Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Knicks vs. Lebron and 76ers, Spurs vs. Thunder and more

Find best bets and props for the biggest games in sports on Tuesday from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts Like the first cannonball into a swimming pool with all of its exuberance, the new NBA season drops on Tuesday with stars upon storylines upon stars upon storylines. The New York Knicks will raise their NBA championship banner and get their gaudy rings on a night 53 years in the making. And once those preliminaries conclude, Jalen Brunson & Co. will open the season against none other than LeBron James, Jaylen Brown, Joel Embiid and the new-look Philadelphia 76ers. NBA Opening Night then shifts to Texas.

Victor Wembanyama and the young San Antonio Spurs, who lost to the Knicks in the Finals, host reigning two-time NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The game is a rematch of last season's Western Conference Finals, which went the full seven games. Bet on Tuesday's top games at DraftKings and get $200 in bonuses and three months of NBA League Pass when you spend $5+: The two games feature the top four favorites to lift the Larry O'Brien Trophy this year. The Spurs and Thunder are co-favorites at +270 at DraftKings, while the Knicks and 76ers are co-third choices, at +900. For Tuesday, New York is a 4.5-point