NBA Best Bets Today (Predictions for RJ Barrett, Bulls-Bucks on Tuesday)

There are only four games in the NBA on Tuesday, but we’ve got some solid action as the Milwaukee Bucks face the Chicago Bulls in a Eastern Conference showdown and the Los Angeles Clippers face the Denver Nuggets in a game with Western Conference play-in implications. 

That’s going to make for some interesting games, but how should we be betting tonight’s slate?

Here are a few picks that I’m looking to make on Tuesday: 

All odds via WynnBET Sportsbook.

NBA Best Bets Record to Date

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Find Peter Dewey’s full betting record in the NBA this season here.

NBA Best Bets Today

• Milwaukee Bucks -8 vs. Chicago Bulls (-110)
• RJ Barrett OVER 25.5 Points (-120)

Chicago Bulls vs. Milwaukee Bucks: Bucks -8 (-110)

This is a fade the Bulls spot like you’ve never seen before. 

Chicago is 0-15 against the top three teams in each conference, and the Bucks fall into that category. They’ve beaten Chicago by six and by four this season, and I think we see a similar result in Milwaukee on Tuesday. 

The Bulls have also struggled over their last 10 games, ranking 27th in offensive rating and 20th in defensive rating while Milwaukee is third and 14th in those respective categories over the same stretch. 

Chicago did pick up a much-needed win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday, and the Bulls are just 7-6-1 against the spread on the second night of a back-to-back this season, but I just can’t get to backing them in this matchup. 

Milwaukee is 8-2 over its last 10 games, and it is peaking at the right time with the playoffs on the horizon. 

I’m not going to fall into this trap with Chicago, as the team simply can’t beat top competition this season. 

RJ Barrett OVER 25.5 Points (-120)

RJ Barrett and the New York Knicks will face one of the worst defenses in the NBA on Tuesday night, as the Atlanta Hawks come to Madison Square Garden. 

Barrett has been fantastic over his last 12 games, averaging 25.9 points per game and clearing this line in four of those matchups. 

While that may seem low, this will be the first game in that stretch that Barrett will play without Julius Randle, which means a whole lot more touches for the third-year wing. 

Randle is out with an injury, and you can expect the Knicks to run everything through Barrett in what could be a high-scoring affair.