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NBA Best Bets Today | Expert Picks for Wednesday, Jan. 24

Michael Crosson
Michael Crosson Sports Betting Expert
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The NBA regular season continues with a loaded 8-game slate today. There's a little bit of an overlap in the nationally televised coverage as Suns vs Mavericks will begin the action 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC, and then Thunder vs Spurs tips off an hour later at 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Let's dive into our NBA best bets and expert picks for Wednesday, January 24.

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NBA Best Bets | Expert Picks for Wednesday, Jan. 24

Suns vs Mavericks

by Michael Crosson

Phoenix is finally beginning to heat up after stumbling out to a surprisingly slow start to the season. After posting a record of 14-15 in their first 29 contests, the Suns are now 11-3 in their last 14 games, ranked 7th in the league in net rating and 3rd in EFG% since Christmas – and they’ve won six straight entering tonight.

While on the flip side, Dallas is in a bit of a downward spiral. After jumping out to a red hot 8-1 start to the season, the Mavericks have posted a losing record of 16-18 since that point – and it doesn’t seem like things are destined to get better anytime soon as they enter tonight coming off losses in four of their last six games. 

This is a matchup between a pair of teams trending in totally opposite directions. I’m laying the short point total with Phoenix on the road.

Pick: Suns -2.5 (-110)

Thunder vs Spurs

Oklahoma City Thunder -7 (-108)

The Spurs have been competitive lately vs what are some over bloated lines that are being offered by the lines-makers as they have now covered 9 of their L/11.

However, now as the market has adjusted, we now have a viable road favorite to back here against the Spurs. The Thunder played last night, but they are a well-conditioned side and are explosive offensively.

The Thunder smashed the visiting Spurs the last time they met 123-87 back in December, and while it looks like the young men from Texas have improved since then are still over matched here according to my projections. Thunder are 5-0 ATS L/5 in this series and 4-1 ATS with no rest.

OKLAHOMA CITY is 42-16 ATS versus horrible foul drawing teams - attempting 21 or less free throws/game over the last 3 seasons. OKLAHOMA CITY is 25-9 ATS versus poor pressure defensive teams - forcing 13 or less turnovers/game over the last 2 seasons.

OKLAHOMA CITY in tneir 27 games as favorites this season have seen average ppg diff of +11.5.

NBA Underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points (SAN ANTONIO) - revenging a road blowout loss vs opponent of 20 points or more, off a road loss by 10 points or more are 10-35 ATS L/5 seasons for a go against 78% conversion rate for bettors.

NBA Home underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points (SAN ANTONIO) - hot team - having covered 6 or 7 of their last 8 against the spread, sub par team overall, winning 25% or less of their games on the season are 23-49 ATS L/27 seasons for a go against 68% conversion rate for bettors.

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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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