NBA tips: Specials bets for 2022-23 season

Sky Bet offers New Orleans Pelicans to make the NBA play-offs at 4/6.

NBA tips: Specials bets for 2022-23 season. New Orleans Pelicans 45+ Regular Season Wins at 10/11 (Betfair, Paddy Power).

Sacramento Kings over 33.5 Regular Season Wins at 5/6 (Sky Bet).

Philadelphia 76ers are going to win 50.5 games in the next season.

New Orleans Pelicans 50+ Regular Season Wins at 23/10 (Betfair, Paddy Power).

Sacramento Kings 40+ Regular Season Wins at 15/8 (Betfair, Paddy Power).

Philadelphia 76ers to win the Atlantic Division at 7/2 (Sky Bet).

Zion Williamson is back after a foot fracture. He missed all of last season. The Pelicans finished the season as the eighth seed in the West and took the Phoenix Suns to a six-game series. They are a good bet to make the NBA playoffs. They're also good bets to win more than 50 games. Paddy Power recommends them at 23/10. Betfair recommends 5/6. Pelicans are 4/ 6 to get to the playoffs, according to BetFair.

Sacramento Kings have some shortcomings on defence but have the potential to be a potent offense. De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis are the main threats on the defensive end. The addition of Keegan Murray through the draft will only help this offense and I don't foresee him taking very long to find his footing in the regular season gauntlet. Sacramento won 30 games last season and will be looking to build on that this year.

The Philadelphia 76ers are a team worth watching in the Eastern Conference. Joel Embiid is a serious contender to win his first MVP award this season. James Harden and Tyrese Maxey complement him. The team has tremendous depth up and down the lineup and on the bench. Brooklyn Nets are also a good bet. They are in a better place this year than last. Boston Celtics and Brooklyn are rivals. Brooklyn has a different off-court drama.

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