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NBA Best Bets Today | Expert Picks (Thursday, Jan. 25)

Michael Crosson
Michael Crosson Sports Betting Expert
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The NBA regular season continues with a solid 7-game slate today -- headlined by a nationally televised doubleheader on TNT with Celtics vs Heat kicking off the action and Kings vs Warriors wrapping things up.

Let's dive into our NBA best bets and expert picks for Thursday, January 25.

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NBA Best Bets | Expert Picks for Thursday, Jan. 25

76ers vs Pacers

by Michael Crosson

Pacers star point guard Tyrese Haliburton has missed seven of Indiana’s last eight games with a hamstring injury, and the result has not been pretty. The Pacers enter tonight’s contest riding a bumpy 1-5 skid that includes frustrating losses to Portland and Utah, and it doesn’t look like things are about to get better any time soon with a Sixers team coming to town on Thursday that has played some really good basketball the last few weeks.

The Sixers are 6-0 in their last six games, while ranking 5th in offensive rating and 9th in defensive rating during that stretch – whereas, the Pacers rank 22nd in offensive rating and 24th in defensive rating in their last six contests. I’m laying the points with Philly.

Pick: 76ers -5.5 (-110)

Celtics vs Heat

Celtics @ Heat Over 224 Total Points (-110)

Both teams have been involved in several lower-scoring games of late, but the situation that each finds itself coming into this one, combined with some strong O/U ATS stats/numbers points to this number now being a TOO low.

Boston is 14-9 on the road this year after B2B wins to open up this road trip. The C's have now seen the total go "under" in five straight games, but note that Boston has in fact seen the total go "over" the number in seven of its last ten (70%) after playing to five or more straight "unders" in a row.

Miami will be desperate to snap a four-game slide after last night's 105-96 loss at home to Memphis. Note though that the Heat have seen the total go "over" the number in eight of their last 11 off a SU/ATS home loss as a favorite in which they were held to 99 or fewer points in.

Look for defense to take a back seat here and expect this total to indeed fly "over" the number sooner, rather than later!

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Nuggets vs Knicks

VegasInsider NBA betting expert Alex Smart is having a really solid run to close January! Smart is 7-3 in his last six NBA picks -- returning a profit of +360. Click here to purchase his top play for Nuggets vs Knicks tonight.

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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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