NBA Betting Guide for January 31: Doubleheader of Returns

There is a ten-game NBA slate ahead of us tonight and let me tell you, it’s going to be a good one.

Get your popcorn ready as tonight features two-long awaited returns with Damian Lillard making his return to Portland for the first time as a visitor and Kevin Durant heading back to Brooklyn where he never was able to get the job done in the Big Apple.

Elsewhere on the slate, we have a clash between two of the West’s top teams as the Oklahoma City Thunder welcome the Denver Nuggets to town with the Thunder leading the season series 2-1.

Tonight’s going to be a fun one, so let’s strap in and pump out some winners.

Dunk on the sportsbooks tonight! Grab SportsGrid’s free NBA picks, NBA props, and NBA SGPs.

SportsGrid’s NBA Betting Guide for January 31

Featured Same-Game Parlays: +800 Suns-Nets

Tonight’s Headliners: Top 6 Player Performance Doubles | Best Bets | Top Player Props | Knicks January Surge

Catch Up on Yesterday’s Action: Embiid Injury & Sixers Outlook | Celtics-Pacers Thriller |

7:00 p.m. ET: Chicago Bulls @ Charlotte Hornets

• Spread: Bulls -4.5 | Moneyline: Bulls -180 | Total: 216
• Where to Watch: NBA League Pass | Location: Spectrum Center (Charlotte, NC)

Bulls Last 5 ATS: 3-2 | Hornets Last 5 ATS: 1-4

SportsGrid’s Best Bets: Hornets +4.5 (1-Star) | OVER 216 (5-Stars) 

SportsGrid’s Top Player Props: Brandon Miller UNDER 21.5 Points (5-Stars) | Coby White UNDER 22.5 Points (4-Stars)

7:00 p.m. ET: LA Clippers @ Washington Wizards

• Spread: Clippers -12 | Moneyline: Clippers -700 | Total: 236.5
• Where to Watch: NBA League Pass | Location: Capital One Arena (Washington, DC)

Clippers Last 5 ATS: 4-1 | Wizards Last 5 ATS: 3-2

SportsGrid’s Best Bets: Wizards +12 (4-Stars) | UNDER 236.5 (1-Star)

SportsGrid’s Top Player Props: Daniel Gafford OVER 7.5 Rebounds (5-Stars) | Kawhi Leonard UNDER 26.5 Points (5-Stars)

More Clippers-Wizards: Time to Buy-In on LA?

7:00 p.m. ET: Detroit Pistons @ Cleveland Cavaliers

• Spread: Cavaliers -13 | Moneyline: Cavaliers -900 | Total: 230.5
• Where to Watch: NBA League Pass | Location: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse (Cleveland, OH)

Pistons Last 5 ATS: 4-1 | Cavaliers Last 5 ATS: 4-1

SportsGrid’s Best Bets: Pistons +13 (2-Stars) | UNDER 230.5 (1-Star)

SportsGrid’s Top Player Props: Max Strus OVER 11.5 Points (5-Stars) | Jalen Duren OVER 12.5 Points (5-Stars)

7:30 p.m. ET: Sacramento Kings @ Miami Heat

• Spread: Heat-1.5 | Moneyline: Heat -118 | Total: 232
• Where to Watch: NBA League Pass | Location: Kaseya Center (Miami, FL)

Kings Last 5 ATS: 2-3 | Heat Last 5 ATS: 0-5

SportsGrid’s Best Bets: Kings +1.5 (1-Star) | UNDER 232 (5-Stars)

SportsGrid’s Top Player Props: Bam Adebayo UNDER 19.5 Points (5-Stars) | De’Aaron Fox UNDER 26.5 Points (5-Stars)

8:00 p.m. ET: New Orleans Pelicans @ Houston Rockets

• Spread: Pelicans -2 | Moneyline: Pelicans -124 | Total: 231.5 
• Where to Watch: NBA League Pass | Location: Toyota Center (Houston, TX)

Pelicans Last 5 ATS: 2-3 | Rockets Last 5 ATS: 4-1

SportsGrid’s Best Bet: OVER 231.5 (1-Star)

SportsGrid’s Top Player Props: Jalen Green OVER 19.5 Points (5-Stars) | Jonas Valanciunas OVER 12.5 Points (5-Stars)

8:00 p.m. ET: Orlando Magic @ San Antonio Spurs

• Spread: Magic -5 | Moneyline: Magic -205 | Total: 227
• Where to Watch: NBA League Pass | Location: Frost Bank Center (San Antonio, TX)

Wizards Last 5 ATS: 2-3 | Spurs Last 5 ATS: 4-1

SportsGrid’s Best Bets: Spurs +5 (4-Stars) | Spurs ML (2.5-Stars)

SportsGrid’s Top Player Props: Jalen Suggs OVER 1.5 Three-Point FG Made (5-Stars) | Tre Jones UNDER 11.5 Points (3.5-Stars)

More Magic-Spurs: Wembanyama’s 5 Milestones

8:00 p.m. ET: Dallas Mavericks @ Minnesota Timberwolves

• Spread: Timberwolves -13 | Moneyline: Timberwolves -850 | Total: 221.5
• Where to Watch: NBA League Pass | Location: Target Center (Minneapolis, MN)

Mavericks Last 5 ATS: 1-4 | Timberwolves Last 5 ATS: 3-2

SportsGrid’s Best Bet: UNDER 221.5 (2-Stars)

SportsGrid’s Top Player Props: Karl-Anthony Towns OVER 24.5 Points (5-Stars) | Anthony Edwards OVER 5.5 Assists (2.5-Stars)

8:00 p.m. ET: Denver Nuggets @ Oklahoma City Thunder

• Spread: Thunder -1 | Moneyline: Thunder -112 | Total: 227
• Where to Watch: NBA League Pass | Location: Paycom Center (Oklahoma City, OK)

Nuggets Last 5 ATS: 1-4 | Thunder Last 5 ATS: 2-3

SportsGrid’s Best Bets: Thunder -1 (2-Stars) | OVER 227 (1-Star)

SportsGrid’s Top Player Props: Nikola Jokic UNDER 8.5 Assists (2.5-Stars)

8:30 p.m. ET: Phoenix Suns @ Brooklyn Nets

• Spread: Suns -3 | Moneyline: Suns -148 | Total: 232
• Where to Watch: ABC | Location: Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)

Suns Last 5 ATS: 2-3 | Nets Last 5 ATS: 2-3

SportsGrid’s Best Bet: Nets +3 (4-Stars) | OVER 232 (2-Stars)

SportsGrid’s Top Player Props: Bradley Beal UNDER 18.5 Points (5-Stars) | Mikal Bridges OVER 2.5 Three-Point FG Made (5-Stars)

10:00 p.m ET: Milwaukee Bucks @ Portland Trail Blazers

• Spread: Bucks -10.5 | Moneyline: Bucks -550 | Total: 237.5
• Where to Watch: ESPN | Location: Moda Center (Portland, OR)

Bucks Last 5 ATS: 2-3 | Trail Blazers Last 5 ATS: 3-2

SportsGrid’s Best Bets: Trail Blazers +10.5 (5-Stars) | Under 237.5 (3-Stars)

SportsGrid’s Top Player Props: Brook Lopez OVER 12.5 Points (5-Stars) | Anfernee Simons UNDER 23.5 Points (5-Stars)