Spurs plus 10 1/2 vs Nuggets (in Austin, Texas) The defending world champion Nuggets have been the hottest team since the All-Star break. They’ve won 10 of their last 11 games to move into the top spot in the Western Conference. San Antonio has the worst record in the West at 14-52. So why step […]
Lakers at Warriors Under 242 1/2 Maybe it’s thoughts of that ridiculous, 211-186, NBA All-Star Game still being fresh in their minds. But the oddsmaker has set too high of a total in this Lakers-Warriors matchup. This is an important late February game between two teams digging hard for playoff positioning. So, unlike the All-Star […]
Rockets at Grizzlies Under 219 1/2 Multiple injuries, slow tempo and above average defenses going against struggling offenses. That’s what we have in this Rockets-Grizzlies matchup. All of it should mean this total goes Under. The Rockets are without Fred VanVleet and Cam Whitmore. That’s their third and sixth-leading scorers. If you discount scoring 129 […]
The record shows the Celtics to have the best mark in the NBA at 39-12 and the sixth-best defense. But Boston hasn’t been that sharp going 13-6 since the calendar turned to 2024. If you discount holding the injury-ravaged Grizzlies to 91 points, the Celtics have allowed their last three opponents to average 118.3 points. […]
Pistons plus 13 at Cavaliers The Cavaliers have Evan Mobley back and they expect to have point guard Darius Garland back for this game, too. Garland has been out since mid-December because of a broken jaw. Cleveland is coming off two highly satisfying victories, beating the Clippers by 10 points at home two days ago […]
Warriors minus 7 1/2 at Grizzlies Fatigue is going to take a toll here with each team playing for the third time in four days. The Warriors are the superior team and have far fewer injuries despite being short-handed in the backcourt with Chris Paul and Gary Payton II out. Those injuries are nothing compared […]