Only two games today on the NBA postseason slate, but that doesn’t mean a shortage of quality basketball and intense play. It’ll be the Magic and Pistons getting us started at 7 pm ET, followed by Game 2 of the Suns vs Thunder series at 9.30 pm ET. You can watch both games live on ESPN.
I cashed on a +640 Money Line pick last night backing the Philadelphia 76ers to upset the Boston Celtics, for Tuesday I have a pair of Spread selections as my NBA Best Bets. Odds are courtesy of FanDuel, head over to our NBA Picks page for daily in-depth analysis throughout the entire postseason. Let’s go over my picks for today now!
Magic vs Pistons Best Bet: Pistons -8.5 (-114)
Apart from the Houston Rockets, the Detroit Pistons might just be the team that disappointed us the most in this first batch of postseason games. Cade Cunningham did his part in the opener with 39 points, but outside of Tobias Harris who scored in double-figures, he got very little help from his teammates. Bounce back performances are expected from the likes Jalen Duren, Ausar Thompson and many others, this might be one of the rare occasions where the Pistons are facing adversity this season and I cannot wait to see how they respond. Orlando exceeded expectations even being in the postseason, following their horrible ending to the regular season. This team has been an enigma for the most part this year, a double digit loss would encapsulate their season perfectly after they won Game 1 by 11 points. Time for Cade Cunningham to show why exactly his team won 60 games this regular season. I’m backing the Pistons to cover and win big.
Suns vs Thunder Best Bet: Suns +17.5 (-110)
Just like last year the Thunder opened the postseason in dominant fashion, taking Game 1 from the Suns 119-84. In 2025 they beat the Grizzlies by 51 points to start off their championship run, but as that series moved on the difference in points between the two teams got closer and closer. I expect a way better Phoenix Suns performance on Wednesday, surely a team as talented as theirs on offense will score more than 84 points this time around? There’s a chance Mark Williams and Grayson Allen return to the line-up from their injuries, that would undoubtedly benefit the rebounding as well as three-point shooting. If the 76ers can beat the Celtics as 13.5 point underdogs, can we really write off the Suns as 17.5 point dogs? I’m not saying they’ll shock the world and even things up on Wednesday, but for a team that’s won twice at Paycom Center during the regular season I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect a somewhat close game. I’ll be backing the road team to cover here.
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