Top NBA Betting Picks for Saturday, March 26
The NBA has another loaded slate for fans and bettors set for Saturday night. While the exciting NCAA tournament rolls on, drawing viewers, the NBA has scheduled some marquee matchups of their own for tonight. We will be blessed with a potential NBA Finals preview and a battle between two of the, if not the two brightest young stars in the game.
Here are the top NBA betting plays for Saturday, March 26, provided by BettingPros experts Raju Byfield and Isaiah Sirois (Main game odds courtesy BettingPros Consensus; lock and prop odds sites may vary):
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Betting Lock of the Day
Byfield: Clippers -5 (-110 at FD Sportsbook)
The Los Angeles Clippers should be able to find some extra motivation tonight against a team that they may very well see in the NBA Finals. They will also be facing off against former coach Doc Rivers, so they should be more familiar with his schemes and sets than the average team. With no Joel Embiid, the 76ers will be hard-pressed to hang with a Clippers team with a point to prove, especially if they are clicking from the floor.
Top Team Prop of the Day
Byfield: Cavaliers 1st Quarter Over 26.5 (-128 at FD Sportsbook)
The Sacramento Kings have allowed 31.1 first quarter points per game this season, making the Cavaliers, even as a below-average team, an easy value at just 26.5 points. Cleveland averages a league-worst 25.3 points per game on the season, which is why the line is so low. However, the Kings offer very little defensive resistance, something Collin Sexton, Darius Garland, and Jarret Allen should be able to take full advantage of in the opening quarter. The sharps have pounced on the value of this line, so be sure to lock this in ASAP, as the juice only figures to continue to rise.
Top Player Prop of the Day
Byfield: De’Aaron Fox Over 27.5 points (-118 at FD Sportsbook)
Fox has been on a scoring binge lately, including 30 on the Cavaliers just three games ago. He has hit the 28 points or more required for the over to click in nine of his last 10 contests and is an excellent bet to do so again for the Kings. The juice on this prop has been rising, so punch this one in sooner rather than later to avoid an even higher tag at FanDuel. If you are comfortable, view this as a potential multi-unit play.
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