NBA Betting Tips: 10/1 flutter for Friday’s games

We've got more NBA Cup action to enjoy on Friday night with plenty of matches taking place, after the tournament got underway in midweek.

I've picked out a 10/1 four-fold for my NBA betting tips for Friday, which you can read below.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Chicago Bulls - Cavaliers -9.5 @ 4/5

History is well within reach for these Cavaliers.

Currently sat at 13-0 for the season, Cleveland stand 11 wins away from matching the best start to an NBA season - the 2015/16 Golden State Warriors, who started that campaign 24-0 before tasting their first defeat.

The Cavaliers maintained perfect record with a 114-106 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night, with the likes of Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell both playing a starring role.

These two teams met on Monday night in a regular-season game, and the Bulls certainly provided Cleveland with a test as the game was tied at 106 apiece with five minutes left in regulation time. However, they faded down the stretch in what ended up being a 119-113 loss.

Chicago responded on Wednesday as they enjoyed a narrow 124-123 victory over the Knicks, and they'll now look to right their wrong from the start the week, and get in the win column against the Cavs.

However, there's only one winner here for me as Cleveland look to keep their winning streak alive.

New York Knicks vs Brooklyn Nets - Knicks -10.5 @ 1/1

Both sides will be looking to put frustrating losses behind them when they meet at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.

As mentioned above, the Knicks narrowly lost out to the Bulls last time out, with Jalen Brunson almost hitting a game-winning shot for New York only to come up short.

Prior to the season starting, the Knicks were a popular pick to contend for the NBA title after adding Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns to a team that reached the Eastern Conference semi-finals last season, but they're 5-6 through 11 games and have yet to win more than two in a row.

However, it's not all doom and gloom as New York have been solid at shooting the basketball, ranking second in field-goal shooting percentage and sixth from beyond the three-point line. In addition, Karl-Anthony Towns has been excellent in his 11 games with the Knicks, averaging 26.5 points.

It feels like things are on the cusp of clicking for New York, and they defeated the Nets by an average of 10 points last year, so I'm taking them on the spread here.

San Antonio Spurs vs Los Angeles Lakers - Lakers -2.5 @ 5/6

After winning three games on the spin, the Lakers head to San Antonio to take on the Spurs.

LeBron James continues to defy the odds at 39 years old, and was the catalyst in LA's comeback win over Memphis last time out, recording 35 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists.

Victor Wembanyama had a career high against Washington in the Spurs' most recent outing, scoring 50 points, despite San Antonio's offence ranking 20th in scoring.

I'm going to take the Lakers to cover here, as I don't think the Spurs score enough points. Wembanyama will no doubt dominate the paint and put up 20+ points a least, but there's next to no help there.

If James and Anthony Davis hit their shots and get the likes of Dalton Knect, D'Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves involved early, then LA should have too much here.

Golden State Warriors vs Memphis Grizzlies - Warriors -6.5 @ 8/11

My final pick comes from Chase Center as the Golden State Warriors host the Memphis Grizzlies.

Emotions were running high in the Warriors' opening NBA Cup match on Wednesday, with the return of former guard Klay Thompson, but Golden State secured the victory with a 12-point flurry from Stephen Curry down the stretch, capping a season-high 37-point outing.

Meanwhile, this game marks the Grizzlies' first NBA Cup appearance of the season, but they'll once again be without Ja Morant (hip) and GG Jackson II (foot), while Desmond Bane is questionable to return after a seven-game absence.

The injury issues haven't stopped the Grizzlies from running up big numbers this year, though putting up 131, 128, 134 and 123 points in their past four games, however, they did give up a season-high 128 in Wednesday's loss to the Lakers.

The Warriors (58.0 points per game) and Grizzlies (46.3 points per game) have the league's two highest-scoring benches, but Morant continues to be a significant absence for the latter.

I think Golden State will take advantage of an injury-plagued Memphis side, and win their 10th game of the season.

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