NBA best bets for Oct. 27: Odds, expert picks for Knicks vs. Pistons, Lakers vs. Trail Blazers and more
The defending champion Knicks are still searching for their first win of the season, and they’ll get a tough test Tuesday night when the unbeaten Pistons roll into Madison Square Garden. New York has opened its title defense 0-3, while Detroit is 3-0 and sitting atop the Eastern Conference. The Pistons will be without starting center Jalen Duren, though, and the Knicks are still laying around 4 points at home as oddsmakers bet on the banner over the slow start. The nightcap of NBC’s coast-to-coast doubleheader sends the Trail Blazers to Crypto.com Arena to face the Lakers in a matchup of undefeated West teams. Los Angeles is 3-0 behind a red-hot Luka Doncic, while Portland is 2-0 and comes in rested against a Lakers team playing the front end of a back-to-back. The Lakers are short home favorites, and the total sits in the mid-230s. Tuesday’s slate also includes Nets vs. Celtics and…









































