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NBA Best Bets Today | Expert Picks for Saturday, March 9

Michael Crosson
Michael Crosson Sports Betting Expert
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The NBA regular season continues with a jam packed seven-game slate on Saturday, March 9 — with two nationally televised matchups on the docket throughout the day as Bulls vs Clippers tips off the action at 4:00 p.m. ET on NBA TV, and then Celtics vs Suns takes center stage at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

Read along for our top three NBA best bets and expert picks for Saturday, March 9.

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NBA Best Bets | Expert Picks for Saturday, March 9

Raptors vs Trail Blazers

by Michael Crosson

The Knicks traded Immanuel Quickley to Toronto at the tradeline, and after averaging just 2.6 rebounds and and 2.5 assists on 24 minutes per game in 30 contests for New York, Quickley’s overall usage has seen a sharp uptick since joining the Raptors, and the books still haven’t fully adjusted yet.

Quickley has averaged 4.4 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game in 28 games for Toronto, and he’s averaged 6.6 rebounds and 11.2 assists per game across his last five.

Tonight, Toronto draws a matchup against a Blazers squad that ranks 17th in points allowed and 21st in defensive rating. So there should be plenty of assists to go around. The Blazers also rank 21st in team rebounding percentage.

Quickley has gone over this number in five straight games – averaging a combined total of 17.8 rebounds + assists per game since February 28. Let’s try to ride the hot-hand with Quickley tonight.

Pick: Immanuel Quickley Over 13.5 REB + AST (-115)

Spurs vs Warriors

by Ray Monohan

Golden State Warriors -10 (-110)

Golden State and San Antonio will be missing key pieces here on Saturday night when the two square off.

However, it's just near impossible for a team like the Spurs to overcome missing a player like Victor Wembanyama. He'll be out Saturday and the Spurs are just lacking too much without him in a game like this.

Even with Stephen Curry out, Golden State has plenty of weapons to work with here. San Antonio has dropped 7 games in a row this year when Wembanyama is out. Meanwhile, the Warriors can look to the likes of Thompson, Kuminga, and Green to step up here.

Even Wiggins has played a huge role for this team as they're getting production all around. San Antonio is one of the worst in the league defensively giving up 120.4 ppg. Their inability to get stops has led them to not matching up at all with fast paced teams.

Golden State is going to pick this defense apart and really look to run in transition. This is a complete mismatch and the Spurs simply do not have enough weapons to keep up here.

Golden State will wear them down as the game goes on.

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Michael Crosson

Michael Crosson

Michael Crosson began his time at VegasInsider as a freelance NBA writer back in 2019 while he continued to study Psychology and Biology at James Madison University. Following his graduation in 2021, Michael joined the team full-time, and he's been with VI ever since. Michael still writes NBA, NFL, and MLB for VI, as well as gambling industry news. He's also become a crucial part of our editorial production team. More from Michael Crosson
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