NBA basketball is back with the start of the 24/25 season, and there are many attractive options to bet on across tonight’s NBA slate. With the help of advanced simulations and machine learning, our Basketball Forever bot has expertly pinpointed our best basketball bets for Tuesday, October 22, 2024.
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TOP 5 VOAT PICKS FOR TONIGHTS NBA SLATES
1. JAYSON TATUM OVER 8+ AST
– Throughout the course of the 23/24 NBA season, Tatum was hot or cold with assists, but his passing game has improved significantly in the last 12 months. There has been almost no roster turnover for the defending champs, and Tatum should look to keep dealing.
2. MIKAL BRIDGES OVER 4+ AST
Bridges is surrounded by his best supporting cast since his Phoenix days, and he will be the secondary playmaker in a lot of minutes alongside Brunson tonight. If the Knicks starting core can shoot the ball well from minute one he should cover this number.
3. BRONNY JAMES OVER 1+ TO
Bronny makes his NBA regular season debut tonight, and our model suspects even with limited floor time, he is likely to hit this number. He turned the ball over frequently in preseason, and still looks very raw both running the break, and in motion.
4. KARL ANTHONY TOWNS UNDER 11+ REB
Towns was a good rebounder for the Timberwolves, and averaged 8.3RPG last season. He will share the floor with Josh Hart tonight who chews into starting center’s rebounding numbers, and 11 looks a touch too high here.
5. ANTHONY EDWARDS OVER 26+ PTS
Antman promises to take a massive leap this season, and with no Towns, expect his scoring to tick up 2-3 points this year.
1. CELTICS MONEYLINE (-204)
Odds: (-204)
Probability: 70%
Edge: 2.9%
Game: Knicks vs Celtics (7:30PM EST)
The first best bet our Basketball Forever betting bot has uncovered this season takes place between the Knicks vs Celtics. Our model predicts that Celtics Moneyline is a solid wager in tonight’s game. The last Knicks and Celtics matchup took place last season where the Knicks were able to overcome the Celtics fast paced offense. That was their only win, though. Out of the five games that the Knicks and Celtics played in the 23/24 season, the Celtics were able to win four. Our model predicts that with the Celtics roster being almost all healthy bar Kristaps Porzingis, the Celtics will come out on top in the season opener.
The play here is Celtics Moneyline with odds of -204. Our model has identified a 2.9% edge for this particular wager, making it our best bet of the day.
2. TIMBERWOLVES MONEYLINE (-104)
Odds: -104
Probability: 54.7%
Edge: 3.7%
Game: Timberwolves vs Lakers (8PM EST)
The next top pick for today’s basketball action comes from tonight’s game between the Timberwolves vs Lakers. Our Basketball Forever betting bot has determined that the Timberwolves Moneyline is a solid wager to place on tonight’s NBA slate. Throughout the 23/24 season, the Timberwolves walked all over their Western Conference rival Lakers, ending the season with three wins in the four games they played against each other. They match up well, and with the addition of Julius Randle and Donte Divicenzo, expect this Timberwolves outfit to start season 24/25 with a solid win.
The play here is Timberwolves Moneyline with odds of -104. Our model has identified an edge of 3.1% for this wager.