The defending champion Golden State Warriors had a strange first week of the regular season that saw them lose two of three while both, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, were ejected from a game, nevertheless, they remain as a top NBA betting pick week after week.
No Chris Paul is apparently no problem for the unbeaten Houston Rockets while both, the ‘Greek Freak’ Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) and Kyrie Irving (Boston Celtics), had an eventful week for completely opposite reasons.
With the second week of the 2017-18 NBA regular season at hand, it’s time to take a look at the latest NBA Odds and some of the top matchups on the coming week’s schedule.
The Celtics may be the more ‘hyped’ team because of their acquisitions of all-stars in Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward, but with Hayward out for the season, Irving is left to carry the load with a cast of mostly young players around him, outside of veteran big man Al Horford.
Milwaukee has an MVP-caliber player in do-it-all superstar ‘point forward’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and a much better cast of role players than Boston in still-blossoming youngsters like Malcolm Brogdon and Thom Maker and slightly older veterans like Khris Middleton and Tony Snell.
Antetokounmpo, an NBA betting favorite to win MVP, scored a career-high 44 against Portland on Saturday night and right now, Milwaukee, not Boston is the clearly better team heading into this Week 2 matchup.
Top NBA Betting Matchups and Picks of the Week – October 24th
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Indiana Pacers at Minnesota Timberwolves
- When: Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- TV: FOX Sports North, FOX Sports Indiana
- Live Stream: NBA League Pass
Recent Head to Head (Last 10 Games)
- Record: Indiana leads 6-4
- Score: Indiana 102.30 / Minnesota 99.00
- Field Goal Percentage: Indiana 45.69 / Minnesota 48.12
- Rebounds: Indiana 37.80 / Minnesota 41.70
- 3 Point Shots: Indiana 62-177 / Minnesota 73-204
- Steals: Indiana 9.20 / Minnesota 9.10
Houston Rockets at Philadelphia 76ers
- When: Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- TV: NBCSP, ATTSN-SW, NBATV
- Live Stream: NBA League Pass
Recent Head to Head (Last 10 Games)
- Record: Houston leads 8-2
- Score: Houston 112.60 / Philadelphia 103.50
- Field Goal Percentage: Houston 44.07 / Philadelphia 46.92
- Rebounds: Houston 39.00 / Philadelphia 47.50
- 3 Point Shots: Houston 98-254 / Philadelphia 117-318
- Steals: Houston 10.80 / Philadelphia 9.50
Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks
- When: Thursday, October 26, 2017, 7:00 PM ET
- Where: UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, Milwaukee, WI
- TV: TNT – SAP, NBATV Canada
- Live Stream: NBA League Pass

Recent Head to Head (Last 10 Games)
- Record: Boston leads 6-4
- Score: Boston 107.60 / Milwaukee 103.40
- Field Goal Percentage: Boston 47.77 / Milwaukee 45.72
- Rebounds: Boston 41.50 / Milwaukee 41.90
- 3 Point Shots: Boston 70-200 / Milwaukee 98-292
- Steals: Boston 7.80 / Milwaukee 9.10
Washington at Golden State
- When: Friday, October 27, 2017, 10:30 PM ET
- Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA
- TV: NBATV, NBCBA, NBCSWA
- Live Stream: NBA League Pass
Recent Head to Head (Last 10 Games)
- Record: Golden State leads 8-2
- Score: Washington 99.80 / Golden State 110.30
- Field Goal Percentage: Washington 47.20 / Golden State 43.51
- Rebounds: Washington 47.20 / Golden State 42.60
- 3 Point Shots: Washington 115-274 / Golden State 75-214
- Steals: Washington 8.80 / Golden State 9.10