NBA Best Bets Today: Tuesday November 18th Top Basketball Picks

There are six games on the NBA schedule Tuesday, beginning with the first tip of the night at Orlando against the Golden State Warriors (7 p.m. ET) and concluding with Phoenix vs. Portland at 11 p.m. ET.

To help you place your bets on these games, we’re sharing some of our Best Bets of the Night.

There are plenty of great bets available, but the following are our favorites (odds via FanDuel).

Golden State Warriors vs. Orlando Magic

Golden State will try to keep the good times rolling on the road with its fourth consecutive road win. They beat the Spurs in San Antonio twice last week and took down the Pelicans in New Orleans on Sunday. But Orlando is not going just to lie down and let it happen.

The Magic will be down Paolo Banchero, Moritz Wagner, and Jalen Suggs is questionable. The Golden State Warriors will be without Jonathan Kuminga and have Buddy Hield listed as probable. Orlando had won its previous three games before falling to the Rockets on Sunday, 117-113.

Our Pick: Golden State -3.5

We’ve got two pretty good teams here, and if they were both at full strength, I don’t know who I’d bet on. But with Orlando down Banchero and Wagner, I don’t think the Magic will have enough, well, magic to put one over on Steph Curry and the Warriors in this game.

Memphis Grizzlies vs. San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio will be down two of its best players for this game, Victor Wembanyama (calf strain) and Stephon Castle (hip). The Spurs played well without both Sunday night and won convincingly against a poor Kings team. Memphis will be without Ja Morant for a couple of weeks due to a calf strain.

The Grizzlies haven’t been playing well anyway (4-10), but will be worse without Morant. San Antonio will miss its stars as well, but the Spurs have enough talent on the roster that can step up against a lackluster Memphis team.

Our Pick: San Antonio -5.5 at -110

Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trail Blazers

The Suns had won their last five in a row and seven of their last eight before losing to the Atlanta Hawks last Sunday. In their defense, it was a close game, with the final score just 124-122 in favor of the Hawks. Portland, on the other hand, has lost four of its last five (all on the road).

Their last loss came against a struggling Dallas Mavericks team on Sunday, 133-138 in overtime.

Both are dealing with injuries (Phoenix-- Grayson Allen and Jalen Green; Portland-- Scoot Henderson, Jrue Holiday, and Matisse Thybulle). But the Suns have been playing much better down two players than the Trail Blazers have down three. Well enough for me to take them to win outright.

Our Pick: Suns ML at +102