NBA Betting Tips: 09 January

NBA continues in the New Year, and as usual, Justin Simelane has prepared his best bets for tomorrow morning’s games. Feel free to add his tips to your bet slip.

09 Jan 02:00 Indiana Pacers vs Boston Celtics

These two have already played 3 times this season with Boston winning twice while the Pacers won the game during the in-season tournament. That in-season tournament atmosphere really helped the Pacers because, during the regular season, the Celtics owned them. The Celtics are healthy, the Pacers won’t know how to stop Jason Tatum or Jaylen Brown here. The Pacers have no issues when it comes to scoring, so they could cover the spread here, but defending is not their strong suit and that is why Boston will come out on top again.

Suggested Bet: Boston Celtics ML

09 Jan 02:00 Washington Wizards vs Oklahoma City Thunder

The Thunder have lost two games in a row now but that will end here. The Wizards are a team that needs a serious rebuild while the Thunder are a well-built team. Against the Nets OKC’s shots just weren’t falling on and they looked tired, here they will win comfortably. This game has two bets the second being the over, even if it ends up a blowout the over can still come but the primary bet would be a spread for OKC.

Suggested Oklahoma City Thunder(-6.5) / Over 230

09 Jan 05:30 Los Angeles Clippers vs Phoenix Suns

Both teams are playing back-to-back here but one team is better than the other. The Suns haven’t met expectations this season and are coming off a loss against a Grizzlies side that didn’t have Ja Morant while their big 3 played the game. The Suns really need a good point guard and their issues will lessen. Now the Clippers have James Harden who is flourishing in LA. The first meeting between the two was in Phoenix in a game the Clippers won, trust them to make it 2-0 here.

Suggested Bet: Clippers ML