NBA Best Bets Today: Predictions, Picks, Odds for Saturday, March 22

The NBA regular season resumes with a relatively light slate this Saturday, with a total of 5 matchups on the docket scheduled for today. However, our staff of basketball betting experts still dug into the latest odds and identified all the best value on the board.

Our betting experts have looked over the odds and made NBA picks for all 5 of tonight’s contests. Continue below for our NBA best bets and predictions for Saturday, March 22.

NBA Best Bets, Predictions, Picks, Odds: Saturday, March 22

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Game	Time (ET)	Pick
[teammatchup link=”#1″ firstfullname=”Brooklyn Nets” firstlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/07/brooklyn-nets-logo-updated-2023.png” secondfullname=”Indiana Pacers” secondlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/nba/100/ind.png”][/teammatchup]	5 p.m.	Tyrese Haliburton Under 4.5 Rebounds
[teammatchup link=”#2″ firstfullname=”Golden State Warriors” firstlogo=”https://assets.actionnetwork.com/759063_Warriors.png” secondfullname=”Atlanta Hawks” secondlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/nba/100/atl.png”][/teammatchup]	7 p.m.	Jimmy Butler Over 13.5 Rebounds + Assists
[teammatchup link=”#3″ firstfullname=”Chicago Bulls” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/nba/100/chi.png” secondfullname=”Los Angeles Lakers” secondlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/nba/100/lal.png”][/teammatchup]	10:30 p.m.	LeBron James 8+ Rebounds
[teammatchup link=”#4″ firstfullname=”Washington Wizards” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/nba/100/wsh.png” secondfullname=”New York Knicks” secondlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/07/new-york-knicks-updated-logo-2023.png”][/teammatchup]	8 p.m.	Miles McBride Over 11.5 Points
[teammatchup link=”#5″ firstfullname=”Milwaukee Bucks” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/nba/100/mil.png” secondfullname=”Sacramento Kings” secondlogo=”https://assets.actionnetwork.com/348219_kings.png”][/teammatchup]	10 p.m.	Kyle Kuzma Over 16.5 Points
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By Charlie Wright

Let’s try this again. I posted this bet on Thursday, but Tyrese Haliburton was ultimately ruled out. He’s questionable today too, so we’ll see if he actually suits up. It’s the same matchup as last game.

Haliburton has averaged 4.4 rebounds on 7.0 rebound chances in 5 games this month. It’s been a big jump from his season-long marks of 3.5 rebounds and 5.6 rebound chances. Not much has changed for Indiana, so it seems to be more of a small sample size blip than an actual performance change.

Brooklyn is inefficient on the glass, but they’re dead last in pace. The slow play helps them rank top 10 in rebounds allowed per game.

Pick: Tyrese Haliburton Under 4.5 Rebounds (-140)

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[teammatchup link=”#4″ shadow=”true” firstfullname=”Washington Wizards” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/nba/100/wsh.png” secondfullname=”New York Knicks” secondlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/07/new-york-knicks-updated-logo-2023.png”][/teammatchup]

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By Bryan Fonseca

Jimmy Butler has gone over this line in two straight games, and three of his last six, but that’s not the main reason why I like this play.

Tonight, no Steph Curry for the Warriors. Surely, Butler’s points will be a popular look, but I’d rather target rebounds and assists. The assists alone are juiced at over 7.5, but Butler’s averaging over six of each since being traded to the West.

Butler will obviously uptick in usage, and given Atlanta’s pace (second fastest in the NBA), we should see more opportunities all around.

Butler looks to get others involved more than people realize at times, and while I think he’ll get his points, I expect him to man a lot of the point guard duties in Curry’s absence, while continuing to be a factor on the glass, where he has pulled down eight or more rebounds in five of his last seven.

Pick: Jimmy Butler Over 13.5 Rebounds + Assists (-115)

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By Joe Dellera

The Lakers face off against the Bulls and it seems as if King James will return for this matchup after a multi-week absence.

Watching some videos of LeBron practicing and recovering and he certainly looked spry. One has to wonder if this was an exaggerated injury so he could get a bit more rest heading into the home stretch. This seems more like when he came back from the All-Star break with that injury and ripped off a 37-minute performance in his first game back.

I am not overly concerned about a minutes restriction either. LeBron has only played fewer than 30 minutes in four games this season, and they were all blowouts. On the season, he is averaging 8.2 rebounds, but this has jumped to 10 per game with Luka Doncic.

The Bulls play at the third-fastest pace in the league and their opponents secure the second-most rebounds per game. I have to back the King in his return.

Pick: LeBron James 8+ Rebounds (-130)

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By Jim Turvey

Since Jalen Brunson went out, Miles McBride has been getting shots and usage, but he just hasn’t been making those shots. He’s averaging 12.7 field goal attempts per game in 34.0 minutes per game. That projects well above this line if he can convert at even close to his historical rates.

A fair case can be made that the increased scrutiny of a bigger role or having to go against starting defenses instead of the bench squads could explain this drop, but now he gets to face the porous Wizards defense (28th defensive rating) on the second half of their back-to-back.

A blowout could be another fear, but with Tom Thibodeau playing his guys into the fourth quarter in most blowouts, and with the Knicks playing like a .500 team since the Brunson injury (+0.4 net rating), that’s enough for me to stay on this prop.

Pick: Miles McBride Over 11.5 Points (-130)

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By Joe Dellera

The Bucks take on the Kings today as they continue their Western Conference road trip. They will be without Damian Lillard (calf) tonight which opens up some scoring for the rest of the team. I’m targeting Kyle Kuzma.

Kuzma has been solid with the Bucks and is averaging 14.1 points per game as the clear third option behind Dame and Giannis. However, Kuzma also has some of the best ability to scale without them on the floor.

Last game without Dame, he staggered about half of his minutes with Giannis and half without. So, aside from the boost without Dame from 16.7 to 26.9 points per 100, he also got a bump of 17.5 to 22.5 points per 100 without Giannis.

He scored 20 points last game in a tougher matchup against the Lakers’ defense. Now, he gets a slightly faster matchup against a worse defense.

Pick: Kyle Kuzma Over 16.5 Points (-110)

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