@KeepTheJuice21's Monday NBA Best Bets - 1/31

The new hot team on the block, the Hawks have won each of their last 7 games and show no signs of slowing down. Even more importantly to us, they’ve covered 7 games in a row as well. I understand the thought that they might be due for a let down, but try to avoid that narrative. Believe it or not, it’s more common for streaks to continue than to end. And the Hawks have a chance to continue this run at home against the Raptors who have been on the road for a week now. Don’t think I’m discounting how good Toronto is; if this were a bigger spread I would be off. But I do trust the Hawks to take home the win.

Both the 76ers and the Grizzlies have been playing great basketball lately. Embiid is making his case for MVP and Ja Morant is quickly becoming one of the stars of the league. But unfortunately we’re not going to see a matchup between the stars since Embiid will be out of this one for rest purposes. That would obviously make most lean towards the healthy team but there’s even more to it. The 76ers have been hot recently, winning 5 of their last 6 but it’s less impressive than it seems on the surface. Four of those wins came against the Magic, Kings, Pelicans and Spurs, four teams non-playoff teams. The fifth came against the Lakers in Philadelphia without Lebron. The 76ers are also far less impressive without Embiid in the lineup, with last years team going only 10-11 compared to a season record of 49-23.

It seems like they are willing to give up a loss with the rest here so I will ride it for Memphis.