NBA Best Bets Today | Expert Picks for Wednesday, March 13

Michael Crosson Sports Betting Expert

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The NBA regular season continues with a jam packed nine-game slate this Wednesday — headlined by a nationally televised doubleheader on ESPN as Nuggets vs Heat tips off the action with an NBA Finals rematch at 7:30 p.m. ET, and then Lakers vs Kings takes center stage for a Western Conference showdown at 10:00 p.m. ET.

Read on for our top three NBA best bets and expert picks for Wednesday, March 13.

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NBA Best Bets | Expert Picks for Wednesday, March 13

Bulls vs Pacers

by Michael Crosson

The Bulls have posted terrible numbers at the offensive end of the floor in their last two games. Chicago enters tonight having scored 102 points or less in back-to-back contests, which is somewhat par for the course for a Bulls team that ranks 25th in scoring and 29th in pace on the season.

With that in mind though, the severe lack of scoring has been a little bit surprising given their recent track record. Since February 1, the Bulls have averaged 113 points per game across 16 contests – while defensively, surrendering an average north of 116 points; which ranks 16th in points scored and 24th in points allowed during that timeframe.

Prior to their latest two-game stretch, the Bulls had scored 113+ points in four of their last five matchups, while scoring 119+ in three of them – and on the flip side, they also happened to allow 113+ points in four of those five games, while surrendering 117+ in three of them.

All of that just to say, the total for this matchup may be fairly set for an average run-of-the-mill Bulls game. But that is not what they are facing this Wednesday.

Tonight, Chicago faces a Pacers team that leads the entire NBA in scoring at 123 points per game. While defensively, the Pacers rank 28th in scoring at 121 points allowed per game – equating to the second-fastest pace of play in the league this season.

With that said, the Pacers have fallen off the wagon a little bit in the scoring department recently, having scored 111 points or less in four of their last six games. However, three of the four matchups that they stayed under that number came against opponents ranking in the bottom-half of the league in pace, and they still managed to score 120+ points in two of the aforementioned six contests.

Prior to their latest six-game stretch, the Pacers scored 122+ points in five straight games – and even including their most recent string of outings, they’ve allowed 111+ points in 14 of their last 15 contests overall. Give me the over in Indiana tonight.

Pick: Over 229.5 (-110)

Lakers vs Kings

by Nick Parsons

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Michael Crosson

Michael Crosson began his time at VegasInsider as a freelance NBA writer back in 2019 while he continued to study Psychology and Biology at James Madison University. Following his graduation in 2021, Michael joined the team full-time, and he's been with VI ever since. Michael still writes NBA, NFL, and MLB for VI, as well as gambling industry news. He's also become a crucial part of our editorial production team. More from Michael Crosson