We’re back today with another exciting NBA slate featuring some of our favorite matchups here at Basketball Forever. With the help of advanced simulations and machine learning, our Basketball Forever bot has run thousands of simulations on every game to expertly pinpoint our best player bets for tonight.
1. JAMAL MURRAY OVER 3.5 3-POINTERS MADE (+135)
Odds: +135
Probability: 51%
Projection: 3.7
Edge: 8.4%
Game: Nuggets vs Wizards (7PM EST)
Our Basketball Forever betting bot has identified the best NBA player prop bet for today’s NBA matchups. The best player bet takes place in the Nuggets vs Wizards matchup, with Jamal Murray showing value in the over 3.5 total rebounds made prop market. So far this season Turner is averaging 2.4 3PM per game. Tonight our model is projecting him to finish with a total of 3.7 3PM against the Wizards. Over Murray’s last 5 matchup he was able to exceed this number 3 times, showing 4/0/5/2/5 3PM in each game. With the 76ers letting up 38.8 3PA per game on average, our model predicts that Murray will have ample time to exceed this number.
Our model recommends placing a wager on Jamal Murray Over 3.5 3-Pointers Made at +135 odds and an attractive 8.4% edge, making this our best player bet of the day.
2. LAMELO BALL OVER 6.5 TOTAL ASSISTS (+115)
Odds: +115
Probability: 53.7%
Projection: 7.2
Edge: 7.2%
Game: Hornets vs Magic (7PM EST)
The next NBA player prop bet our betting bot recommends playing comes in the Hornets vs Magic game, with LaMelo Ball showing value in the total assists made prop market. LaMelo has exceeded this line in two of his last five matchups, falling one assist short from covering in 3/5 matchups. With our model projecting LaMelo to finish tonight’s game with a total of 7.2 assists made, along with exceeding this number in 2/5 most recent matchups, we have confidence in this particular wager.
The Basketball Forever betting bot predicts LaMelo Ball Over 6.5 Total Assists in tonight’s game, which gives us an exciting 7.2% edge on the +115 odds.
3. JUSUF NURKIC OVER 4.5 TOTAL ASSISTS (+102)
Odds: +102
Probability: 55.2%
Projection: 5.4
Edge: 5.6%
Game: Spurs vs Jazz (9PM EST)
According to our model, the last best player prop bet for today’s NBA slate features Jusuf Nurkic in the Spurs vs Jazz matchup. Showing value in the total assists made prop market. Nurkic is averaging 4.5 REB per game so far this season, and has been able to exceed this line in three of his last five games, falling one rebound short from covering in 4/5 games. Matched up against the Jazz, our model predicts that Nurkic will have a good matchup, allowing for him to exceed this line tonight. With a projection of 5.4 assists by the end of the game, we believe this is a solid wager for tonight’s slate.
The Basketball Forever betting bot recommends placing a wager on Jusuf Nurkic Over 4.5 Total Assists, with an edge of 5.6% at +102 odds.
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