No Paul George, no problem. I'm betting on the Los Angeles Clippers! Jon Metler shares his NBA best bets for Thursday's schedule using the best NBA odds.
Yes, George is injured, and yes, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Clippers on Tuesday. Those aren't valid reasons to fade the Clippers on Thursday, and the math backs it up.
As the market has undervalued the Clippers on Thursday, a bet needs to be placed!
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Thursday's NBA schedule and odds
(odds via FanDuel)
- New York Knicks (-3) vs. Orlando Magic
- Cleveland Cavaliers (-4) vs. Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets vs. New Orleans Pelicans (-8.5)
- Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Clippers (-3)
Thursday's NBA best bets
- Moneyline: Clippers vs. Thunder (-143 via BetRivers) ????
Thursday's NBA game picks
The Clippers are projected to beat the Thunder by four points, but BetRivers has them as 2.5-point favorites, and it only gets better from there. There's an error in BetRivers' ML price for the Clippers. The Clippers spread is -2.5 (-114) at BetRivers, so its ML price should be -147, but we're able to purchase it at -143.
To provide context, BetMGM has a very similar spread on the Clippers at -2.5 (-115) and its ML is -155, which is also inaccurate, but in the opposite direction. You can't let BetRivers get away with an error like this, especially when we believe the Clippers will win by four points.
We can price the Clippers at -158 to defeat the Thunder on Thursday based on our projection of Clippers -4. With our price of -158 and the option to buy the Clippers at -143 via BetRivers, this bet has a positive expected value of 4%.
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