NBA Expert Tips and Best Bets | Apr 11

We’ve got three unique NBA best bets lined up for today’s slate. The Clippers aim to keep their hot streak going and cover against a shorthanded Kings squad, while the Rockets and Lakers will meet in what we project to be a low scoring affair. Plus, betting apps are offering great value on Toronto’s ML as they look to keep their solid 2025 form going against the reeling Mavericks.

Clippers -6.5 | $1.96 @ Betfocus

The Los Angeles Clippers come into this matchup as one of the hottest teams in the NBA. They are 13-2 in their last 15 and are currently riding a six game win streak. With this impressive form they’ve moved up to fifth in the Western Conference. Even so there’s no room for error as they sit just 1.5 games ahead of the 8-seed Timberwolves. With the league’s third best defensive rating they should be able to stifle the King’s solid offense who will be without Malik Monk and likely Keegan Murray again. All that, plus the Kings having the league’s fifth-worst record ATS and the Clippers the fourth-best, leads us to take the Clippers -6.5.

Total Points U225.5 | $1.85 @ Betfocus

Houston boasts the league’s third-best defensive rating, in large part due to their freakish athletes who hound perimeter guards like the Lakers duo of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Offensively however, Houston is near the middle of the league at 13th in PPG. With their biggest offensive engine Alperen Sengun out, we expect them to struggle scoring the ball. As for the Lakers, LeBron is likely to play but isn’t fully healthy with a bothersome groin injury. Los Angeles hits unders at the sixth highest clip in the league. Factor in Houston’s swarming defense plus Sengun being out and there’s a great recipe for U226.

Raptors ML | $5.25 @ PlayUp

The Toronto Raptors have been a surprisingly competitive team this season, in particular since the turn of the calendar having a respectable 14-17 record. As of late they have played even better at 6-4 in their last ten. Dallas on the other hand has struggled since trading Luka Doncic, going just 12-19 without their former Slovenian superstar.

They have lost three in a row coming in and although Anthony Davis is expected to play, he is not at 100%. NBA betting sites are offering great value for the Raptors and we like the $5.25 number from PlayUp on Toronto’s ML.