Sunday NBA Betting Guide: Top Picks for Bucks, Lakers, Timberwolves

The Sunday NBA card features 15 games heading into the final day of the regular season. The Raptors (45-36) look to wrap up the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference with a victory over the Nets (20-61). Toronto can slip to the seventh seed with a loss and an Orlando win at Boston.

We’ll break down three plays for the Sunday action. Remember to monitor the odds throughout the day, as the sides and totals market is constantly changing.

Here are the free NBA picks for Sunday, April 12. Odds Courtesy of DraftKings.

Best NBA plays today

Bucks (+15.5) at 76ers

Jazz (+14.5) at Lakers

Timberwolves (-6.5) vs. Pelicans

Bucks (+15.5) at 76ers - 6:00 p.m. ET

It’s been a disappointing season for Milwaukee (32-49), who looks to avoid the four-game sweep by Philadelphia. The 76ers (44-37) need a victory plus losses by Toronto and Orlando to avoid the play-in tournament and vault to the sixth position in the East.

Philadelphia has struggled offensively the last five games, tied for last in the league in 3-point shooting (29.3%). The Sixers continue to play without center Joel Embiid, who had surgery for appendicitis earlier this week.

The Bucks lost the last matchup at Philadelphia, 139-122 as 10.5-point underdogs in late January. This line has jumped six points as Embiid scored 29 points in the last meeting. Let’s grab Milwaukee here with this amount of points to cover the finale.

Jazz (+14.5) at Lakers - 8:30 p.m. ET

The Lakers (52-29) have already wrapped up the Pacific Division title, but need a win and a Denver loss to San Antonio to move to the third seed in the West.

L.A. is playing without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, who are both sidelined due to injury. The Lakers are off a pair of underdog blowouts over the Warriors and Suns, but are laying a ton on Sunday to the Jazz.

Utah (22-59) has lost all three matchups with Los Angeles this season, as these teams are meeting for the first time since December. The Jazz have been lit up defensively in their last four road losses, but this is a huge number for the short-handed Lakers to cover.

Timberwolves (-6.5) vs. Pelicans - 8:30 p.m. ET

There will be plenty of unmotivated teams heading into Sunday, including ones that have sewed up their playoff spot. Minnesota (48-33) is set with the sixth seed in the West, hosting a New Orleans (26-55) squad that has lost nine of the past 10 games.

The Wolves return home after surprising the Rockets as 10-point road underdogs on Friday, 136-132. Minnesota has failed to cover the spread in three games against New Orleans this season, including losing to the Pelicans, 119-115 in early February.

New Orleans went on a great against the spread run in March until failing to cover in six of the past eight games. Look for Minnesota to end on a winning note before heading to the playoffs.