It’s a rare day that I’m not betting a prop in the NBA, but I’m staying away on Tuesday and rolling with two spread picks and a moneyline favorite on Feb. 7.
We picked up a pair of spread wins on Monday night, moving our season record to 19 picks over .500.
Let’s keep the momentum with plays for three of the seven games on Tuesday:
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- New York Knicks Moneyline (-120) vs. Orlando Magic
- Phoenix Suns -5.5 (-110) vs. Brooklyn Nets
- Chicago Bulls +8.5 (-110) vs. Memphis Grizzlies
New York Knicks Moneyline (-120) vs. Orlando Magic
The New York Knicks are the best team in the NBA against the spread as road favorites this season (6-2), and I think they’re undervalued against Orlando on Tuesday night.
The Knicks are coming off a monster win over the Philadelphia 76ers, and they could get RJ Barret (illness, questionable) back in the lineup tonight.
Orlando has been better at home than on the road this season, but the Knicks have handled the Magic, winning by 13 in their first meeting this season.
This game shouldn’t be a pick’em, even as good as Orlando has been since a 5-20 start. I’ll roll with New York.
Phoenix Suns -5.5 (-110) vs. Brooklyn Nets
The Phoenix Suns are now anywhere from 7.5 to 8-point favorites in this game, but I jumped on this line this morning at 5.5.
It’s a huge value on Phoenix, who is getting Devin Booker (groin) back in the lineup after he missed the team’s last 21 games.
The Suns have stayed afloat without DBook (they’re also 18-11 with him this season), and now they get a shorthanded Nets team on the second night of a back-to-back.
Brooklyn is without Kevin Durant and Seth Curry and just traded away Kyrie Irving to Dallas. Outside of Cam Thomas (44 and 47 points in his last two games), Brooklyn doesn’t have a ton of proven options on offense.
The Suns are a top-10 defense this season, and I think they run away with this game on the road.
Chicago Bulls +8.5 (-110) vs. Memphis Grizzlies
This line has actually moved to Chicago +9.5 with DeMar DeRozan listed as questionable, but I still like the Bulls in this spot.
The Memphis Grizzlies are just 2-8 in their last 10 games, ranking 26th in the NBA in net rating over that stretch. They’ve struggled with Steven Adams (knee) out of the lineup, and now they have to face a tough matchup down low with Nikola Vucevic.
The Bulls have picked up seven wins in their last 10 games, ranking fourth in net rating over that stretch. They are also one of the best teams in the NBA as road dogs, going 11-6-1 against the spread this season.
With Zach LaVine expected to play and DeRozan still having a chance to suit up, this is too many points to give Chicago.
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