Peter’s Points: Nba Best Bets Today (predictions, Prop Bets For Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jalen Brunson, Zach Lavine)

Tuesday’s NBA action features conscionable 5 games, but location are immoderate breathtaking matchups betwixt imaginable playoff teams, arsenic nan New York Knicks return connected nan Milwaukee Bucks and nan Golden State Warriors look nan Los Angeles Clippers.

All 4 of those teams are complete .500 and disconnected to coagulated starts successful nan 2025-26 season, making them must-watch games, and immoderate absorbing ones to stake on.

On Monday, Tyrese Maxey came done for america to salvage a 2-2 night, but I’m looking to person a bigger time connected Tuesday successful a shortened slate.

There are a fewer teams playing back-to-backs (Philly, OKC and Golden State) that could unfastened up immoderate betting opportunities for us.

Here’s a look astatine nan plays that I’m eyeing connected Oct. 28.

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NBA Best Bets Today

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

Zach LaVine OVER 21.5 Points (-110)

Betting a scoring OVER against nan Oklahoma City Thunder isn’t for nan faint of heart, but I judge Sacramento Kings defender Zach LaVine is undervalued connected Tuesday night.

OKC is playing nan 2nd nighttime of a back-to-back, and Lu Dort and Cason Wallace person some popped up connected nan wounded study this play and could extremity up missing this game. Plus, Alex Caruso has been successful concussion protocol for nan Thunder.

LaVine has 30 aliases much points successful 3 games successful a row, taking 24, 18 and 24 shots successful nan process. He’s shooting 35.7 percent from 3 connected complete 9 attempts per game, and he’s been capable to easy clear this number contempt only getting to nan statement for 14 free-throw attempts successful 3 games.

Last season, LaVine averaged 22.4 points per crippled successful 32 games pinch nan Kings connected 16.0 shots per night. He’s seen his shots per crippled emergence by six a nighttime early successful nan 2025-26 season, making him a awesome buy-low campaigner – moreover against a reliable defense. 

Jalen Brunson 20+ Points + Giannis Antetokounmpo 11+ Rebounds (-125)

I whitethorn extremity up besides betting some of these legs arsenic solo bets (Brunson OVER 26.5 Points and Giannis OVER 12.5 Rebounds), which is why I’m keeping it to conscionable 2 plays – for now – successful this column.

Now. let’s break down why I emotion this parlay: 

Jalen Brunson 20+ Points

This season, Brunson has scored 23, 31 and 37 points, attempting astatine slightest 18 shots successful each crippled while shooting 45.3 percent from nan section and 33.3 percent from beyond nan arc. 

The All-NBA defender remains nan focal constituent of nan Knicks’ offense, and he could spot moreover much touches if 1 of Karl-Anthony Towns, Miles McBride aliases Guerschon Yabusele (all questionable) sits connected Tuesday night.

Brunson had a mediocre shooting crippled successful nan Knicks’ opener, but he has bounced backmost to make 24 section extremity attempts complete his past 2 games. He’s besides torched nan Bucks and their anemic perimeter defense successful caller seasons, scoring 44, 15, 43, 38, 36, 24, 45 and 44 points successful his past 8 games against them (dating backmost to nan 2022-23 season). 

This a awesome spot to stake connected Brunson to proceed his basking commencement to nan 2025-26 campaign. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo 11+ Rebounds

The two-time convention MVP has been a monster connected nan solid this season, averaging 16.0 rebounds per game, grabbing 14, 20 and 14 successful his 3 appearances. 

On apical of that, Giannis has crushed nan Knicks connected nan solid successful caller years, and New York won’t person Mitchell Robinson (ruled out) successful this crippled successful summation to Towns and Yabusele popping up connected nan wounded study arsenic questionable.

Antetokounmpo has 11 aliases much rebounds successful 4 of his past 5 games against nan Knicks, picking up astatine slightest 12 successful each 4 instances wherever he cleared this line. 

New York does rank 4th successful nan NBA successful force rebounds per crippled this season, which is why I’m bringing this full down to 11 from his existent statement of 12.5. Still, nan OVER whitethorn beryllium worthy a look connected some pinch really Giannis has fared to commencement nan season.

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