NBA Predictions & Preview For Thursday, April 24th

Thursday sees three NBA Playoff Game 3s, which means the lower seed in each series gets their first home game. And one of them will be trying to avoid going into an inescapable 3-0 hole. Here are your NBA predictions and preview for Thursday, April 24th.

NBA Predictions & Preview For Thursday, April 24th

New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons

Start Time – 7:00 PM EST

The team with the best player on it tends to win in the NBA Playoffs, and you can make a strong argument that the Detroit Pistons have that player in Cade Cunningham. They also have the momentum, knotting the series up with a Game 2 win on the New York Knicks’ home floor.

If this were a regular-season game, I’d have it lined up as Detroit -0.5. Yet, despite their performance in Game 2, we’re still getting the Pistons as a dog for Thursday.

Best Bet: Detroit +1.5 (-110)

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Memphis Grizzlies

Start Time – 9:30 PM EST

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – I do not like green eggs and ham. Wait – it was me who said that. What I did say was you can put any spread in front of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and they’ll cover it for you. The Thunder beat the Grizzlies by 51 points in Game 1, and by “only” 19 points in Game 2. Yet for Game 3, we’re getting a line of Oklahoma City -8.5. I’ll gladly take that free money, thank you very much.

Best Bet: Oklahoma City -8.5 (-110)

Overall Record: 168-140 (55%)
Profit (based on $100/bet): $1,338.15
Return on Investment: 4%