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NBA Best Bet of the Day: Phoenix Suns stay hot against Philadelphia 76ers

Looking at the best NBA bets to make each day, today we zero in on the Phoenix Suns vs. the Philadelphia 76ers.

NBA’s Tuesday slate is light on games of playoff importance and championship contenders. It’s hard to tell who’s playing on teams eliminated from contention and teams trying to get healthy ahead of a title run. But for a gambler, any day of NBA action is as good as any. 

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Phoenix Suns -8 (-110) vs. the Philadelphia 76ers

Phoenix has incredible momentum entering Tuesday’s game against Philadelphia, winning all six of their bubble games and playing its way into contention for the 8-seed in the West. They are a game back of the Memphis Grizzlies with two remaining.

SG Devin Booker is on the shortlist of “Bubble MVPs”, averaging 30.3 points and six assists per game on .504% field goal shooting and .940% free throw shooting. Booker is a legit answer to every team’s question of, “Do we have someone who can get us a bucket when we need it?”

Not only are the Suns undefeated straight up but against the spread as well. On Monday, Phoenix was an 8-point favorite against the Oklahoma City Thunder, who was without a couple of starters, and they pasted them, 128-101.

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The “no one believes in us” rallying cry was a lot more actionable in the Philadelphia 76ers’ last game, a 124-121 loss, against the Portland Trail Blazers. SG Josh Richardson stepped up in a colossal way, putting up 34 points on 13 of 20 shooting, and six of 10 from three. Richardson is due for some shooter regression his matchup against Booker. 

More importantly, C Joel Embiid injured his ankle in the first quarter and he’s expected to miss this game against the Suns. Also, SF Tobais Harris and C Al Horford are both listed as questionable. Harris missing the game would have Philadelphia without its first-, second- and third-leading scorers. 

No doubt, the Suns -8 (-110) is a big number however BetMGM is trying to use “sticker shock” to scare us away from a Phoenix bet. They have something to play for and Philadelphia is just biding time till the postseason. 

New to sports betting? A $110 bet on the Suns -8 (-110) returns a $100 profit if Phoenix beats Philadelphia by nine or more points.

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Also see:

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NBA Best Bet of the Day: Miami Heat scorch Indiana Pacers early

Looking at the best NBA bets to make each day, today we zero in on the Miami Heat vs. the Indiana Pacers.

There are incredible games scheduled to tip-off in the NBA on Monday. We’ll see a meeting between the 1- and 2-seeds in the East when the Milwaukee Bucks play the Toronto Raptors plus a game between Western Conference powerhouses when the Denver Nuggets face the Los Angeles Lakers.

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The Miami Heat (-139) First Quarter vs. Indiana Pacers

The Heat and Pacers meet up for the third time this season for what is a much-anticipated rematch between SF TJ Warren and SF Jimmy Butler. In the Jan. 8th meeting, Butler and Warren had an on-court conflict that ended with Warren being ejected. Butler then talked trash to reporters and on social media after the game. 

Butler has missed the last three games and PG Goran Dragic missed the  Heat’s last game as well — a 119-112 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Butler is Miami’s leading scorer and Dragic is its second-leading scorer, so needless to say, but the Heat’s offense should be more potent.

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Major reasons the first-quarter moneyline of HEAT (-139) is the “Best Bet of the Day” is because of how well Miami has opened games in the restart, and in the rest of the regular season. 

The Heat have outscored their opponents in four of the five first quarters they’ve played in the bubble. The average margin of those first quarters was 3.4 points (Miami averages 28.8 points and their opponent 25.4 points per first quarter over the last five games).

In the regular season, Miami outscored their opponents by the exact same margin, which was the second-best in the NBA. Indiana had an 18th ranked -.4 point margin after the first quarter in the regular season.

Expect Butler to get going early since he has always played with a chip on his shoulder and he’s returning from injury so he should be at his freshest early.

New to sports betting? A $139 bet on the Heat (-139) to win the first-quarter returns a $100 profit if Miami outscores Indiana in the first quarter of Monday’s meeting.

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NBA Best Bet of the Day: Spurs burst Pelicans’ bubble

Looking at the best NBA bets to make each day, today we zero in on the San Antonio Spurs vs. the New Orleans Pelicans

NBA Sundays are just a great global pastime. The Association is bringing it this week with a card including the Memphis Grizzliesfighting to hold onto the 8-seed in the West playing the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers versus the Portland Trail Blazers. However, we’re handicapping the San Antonio Spurs-New Orleans Pelicans game.

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San Antonio Spurs +3.5 (-110) vs. New Orleans Pelicans 

The San Antonio Spurs are getting value in this spot because the New Orleans Pelicans are a sexier team. The Spurs have been around for years, SG DeMar DeRozan has been around for years, they aren’t actual Finals contenders and no one had them as a sleeper to sneak into the playoffs. 

New Orleans is a public team. They are popular and people like betting and rooting for them. Everyone is excited anytime F Zion Williamson takes the court and PG Lonzo Ball isn’t getting the hype he once was, but his alley-oop passes to Zion make Sports Center highlights.

F Brandon Ingram is having a heck of a breakout season, G Jrue Holiday is NBA nerds’ “most underappreciated” player and G JJ Redick has been a household name since Duke.

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But the Pelicans are bad. They are worse than the Spurs. San Antonio is having its worst season in the Gregg Popovich era and they are still 2-0 this season against New Orleans.

And, elephant in the room, Popovich is going to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach and Alvin Gentry is not. He’s had the Spurs playing well in the bubble and their 3-2 overall record (3-2 against the spread record) is a pleasant surprise.

Another reason to like San Antonio in this spot is that both teams have a good offense and bad defense but the Spurs have DeRozan who can close out games better than any Pelicans player. Case in point, San Antonio is 10-7 in games decided by three or fewer points and New Orleans is 2-6.

New Orleans’ motivation is a major question mark as well. The Pelicans are three games back of the Grizzlies for the 8-seed in the win column, with three teams in between them and Memphis, and only three games remaining.

Maybe the Pelicans have the moment of their bubble by winning on a last-second shot but THE SPURS +3.5 (-110) is still good money. New to sports betting? A $110 bet on the Spurs +3.5 (-110) returns a $100 profit if San Antonio wins or loses by three or fewer points.

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NBA Best Bet of the Day: Phoenix Suns will beat Miami Heat

Looking at the best NBA bets to make each day, today we zero in on the Phoneix Suns vs. the Miami Heat.

Binging this awesome Saturday schedule of NBA games is as good of a reason as any to practice some quarantining. Featured on the card is Portland’s pursuit of the 8-seed in the West with the Trail Blazers playing the Los Angeles Clippers plus a clash between superstars Luka Doncicand Giannis Antetokounmpowhen the Milwaukee Bucks meet the Dallas Mavericks.

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Phoenix Suns (-125) vs. Miami Heat 

Miami could be without their first-, second- and fourth-leading scorers in SF Jimmy Butler, PG Goran Dragic and PG Kendrick Nunn. Seeing the “PG” next to those two players should raise questions about who’s going to get the Heat into their offense.

The Heat’s role players stepped up early in their last game against the Bucks, building a 23-point lead at one point, but then petered out in the second half and ended up losing by double-digits.

Miami did beat up on Phoenix, 126-108, in their meeting earlier this season but Butler, Dragic and Nunn combined for 70 points in the win. Without these players, who’s going to initiate the offense for Miami and who can they rely on to get two points? 

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Phoenix has looked great in the restart going 4-0 straight up and against the spread, including beating three straight winning teams. Their guard play has been a major contributor to their recent success.

SG Devin Booker is averaging 28 points on 48% field goal shooting and 41% from three, and PG Ricky Rubio is adding a solid 16.5 points and six assists in their last four games.

Also, the Suns have a lot more to play for than the Heat. Phoenix’s four-game winning streak has propelled them to a legitimate shot at earning a playoff berth. It’s a logjam between the 8- and 12-seeds, but the Suns are 2.5 games out with four games left to play. Miami will most likely be either a 4-, 5- or 6-seed, none of which makes all that much of a difference with no home-court advantage.

BET the SUNS (-125) to beat Miami straight up. Every $125 wagered on the Suns (-125) returns a profit of $100 if they win outright. Bet now!

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NBA Best Bet of the Day: Toronto Raptors clinch 2-seed vs. Boston Celtics

Looking at the best NBA bets to make each day, today we zero in on the Toronto Raptors vs. the Boston Celtics.

We are into the second week of the NBA’s restart and have been privy to some pretty awesome hoops. Friday’s NBA slate hopes to provide similar action as we’ve seen thus far in the bubble. Let’s focus on the most important game of the card—the Boston Celtics versus Toronto Raptors.

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Toronto Raptors (-134) vs. Boston Celtics 

A win here for Toronto would clinch the 2-seed in the East and punctuate an impressive regular-season title defense. Everyone knows that Kawhi Leonard jetted for the Los Angeles Clippers after winning NBA Finals MVP en route to a Raptors title, but few expected the Raptors to still be title contenders.

Head coach Nick Nurse is in the running for Coach of the Year and everyone on the team has stepped up to make up for the loss of Leonard. Toronto’s resilience has been on full display all season. Here’s a look the games missed by key Raptors:

  • Siakam:  11 games
  • Kyle Lowry:  12 games
  • Serge Ibaka:  14 games 
  • Fred VanVleet:  16 games 
  • Powell:  20 games
  • Marc Gasol:  28 games

But heading into this game against the Celtics, all those players are active.

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The Raptors are 1-2 versus the Celtics this year and took a Christmas whooping, 118-102. But, Toronto was without F Pascal Siakam (Toronto’s leading scorer) and SG Norman Powell (Toronto’s fourth-leading scorer).

PG Kemba Walker has been great against the Raptors this season, averaging 24.7 points per game in the three meetings with Toronto. He’s been battling a knee issue this summer and has been resting games or on a minutes restriction this whole restart. Walker not being 100% is a weakness for Boston in this matchup.

Boston is 2-2 in the restart and has beaten the losing teams they’ve faced, but lost both games against the winning teams. Toronto is 4-0 in the restart, covering all four games, and three of those victories are versus above-.500 teams.

BET RAPTORS (-134) in a clinch-game against Boston? Every $134 wagered on the Raptors (-134) returns a profit of $100 if they win outright. Bet now!

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NBA Best Bet of the Day: Miami Heat cover against Milwaukee Bucks

Looking at the best NBA bets to make each day, today we zero in on the Miami Heat vs. the Milwaukee Bucks

Thursday’s NBA lineup is stacked with interesting games. On the docket, we have the Houston Rockets playing the Los Angeles Lakers and a rematch of the 2019 Western Conference Semifinals series when the Portland Trail Blazers face the Denver Nuggets. But we’ll turn our attention to Miami Heat-Milwaukee Bucks betting odds and try to win some money there.

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Heat +8.5 (-110) vs. Bucks 

Maybe I am taking crazy pills, but this line is absurd. The Heat have proven they can beat the Bucks this season (they are 2-0 in the season series) and oddly enough it’s Milwaukee who needs to prove they can beat Miami.

And you might say, “well SF Jimmy Butler isn’t playing in this game” and that looks accurate at the moment, but one of the Heat’s wins over the Bucks came without Butler.

For as much hype as the Bucks’ offense gets, Miami’s is just as potent. The Heat rank third in offensive efficiency, the Bucks are fifth. Miami is aggressive in getting to the line and shooting from deep.

They have the highest three-point percentage and Miami has the highest free throw attempt rate in the NBA. While the Bucks are No. 1 in defensive efficiency, they also give up the most three-point attempts per game. Which is trouble when going against the best three-point shooting team in the league. 

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Another major factor is the questionable motivation of the Bucks. Milwaukee was the best regular-season record in the NBA, but have lost two of their three restart games. The Bucks were upset in historic fashion in their last game, 119-116, by an 18.5-point underdog Brooklyn Nets.

In the game against the Nets, neither F Giannis Antetokounmpo nor SG Khris Middleton played in the second half and the Bucks were only down eight at halftime. The game was within reach and they decided to sit the All-Stars.

Were they resting up for this game against the Heat? I don’t see that being the case. The Bucks locked up the 1-seed and, other than conditioning, they have nothing else to play for until the postseason.

I like Miami to win outright but my BEST BET IS HEAT +8.5 (-110). New to sports betting? Every $110 wagered on the Heat +8.5 (-110) returns a profit of $100 if they win or lose by eight or fewer points. Bet now!

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NBA Best Bet of the Day: Toronto Raptors trounce Orlando Magic

Looking at the best NBA bets to make each day, today we zero in on the Toronto Raptors vs. Orlando Magic.

It’s Wednesday and like most regular 9-5s around the country, there are mid-week questions about each NBA teams’ motivation. The Wednesday slate has only one game on its card that’s projected to be within a single possession (Denver Nuggets vs. San Antonio Spurs). With all the uncertainty with playing time and effort, we’ll have to be more dialed-in to find winning bets in the remaining seed schedule games.

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Toronto Raptors -7 (-110) vs. Orlando Magic 

The Toronto Raptors (48-18) face the Orlando Magic (32-36) at 9:00 p.m. ET in the Orlando, Fla. bubble. Stakes are high for both: The Raptors (-110) can all but clinch the 2-seed if they win tonight and the Magic +6.5 (-110) are racing the Brooklyn Nets for the 7-seed. 

Orlando comes into Wednesday’s meeting after getting blown out by the Indiana Pacers Tuesday, 120-109, and Toronto has a six-game winning streak that started before the shutdown.

By the way, what a title defense by the Raptors, right? They are zeroing in on the 2-seed and the Atlantic Division title despite losing NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. 

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They are the personification of no one believes in us. Head coach Nick Nurse will at least be on the ballot for NBA Coach of the Year and the reigning Most Improved Player, F Pascal Siakam, has taken yet another step forward. They are deep at every position and have the versatility to match up with any team’s best lineup.

Toronto has seven consecutive victories on Orlando (covering six of those games), including a 4-1 playoff series victory in the first round of last year’s playoffs en route to Raptors’ first title. The Magic’s last win against Toronto was Game 1 of that series.

The head-to-head matchup that I’m factoring heavily into this handicap is at the center position. Magic C Nikola Vučević is their leading scorer and rebounder and has been generally neutralized in his games against Raptors center, former Defensive Player of the Year, C Marc Gasol.

They’ve played 14 times and Gasol’s teams’ record is 11-3. In those meetings, Vučević is averaging just 11.4 points per game on .410% field goal shooting. On top of poor shooting, Vučević cannot draw fouls on Gasol – going to the free throw line an average of 1.4 times per game.

BANK ON THE RAPTORS -7 (-110) against the Magic. New to sports betting? Every $110 wagered on Raptors returns a profit of $100 if they win by eight or more points. Bet now!

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NBA Best Bet of the Day: Boston’s Jaylen Brown will torch the Heat

Looking at the best NBA bets to make each day, today we zero in on the Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat

Tuesday figures to be another great day of action in the NBA’s restart that is headlined by conference rivalry games. The surging Portland Trail Blazers meet the Houston Rockets in a matchup of dynamic backcourts and two Eastern Conference powerhouse jostling for playoff positioning in the Boston Celtics versus the Miami Heat.

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Jaylen Brown to score 20+ points (+105)

Both the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat split each of their first two games in the NBA restart coming into Tuesday’s contest.

SG Jaylen Brown has scored 20-plus points in both games. Against the Portland Trail Blazers, Brown finished with 30 points on 10 of 18 from the field and six of eight from three-point land. 

Boston has beaten Miami both times they’ve met this season and Brown has been the best player on the court in each game. In the first game against the Heat, he finished with 31 points on 10 of 20 field goal shooting, including five of nine from deep, and in the second game, Brown had 25 points where he was 10-16 shooting and four of eight from three. 

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The explanation behind Brown’s outstanding performances against the Heat might be as simple as a pick your poison situation for Miami. Elite defensive wing – SF Jimmy Butler – can only guard one of them and he’s typically assigned to SF Jayson Tatum because Butler is 6-foot-7 and Tatum is a 6-foot-8 versatile scorer that requires the attention of All-NBA caliber defender.

Miami did add three-and-D specialists SF Jae Crowder and SF Andre Iguodala to help out with this and future matchups, but they could be preoccupied with Tatum or SF Gordon Hayward, who’s looked good since the NBA restart.

Either way with all the talent on the Celtics roster and Brown’s recent success in the bubble and against the Heat, we can BET ON BROWN SCORING AT LEAST 20 POINTS (+105). New to sports betting? Every $10 wagered on Brown scoring at least 20 points returns a profit of $10.50. Bet now!

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NBA Best Bet of the Day: Lakers pounce on Jazz early

Looking at the best NBA bets to make each day, today we zero in on the Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Utah Jazz

The second week of NBA restart’s action tips-off with a six-game card Monday. The slate is headlined by a Toronto Raptors versus Miami Heat matinee and a head-to-head between rookie superstars F Zion Williamson and PG Ja Morant when New Orleans Pelicans vs. Memphis Grizzlies meet.

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Lakers -2.5 (-134) first-half spread vs. Utah

Utah Jazz has struggled out the gate in both of their restart games. They ended up pulling out a 106-104 victory against the New Orleans Pelicans on the restart’s opening night but were down 12 points heading into halftime. Their next game against the Oklahoma City Thunder was a blasting where the Jazz were down 24 points after the first half.

The most concerning thing about Utah currently is how they’ll make up for the loss of their second-leading scorer, SF Bojan Bogdanović. He has been great for the Jazz this season averaging 20.2 points per game on .414% from three and a .603 True Shooting %.

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Los Angeles Lakers has won and covered both of their games versus the Jazz this season.

In the first matchup, the Lakers stifled Utah, holding them to just 37 first-half points and had a six-point cushion heading into half time. The second game was an all-out beating administered by the Lakers, that had the Jazz down 18 points after the first half, and ended 121-96.

Furthermore, the Lakers are a much better first-half team than the Jazz. Los Angeles’ average first-half margin is 4.6-points while Utah has a 1.3-point first-half margin.

Another thing I look forward to seeing are bounce-back games for LeBron James and Anthony Davis rolling in this game. Both of them had below-average outings in their 15-point loss to the Toronto Raptors Saturday. Since the Lakers have pretty much locked up the 1-seed in the West, their goal should be to get LeBron and AD to find a rhythm early but sit late.

Expect the Lakers to pounce on the Jazz early and COVER -2.5 (-134) in the first half.

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Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire now has second-best Offensive Rookie of the Year odds

Edwards-Helaire has moved up the odds for the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year Award.

Kansas City Chiefs rookie RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire has been getting a lot of love since Damien Williams elected to opt out of the 2020 NFL season. Edwards-Helaire has become a hot commodity in fantasy football, with many coveting him in re-draft leagues. He’s also quickly become a favorite of the oddsmakers in sports betting.

BetMGM has updated its odds for the winner of the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2020. Edwards-Helaire previously ranked fifth among offensive rookies with 10/1 odds to win the award. He was the third running back listed, coming in behind Detroit Lions RB D’Andre Swift (8/1) and Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor (19/2). Now, Edwards-Helaire is the first running back listed with (4/1) odds. He has the second-best odds to win the award to only Cincinnati Bengals Joe Burrow, who was Edward-Helaire’s quarterback last year at LSU. The next-closest running back to Edwards-Helaire is now Swift, who comes in at No. 3 with 9/1 odds.

Edwards-Helaire won’t be competing with an incumbent start for touches in the Chiefs’ offense. It’s clear that many now view Edwards-Helaire as a bell-cow type of running back in Kansas City. As a starter with LSU in 2019, Edwards-Helaire had 215 carries for 1,414 yards and 16 touchdowns. He added another 55 receptions for 453 yards and a touchdown through the air as well.

Our own Kevin Scott believes that Edwards-Helaire will have 198 carries for 985 yards and seven touchdowns in 2020 with the Chiefs. He’ll also tally 55 catches for 500 yards and five touchdowns. Would that type of performance be good enough for an Offensive Rookie of the Year Award? New York Giants RB Saquon Barkley won the award in 2018 with similar statistics. That could give Edwards-Helaire a real shot, so long as he’s able to beat out Burrow. Everyone knows how this league loves its quarterbacks and running backs are often viewed with a different lens.

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