Find the best NBA bets tonight with picks for Thursday night's slate from the BUCKETS Podcast, where our analysts gave out picks for two of the games on tonight's seven-game slate, including Jazz vs. Wizards and Nuggets vs. Knicks.
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NBA Best Bets Tonight (Jan. 25)
| Game | Time (ET) | Pick |
|---|---|---|
  | 7 p.m. | Jazz Team Total Over 124.5 |
  | 7:30 p.m. | Knicks +2.5 |
Jazz Team Total Over 124.5 at Wizards
7 p.m. ET ⋅ NBA League Pass
By Sean Little
I love this spot for the Jazz.
I looked at the last 15 games for both teams and all the numbers support the Jazz putting up a big number on the Wizards tonight. They are fifth in offensive rating; the Wizards are fourth during that span. The Jazz are second in offensive rebound percentage and the Wizards are 29th in defensive rebounding percentage. The Jazz are first in pace and the Wizards are third.
This game is going to be an absolute track meet and the Jazz are coming off a three-game losing streak.
The Jazz just scored 124 on the road in a loss to the Pelicans and have the rest advantage as it is their fourth game in the last 10 days, whereas the Wizards are on a back-to-back.
This number is flat-out too low.
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Knicks +2.5 vs. Nuggets
7:30 p.m. ET ⋅ NBA League Pass
By Jay Money
I think the Nuggets will have a difficult time scoring. The Knicks should not have won that game against the Nets but were able to grit it out and cover as well.
This is the last game for the Nuggets on this five-game road trip. They have won their last three straight-up but have looked shaky at times. They have had one other road trip of five games this season and in this last spot, they lost to the Rockets by 19 points with the same line at -2.5. The Nuggets are 8-15-1 against the spread on the road as well.
They have a couple of big games at home against the 76ers and the Bucks, then they follow that up with the Thunder. I like the Knicks to win this one outright.
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