lay the points.

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