Best NBA Bets Today: Odds & Picks for every game on Friday, February 27

Filip Tomic

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Long-time NBA fan, following the game closely for 21 years now. Joined the Pickswise writing staff for the 2020-21 season and have given out winning picks since. Hopefully we can make some money together! Oh, and I firmly believe Lebron James is not one of the two best basketball players of all time. Yeah, I said it. For Filip Tomic media enquiries, please email contact@pickswise.com.

Cavaliers vs Pistons NBA best bet: Cade Cunningham to record a double-double (-125)

We have seen a different Cade Cunningham following the all-star break. The Pistons’ point guard has notched a double-double in all 4 games so far, averaging 26.3 points and 12.3 assists per game. He is making a late push for the MVP Award and with another stellar performance against a direct rival in the East, he can only add to his case. In 25 home games this season, Cunningham has achieved this feat 16 times — which comes out to a success rate of 64%. You have to like his chances going up against James Harden at the point-guard position.

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Nets vs Celtics NBA best bet: Noah Clowney 2+ made threes (-200)

Clowney has cleared this line 7 times in 10 games, and this bet is at a 62% hit rate for the season (32 of 52 games played). The Nets have nothing to lose in tonight’s contest, as most bettors have written them off. This is an excellent opportunity for Clowney to make a name for himself. Boston allows the second-most threes to opposing PFs this season and ranks ninth in threes allowed as a team.

Knicks vs Bucks NBA best bet: Bucks +7.5 (-110)

When you look at the injury report, the Knicks are the more obvious pick here — but I am not sure if I can trust them after watching those 2 recent losses against Detroit and Cleveland. The Bucks are punching above their weight without Giannis Antetokounmpo, as they have now won back-to-back games and 5 of their last 6 overall. Against East teams they are 5-2 ATS in 7 played, while at home that record sits at 4-1 ATS in 5 games overall. Despite all the adversity they have gone through this season, this team is still above .500 in home games. I have the Bucks keeping this one close.

Grizzlies vs Mavericks NBA best bet: Khris Middleton 2+ made threes (+124)

Khris Middleton might be the best player to take the court in Friday’s game between the Grizzlies and Mavericks. That’s how bad the injury situation is in both camps at the moment. All jokes aside, the veteran Middleton has played really well since the all-star break, scoring 17, 25 and 18 points in 3 of the 4 games. He has also cleared this line in 2 of his last 3 games and is shooting almost 42% from deep in the month of February so far. The odds on him to knock down a pair of threes against Memphis are very tempting, especially since we know he has done that in his last 3 games at home. Memphis is allowing 37.8% of threes to go in over its last 3 games. For context, the league-worst Brooklyn Nets are at 37.4% allowed threes this season.

Nuggets vs Thunder NBA best bet: Nuggets ML (+240)

Optimism is back in the Nuggets’ camp following their impressive win over the Boston Celtics the other day. They held the Cs to just 84 points despite losing Jamal Murray early in that game to an illness. Another big win vs OKC would do wonders for the confidence of this team, it has been a while since we’ve seen a signature performance from the Joker and this is just the ideal opportunity for him to deliver one. The defending champs are still without SGA and Jalen Williams. Even though they are considered to be one of the deeper teams in the league, this game could be a struggle as it’s their third in 4 nights. For those who aren’t as brave, backing the Nuggets to cover is also a solid bet — but I think these odds are just too good to pass up for an outright win.

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