Thursday night basketball on TNT will feature an exciting double header worth of action this evening when Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls (18-6) take a trip to the east coast for a match-up with Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks (8-13) at 8:00pm EST from Madison Square Garden. Following the game, TNT will then broadcast a west coast battle when the Denver Nuggets take on the Los Angeles Clippers at 10:30pm EST from the STAPLES Center. Bulls vs Knicks odds in Vegas and at online sportsbooks favor Chicago on the road by 4-points against New York with the over/under total listed at 190. NBA betting picks on the moneyline also favor Chicago at -175 while New York would pay-out +155 on a $100 wager for the home win. The Chicago Bulls are in the middle of a nine game road trip in which the team has gone 1-2 thus far losing at the Miami Heat on Sunday and at the Philadelphia 76ers last night.

There will be an exciting double header of action tonight when the Oklahoma City Thunder (16-4) head down south for a meeting with the Dallas Mavericks (14-8) at 8:00pm EST on ESPN. Following the game, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and the Los Angeles Clippers will see if their acrobatic show will work against the Utah Jazz when they take they court at 10:30pm EST with both games also being streamed live online at ESPN3. Oklahoma City has won four straight games but victim to the Clippers aerial assault on Monday night while Dallas will be looking for their fourth straight win. Thunder vs Mavericks odds favor Dallas at home by 1.5-points in NBA predictions against Oklahoma City while the over/under betting total is set at of 197. The moneyline also favors a Dallas victory at -125 while OKC would return a pay-out of +105 for the road win.