It’s Friday, March 14. The NBA has 10 games on the schedule. There is a nationally televised doubleheader on NBA TV, with the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat tangling at 7:00 p.m. ET, while the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets tip off at 9:30 p.m. ET. We have three games tipping at 9:30 p.m. or later.

See today’s NBA same game parlay picks for the Thursday, March 13 Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Lakers game.

The Cavaliers are riding their second 15-game winning streak, and our expert NBA predictions expect that winning streak to continue tonight at Memphis.

SportsLine's model simulated the Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday

The Oklahoma City Thunder have overtaken the Boston Celtics as the betting favorites at FanDuel Sportsbook to win the 2025 NBA Finals. The Thunder sit at +180, narrowly ahead of the Celtics at +185. The Cleveland Cavaliers have the third-best odds (+500) and then there's a wide gap before the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers are next at +1700.

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On Thursday, the New Orleans Pelicans (18-48) host the Orlando Magic (30-36) at the Smoothie King Center and if you’re wondering how to catch the action live, you’ve come to the right place. The Pelicans snapped a four-game losing streak on Tuesday with a 127-120 win over the LA Clippers.