NBA Playoffs Value Picks: Can Lillard Put Trail Blazers on His Back Again?

The 2022-23 NBA regular season is just weeks away. Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics won the NBA Finals last year. The Trail Blazers are a potential playoff team. FanDuel Sportsbook, DraftKings Sports Book and PointsBet offer good value bets on their odds to make the playoffs.

Portland TrailBlazers won 27 games last season. Damian Lillard and C.J.McCollum were traded to the New Orleans Pelicans. FanDuel has the Trail Blazers as one of the favorites to qualify for the play-in tournament.

The Chicago Bulls missed the playoffs in each of the last four seasons. Last season they won the championship thanks to the acquisition of DeMar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball, and Alex Caruso. De Rozans had one of his best NBA seasons last year, averaging 27.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4. 9 assists per contest. Ball is injured and not expected to be back before the start of this season.

The New Orleans Pelicans are the early favorite to make the playoffs. Zion Williamson is back from injury and should be able to play a big role for the Pelicans. The Pelicans clinched the No. 8 seed in the conference and pushed the top-seeded Phoenix Suns to six games.

NBA playoffs value picks are available from 9/30/2022 at 6:10 p.m. ET.