NBA picks for Thursday: 2 games and where the model sees an edge

2 games on Thursday, starting with the Magic at Suns at 9:00 PM ET (03:00 CET). Below: every game, the model's strongest edges and the players who keep clearing their numbers.

The games

ORL9:00 PM ETPHXMIA10:00 PM ETGSW

The model's top picks

The model projects every line on the slate. These are its strongest edges tonight, with how often each player has cleared that line lately. The results fill in here after the games.

Klay ThompsonMIA vs GSW · SolidUnder 12.5 PTSProj 9 · 6 of last 10Khaman MaluachPHX vs ORL · SolidOver 5.5 REBProj 6.7 · 5 of last 10Will RichardGSW vs MIA · SolidOver 2.5 REBProj 3 · 4 of last 1013 more picks and every line researched on the board

Every other line, with hit rates, matchups, the projection and the pick, is on the props board.

Hot hands

Players who have cleared tonight's line in at least 8 of their last 10 games:

Franz WagnerORL vs PHX8/10 under 23.5 pointsDesmond BaneORL vs PHX8/10 under 20.5 pointsBrandin PodziemskiGSW vs MIA8/10 over 16.5 pointsBam AdebayoMIA vs GSW8/10 under 9.5 reboundsWill RichardGSW vs MIA8/10 under 6.5 pointsDraymond GreenGSW vs MIA8/10 under 5.5 rebounds

Check the numbers yourself

Numbers from official box scores. Lines and projections move during the day; the board always has the latest. 18+, bet responsibly.