NBA Best Bets For Monday, Jan. 30

Today's NBA Best Bets

Another day of NBA action means another day of tough decisions for bettors. To help you make the best bets today, the BetQL editors have picked a few of their favorite NBA bets below using key trends, data and picks from the BetQL NBA model. Take advantage of BetQL's free trial and see all of today's NBA best bets, plus what the model is projecting for this week's NFL, NHL, and NCAA basketball games! Start your free trial today!

Kate Constable: 76ers -9.5 vs. Magic

The Orlando Magic are playing their third game in four nights with quite a bit of travel mixed in. They played in Miami, then flew home, then back to Miami and are now in Philly for tonight’s game. Meanwhile, the Sixers have been home for their last two games and have been beating up on good teams. They’re coming off wins against the Nets and Nuggets and have covered the spread in four of their last five games. I expect Philly to beat Orlando by a wide margin tonight and cover the big number.

Dan Karpuc: Hawks at Blazers o236.5

Six of Atlanta’s last seven games have finished over the total and the Hawks have gone 16-10 O/U on the road this year. The Blazers have gone 14-9 O/U at home, so this is the side of the total I want to be on. The Hawks have the seventh-best Offensive Rating and rank in the bottom half of the league in Defensive Rating on the road, while the Trail Blazers hold the third-best Offensive Rating and fifth-worst Defensive Rating at home. Those metrics help explain why the over has been so dominant in this exact situation. With Trae Young and Dejounte Murray pacing Atlanta and Damian Lillard surrounded by offensive threats in Portland, I expect a bunch of points to be scored tonight.

Lucy Burdge: Timberwolves +1 vs. Kings

The Timberwolves have covered the spread in six of their last seven games, and they’ve covered four straight at home. In fact, their last game was a seven-point win and covered spread at home against none other than the Kings, who have failed to cover in four of their last five games. So I like the Timberwolves to get another win and cover here.

Brad Pinkerton: Raptors-Suns +260 One-Game Parlay

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Suns +8.5
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