Public plays, best bets for Tuesday's NBA games

Which teams the public is betting tonight and a best bet from Danny Burke

The sports world was focused on women’s college basketball on Monday night, as Caitlin Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes beat the defending champion LSU Tigers 94-87 as 2.5-point favorites.

What was more significant from a sports betting perspective is that the game drew the largest handle ever at several sportsbooks for a women’s college basketball game and even outhandled NBA games last night. A truly special night of college basketball, especially when an amazing game like UConn-USC is forced to take a backseat.

We’re in the home stretch of the NBA regular season, with under 10 games remaining for teams. That means there are plenty of betting opportunities around motivation and playoff seeding.

Below, we go through where the public action is at DraftKings Sportsbook, along with a few best bets from respected handicappers on tonight’s action, including my guy Danny Burke.

DraftKings public betting

Most-bet sides (total wagers)

1. Thunder -2.5

2. Bucks -13

3. Lakers -12

4. T’Wolves -7

5. Raptors +12

Most-bet sides (total dollars)

1. Bucks -13

2. Thunder -2.5

3. Lakers -12

4. Mavs +1

5. Spurs +16

Lopsided sides by betting percentage (total wagers):

Milwaukee Bucks -13: 79% of bets, 85% of $$