NBA Best Odds This Week: Feb 3 – Feb 9

The first full week without any football put the NBA in the spotlight this past week.

On Saturday night, the NBA took control of the sports world with one of the biggest in-season trades in NBA history when Mavs’ superstar Luka Dončić was traded to the Lakers for superstar Anthony Davis.

BREAKING: The Dallas Mavericks are trading Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick, sources tell ESPN. Three-team deal that includes Utah.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 2, 2025

The trade sent shockwaves throughout, not only the NBA but athletes across all major professional sports.

While we won’t see Luka in a Lakers uniform on Monday, his debut could happen as early as this Saturday when his new Lake Show brethren play host to the Pacers.

Luka was not the only NBA star changing addresses this weekend, as the Kings, Spurs, and Bulls completed a 3-way trade sending De’Aaron Fox to the Spurs, Zach LaVine to Sac Town, and a pu pu platter of goods to Chicago.

BREAKING: Sacramento is finalizing a trade to send De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs in a multi-team trade that moves Chicago Bulls' Zach LaVine to the Kings, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/Ftmo8N4hMj

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 3, 2025

With just three more days until the NBA Trade Deadline takes place, there could still be some notable pieces on the move, with all eyes focused on Miami now as the Jimmy Butler saga rolls on.

Lost in all the trade hysteria is the fact the NBA has a busy 10-game slate to kick off the week, headlined by the Rockets’ visit to Madison Square Garden to take on the Knicks.

The Spurs also visit a surging Memphis team that finds itself as the 2-seed out West.

Here’s a breakdown of all of the odds for Monday’s slate, courtesy of FanDuel, and a few of our favorite bets to kick off the week.

Monday Night NBA Odds

Matchup	Betting Line	Moneyline	Total
Wizards at Hornets	Hornets (-4.5)	Wizards (+160) Hornets (-190)	218
Hawks at Pistons	Pistons (-4)	Hawks (+146) Pistons (-174)	235
Rockets at Knicks	Knicks (-6.5)	Rockets (+190) Knicks (-235)	233.5
Spurs at Grizzlies	Grizzlies (-4.5)	Spurs (+164) Grizzlies (-196)	240.5
Kings at Wolves	Wolves (-4.5)	Kings (+160) Wolves (-190)	221.5
Bucks at Thunder	Thunder (-11.5)	Bucks (+450) Thunder (-600)	232.5
Pelicans at Nuggets	Nuggets (-10.5)	Pelicans (+430) Nuggets (-590)	241.5
Pacers at Jazz	Pacers (-7.5)	Pacers (-295) Jazz (+240)	239.5
Magic at Warriors	Warriors (-3)	Magic (+126) Warriors (-148)	210.5
Suns at Blazers	Suns (-5)	Suns (-205) Blazers (+180)	228.5

Monday’s NBA Best Bets

Rockets 1st Qtr Spread (+2.5) at Knicks

Fun fact you may be unaware of! The Rockets tend to start games pretty hot out of the gate. 

How hot, you may be wondering? 

Houston is 19-5-1 ATS against the 1st Quarter Spread line on the road this season and 30-17-1 ATS overall.

That’s good for the best record amongst all Western Conference teams.

The Knicks happen to be 17-29-3 ATS in the 1st Quarter, that’s good for the worst record amongst all Eastern Conference teams.

We’re just trusting the data on this one.

Pacers (-7.5) vs. Jazz

This line opened at -7 and is quickly moving, and for good reason. The Pacers are playing their best ball of the season at this point in the year.

They have rattled off wins in eight of their last 10 games, and tonight visit a Utah team that is a miserable 4-17 on their home floor.

Utah’s bottom-of-the-league defense is in for a long night against the free-wheeling Pacers and I think Indiana wins by double-digits in this one.

NBA Matchups to Watch This Week

Monday’s slate offers a lot of different betting opportunities with such a crowded schedule of games, but the fun doesn’t stop there!

Here are some of the bigger games to round out the week, and hopefully help us boost our bankrolls to bet on 83 different Super Bowl props on Sunday.

Celtics (35-15) at Cavaliers (40-9) – Tuesday, February 4th

The top two teams in the East meet for the third time this season, with each team winning a matchup on their home floor.

The Celtics pulled to within 4.5 games of the best record in the East before the Cavs absolutely battered the Mavs skeleton crew lineup on Sunday 144-101.

Top Betting Trend of Note: The Celtics have the worst ATS record amongst all Eastern Conference teams at 19-30-1 this season.

Suns (25-23) at Thunder (38-9) – Wednesday, February 5th

The Suns currently sit in 8th in the Western Conference, but are only 4.5 games behind 4th-seeded Denver, showing just how crowded the playoff field is looking in this very competitive conference.

This could be the last time we see Bradley Beal as a member of the Phoenix Suns, but anytime Kevin Durant visits OKC it’s an immediate game of interest to have circled on your calendar.

Top Betting Trend of Note: The Suns have the worst ATS record in basketball at 17-30-1, while the Thunder have the 2nd best ATS mark at home at 15-7-1 overall this season.

Spurs (21-25) at Hawks (22-27) – Wednesday, February 5th

Normally a Spurs-Hawks midweek game right before the All-Star Break wouldn’t garner too much attention.

However, this particular matchup has a bit more notoriety given that De’Aaron Fox figures to play his first game as a member of the Spurs after being acquired from the Kings on Sunday.

Top Betting Trend of Note: The Hawks have cashed the OVER in 15 of their 22 games played at home this season, good for the top spot amongst all NBA teams.

Mavs (26-24) at Celtics (35-15) – Thursday, February 6th

This could very well be Anthony Davis’ first game as a member of the Mavs, or it could be another game where the Mavs play their G-League roster and bench and lose by 40.

But pay attention to who Dallas has in the lineup for this NBA Finals rematch on Thursday.

Top Betting Trend of Note: The Celtics have a 19-30-1 ATS mark in the 4th quarter of games this season, with only the Bucks (18-30 ATS) and Lakers (19-30 ATS) faring worse at this point in the calendar.

Pacers (27-20) at Lakers (28-19) – Saturday, February 8th

You may be sensing a theme with the last two matchups, but this is tentatively being labeled as the game in which we can see Luka Dončić’s Lakers debut.

The Pacers have been fun to watch this season regardless, and find themselves in the 4th spot out East.

But all eyes will be on whether or not we see Luka and LeBron on the floor together as teammates for the first time.

Top Betting Trend of Note: Five of the last six matchups between these two teams have gone UNDER the total.

Celtics (35-15) at Knicks (32-17) – Saturday, February 8th

Another Celtics game makes the list this week!

The NBA schedule makers probably didn’t envision the Cavs being 40-9 and Anthony Davis possibly making his Mavs debut against Boston, but they certainly envisioned the Celtics and Knicks rivalry being intriguing enough to throw on ABC at 8:30 PM ET.

There’s not much else to say when it comes to a matchup of Boston vs. New York other than sit back and enjoy the show.

Top Betting Trend of Note: The UNDER has cashed in the last three Celtics-Knicks matchups at MSG.