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DraftKings Sportsbook is giving NBA fans one of the best offers of the season. New users who sign up and bet $5 can claim $200 in bonus bets — plus get three free months of NBA League Pass, the ultimate way to watch every out-of-market game all year long.
And Friday’s slate is loaded. The Denver Nuggets (No. 2 seed) battle the Houston Rockets (No. 3) in a Western Conference showdown with early-season seeding heat. The Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Phoenix Suns in a matchup featuring some of the league’s best young stars and explosive scorers. And in the East, the Miami Heat face the Chicago Bulls in a game both teams desperately need to steady their footing.
It’s the perfect game slate for anyone looking to get into NBA betting. DraftKings makes it simple: download the app, create an account, opt in, and place your first $5 wager. Once it’s settled, your $200 in bonus bets arrive instantly, giving you plenty of flexibility to spread your plays across player props, moneylines, totals and same-game parlays.
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Rockets vs. Nuggets Betting Insights
- Out of 13 games thus far this year, the Rockets have played six with more than 234.5 points scored, their current matchup’s point total.
- This season, eight of the Nuggets’ 14 total matchups have gone over 234.5 total points scored.
- Between them, these two teams average 14 more points per game (248.5) than this game’s over/under (234.5).
- Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 225.6 points per game, 8.9 fewer than the over/under in this matchup.
- Houston has won 10, or 83.3%, of the 12 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- Denver was defeated in the one game it played as the underdog this season.
- In the last three head-to-head matchups, Denver has a 2-1 record against Houston.
- The Nuggets have an advantage against the spread as well (2-1) when playing the Rockets.
Timberwolves vs. Suns Betting Insights
- Out of 15 games so far this season, the Timberwolves have had five with over 234.5 points scored, their current matchup’s total.
- The Suns have played in seven games this season (46.7% of opportunities) in which the teams combined to score more than 234.5 points.
- These teams average 239.9 points per game combined, 5.4 more than the over/under of 234.5.
- Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 228.2 points per game, 6.3 fewer than the point total in this game.
- Minnesota has won 10, or 83.3%, of the 12 contests in which it was the favorite this year.
- Phoenix has been an underdog in eight games this season and has come away with the win three times (37.5%) in those contests.
- Minnesota has taken each of its last four head-to-head meetings with Phoenix.
- The Timberwolves have an advantage against the spread as well (3-1) when playing the Suns.
Bulls vs. Heat Betting Insights
- This year, the Bulls games have finished over 249.5 points scored, their current matchup’s point total, five (out of 14) times.
- The Heat games have gone over 249.5 total points scored in six of 15 total matchups this year.
- The two teams average a combined 4.2 fewer points per game (245.3) than this game’s over/under of 249.5 points.
- The Bulls and the Heat have seen their opponents average a combined 7.8 fewer points per game than the point total of 249.5 set for this outing.
- Chicago has been chosen as the favorite in five games this year and has walked away with the win three times (60%) in those games.
- Miami has been victorious in five of the 10 contests it has been chosen as an underdog in this season.
- Chicago has taken three of its last four head-to-head matchups against Miami.
- The Bulls have an advantage against the spread as well (3-1) when taking the court against the Heat.
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