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Top 3 NBA Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions: Wednesday (10/26)

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Following a shallow four-game slate on Tuesday, the NBA is back with 10 games on Wednesday, leaving plenty of value to choose from. Let’s take a closer look at three bets I’m keyed in for this evening in the Association following another winning day.

YTD Record (5-3-1)

1. Bucks -3.5 | -110 at DK Sportsbook

Picking up right where he left off last season, Giannis Antetokounmpo is already in mid-season form, averaging 32.5 points through his first two games. He now will draw a team he terrorized last season, averaging 31.9 vs. the Nets in the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals., adding to a 24.7-point career average vs. them.

Picking up their first win of the season on Friday, the Nets again struggled Monday, allowing the Grizzlies to score 134 points in their 124-134 loss in Memphis. While Durant and Irving have started to cook, no one around them has turned on the oven.

I expect the Bucks to run away with this one at home.

2. Hornets +8 | -110 at DK Sportsbook

Even without Terry Rozier and Lamello Ball, I still don’t think the market has caught up to just how good this Hornets team can be. Without both and Cody Martin, on Sunday, the Hornets routed a full-strength Hawks team on the road 126-109 in a game that was never close.

Now, likely with all three out again, the Hornets head to New York to take on a team led by Jalen Brunson, averaging 17.7 points to this point. They’ll also have to contain Julius Randle, who leads all Knicks at 21.3 points per game.

While Rozier could very well return as he’s listed as day-to-day, I love the depth the Hornets still have, led by point guard Dennis Smith Jr. Throw in Nick Richards down low, who finished Sunday with 20 points off the bench, and I like the Hornets to be in the mix once again at MSG on Wednesday night.

3. Jazz -5 | -110 at DK Sportsbook

In what will be a rematch from Monday night in Houston, the Rockets will now hit the road for a game in Salt Lake City. In Monday’s matchup, the Jazz could not overcome a slow start, as the Rockets’ backcourt of Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. combined for 51 points on the night.

Houston also benefited from the Jazz shooting just 56% points from the free throw line on 16 attempts, exactly half the number of times the Rockets got to the line. In this one, I expect a more aggressive start from the home Jazz, as Colin Sexton gets more time off the bench as he works his way into the starting lineup slowly but surely.

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