The NBA is back in full force following last night’s two game slate. Plenty of action to sift through to find the best value in building our two leg card on Underdog. The 12 games tonight feature a handful of playoff implications, from the Lakers taking on the Pacers, the Sixers in Cleveland, and out west the Nuggets hosting the Wolves. The late game features the Mavericks looking to keep the Kings at bay in Sacramento. Looking for more NBA pick’em advice? Check out the rest of our NBA articles or our NBA pick’em tools. You can also read our guide to Underdog Fantasy.
It’s a simple question at Underdog Fantasy: choose if a player will finish higher or lower their current projection. Build anywhere from two to six legs. Here are the top two plays from Underdog — getting 3x back on a winning ticket. OddsShopper has an Underdog Fantasy optimizer tool designed to help you build winning cards
Underdog Fantasy NBA Pick’em Predictions Today
Jabari Smith H/L Than 8.5 Rebounds
The Rockets are taking steam already up to a 7 point favorite in Utah. It makes sense, Houston just obliterated the Jazz and there’s still some serious playoff implications remaining. Houston needs to keep pace with the Warriors for the final play in spot, so don’t expect much rest in Utah. Jabari Smith has certainly done his part during this Rockets nine game win streak, but his rebounding numbers have taken a recent dip.
This current total doesn’t reflect this being more a result of Amen Thompson’s emergence, combined with Jalen Green being a strong rebounder at the guard position. The true odds for this play from OddsShopper are -137, which is a wide gap from the implied odds of -122 at Underdog. The LOWER play beats the market price and plays into expected game flow against the Jazz.
Underdog Fantasy Pick’em Prediction: Jabari Smith LOWER Than 8.5 Rebounds
Josh Hart H/L Than 6.5 Assists
The Knicks have won 9 of 12 games this month with no signs of slowing down in San Antonio. The main reason is they need these games. The Bucks are just above them, and multiple teams are below New York. They are a decent 8.5 point road favorite against the Spurs.
Josh Hart is two dimes above his season average in March, but most of that has come from a couple of spike games. He comes off two straight 10 assist games, something not likely to continue – especially in what could be a blowout.
Credit to Hart as he’s found a way to be impactful as his scoring suffered but we aren’t sold on this being a new role quite yet. With implied odds of -122 at Underdog, the LOWER play beats the -131 true odds from OddsShopper. Once again, we find value in staying ahead of the market price.
Underdog Fantasy Pick’em Prediction: Josh Hart LOWER Than 6.5 Assists
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