NBA Expert Picks/Best Bets: Weary Bulls a longshot against the Knicks – CBSSports.com

Our CBSSports.com NBA Expert Picks for Saturday, December 19, 2015 from Ananth Pandian, Zach Harper and James Herbert. First we’ll share our best bets, then below, we’ll measure ourselves against one another by picking three common games.

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BEST BETS

Harper: Knicks (+1) over Bulls. The Bulls just played four overtime periods and then had to travel to New York. They’d be cyborgs to cover this modest line.

Herbert: Knicks (+1) over Bulls. I’ll usually pick against the team that just played a four-overtime game the night before. This holds here, even though Chicago is pretty deep.

Pandian: Rockets (+1) over Clippers. A tough back-to-back for the Clippers after a Spurs loss Friday night. This is a small line so I’m going to give Houston an edge here, mainly because they are playing at home and haven’t played since Thursday.

Melo is ready to drain threes against the Bulls. (USATSI)

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