The NBA regular season resumes with a relatively light slate this Thursday, with a total of only 6 matchups on the docket scheduled for today. However, our staff of basketball betting experts still dug into the latest odds and identified all the best value on the board.
Our betting experts have looked over the odds and made 4 NBA picks for tonight's contests. Continue below for our NBA best bets and predictions for Thursday, April 3.
NBA Best Bets, Predictions, Picks, Odds: Thursday, April 3
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Grizzlies vs. Heat
Good spot for Memphis here.
Miami is on the second half of a back-to-back, and just posted a big win over the Celtics.
The Heat haven't been amazing in these situations, and are facing a Grizzlies squad that's mostly healthy, including Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. And Desmond Bane.
Pick: Grizzlies -3.5 (-120)
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Trail Blazers vs. Raptors
By Picks Office
Jakob Poeltl and Immanuel Quickley are resting, and Scottie Barnes is questionable, so the Raptors may be without some key pieces. Toronto just lost to Portland by a score of 105-102 with a full roster. The Raptors shot 40.4% and gave up 14 offensive rebounds in that game. Now they are even thinner.
Anfernee Simons might return, but the Blazers' depth wins out either way. The Blazers are putting up 127.4 points per game in their last three wins, hitting 20+ threes in two of those victories. Since March 15, Portland is top-10 in 3-pointers made per game.
Toronto allows 36.2% from beyond the arc (bottom-10), and they just gave up 137 to Chicago, 123 to Detroit, and 129 to Phoenix. The Raptors have no defense inside or out with Poeltl gone. The Blazers should be able to pick them apart.
Toronto just 6-12 SU as home underdog, now running deep-bench lineups. The road team is 9-3 ATS in the last 12 head to head matchups between these two squads. The Blazers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 matchups vs. losing teams.
No rim protection, no energy. Portland should roll, even without Simons.
Pick: Trail Blazers -3.5 (-125)
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Grizzlies vs. Heat
If you deep dive why the Grizzlies fired their coach in a shocking near end of season move for a playoff bound team, it's because they were not beating teams over .500, and the pace had decreased despite a front office initiative to be the number one pace and offense in the league.
