NBA Expert Picks and Best Bets: Can Warriors avoid a losing streak? – CBSSports.com

Our CBSSports.com NBA Expert Picks for Wednesday, December 15, 2015 from Ananth Pandian, Zach Harper and Matt Moore. First we’ll share our best bets for Wednesday, then below, we’ll measure ourselves against one another by picking three common games.

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BEST BETS

Harper: Warriors -12.5 over Suns. I have no reason to believe rest and a loss won’t bring the dominance back out in the Warriors.

Pandian: Miami -4 over Brooklyn: This game should be a blowout — particularly because the Heat are the best defensive team in the East and the Nets have the second worst offense in the league.

Moore: Celtics +2 over Pistons: The Celtics are 3-2 on back to backs and 5-1 as road dogs this season. Detroit struggles to shoot, Boston struggles to shoot, but Boston’s also 6-4 ATS after a loss, and I like the guard matchup for the Celtics.

Can the Warriors avoid a losing streak? (USATSI)

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