When the New York Knicks face the Houston Rockets on Monday, will they be able to stop their three-game losing streak? Jon Metler shares his NBA best bets for Monday's schedule using the best NBA odds.
Having placed futures bets on the Knicks winning more than 43.5 games and capturing the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, I'm already rooting for them to win as many games as possible.
Since I'm laying the points with the Knicks against the Rockets on Monday, just an outright win won't make me happy.
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Monday's NBA schedule and odds
(odds via FanDuel Sportsbook)
- Dallas Mavericks (-1) vs. Indiana Pacers
- Milwaukee Bucks (-15.5) vs. Detroit Pistons
- Houston Rockets vs. New York Knicks (-12.5)
- Phoenix Suns (-7) vs. Utah Jazz
- Philadelphia 76ers vs. Denver Nuggets (-5)
- Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Sacramento Kings (-5.5)
- New Orleans Pelicans (-9) vs. Portland Trail Blazers
- Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Clippers (-4.5)
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Monday's NBA best bets
- Spread: Pistons +15.5 vs. Bucks (-110 via BetMGM) ????
- Spread: Knicks -12.5 vs. Rockets (-110 via BetMGM) ????
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The Detroit Pistons may be tanking while the Milwaukee Bucks are the top team in the Eastern Conference, but that doesn't mean we can't look deeper into the numbers and find some value in the Pistons.
Against the Pistons, the Bucks should be closer to 11-point favorites, but BetMGM has them at -15.5. There's a 4.5-point difference between our projection and BetMGM, so the -110 price point on Pistons +15.5 is actually worth -169 to us.
Though there's no doubt that the Bucks are the better team, this spread should be adjusted toward the Pistons. There are already signs of it at BetRivers, where the Pistons are 14.5-point underdogs.
The Knicks are on a three-game losing streak, but our projections say they'll get back on track on Monday against the Rockets. To avoid playing the Philadelphia 76ers in the first rou nd of the playoffs, the Knicks need to keep their foot on the gas.
This spread should be trading closer to Knicks -15 than Knicks -12.5. In other words, we can price the Knicks winning by more than 12.5 points at -139, but we can purchase it at -110 via BetMGM.
Betting on the Knicks -12.5 has an expected value of 11% based on our projections. I fully expect this spread to move throughout the day and at tip-off it should be closer to Knicks -13.5 or Knicks -14.
NBA best bets made 03/27/2023 at 5:30 a.m. ET.
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