Top NBA Betting Picks for Monday, January 18
We have a full day of basketball action this Martin Luther King Day Jr., and if you’re looking to get some skin in the game, our experts are here with today’s picks.
Here are the top NBA betting plays for Monday, January 18, provided by BettingPros experts Raju Byfield, Isaiah Sirois, Vaughn Dalzell (Main game odds courtesy BettingPros Consensus; lock and prop odds sites may vary):
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Betting Locks of the Day
Sirois: Pistons +6 (-106 at FD Sportsbook)
The Pistons dismembered the Heat by 20 points on Saturday. So why on Earth is Miami favored again? Sure, there’s a chance that they’ll get Tyler Herro back, but both Jimmy Butler and Avery Bradley will remain sidelined. Unfortunately, not even Herro can give the Heat the boost they need to cover this spread against the Pistons. Detroit hasn’t done much well, but they outrank Miami in defensive efficiency, and they’re allowing fewer points per game to their opponents. The differences between the two teams’ average points per game (-0.9 MIA) and points allowed per game (-0.8 DET) point to value on the Pistons here, as does my efficiency-based model, which favors the Pistons by almost a full point.
Best Team Prop of the Day
Sirois: Milwaukee Bucks First Quarter -0.5 (-114 at FD Sportsbook)
The Bucks are two-point favorites against the Nets today in Brooklyn’s second game with James Harden and Kevin Durant on the court. Kyrie Irving is “close” to returning, too, but I don’t think he’ll be back tonight. Meanwhile, the Bucks score the fourth-most first-quarter points per game (31) and allow the second-fewest (24.9). As a result, I expect them to start out with a lead over the Nets.
Best Player Prop of the Day
Sirois: Jerami Grant Over 22.5 Points (-122 at FD Sportsbook)
Grant went for 24 points against the Heat on Saturday. Miami gives up the fourth-most points per game to opposing small forwards (24.9), and with Blake Griffin back at power forward, Grant should do lots of damage against the Heat again. Grant is averaging 24.8 points per game, too, and he’s hit the over in nine of his 12 games. He missed this total by just one point in two of his three bust games.
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