NBA Betting Tips: Three picks for Thursday ahead of All-Star break
Thursday night sees the final three regular-season games take place before the All-Star weekend, and after just landing one-out-of-three yesterday, I'm hoping to go into the break on a high!
Below you can find my NBA betting tips, where I've picked out a tip for each match.
NBA Betting Tips - Thursday, February 12
- Oklahoma City Thunder -12.5 (vs Milwaukee Bucks) @ 20/23
- Utah Jazz +7.5 (vs Portland Trail Blazers) @ 10/11
- Los Angeles Lakers -6.5 (vs Dallas Mavericks) @ 4/5
*odds correct at time of publication
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Oklahoma City Thunder -12.5 (vs Milwaukee Bucks) @ 20/23
The Milwaukee Bucks pay a visit to the Paycom Center here, as they face the defending champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Bucks are starting to heat up heading into the All-Star break, winning four of their last five. Recent addition Cam Thomas led the team with 34 points on 12-of-20 shooting off the bench in just his second game as a Buck, which is what Milwaukee need as Giannis Antetokounmpo is still out injured.
The Thunder are also missing their best player in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but despite that, they've looked excellent in their past two matches against the Suns and Lakers. OKC have a much deeper roster than Milwaukee, so even with injury worries, the Thunder should have too much firepower for the Bucks here.
Odds correct at time of publishing.
Utah Jazz +7.5 (vs Portland Trail Blazers) @ 10/11
The Utah Jazz welcome the Portland Trail Blazers to the Delta Center, where they've won 11 of 28 outings this term.
The Jazz are firmly in tank mode, as they sit 13th in the Western Conference, and the only reasons I think they'll cover here are because of Portland's injuries and their inexperience.
The Trail Blazers have had a tough time on the road this season, losing 16 times, and they're also a young squad, with this game being the second of a back-to-back for them.
Portland certainly have more to play for, so they should win, but Utah still have enough about them to cover the spread at home.
Odds correct at time of publishing.
Los Angeles Lakers -6.5 (vs Dallas Mavericks) @ 4/5
Our final pick sends us to the City of Angels as the Los Angeles Lakers welcome a new-look Dallas Mavericks outfit to the Crypto.com Arena.
Luka Doncic will miss out against his former team here - his fourth-straight absence due to a hamstring injury - but LeBron James and Austin Reaves should be back in action for Lakers.
Dallas' young star Cooper Flagg will miss this game, as well as the Rising Stars game at All-Star Weekend, due to a foot sprain, so I don't really see how the Mavericks trouble LA here. Anthony Davis has moved onto pastures new with Washington, and simply put, Dallas struggle to put the ball in the hoop. They have an offensive rating of 110.3, which is the fourth-worst in the league.
The Mavericks have won just five times on the road this term, and the Lakers know they need to win games like these, in what is an insanely competitive Western Conference.
Odds correct at time of publishing.
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