NBA Betting Tips: 24 January

NBA action continues tomorrow morning and Justin Simelane has prepared his betting tips for four matches. Feel free to take his tips and use them on your bet slip.

24 Jan 03:00 Chicago Bulls v Atlanta Hawks

The last four head-to-head games between these two franchises have been close and this one should be too. I’m taking the team that is above 500 and should win or cover the spread. The Hawks had a surprising defeat to the Hornets in their last game ending their 5-game winning streak, but they lost that game because of fatigue and I believe they will be back to their best here.

This game will be won by the team with the best offence and the Hawks are averaging more points than the Bulls, they have more depth and the Bulls don’t have the defence to stop Clint Capela.

Suggested Bet: Atlanta Hawks +6.5

24 Jan 03:00 Houston Rockets v Minnesota Timberwolves

The Rockets are losing every single game they play, they are currently on a 13-game losing streak, so there is no reason to bet on them. The way the Rockets are so bad is that during their 13-game losing streak, they only managed to cover the spread once. Minnesota has been playing good basketball recently and they are much better than the Rockets, they played them a day ago and will beat them yet again here. In their last 7 encounters, Minnesota has come out on top 7 times. Rudy Gobert is supposed to return for this game, so that’s even better for the Wolves. Take the spread for the Wolves.

Suggested Bet: Minnesota Timberwolves -4.5

24 Jan 04:00 Utah Jazz v Charlotte Hornets

The Hornets will be riding on confidence for this game because they have now won their last two. But this is where they get their humbling, I’m backing Utah to win here simply because they are at home and are the better team. The Hornets will have Terry Rozier but the status of Lamelo Ball remains doubtful. The Jazz have more than enough depth to win this game and they will.

Suggested Bet: Utah Jazz -5

BET Contributor