The NBA is offering up nine games tomorrow for our consumption, including Indiana vs San Antonio in Paris, France. Here are your NBA predictions and preview for Thursday, January 23rd.
NBA Predictions & Preview For Thursday, January 23rd
Portland Trail Blazers vs Orlando Magic
Start Time – 7:00 PM EST
I’m not about to say that the Portland Trail Blazers are good – they’re the second-worst team in the NBA, in fact – but they have won back-to-back games. The same can not be said about the Orlando Magic, who have dropped four straight and six of seven, despite Paolo Banchero’s return to action.
I’m going to go with the Blazers on the road in this game. I don’t think they’ll win necessarily, but my line for this game is Orlando -4, so the value is on the Portland end of the spread.
Best Bet: Portland +9 (-110)
Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks
Start Time – 7:30 PM EST
The Toronto Raptors are incredibly inept on the road, posting a 1-19 record away from Scotiabank Arena. Yet, they have won three of their last four games, and I think they are the play in this game against the Atlanta Hawks tomorrow.
Clearly, I’m not picking them on the moneyline to win, though. But Atlanta -3.5 is a more reasonable line for this game, by my math, so the Raptors plus the points is my play.
Best Bet: Toronto +6.5 (-110)
Overall Record: 81-66 (55%)
Profit (based on $100/bet): $772.51
Return on Investment: 5%
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