There's a loaded nine-game slate in the NBA on Sunday, January 8 and we have three best bets that we absolutely love here. The first game of the day features the Philadelphia 76ers taking on the Detroit Pistons at 3:00PM ET, but we'll have basketball running all the way up until the Los Angeles Clippers host the Atlanta Hawks at 9:00PM ET. And while we didn't make picks in either of those two games, we do have others that we're thrilled about. So, keep reading to find out which plays we're ba cking, using our artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and in-depth analysis on season-long trends. Also, make sure you check out our NBA player props parlay for today, where we try and find a three-leg parlay that could offer up some big payouts.
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As always, we've simulated all of the night's NBA games 10,000 times each to determine where the value lies for sports bettors across the United States.
Best NBA Bets Today
The Jazz are no longer over the .500 mark, but they are still a very competitive basketball team. Utah happens to be 16-6 against the spread as an underdog this season, and the team earned two wins over this Memphis squad back in October. With that in mind, the Jazz are not going to be afraid when they get out there and face the Grizzlies in Memphis, and there's no guarantee we'll even see Ja Morant in this game for the home team – although we'd lean Utah even if he did play.