International Women’s day brings us a 10-game slate in the NBA with some intriguing match-ups in both conferences. The action starts as early as 12 pm ET on ABC between the Celtics and Cavaliers, followed by a big clash in LA between the Lakers and Knicks at 2.30 pm ET. Later on in the day we have the Rockets vs Spurs at 7 pm ET on NBC, while the Hornets and Suns wrap things up at 9 pm ET with the final game of the day.
Don’t miss out on all of our NBA Picks for Sunday’s slave, I’ve picked out my NBA Best Bets for all 10 games, available below. Odds are courtesy of FanDuel, without further ado let’s get into my bets now.
Celtics vs Cavaliers Best Bet: Celtics +1 (-106)
Jayson Tatum showed very little rust in his first game back, the Celtics are now a true force in the East with him in the line-up. Cleveland is still without Donovan Mitchell, it’ll be tough to overcome the Celtics without their best player here.
Knicks vs Lakers Best Bet: Luka Doncic Over 29.5 Points (-122)
Luka’s last 6 games vs the Knicks read 30, 32, 39, 60, 30 and 31 points. That gives him an average of 37 points per game against them, so it makes a lot of sense to back him for another 30-point performance on Sunday.
Mavericks vs Raptors Best Bet: Mavericks +10 (-110)
Dallas dominated the first meeting by 10 points back in October, even though they’re on a 6-game losing streak I feel like they can put up a solid fight here. Toronto is just 16-16 SU in home games this season and could be without Brandon Ingram who is their leading scorer. Cooper Flagg is day-to-day, but he should be able to go here.
Pistons vs Heat Best Bet: Heat +1.5 (-112)
Detroit just suffered an inexcusable loss to the Brooklyn Nets, playing without Cade Cunningham. He is once again listed as doubtful here, not a good sign vs a Miami Heat team that’s on a 4-game win streak. Miami has covered in 5 of 7 home games as well, plus they have the rest advantage too given Detroit just played last night.
Wizards vs Pelicans Best Bet: Wizards +9 (-106)
Things should improve for the Wizards in the coming weeks given they now have a proper point guard leading them after Trae Young decided to come back. The Pelicans have covered only once in 8 games vs East opponents coming into this one.
Rockets vs Spurs Best Bet: Spurs -5 (-112)
It’s hard to overlook what the Spurs are doing. They’ve won 14 of 15 games and just had a historic comeback in the win over the Clippers. Houston’s lack of a true point guard is starting to show, they’ve exchanged wins and losses in their last 5 games.
Magic vs Bucks Best Bet: Bucks +3.5 (-108)
Both teams on a back-to-back here, but I give a slight edge to Milwaukee. Giannis returning makes them a formidable opponent, history is on the side of the Bucks here with them winning 16 of 20 meetings and 10 of the last 11 at home.
Pacers vs Trail Blazers Best Bet: Over 236.5 (-110)
Both teams are struggling with injuries, but that hasn’t affected their scoring too much. The over has cashed 11 times in 15 games for Portland and 6 times in 7 games for the Pacers. I’ll back the points in this one.
Bulls vs Kings Best Bet: Bulls -3 (-108)
With Josh Giddey back the Bulls finally have their point guard. We just saw them beat a strong Phoenix Suns team on the road, surely they can do the same against the tanking Kings? Sacramento is all over the place right now, they’ve lost 3 in a row.
Hornets vs Suns Best Bet: Suns +4.5 (-110)
Given their recent resurgence the Hornets might look like the better team on paper, but games aren’t won on paper in the NBA. Devin Booker and co. are one of the more reliable bets in home games this season, they’ve dominated this match-up over the years winning 8 of the last 9 meetings. I have them adding to that on Sunday.
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