NBA Playoffs Round 1: Free NBA Picks Today for Wednesday, April 19th, 2023

Our free NBA picks are out for Wednesday, April 19th, 2023! Make sure you check our NBA picks before the action kicks off.

Look below to find our free NBA picks for the five best games on today’s schedule!

Los Angeles Lakers @ Memphis Grizzlies – 7:30pm ET

Tony Battalio

The Los Angeles Lakers looked solid during their game one victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. They played the best basketball of the season, and Memphis was unable to keep up with LeBron James and Rui Hachimura. Anthony Davis was thought to avenger to shoulder midway through the game, but ended up sticking it out and playing through the pain to help lead Los Angeles to a much-needed game one victory. Now they will be looking to grab their second victory of the series on the road before heading home to Los Angeles up two games to zero. 

The Memphis Grizzlies will be looking to bounce back here in game number two of the series against the Los Angeles Lakers at home. If they lose, it could doom them for the remainder of the series, despite being a favorite against the Los Angeles Lakers team that struggled throughout the regular season. There is a potential that they could be without Ja Morant in this game and if he doesn’t play or plays limited minutes, it could be the end of the Memphis Grizzlies this season. However, regardless if Ja Morant plays or not, I still think the Los Angeles Lakers grab the victory in this game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. 

Miami Heat @ Milwaukee Bucks – 9pm ET

Tony Battalio

The Miami Heat got a huge victory in game number one of the series against the Milwaukee Bucks. They will be looking to follow it up with another solid performance against the Milwaukee Bucks game number two as well. They will be without Tyler Herro after he reportedly suffered a broken hand during their game one victory in a game that was full of injuries to key players. Miami will have to come out and play well in this one much like they did in game number one if they want to take a two to nothing lead over the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Milwaukee Bucks come into this game looking to bounce back after their game number one lost to the Miami Heat at home. They will likely be without Giannis Antetokounmpo for game number two of the series, and potentially beyond after he injured his back in game number one. That means guys like Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, Pat Connaughton, and Grayson Allen will have to step up and get the job done for the Milwaukee Bucks. However, unfortunately for the Bucks I don’t see that happening as I have the Miami Heat picking up their second victory of this series. 

Minnesota Timberwolves @ Denver Nuggets – 10pm ET

Tony Battalio

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be looking to bounce back after their devastating game one lost in this series. They were hardly competitive throughout the entirety of the game and they will have to be a lot better if they want to have a shot at winning here in game number two. I expect them to look a lot better against the Denver Nuggets here in game number two and I’ll look for them to make it a lot more competitive against the Denver Nuggets. Anthony Edwards will have to replicate performance from game number one to keep Minnesota in this one as well.

The Denver Nuggets looked solid in game number one of their series against the Minnesota Timberwolves. I look for them to have another great performance here in game number two as well. Nikola Jokić performed well despite not scoring a ton of points, and I expect him to have his typical type of game that he has become accustomed to throughout the year as well. I look for Denver to get themselves. Another blowout victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, but not in the same fashion. I look for this one to be close throughout the first 3/4, but in the end I expect the Denver Nuggets to pull away and win by double digits.

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*Odds and spreads correct at time of publication, courtesy of BetMGM.