NBA Tips for Thursday, February 12th 2026

We have NBA picks and predictions for Thursday, February 12th, which features the Spurs vs Warriors, Grizzlies vs Nuggets, and Bulls vs Celtics.

Our picks include a best bet and NBA same game multi, and we’re looking forward to the NBA action this week.

San Antonio Spurs @ Golden State Warriors Predictions

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Under 219.5 Total Points @ $1.90

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The Spurs enter off no rest after smacking the undermanned LA Lakers, and when they enter off no rest they notoriously play in games that go under the total points.

In San Antonio’s ten games off no rest, eight of them have gone under the total points line, and although their last two road games have gone overs, the 13 games prior the total points went under.

As for the Warriors, in the 15 games without Steph Curry this season they average just 103.4 points per game – so expect a low score line.

Under 219.5 Total Points / Spurs / Victor Wembenyama 20+ Points / Gui Santos 10+ Points @ $6.25

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The Spurs just find a way to win this. Golden State has won just two of their last six games without Steph Curry – last start it was against the Grizzlies by 1-point, which wasn’t overly convincing.

Wemby just dropped 40 on the Lakers in 26 minutes of play. Even though the Warriors do a good job of restricting centres of scoring this season, the Frenchman will get his 20 as he’s done in four of his last five games.

Santos has been a revelation for the Warriors since Jimmy Butler’s injury. In his last seven games the Brazilian is averaging 15 points per game, hitting double digits in all seven.

Memphis Grizzlies @ Denver Nuggets Predictions

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Over 236.5 Points @ $1.92

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This screams shoot-out. The Nuggets and Grizzlies have played in more overs games than any other team over the last 15 games – Denver with 10, the Grizzlies 11.

Seven of Denver’s last eight games have gone overs, while the Grizzlies are just leaking points post the trade deadline, with their last six games going overs.

When they met earlier in the season it landed on 240 points – I can see this going closer to 250.

Same Game Multi

Over 236.5 Total Points / Nikola Jokic Over 25.5 Points / Ty Jerome 15+ Points / Jamal Murray 8+ Assists = $7.50

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Nikola Jokic might score every time he touches the ball against the Memphis outfit, after the Grizzlies traded away every big they had – Kyle Anderson is expected to start at centre. The Serbian is due after two quieter offensive games.

Ty Jerome has only been playing around 20 minutes a game, but he’s a bucket. The former Cav has scored 15+ in four of his five games this season.

Jamal Murray’s assist numbers have gone to another level this season – especially the last three weeks. Murray is averaging 8.9 assists from his last ten games, hitting 8+ in seven of those.

Chicago Bulls @ Boston Celtics Predictions

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Celtics -13.5 @ $1.88

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The Chicago Bulls have completely blown it up prior to the trade deadline, and are literally rolling out a brand new team now – Simons from Boston, Ivey from Detroit, Yabusele from the Knicks, Sexton from Charlotte, Dillingham from Minnesota and Richards from Phoenix!

As a result, we’ve seen them get absolutely smashed the last five games with an average losing margin of 20 points – four of those being greater than 13.5 points, with the most recent game a loss to Brooklyn who didn’t have Michael Porter Jr.

The Celtics had a rare bad one against the Knicks – expect them to bounce back in a big way.

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Celtics -13.5 / Matas Buzeliz 15+ Points / Jaylen Brown 6+ Rebounds / Derrick White 6+ Assists @ $7.50

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Matas Buzelis is averaging 17.6 points from 20 games without Josh Giddey this season, hitting 15+ points in 18 of those games including his last four.

Jaylen Brown had an off rebounding game against the Knicks, but not much went right for Boston. Prior to his two rebound game last start, Brown had hit 6+ rebounds in his last 15 games.

Derrick White is averaging 6.1 assists from his last 23 games, and he’ll get plenty of opportunities against this Bulls outfit who concedes assists to point guards 24% above average over the last month.

Sports Writer

Dale Crotty

With more than a decade of experience, few know the NBA like Dale, who has spent years backing winners for punters across a number of publications and podcasts.

He also specialises in tennis and AFL. More of Dale's tips can be found at Betseeker.com.au.