SportsLine model locks three MLK Day NBA picks; 3-leg parlay returns +1230

Cbssports reports that SportsLine's projection model has locked three NBA best bets for the nine-game MLK Day slate on Monday, Jan. 19, and says a successful three-leg parlay would return +1230.

The model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and, according to the report, has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past eight-plus seasons. It also enters Week 14 of the 2025-26 NBA season on a 35-15 roll on top-rated spread picks, and the model's full picks are available only at SportsLine.

After the simulations, the model is backing the Knicks (-10) to cover at home versus the Mavericks at 5 p.m. ET, projecting a 16-point New York win and a cover nearly 70% of the time. The report notes Dallas is 5-14 against the spread on the road while the Knicks are 14-7 at home; it also lists Jalen Brunson (ankle) and Cooper Flagg (ankle) as questionable and says the Mavs are missing key frontcourt players. The model's other two picks include an underdog of 7-plus points on the money line; the full parlay and additional details are on SportsLine.

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