Best NBA Bets Today – Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Here are the best NBA bets today for Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. FTN is home to the tools, research, models, data, and experts you need to become a smarter sports bettor.

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NBA Best Bets Today (Feb. 5, 2025)

Malik Beasley Over 14.5 Points

 -105, Bet365

Bet by Sam Choudhury

• At least 15 points in 32 out of 50 (64%) games, averaging 16.3 points on 13.1 shots.
• At least 15 points in 31 out of 48 (64.5%) games with Tobias Harris.
• At least 15 points in 30 out of 45 (66.7%) games with Cade Cunningham, averaging 16.4 points on 13.3 shots.
• At least 15 points in 17 out of 25 (68%) games with Cunningham and Ausar Thompson, averaging 16.7 points on 13.2 shots.
• At least 17 points in 15 out of 20 (75%) games without Jaden Ivey (out), averaging 18.0 points on 13.9 shots.
• At least 17 points in 13 out of 17 (76.5%) games without Ivey and with Thompson, averaging 18.0 points on 13.8 shots.
• At least 17 points in 13 out of 17 (76.5%) games without Ivey and with either one of Thompson or Simone Fontecchio.
• 19 points on 11 shots in the only career game against Cleveland, with Detroit, and without Jaden Ivey last week (Jan. 27).

Evan Mobley 15+ Points 

-150, Bet365

Bet by Sam Choudhury

• At least 15 points in 31 out of 44 (70.5%) games, averaging 18.0 points on 12.3 shots and 19.0 points on 12.6 shots on the road.
• At least 16 points in 30 out of 42 (71.4%) games with Darius Garland, averaging 18.1 points on 12.4 shots and 18.4 points on 12.5 shots on the road.
• At least 15 points in 13 out of 18 (72.2%) games with Max Strus.
• At least 15 points in 28 out of 37 (75.7%) games playing more than 25 minutes, averaging 18.9 points on 13.0 shots and 21.6 points on 14.3 shots on the road.
• At least 15 points in 12 out of 15 (80%) games playing more than 25 minutes with Strus, averaging 19.3 points on 12.7 shots.
• At least 20 points in all four games playing more than 25 minutes with Strus on the road, averaging 24.8 points on 15.0 shots.
• At least 16 points in six out of the last seven (85.7%) games playing more than 28 minutes against Detroit, averaging 16.7 points on 11.7 shots.
• The Pistons allow eighth-most points to opposing centers.

Zaccharie Risacher Over 11.5 Points 

-130, Bet365

Bet by Sam Choudhury

• At least 13 points in 13 out of 25 (52%) games without Bogdon Bogdanovich, averaging 13.0 points on 11.0 shots. 
• At least 13 points in seven out of 11 (63.6%) games without Jalen Johnson (out), averaging 13.6 points on 10.5 shots. 
• At least 13 points in five out of seven (71.4%) games without Johnson and Bogdanovich, scoring 11 in the last miss (Jan. 27), averaging 15.9 points on 11.6 shots.
• At least 13 points in seven out of eight (87.5%) games playing more than 20 minutes without Johnson, averaging 16.5 points on 11.6 shots.

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