BetQL Editors' NBA Picks For Wednesday, Oct. 26

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 and the BetQL NBA model's data.

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Dan Karpuc: Cavaliers -8 vs. Magic
This bet immediately jumped out at me when looking at this slate, but a major trend also backs it up. Over the last two seasons, the Cavaliers have gone 17-5 ATS after a double-digit win and Cleveland is coming off a 10-point win over the Wizards. Although Darius Garland will still be out due to his eye injury, Donovan Mitchell has been stellar at the helm of this offense while Caris LeVert will be thrust into a more prominent role on that end of the floor. The Cavs have shot 49% from the field so far (third-best in the NBA), including 44.3% from 3 (best in the NBA), so I’m confident that their offense will continue to be efficient against the young Magic. With elite defenders Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley anchoring the defense on the interior, I’m also confident that Orlando will struggle to score on the inside, which should force them to chuck up lots of 3-pointers. The Magic have shot just 30.8% from deep (fifth-worst) so far and don’t profile to be a decent 3-point shooting squad this year, so there are a lot of factors working in Cleveland’s favor in this spot. Give me the Cavs -8.

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Brad Pinkerton: Blazers +2 vs. Heat

Not only are the Blazers a perfect 4-0 SU to start the season, they're also 4-0 ATS, all as underdogs. Oddsmakers tried to compensate by opening Blazers -1 in Portland, but the early bets have pushed the line to Miami -2. I'm not buying that, though. The Heat are 1-3 SU and 0-4 ATS to open the season and clearly have a lot to figure out. I still like Portland to win straight up, but I'll gladly take Blazers +2 for a little cushion just in case.

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Lucy Burdge: Bulls -7.5 vs. Pacers
The Bulls are coming off of a covered 5.5-point spread as the underdog and the Pacers are just 1-3 ATS this season, so I like the Bulls to cover tonight. Chicago is 21-9 ATS as a favorite while at home over the last two years, plus, while coaching the Bulls, Billy Donovan is 25-11 ATS as a favorite of 3.5-9.5 points and 43-25 ATS when playing against a team with a losing record.

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