The Eastern Conference portion of the NBA Cup knockout round takes place on Tuesday with a doubleheader, providing higher-stakes early-season NBA betting options for the latest DraftKings promo code, which gives new users $200 in bonus bets if your first $5 bet wins. The Orlando Magic will host the Miami Heat and the Toronto Raptors will host the New York Knicks, and the SportsLine Projection Model has a play from both of these contests included in its Tuesday best bets at DraftKings Sportsbook for online sports betting.

The model is backing Under 235.5 total points in Heat vs. Magic in a 6 p.m. ET start, while projecting the Raptors to cover as 4.5-point underdogs in an 8:30 p.m. ET contest. Also, one of SportsLine's top experts has a pick on the Tuesday college basketball slate. Claim the latest DraftKings promo code, where new users get $200 in bonus bets if your first $5 bet wins: 

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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past eight seasons. The model enters Week 8 of the 2025-26 NBA season on a sizzling 29-14 roll on top-rated NBA spread picks dating back to last season. Anyone following its NBA betting advice at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.

Tuesday best bets at DraftKings Sportsbook

  • Heat vs. Magic: Under 235.5 points
  • Raptors (-4.5) vs. Knicks
  • Long Beach State (+7.5) vs. San Jose State

Combining the model's three picks into a Tuesday parlay at DraftKings would result in a payout of +602 (risk $100 to win $602). Bet it at DraftKings here:

Heat vs. Magic: Under 235.5 points (-112)

The Under has hit in back-to-back Orlando games, and in three of its last four contests, while it has also hit in three straight Miami contests. The Under is 8-3 over the last 11 Heat games, despite Miami having the No. 3 scoring offense in the league. The Magic have consistently been one of the better defensive teams in the league over recent seasons, and that has continued this year as Orlando ranks eighth in scoring defense at 113.6 points per game allowed. Orlando plays its first game without leading scorer Franz Wagner, who suffered an ankle injury, and that could hinder the Magic's scoring. The model projects the Under to hit in 60.3% of simulations. Back the Magic at DraftKings Sportsbook, where new users get $200 in bonus bets if your first $5 bet wins:

Raptors (-4.5) vs. Knicks (-108)

The Raptors have lost five of their last six games, but before then, Toronto won 13 of 14 games as a part of a 14-5 start to the season in a roller coaster of a start for Toronto. The Raptors enter Tuesday at 15-10 on the year, but they went 4-0 in NBA Cup contests and the younger, up-and-coming team has clearly prioritized the in-season tournament. Brandon Ingram (21.2 points per game) and Scottie Barnes (20 ppg) make a formidable 1-2 combo, and the Raptors are 8-5 at home this season. The model projects the Raptors to cover in 52% of simulations. Back the Raptors at DraftKings Sportsbook, where new users get $200 in bonus bets if your first $5 bet wins:

Long Beach State (+7.5) vs. San Jose State (-108)

"Having seen the Beach in person last Saturday, we have a new perspective of Chris Acker's bunch," legendary SportsLine expert Bruce Marshall said. "The new faces are beginning to mesh, though there's a good chance Acker will be coaching some of these newcomers for only the rest of this season before they move elsewhere. That would include impressive frosh guard Gavin Sykes, who's scored 20+ points in four of the past five games, while 6-8 Syracuse transfer Petar Majstorovic is scoring almost 17 ppg across the past four. Recent Beach efforts vs. UCSD and UCSB would be good enough keep this one close. Meanwhile, some positives for Tim Miles' SJSU, but the Spartans are looking for reliable options aside from Longwood transfer G Tracy Garland (17.9 ppg)." Back Long Beach State at DraftKings Sportsbook, where new users get $200 in bonus bets if your first $5 bet wins:

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