NBA Christmas Day 2023: Picks and best bets for Celtics-Lakers, Warriors-Nuggets and more

The NBA on Christmas Day features your usual suspects in 2023, but the action should be nonetheless exciting.

The Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks tip things off at Noon ET, followed by the Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics at Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat and finally the Dallas Mavericks visiting the Phoenix Suns to cap the night.

Overall, that’s five of the Eastern Conference’s top six seeds in terms of record, and five of the top-seven teams with best odds to win the Western Conference at BetMGM. These teams are all considered contenders.

Below is a look at my best bets from each game.