We have a loaded 10-game slate in the NBA scheduled for this Saturday. So, our staff of basketball betting experts came through with 9 NBA best bets for today's matchups, featuring a pick against the spread, a moneyline prediction, and seven NBA player props.
Continue below for our NBA best bets and our NBA picks for Saturday, November 2.
NBA Best Bets Today: Saturday, Nov. 2
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Kings vs. Raptors Prediction
By Eric Gaston
The Raptors are dealing with too many impactful injuries on their roster, which will make it difficult for them to win games. With no Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley, Bruce Brown Jr, or Kelly Olynyk, that makes things much easier for the opposing teams.
The Lakers were blowing out the Raptors and dominated the game last night, even though the Raptors did manage to decrease the lead and make the game somewhat interesting.
The Kings have the offensive weaponry and perimeter shooting to win this game convincingly. This is the second game of a back-to-back for both teams, but the Kings talent should outshine the depleted Raptors tonight.
Pick: Kings -8 (-110)
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Kings vs. Raptors Pick
By Joe Dellera
The Raptors and Jakob Poeltl just got destroyed by Anthony Davis last night, and this sets up great for Sabonis.
The Raptors are playing at the seventh-fastest Pace in the league and have the third-worst Adjusted Defensive Rating so far this season. They’re simply getting torched by their opponents.
Sabonis has played well against Poeltl lately as well. He’s recorded 44, 49, and 50 PRA including a triple double in their last three head-to-head matchups.
Considering the Kings’ rest advantage, and the Pace for this game, it all aligns well for Sabonis to have a big game.
Pick: Domantas Sabonis Over 38.5 PTS + REB + AST (-115)
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Grizzlies vs. 76ers Best Bet
Andre Drummnd has only recorded one double double though four games, but yet again, Joel Embiid won't play.
Andre Drummond has tallied 10-and-13, 11-and-9, 9- and-17, and 9-and-11 in the points/rebounds departments so far this season. He's always in the ballpark, and frankly, he is always a double double threat despite the limited minutes.
The Grizzlies are a top-half rebounding team so far, but it shouldn't scare you off Drummond, who is the only Sixer to average at least five boards other than Caleb Martin. The points are less of a gimme, but he'll have the put-back opportunities once again.
His true shooting percentage is only at 52%, down from north of 57% a year ago, but I'd perceive him as more of a positive regression candidate than him being barely 50% from the field for good.
Pick: Andre Drummond Double Double (-130)
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Grizzlies vs. 76ers Prediction
By Joe Dellera
Tyrese Maxey has been the clear head of the snake for the Sixers without Paul George and Joel Embiid. His Usage is the highest of his career at 34.5% but his assist percentage has declined to just 21.7%.
Maxey is averaging just 4.5 assists per game on 9.5 potential assists. Even in the 7-assist game he just posted, he had incredible conversion luck with only eight potential assists. His primary focus is not passing the basketball. Rather, it is getting up shots to help this team who is sorely lacking offensive punch.
The toughest part here is that the Grizzlies play at the third-fastest Pace in the league; however, they allow sixth-fewest assists by percentage of opponents shots made, per Dunks and Threes.
This is a tough matchup for Maxey to dime, and this line is inflated following his latest 7-assists performance, after recording just 3, 4, and 4 in the season’s first three games. I’ll bet Maxey under 6.5 assists.
Pick: Tyrese Maxey Under 6.5 Assists (-130)
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Cavaliers vs. Bucks Pick
By Chris Baker
Not going to let myself overthink this one. The Cavs are 6-0 ATS this season and are the clear 2nd best team in the East right now. Everyone on their team is seemingly in a rhythm and nothing about their season has been a fluke. Kenny Atkinson has this team taking a healthy diet of threes while playing at a slightly faster pace which enables them to win with more margin and win more often given that they are more talented than most teams.
The Cavs also just matchup well here with Giannis as they have both Mobley, Allen, and even lengthy Dean Wade to log minutes on him. The Bucks do not seem to be enjoying playing basketball together as a team and getting blown out to an injury-riddled Grizzlies team is a major concern to me. They’ve now lost by double digits in 4 straight games.
This line is essentially saying that these teams are equally rated but that is just not the case at this point in the season. The Cavs have multiple players that can get hot and carry the offensive load while the Bucks are completely dependent on Giannis. Brook and Dame could get hot but even then, the defense will be able to allocate attention to the Buck stars as none of their role players have been able to make shots consistently.
The Bucks rank 29th in net-rating despite playing multiple injury riddled teams like the 76ers without Embiid and PG and the Grizzlies without Morant and Bane. According to Dunks and threes.com, the Cavs are +5.7 in adjusted net-rating and the Bucks are +0.2. That would get you to the Cavs being favored around -3.
No major travel concern as it is not a long flight from Cleveland to Milwaukee. Giannis is apparently dealing with knee tendinitis and is listed as probable, so something to monitor as well.
Pick: Cavaliers Moneyline (+102)
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Cavaliers vs. Bucks Best Bet
By Joe Dellera
Damian Lillard was absolute cheeks last game and scored just four points against the Memphis Grizzlies. However, this is because they made a concerted effort to cover him and apply pressure for 94 feet. Cleveland does not have the personnel to do this and wouldn’t expend the resources of Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland to do so either.
The volume is clearly still there and even in the 4-point game he still took 12 shots. But outside of that game, Dame was crushing this season. He had scored 30, 28, 21, and 33 points in the prior four games. Here, he’s played very well against the Cavs. He’s scored 31, 28, and 22 against them when playing alongside of Giannis.
An underrated swing this season is that the Cavaliers are playing at the eighth-fastest Pace in the league, a significant uptick from the seventh-slowest last season. There will be more opportunities in this season’s matchup.
I have Lillard projected at about 26 points, so will gladly take the baseline and sprinkle the alternate over as well.
Pick: Damian Lillard Over 22.5 Points (-115)
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Warriors vs. Rockets Pick
By Eric Gaston
If he continues at the pace he's going, Jalen Green will become a first-time All-Star this season.
He's averaging 27.6 points per game, while also shooting 40% from 3-point range. The jumpshot and perimeter game was always the question for Green ever since he was drafted in 2021.
He has amazing athleticism and can create his own shot. This season, the outside shot is falling, and hopefully it can continue to fall for the rest of the season. Green is averaging 21.8 field goal attempts per game and is taking charge for the Rockets.
He has attempted 20 or more shots in his five games played so far, and is looking like he's finally taking that next leap as the guy for Houston. With the amount of shots he takes and with his 3-point shot falling, Green will be a scoring threat, which make the 24+ points very likable.
Pick: Jalen Green Over 23.5 Points (-115)
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Timberwolves vs. Spurs Prediction
By Joe Dellera
Anthony Edwards has continued to bomb from deep, taking 55% of his shots from beyond the arc, nearly 2x as many in terms of relative frequency to his overall shot profile. The majority of these looks are above the break, but he’s also seen an uptick in his corner attempts.
Edwards has made at least five and taken at least 12 three-point attempts in every game this season, while he is averaging 5.8 made threes on an insane 13.4 attempts. This is a conscious effort to get up more long range attempts.
This aligns perfectly with the Spurs. They are allowing the seventh-highest frequency of attempts from deep, but the second most from above the break. Even though they’ve done an average job defending them, there is more than enough volume there.
I’ll back Ant Man to make at least 4 three-pointers tonight.
Pick: Anthony Edwards Over 3.5 Three-Pointers Made (-145)
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Thunder vs. Clippers Best Bet
Chet Holmgren has become an anchor inside of the Oklahoma City Thunder defense.
OKC is particularly aggressive in defending the perimeter, closing down open shots with active hands, and forcing opposing players to bypass 3-point attempts to drive to the basket.
Thunder opponents are shooting just 30.6% from beyond the arc, ranking third defensively in that category.
Their overload strategy can be particularly effective when you have a quality rim protector like Holmgren inside the paint.
On Saturday night, the Thunder will face a Clippers team that ranks 22nd in 3-point attempts (33.0) and third in points inside the paint (57.2).
Holmgren averages 3.8 blocks through five games while chipping in with 1.6 steals. His steals + blocks prop is available at 3.5, and given how the Clippers prioritize scoring inside the paint, he should have plenty of opportunities to make his mark defensively.
Pick: Chet Holmgren Over 3.5 Steals + Blocks (-135)
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