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NBA betting: Seven picks for Saturday’s slate
Saturday’s NBA slate will feature the heaviest workload of the week with nine games, including a primetime matchup of the Golden State Warriors at the Los Angeles Lakers on ABC at 8:30 p.m. Complete your bracket by selecting the winner for each game of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament. Play Men’s Tournament Challenge The other […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Saturday
Complete your bracket by selecting the winner for each game of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament. Play Men’s Tournament Challenge A nine-game Saturday slate is headlined by a classic matchup between LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers hosting Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in a game that airs on ABC this evening. […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Wednesday
NBA action ramps up on Wednesday with a nine-game slate featuring the Denver Nuggets at the Miami Heat on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET and then the Los Angeles Lakers at the Sacramento Kings on ESPN at 10 p.m. ET. Other key matchups include the Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers, the Cleveland Cavaliers at the […]
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Luka Doncic to get a triple-double (+150) Doncic has produced a 25-point triple-double in seven straight games. The only reason that streak isn’t for 30-point triple-doubles is because he didn’t play full minutes in his last game, a 35-point blowout of the Chicago Bulls. This is a game the Mavericks need to win for playoff […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Tuesday
Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone made a funny quip during a recent preview of his team’s matchup with the Utah Jazz, noting that his own team didn’t even know who Brice Sensabaugh was. Fantasy managers, however, should get to know the Utah Jazz rookie forward. Rostered in shy of one percent of ESPN men’s basketball […]
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Another interesting matchup will be the San Antonio Spurs hosting the Houston Rockets, as we’ll have to see whether San Antonio will let Victor Wembanyama play in a back-to-back after he had 27 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks and 3 3-pointers on 10-of-25 shooting on Monday. Alperen Sengun (ankle) won’t play […]
Continue readingNBA betting: A dog that should be favored and four other picks for Sunday’s slate
LA Clippers +5.5 over Milwaukee Bucks (-105). The Bucks won six straight games out the All-Star Break, including a seven-point win over the Clippers without Giannis Antetokounmpo on the floor, with a heavy defensive effort that held their opponents to an average of only 98.7 PPG. Their defense has reverted in their last two games, […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Sunday
New this season, ESPN Analytics will also generate daily NBA fantasy projections. By combining historical player and team data and specific game factors, ESPN is able to accurately predict player box score stats. Accounting for injuries, trends in playing time, and other factors impacting future performance the statistical models can be used to help NBA […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Four picks for Thursday’s slate
Now, let’s dive into my first betting recommendation, which happens to be from this game. Jimmy Butler over 22.5 points. Teams often rely more on their superstars on the road, so there’s no reason why Miami would shy away from Butler, given his recent performances. The Mavericks are only 4.5-point favorites over the Heat, so […]
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Rookie of the Year favorite Victor Wembanyama won’t face Domantas Sabonis and the Sacramento Kings this evening due to an ailing ankle. Former Rookie of the Year Ben Simmons was shut down for the season by the Brooklyn Nets given an ongoing back injury. Karl-Anthony Towns and the top-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves face uncertainty over his […]
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