Free NBA Picks for March 14: Three Bets to Target

The Saturday NBA card features seven games, highlighted by a key Western Conference matchup. The Lakers (41-25) look to close out their homestand with five straight wins, hosting the Nuggets (41-26) at 8:30 p.m. ET as Denver is off consecutive victories.

We’ll break down three plays for the Saturday action. Remember to monitor the odds throughout the day, as the sides and totals market is constantly changing.

Here are the free NBA picks for Saturday, March 14. Odds Courtesy of DraftKings.

Best NBA plays today

• Wizards/Celtics Under (229.5)
• Heat (-3.5) vs. Magic
• Clippers (-13.5) vs. Kings

Wizards/Celtics Under (229.5) – 6:00 p.m. ET

This is the third matchup between these Eastern Conference foes this season with each of the first two meetings sailing Over the total. In December’s contest in Washington, the Celtics blasted the Wizards, 146-101 on a 231.5 total.

Boston is on an 8-2 Under run the last 10 games, while scoring below 108 points five times. Dating back to January 11, the Celtics are 11-2 to the Under in the past 13 games at TD Garden.

Washington’s defense has been abysmal recently, giving up at least 136 points in each of the past three outings. This is the final stop of this miserable four-game road trip for the Wizards with the lowest total, so let’s take the Under between Washington and Boston.

Heat (-3.5) vs. Magic – 8:00 p.m. ET

Both these Sunshine State rivals are riding nice winning streaks of late. Miami has won and covered seven in a row, while Orlando is coming off six consecutive victories.

The Heat have lost to the Magic four times this season, including in the knockout tournament of the NBA Cup in December. Orlando won the recent meeting in Miami, 133-124 in late January as 3.5-point underdogs.

The line is similar tonight in spite of Norman Powell, Tyler Herro, and Andrew Wiggins being injured for the Heat. Let’s ride Miami here to keep its winning streak going and cash against Orlando.

Clippers (-13.5) vs. Kings – 10:30 p.m. ET

This is a big line for a team playing with no rest, as the Clippers knocked off the Bulls last night, 119-108 as 13.5-point favorites. L.A. hosts Sacramento tonight as 13.5-point favorites, as the Clippers are 12-3 against the spread in the last 15 games.

The Clips grabbed the first two matchups with the Kings this season, including a 114-111 in the last meeting in Sacramento in February. Sacramento covered as 14.5-point underdogs in Wednesday’s 117-109 home loss to Charlotte, but the Kings managed their third straight cover.

The Kings have covered four consecutive games once this season, but each of their past five road losses came by at least 17 points. Although this is a big number to cover, look for the Clippers to roll the Kings for their third victory in the season series.