NBA best bets and tips for Wednesday February 15
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Today's NBA betting tips: Wednesday February 15
4pts Jimmy Butler (Heat) Over 34.5 Points, Rebounds and Assists at 19/20 (Unibet)
3pts Jalen Green (Rockets) Over 23.5 Points at 20/21 (Betway)
3pts Zach Collins (Spurs) Over 14.5 Points at evens (Betway)
As we come into Wednesday with a whole host of NBA action this evening, we have most teams playing their final game before the All-Star break. The All-Star game and festivities surrounding it will take place in Salt Lake City this coming weekend.
Tonight we could see players playing in their upper limit of minutes if need be due to the impending break they will have, meaning we could find some extra value.
The first match I'll look at is the Miami Heat facing off against the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets have finally waved the white flag and completed the last piece of disassembly to the best Super Team that never was.
It is crazy to think back around a year ago the Nets had Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden all on the same roster.
Tonight the Nets will host the Heat and I think JIMMY BUTLER could potentially have a very big game against a Nets defence that is going to struggle to contain him.
Even though the Nets did add some respectable pieces in Cam Johnson and Mikal Bridges with their Durant trade, I don't think either has the makings for All-Defensive team honours. Butler has played the Suns twice this year and gone up against Johnson and Bridges with considerable success.
The dynamic of the Nets team with Johnson and Bridges will be slightly different, but I think Butler should still be able to find success in all facets of the game.
The second play I'll look at is the Houston Rockets heading into Oklahoma City to face off against the Thunder. These teams leave much to be desired currently in terms of defence, and I think the point guard battle between Jalen Green and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander could be an exciting one to watch.
JALEN GREEN is by far the focal point of this Rockets offence and has the green light to hoist shots at will. At nearly 18 shot attempts per game, Green is really racking up the offensive workload and I think that will continue against a Thunder team tonight that he has had success against already this season.
The Rockets are flooding Green with exposure and minutes to try and get his skills developed in what is clearly a major rebuild project in Houston. While the team itself may be very bad, it presents great opportunities to back a player like Green who would certainly not see this amount of volume and freedom in his shot-taking on other teams around the league.
The last play I am going to look at tonight is a play on ZACH COLLINS of the San Antonio Spurs as they head to Charlotte to take on the Hornets.
After the departure of Mason Plumelee at the trade deadline, the Hornets are left extremely thin at centre and have struggled to deal with opposing centres as they now lack the size and presence that Plumlee gave them.
Collins is by no means an All-Star but has shown flashes of offensive brilliance and the ability to put the ball in the basket in volume.
He won't see as much volume as he was seeing with Keldon Johnson sidelined last week but he should be able to take advantage of the soft matchup in front of him and put in a respectable effort tonight.
I am hopeful that his teammates can identify this mismatch and feed him the ball and opportunity as we should have a great chance to hit his mark.
Odds correct at 1645 GMT on 15/02/23
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