Another exciting day of basketball is upon us – with many attractive options to bet on across tonight’s NBA slate. With the help of advanced simulations and machine learning, our Basketball Forever bot has expertly pinpointed our best basketball bets for Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
PLAYER PROPS
1. ANTHONY EDWARDS OVER 6.5 REBOUNDS (-105)
Odds: -105Probability: 53.1%Projection: 8.2Edge: 12.9%Game: Timberwolves vs Thunder (8:30PM EST)
Our Basketball Forever betting bot has uncovered the best bet of the day. Taking us all the way to Oklahoma City, where we’re locked in on the Timberwolves vs Thunder matchup. In this game, our betting bot has its eyes set on Anthony Edwards Over 6.5 Rebounds. ANT has been able to exceed this line in 7/10 of his postseason matchups, while also covering in all 4 of their regular season games against the Thunder. Because of this our model has a very high degree of confidence in this particular wager. With tonight being game one of the West Finals, we can expect to see Edwards coming out hot.
Our Basketball Forever betting bot recommends placing a wager on Anthony Edwards Over 6.5 Rebounds with -105 odds and a 12.9% edge, making this our best bet of the day.
2. JULIUS RANDLE OVER 5.5 ASSISTS (+130)
Odds: +130Probability: 52.1%Projection: 6.3Edge: 10.6%Game: Timberwolves vs Thunder (8:30PM EST)
According to our model, the last best player prop bet for the NBA tonight features Julius Randle in the Timberwolves vs Thunder showdown. Our betting bot has found value in Julius Randle Over 5.5 Assists. Randle has exceeded this line in 3 of his last 5 games against the Nuggets. When matched up against the Thunder, Randle was able to total 6 AST in the one matchup. With our Basketball Forever betting bot projecting a total of 6.3 AST and with a 5.9 AST average, this is a solid wager to take for tonight’s NBA slate.
Our Basketball Forever betting bot highly recommends wagering on Julius Randle Over 5.5 Assists, with a detected edge of 10.6% and +130 odds.
3. NAZ REID OVER 10.5 POINTS (-125)
Odds: -125Probability: 51.8%Projection: 13.2Edge: 7.5%Game: Timberwolves vs Thunder (8:30PM EST)
Our Basketball Forever betting bot has uncovered the last best bet of the day, taking place in the Timberwolves vs Thunder matchup. In this matchup, our model has determined that Naz Reid Over 13.2 Points is a solid wager. Over the course of the regular season, Reid has been able to exceed this one in 4/4 games, averaging a total of 22.5 PTS in each. Our model is projecting Naz to finish tonights game with a total of 13.2 PTS, giving us a high degree of confidence in this wager.
Our Basketball Forever betting bot recommends placing a wager on Naz Reid Over 10.5 Points. With -125 odds and a 7.5% edge, this is our best bet of the day.
BEST BETS
1. TIMBERWOLVES +7.5 (-120)
Odds: -120Probability: 52.3%Edge: 4.3%Game: Timberwolves vs Thunder (8:30PM EST)
Our Basketball Forever betting bot has uncovered the best bet of the day, taking place in the Timberwolves vs Thunder matchup. In this matchup, our model has determined that Timberwolves +7.5 is a solid wager to place. Throughout the regular season the Timberwolves were able to cover this number in 3/4 games, winning in 2/4. Our Basketball Forever betting bot is predicting that the Timberwolves will cover this number tonight, keeping the score within +7.5. We can expect to see Edwards, Gobert and Randle launching the ball and grabbing rebounds, giving them the best chance at covering this number.
Our Basketball Forever betting bot recommends placing a wager on Timberwolves +7.5. With -120 odds and a 4.3% edge making it our best bet of the day.
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