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 5 NBA picks for of tonight's contests. Continue below for our NBA best bets and predictions for Thursday, March 6.
NBA Best Bets, Predictions, Picks, Odds: Thursday, March 6
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Pacers vs. Hawks
By Joe Dellera
Tyrese Haliburton has been absolutely on fire lately. He is coming into this ultimate Pace-Up spot against the Hawks coming off six straight double doubles, and will look to build on that here.
Haliburton has started to look more like himself as it seems he’s consistently been dealing with injuries, including one coming into the season where he re-aggravated his hamstring during the Olympics.
Over this six game stretch, Haliburton is averaging 12.5 assists on 21 potentials per game. Now, he gets a matchup against a Hawks team that allows the sixth-most assists per game to their opponents.
I like this price on Double-Double as an alternative to over 10.5 assists.
Pick: Tyrese Haliburton Double Double (-125)
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Warriors vs. Nets
By Kyle Murray
This Warriors team is coming off of an impressive win over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
However, that was without Karl-Anthony Towns on the court for New York, and I do think that win is inflating this line a bit.
The Warriors have been a good road team this season, but they have also played down to competition several times, including that brutal loss to the 76ers a few games ago.
I'll take the points with Brooklyn tonight.
Pick: Nets +10.5 (-110)
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Rockets vs. Pelicans
By Alex Hinton
Averaging a career-high 21.7 points per game this season, Trey Murphy has built a reputation as one of the league's best shooters. He is top-20 in the league in both threes made and three-point attempts per game. However, Murphy is an emerging playmaker as well.
Over his past 13 games, Murphy is averaging 5.7 assists per game. He has recorded five or more in 11 games in that span, which coincides with the season-ending injury to DeJounte Murray.
Tonight's matchup against the Rockets will be difficult as they are allowing the second-fewest assists and sixth-most points per game. However, Murphy has still gotten to five assists during the Thunder (the league's top defense this season) and the Lakers (the league's top defense over the last 15 games).
Additionally, Murphy has played 30 minutes in each of his last 10 games with 23.9% usage rate and eight potential assists in nine of them. He should have ample opportunity to clear this line tonight.
Pick: Trey Murphy Over 4.5 Assists (-130)
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