Another exciting day of basketball is upon us with many attractive options to bet on across tonights NBA slate. With the help of advanced simulations and machine learning, our Basketball Forever bot has expertly pinpointed our best basketball bets for Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
1. SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER OVER 7.5 TOTAL ASSISTS (-125)
Odds: -125
Probability: 53.6%
Projection: 8.2
Edge: 12.1%
Game: Nuggets vs Thunder (9:30PM EST)
Our Basketball Forever betting bot has uncovered the best bet of the day. Taking us all the way to Oklahoma City, where were locked in on the Nuggets vs Thunder matchup. In this game, our betting bot has its eyes set on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Over 7.5 Assists. So far throughout the postseason SGA has been able to average 7.3 assists through four games played. After falling two assists short in his last matchup, and one the game before, our model suspects that SGA will be hot tonight, moving the ball to the best scoring matchup. With the series tied 2-2, our model suspects that the Thunder will have to move the ball in order to get the defense out of place and rack up points.
Our Basketball Forever betting bot recommends placing a wager on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Over 7.5 Assists with -125 odds and a 12.1% edge, making this our best bet of the day.
2. JALEN WILLIAMS OVER 5.5 TOTAL ASSISTS (+128)
Odds: +128
Probability: 51.6%
Projection: 6.2
Edge: 7.7%
Game: Nuggets vs Thunder (9:30PM EST)
According to our model, the next best player prop bet for the NBA tonight features Jalen Williams in the Nuggets vs Thunder showdown. Our betting bot has found value in Jalen Williams Over 5.5 Total Assists. So far in this series Williams has averaged 5.3 APG. As stated in the rationale above, the Thunder will have to move the ball in order to rack up points. Our model suspects that Williams will be a big part of the Thunders offensive presence, passing the ball to the best scoring matchup, leading to assists and points scored.
With our Basketball Forever betting bot projecting a total of 6.2 AST, we believe this is a solid wager to take for tonights NBA slate.
Our Basketball Forever betting bot highly recommends wagering on Jalen Williams Over 5.5 Total Assists, with a detected edge of 7.7% and +128 odds.
3. PASCAL SIAKAM OVER 17.5 POINTS SCORED (-105)
Odds: -105
Probability: 56.4%
Projection: 20.5
Edge: 5.1%
Game: Pacers vs Cavaliers (7PM EST)
Our Basketball Forever betting bot has uncovered the last best bet of the day, taking place in the Pacers vs Cavaliers matchup. In this matchup, our model has determined that Pascal Siakam Over 17.5 Points Scored is a solid wager. So far throughout this series Siakam has been able to average a total of 17 points per game, showing 21,18,12,17 points scored in each game. Our model suspects that with Siakam exceeding this line in 2/4 games and falling one point short of covering in 3/4, this is a solid wager to take for tonights NBA slate. With our basketball forever betting bot projecting a total of 20.1 points scored by the end of the game, we recommend placing a wager on this particular line.
Our Basketball Forever betting bot recommends placing a wager on Pascal Siakam Over 17.5 Points Scored. With +120 odds and a 11.5% edge, this is our best bet of the day.
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