Best NBA Betting Picks and Parlay Today - Sunday, February 5, 2023

With a football-free Sunday ahead of us (unless you're some kind of sicko that bets on Pro Bowl), it's time to bet some hoops with our very NBA Best Bets for Sunday, February 5. Tonight's Best Bets feature games including Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors vs. Memphis Grizzlies and Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks. Read on for our full analysis of our best NBA picks for today, sourced from our NBA projections model, which simulates every game of the NBA season 10,000 times to find the best predictions for you.

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As always, we've simulated all of the night's NBA games 10,000 times each to determine where the value lies for sports bettors across the United States.

Best NBA Bets Today

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers, 5:00PM ET

Two teams coming off stirring wins in their most recent games combine this afternoon when the Pacers host the Cavs in a game that should be fascinating. Indiana are now back on track with their main playmaker Tyrese Haliburton back from injury, and it showed against the Kings on Friday with a calming performance to get his new team over the line against his old one. The Pacers are one of the fastest teams in the league for pace, ranked 4th in the league with an average of 102 possessions per game - at home that number goes up. While they will meet a worthy foe in the Cavaliers, whose defense rank top of the NBA, allowing their opponents, the Pacers have found a way to break down the Cavs in two previous meetings this season, scoring 112 and 135 points respectively. These are two teams that seem to combine well on offense, with the last four games between them all going over the points total set by the sportsbook. We see that continuing today.

BET: Over 225 points (-110) with DraftKings ➡️ here ⬅️.

🏀 Cavaliers vs. Pacers Predictions
📈 Betting preview: Cavaliers vs. Pacers

Toronto Raptors vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 6:00PM ET

The Grizzlies are in something of a free fall after a hot start to the 2023 calendar year, now with seven losses in their last eight games after going down to Cleveland pretty easily on Thursday night. Memphis are a little banged up but should regain Jaren Jackson Jr. who missed the Cavs game, while the questionable tag on Ja Morant at the time of publishing doesn't appear to be threatening enough for him to sit out of tonight's game. The Griz do need to find that secret formula, and they get a good chance to do so against a Raptors team that is horrible on the road. 

A popular team in trade rumors as Thursday's deadline approaches, Toronto are just 9-18 in away games this season. This will be their seventh game on their current road trip where they are 3-3 - however some of those wins have come against teams that are far weaker than the proposition that faces them tonight.

It's not do-or-die for the Grizzlies, but with a 21-4 home record and a squad that's close to full-strength on the court, they should be protecting home court.

BET: Grizzlies -4.5 (-106) with DraftKings ➡️ here ⬅️.

🏀 Raptors vs. Grizzlies Predictions
📈 Betting preview: Raptors vs. Grizzlies

Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks, 6:00PM ET

The Knicks complete their back-to-back MSG set on Sunday against a high-powered Philly offense that is firing on all cylinders. The Sixers rank 5th in the league over the last 10 games for points scored with 120 per game, and face the prospect of a tired New York lineup that rallied hard against the Clippers, only to come up short in overtime. Philadelphia have covered the spread in six of their last eight outings and should be professional enough here to let their offense do the talking.

BET: 76ers -6.5 (-110) with DraftKings ➡️ here ⬅️.

🏀 76ers vs. Knicks Predictions
📈 Betting preview: 76ers vs. Knicks

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Best NBA Bets Today

There are numerous different ways you can wager on NBA games in 2022, such as the moneyline, spread, total, player and team props, and, of course, parlays. While we normally suggest taking our picks on their own, we recognize the need to service a parlay-loving audience! With that said, check out the fat payout you can get by throwing all of our best bets together tonight. Also, feel free to make your own parlays using our NBA best bets page! 

🔥 Cavs-Pacers over 225 points
🔥 Grizzlies -4.5
🔥 76ers -6.5

*All odds and lines correct at time of publishing