{"id":400223,"date":"2026-01-08T18:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/400223\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T18:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:05:22","slug":"nba-odds-lines-spreads-picks-predictions-best-bets-today-this-thursday-parlay-returns-nearly-600","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/400223\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA odds, lines, spreads, picks, predictions, best bets today: This Thursday parlay returns nearly +600"},"content":{"rendered":"

A limited four-game slate composes Thursday’s NBA schedule<\/a>. Among the notable NBA odds include Pacers<\/a> vs. Hornets<\/a> (-3.5), Heat<\/a> (-7.5) vs. Bulls<\/a>, Cavaliers<\/a> vs. Timberwolves<\/a> (-2.5) and Mavericks<\/a> (-7.5) vs. Jazz<\/a>. Minnesota looks to extend its winning streak to four games, while Indiana looks to snap a 13-game losing skid. <\/p>\n

What are the NBA best bets for Thursday, and which combination of picks should you target in a Thursday NBA parlay? Before locking in any NBA picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s proven computer model<\/a>.<\/p>\n

New users can target the\u00a0DraftKings promo code<\/a>, which offers\u00a0$300 in bonus bets if your bet wins<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in\u00a0betting<\/a>\u00a0profit for $100 players on its top-rated\u00a0NBA picks<\/a>\u00a0over the past eight-plus seasons. The model enters Week 12 of the 2025-26 NBA season on a sizzling 33-15 roll on top-rated NBA spread picks dating back to last season. Anyone following its\u00a0NBA betting<\/a>\u00a0advice at\u00a0sportsbooks<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0betting apps<\/a>\u00a0could have seen huge returns.<\/p>\n

Now, the model has scoured the latest NBA odds<\/a> and locked in three confident NBA best bets. If you successfully parlay its picks, you’d be looking at a payout of nearly +600.\u00a0You can only see the model’s NBA picks at SportsLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Top NBA picks for Thursday, Jan. 8<\/p>\n

After simulating every game 10,000 times, the model is backing the Jazz (+7.5) to cover the spread against the Dallas Mavericks at Utah at 8 p.m. ET. The Jazz have lost five in a row and seven of the past 10 against the Mavericks. Utah won the last meeting 140-133 in overtime on Dec. 15.<\/p>\n

The model is projecting seven Mavericks players to score 10.1 points or more, led by Anthony Davis<\/a>‘ 21.7 points. The Jazz meanwhile, are projected to be led by Lauri Markkanen’s<\/a> 26.3 points as four Jazz players score 11.2 points or more. The model is backing Utah as it has this as a one-possession game, which allows Utah (+7.5) to cover with points to spare.\u00a0See which other NBA parlay picks to make here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to make NBA predictions for Thursday, Jan. 8<\/p>\n

The model also has locked in two more picks, including another bet that hits 60% of the time. You can only see the model’s NBA parlay at SportsLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What are the model’s top NBA parlay picks for Thursday, and which best bets should you target for a chance at a payout of nearly +600?\u00a0Visit SportsLine now to see NBA best bets from a model that’s returned more than $10,000 on top-rated picks<\/a>, and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A limited four-game slate composes Thursday’s NBA schedule. Among the notable NBA odds include Pacers vs. Hornets (-3.5),…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,139022,7235,590,139020,139018,139019,154779,85,163106,11898],"class_list":{"0":"post-400223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-basketball-parlay","11":"tag-dallas-mavericks","12":"tag-nba","13":"tag-nba-odds","14":"tag-nba-parlay","15":"tag-nba-picks","16":"tag-nba-picks-today","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-thursday-nba-picks","19":"tag-utah-jazz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=400223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}