Tuesday October 31: NBA best bets, props, and parlays
It’s not quite Christmas Day, but the NBA action is heating up with an exciting three-game slate on Halloween, highlighted by a doubleheader on national TV. It’s never been a better time to take advantage of valuable promos and offers from the top online sportsbooks.
Stars such as Victor Wembanyama and Kevin Durant will take the floor Wednesday night, as will the Los Angeles Clippers as they prepare to welcome James Harden to the organization.
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The New York Knicks (1-2) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1-2) are no strangers to one another and will get even more familiar over the next couple of days. After the Cavs made their first postseason since LeBron James’ last season in Cleveland, they promptly exited in the first round at the hands of the Knicks, whose series win in five games was their first playoff series victory in 10 years.
Tuesday marks the front end of a home-and-home between these two teams, who will meet again Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. As of this writing, BetMGM Sportsbook has the best odds to pick the Knicks to cover.
The Knicks are on the final leg of a three-game road trip, while the Cavs wrap up a three-game homestand on this Halloween evening. The Knicks are fully healthy for this matchup while the Cavaliers will be shorthanded, perhaps severely so. Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen have already been ruled out for this one. Donovan Mitchell is questionable and a game-time decision. Even if Mitchell plays, the Knicks have the upper hand in terms of depth and size.
The Cavs, who are 0-3 against the spread, have struggled to rebound without Allen so far. The Knicks are the third best rebounding team in the league to date. The Knicks should dominate the glass en route to a win.
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The Clippers may be short-handed in this one, but it is a trade-off they hope will pay off in the long run. On Monday night, the Clippers acquired former NBA MVP James Harden to add to their already stacked lineup of household names.
For this game, the Clippers’ depth will take a hit, as Robert Covington, Nic Batum and KJ Martin are leaving Los Angeles in the deal. All three of those players were averaging over 15 minutes per game for the Clippers. The reason to back the Clippers on FanDuel Sportsbook has more to do with the anticipated morale around their locker room at Crypto.com Arena.
Knowing another superstar will soon join them will likely increase buy-in from Kawhi Leonard, Paul George et al. That, and the fact that the Clippers have too much talent for the Magic to handle on the third game of their west coast trip, makes this a best bet.
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Going back to last season, Sochan has scored at least 13 points in nine of his past 11 games, making this prop from DraftKings seem pretty conservative. A contributing factor to this total is likely his output from Sunday, when he went scoreless in 22 minutes in a blowout loss to the Clippers. That will scare off most bettors, but this was clearly an outlier for the 20-year-old in his second year out of Baylor.
The Spurs may be heavy underdogs to the Suns, but Sochan should contribute his fair share of offense for San Antonio.
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