This is the final slate before the All-Star break. It’s fun to grind NBA DFS every day, but taking a week off is good for everyone. It’s a great time to recharge your batteries and examine what mistakes you made through the opening months of the season. My biggest weakness has been my approach to lineup construction. I’ve traditionally gone for a stars-and-scrubs build, but a more balanced lineup would have done me some good in a few contests. That’s funny because this is the sort of slate where you have to go stars-and-scrubs because we only have three games to talk about.

And let’s take a look at our other best bets for Thursday:

• NBA Same Game Parlay Odds, Picks & Predictions
• NBA Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions
• NBA First Basket Scorer Odds, Picks & Predictions
• NBA PrizePicks Player Prop Bets & Picks
• NBA Player Prop Bet Odds, Picks & Predictions
• NBA DraftKings & FanDuel DFS Primer

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