{"id":414285,"date":"2026-01-15T09:07:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/414285\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T09:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:07:09","slug":"best-nba-bets-today-jan-14-free-expert-picks-for-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/414285\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA Bets Today (Jan 14): Free Expert Picks for Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RotoWire&#8217;s experts highlight their favorite bets for Wednesday&#8217;s NBA slate, including leans on Tyrese Maxey, Matas Buzelis and Scottie Barnes.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lozad \" style=\"aspect-ratio:16 \/ 7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trm9jomw5oiisvlp9mqm.png\" alt=\"Best NBA Bets Today: Free Picks &amp; Player Props for Wednesday, January 14\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-credit=\"\u00a9 Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Looking for the best NBA bets for Wednesday? RotoWire&#8217;s experts have you covered with four NBA player props.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/betting\/nba\/odds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA Odds<\/a>, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/betting\/nba\/futures.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA Futures<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/betting\/nba\/player-props.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA player props<\/a>, visit RotoWire&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/betting\/nba\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA Betting<\/a>\u00a0page. We also have betting tools like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/betting\/nba\/archive.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Historical NBA Odds<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/betting\/nba\/ats-standings.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATS Standings<\/a>. For up-to-date\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/news.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA player news<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/injury-report.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA Injury Report<\/a>\u00a0info, head to RotoWire&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/nba-lineups.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA Lineups<\/a>\u00a0page. You can find more picks at<a href=\"https:\/\/bookies.com\/picks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Bookies.com\/picks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure where to bet? Check out our information on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/betting\/nba-betting-apps\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA Betting Apps<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/betting\/nba-betting-sites\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA Betting Sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you play\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fantasy basketball<\/a>, check out RotoWire&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/articles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA Fantasy Advice<\/a>\u00a0and helpful tools like our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/ratings.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Current Fantasy Basketball Rankings<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/daily\/nba\/optimizer.php?site=FanDuel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA DFS Lineup Optimizer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For up-to-the-minute updates on injuries, lineups, roster changes and more, head to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/news.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RotoWire&#8217;s NBA News<\/a> or follow<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RotoWireNBA\" rel=\"nofollow\"> @RotoWireNBA<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>Get The RotoWire Picks App: Search &#8220;RotoWire Picks&#8221; on your iPhone, iPad or Android device.<\/p>\n<p>Best NBA Bets Today (Wednesday, Jan. 14)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/player\/tyrese-maxey-5158\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyrese Maxey<\/a> over 3.5 made threes (+122) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers<\/p>\n<p>FanDuel, 2:07 PM CT<\/p>\n<p>Alex Barutha: Maxey continues to fire away from deep, and he&#8217;s made multiple threes in 10 straight games, averaging 4.0 makes on 46% during this stretch. That will cool off eventually, but Cleveland has really struggled to guard the perimeter lately. They&#8217;ve allowed the most opponent made threes per 48 minutes across the past 10 games (16.1). This is a situation where you&#8217;re getting some pretty good value at +122.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/player\/scottie-barnes-5390\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scottie Barnes<\/a> over 29.5 points + rebounds at Indiana Pacers (-117)<\/p>\n<p>DraftKings, 3:58 PM CT<\/p>\n<p>Nick Whalen: This number comes in right around Barnes&#8217; moving 10-game average, but the over is more of a matchup play for me. The Pacers rank 29th in TRB% over the last 10 games and 23rd in defense over that sample. It should also be a pace-up spot for Toronto, which may be without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/player\/immanuel-quickley-5201\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Immanuel Quickley<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/player\/sandro-mamukelashvili-5341\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sandro Mamukelashvili<\/a> in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/player\/jakob-poeltl-3870\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jakob Poeltl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/player\/matas-buzelis-5938\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matas Buzelis<\/a> over 2.5 made threes (+143) vs. Utah Jazz<\/p>\n<p>Caesars, 2:24 PM CT<\/p>\n<p>Alex Barutha: As a result of teammate injuries, Buzelis has upped his three-point volume. He&#8217;s taken 7+ triples in seven of the past eight games, making 2.4 per game at 32.8% during this stretch. Facing Utah is a good opportunity to keep it rolling. Utah is allowing the most opponent three-point attempts per 48 minutes across the past 10 games (43.8), including the most attempts from above the break (32.8). That&#8217;s where Buzelis makes his money, as he&#8217;s taken 5.0 of his 6.7 three-point attempts across the past 10 games from above the break.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/player\/egor-demin-6559\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Egor Demin<\/a> over 3.5 assists (-154) at New Orleans Pelicans<\/p>\n<p>DraftKings, 1:42 PM CT<\/p>\n<p>Alex Barutha: Demin&#8217;s minutes and usage have been up lately. Over the past eight games, the rookie is averaging 3.8 dimes in 29.1 minutes. This is a good opportunity for him in that department, as the Pelicans are allowing 28.6 assists per 48 minutes across the past 10 games &#8212; fifth highest in the NBA. They&#8217;ve also allowed games of 8+ assists to nine different guards over the past 30 days, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/player\/tre-jones-5111\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tre Jones<\/a> (12), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/player\/jalen-brunson-4405\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jalen Brunson<\/a> (10), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/player\/collin-gillespie-5732\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Collin Gillespie<\/a> (9) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotowire.com\/basketball\/player\/jamal-murray-3882\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jamal Murray<\/a> (9).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"RotoWire&#8217;s experts highlight their favorite bets for Wednesday&#8217;s NBA slate, including leans on Tyrese Maxey, Matas Buzelis and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414286,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-414285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414285","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=414285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}