NBA -Forests Today: Best Bet and Player Supplies

We are more than halfway into the 2024-25 season. I will continue to give NBA best efforts and play props here as often as possible, and I will also occasionally write up features on big news shaking the league. So be sure to check out my work throughout the season. With it out of the way, let’s get into some NBA best bets and NBA player props for Tuesday 11 February. Also, make sure you check the Picks page (link just below) before playing tips off. I’ll add occasional choice all day.

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NBA best bets today – February 11

New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers – 19:30

Knicks are widely considered a top-tier team at the eastern conference, but I’m not sure that much separates them from Pacers. Since December 6, Indiana is 20-8 and has cleaning the glass’ sixth highest efficiency difference (+6.3) in basketball. In the same period, New York is 20-10 and eighth in the league (+5.4). That said, while Knicks has a better record and standing at the conference, much of it can be due to an uncharacteristic sluggish start for pacers. A larger test shows that these teams are on something equal, so I take odds of plus money with the home layer.

The status of Myles Turner is definitely something to see here. I take Indiana and hope to see the center of the set -up as Pacers can use his edge protection and floor distance. However, it is not crazy to believe that Indiana can win without him. The reality is that this team in New York is very untested defensively, so the surgical precision of Indiana’s violation should prove to be problematic for Knicks.

New York hopes the bad bull Haliburton will show up. In last year’s playoff series we saw him fight in a couple of the matches, but it was games played at Madison Square Garden. Oddly enough, Haliburton is one of the few stars in this league that really struggles from home. But he average 19.9 points and 9.0 assists on 47.0% shooting from the floor and 40.3% shooting from 3 in Indiana. He loves to play in this building and should be able to keep his own against Jalen Brunson when it comes to offensive output at the Point Guard site. It may not mean scoring as much as the Knicks Super Star, but the players Haliburton do for his teammates should even things out.

I also just think that Indiana’s supportive role crew will show up for this game. The pacers have a list full of shooting manufacturers so they will love the type of look they get against knicks.

Indiana also comes from a disappointing road loss against Los Angeles Laker’s last match. Under Rick Carlisle, the team is 19-7 straight up when you get out of a loss like a road favorite. Pacers also won 132-121 when these teams met in Indiana on November 10, and the homeland has won eight of the last nine meetings between these two.

Bet: Pacers ML (+122 – 1.5 units)

NBA -Player Props Today – February 11

Memphis Grizzlies on Phoenix Suns – 22:00 one one

Kevin Durant had to return from a fine -tuned ankle tonight and he probably needed a little reset anyway. Durant shot only 3 for 13 from 3 in back-to-back loss to Blazers last week, and he then spent a few days hearing his name in trade negotiations. Now Durant gets back to playing basketball and there is no more deadline to worry about.

There are a few different things to look at with this game and you will see below that I have a Suns alternative line thrown in a two-leg parlay. But I love Durant to go over his 3-point gathered tonight. Before fought against Portland, Durant had made at least four 3s in five consecutive matches, and he has taken at least seven 3s in seven of his last nine. Suns asks Durant to shoot several triple and he has reacted. I don’t see it changing tonight, especially with Durant, who is likely to play some small ball center minutes. When he is on the five, Suns wants him to chase his jumping even more to open some space for other guys to drive.

Grizzlies also have some trouble defending the 3-point line. For as good as they are defensively, the 13.9 made 3s per day. Match. Only six teams in the league allow more. And Memphis has given up more made 3s per. Battle (14.3) during the last 10 matches.

Bet: Durant over 2.5 made 3s (-106)

Additional spectacles

This is where I want to include any late -added spectacle, teasers/parlays or futures in the season. Come back before tip if you don’t want to miss anything. It is always possible that I add something to my card.

Parlay: 76ers ml vs. Raptors & Suns Alt spread +10.5 vs. Grizzlies (-145-1.5 units)- The 76s have turned some questionable performances recently, but they want most of their guys in the lineup tonight. So in a must-win home game against a bad raptors team, they really had to get to the victory column. It is especially the case that Toronto is without RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl. However, I do not trust Philadelphia to cover 9 or 9.5. So I throw Phoenix into an alternative line of +10.5 to get reasonable odds. I actually like Suns to cover – and potentially win – tonight’s home game against grizzlies. But I have some scar tissue with this Phoenix team so I need some extra wiggle room. But Suns is 4-1 SU and 3-2 against the spread when playing with two days of rest under Mike Budenholzer, so it’s clear that a little extra time is big for a team with some older players. Suns are also 9-4 SU in home matches with totals of 230 or higher this season. And overall, returning home after a catastrophic two-game stint in Portland should get the best out in Phoenix.

Suns +7.5 (-154-1.5 units) vs. Grizzlies

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2024-25 NBA Record: 240-234-2 (+3.37 units)