NBA Against the Spread Picks: Sunday, Nov. 8

17+ years betting experience Updated: Nov 8, 2026 , 12:06 PM ET • 4 min read We've got seven games on the NBA slate for Sunday, and I'm backing a mix of home dogs and big favorites in my against the spread picks. Jump to section: Photo By - Reuters Connect. Custom image of LeBron James and Zion Williamson.

We've got a busy day of basketball with seven games to break down in our NBA against-the-spread picks . I'm looking for covers from the Lakers and Pelicans in two of today's biggest games. Let's take a look at all my free NBA picks for Sunday, Nov.

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Matchup Pick 76ers Bulls -9.5 49% Lakers Pistons +4.5 48% Jazz Timberwolves -11.5 49% Nets Mavericks +7.5 50% Celtics Bucks +12.5 49% Heat Kings +10.5 51% Pelicans Clippers -1.5 50% Percentages courtesy of Polymarket , one of our best prediction market apps . Trade on the NBA at Polymarket!

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8 76ers (-9.5) vs Bulls: 76ers -9.5 The Chicago Bulls have lost six straight games, with four of those losses coming by double digits. The Philadelphia 76ers will have every opportunity to work out some of their offensive issues against a Bulls team ranked last in defensive rating (124.3) this season.

Lakers vs Pistons (-4.5): Lakers +4.5 The Los Angeles Lakers have the best record in the NBA and have covered in four straight games coming into tonight. With the best offense in the league behind Luka Doncic (40.1 ppg), I like the Lakers to cover on the road against a strong Detroit Pistons team.

Jazz vs Timberwolves (-11.5): Timberwolves -11.5 The Utah Jazz have covered only once this season, while the Minnesota Timberwolves are 9-1 ATS this year. Even without Anthony Edwards in the lineup, Minnesota should win this game going away. Nets vs Mavericks (-7.5): Nets +7.5 The Dallas Mavericks are clearly the better team, especially defensively, but the Brooklyn Nets will slow this game down and keep it close.

The Nets have covered in four straight and will make it five tonight. Celtics (-12.5) vs Bucks: Bucks +12.5 The Milwaukee Bucks (1-8) may be awful, but they lost by just seven to the Boston Celtics on the road earlier in the week. The Celtics should win, but this spread is too big for a Boston team that's 2-4 ATS in its last six.

Heat (-10.5) vs Kings: Kings +10.5 This Sacramento Kings team has shown it can get blown out badly, but typically only by good teams and usually on the road. At home against a Miami Heat squad that has gone 0-3 ATS on its current road trip, I like the Kings to cover as a double-digit underdog.

Pelicans (-1.5) vs Clippers: Pelicans -1.5 While they just had a four-game winning streak broken, the New Orleans Pelicans deserve to be a larger favorite even on the road against a Los Angeles Clippers team that ranks in the bottom 10 for both offensive and defensive efficiency this season.

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