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7:40 PM ET

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The Sports Network

Hawks

Raptors

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ATL Hawks +3.5(-115)

Reasoning

Trae Young plays the Hawks are garbage. Trae Young does not play, the Hawks beat the Timberwolves and Knicks by double-digits. The pattern has become obvious this season and it’s only a matter of time these two get a divorce. Atlanta is in Toronto on Saturday, playing on a 2nd night of a back-to-back against an average at best Raptors team that just lost to the shorthanded Nuggets. All eyes will be on the injury report ahead of tip-off, if Young does not play the Hawks’ chances of winning increase significantly.

Toronto really fumbled the ball in their last game losing to a Jokic-less Nuggets team. They’ve been very inconsistent from a bettors’ perspective, covering only 5 times in 17 games. Their form has been a rollercoaster over the past 10 games. On some nights they’ll score 81 points and lose by 15 to the Brooklyn Nets, but then just 3 games later they’ll put up 141 on the Warriors and win by 14. You just never know what you’ll get from this team, at home they are just 10-8 SU in 18 games played, failing to cover the spread in 12 of those 18 games.

As I said earlier, if Young does not play the Hawks should be winning this one. He’s currently listed as out on the injury report due to a quad problem. The return of Kristaps Porzingis has boosted their interior presence as well as three-point shooting. Jalen Johnson is playing at an elite level, I’ll be backing Atlanta to cover here.

Atlanta Hawks vs Toronto Raptors Predictions: Hawks +3.5 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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7:40 PM ET

Today

MSG Network

76ers

Knicks

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PHI 76ers +3.5(-110)

Reasoning

Optimism will be high in the 76ers ranks ahead of Saturday’s game at the Garden as they take on a Knicks team that’s currently struggling with injuries. Philly actually won the first meeting between the two teams 2 weeks ago in this same building, they’re looking to go up 2-0 in the regular season series with the rest advantage being on their side. Joel Embiid has put together 6 very solid performances over the past two weeks of play, giving the Sixers a significant boost at the center position. He could be in line for yet another solid game as the Knicks are still without Mitchell Robinson and possibly even Karl-Anthony Towns.

Along with those two, Josh Hart and Landry Shamet are also out, all those absences have been a factor in the last 2 Knicks losses to San Antonio and Atlanta. Jalen Brunson is having to carry a massive load offensively, although I have no doubts he can do that, it might not be the best thing for the Knicks in the long run as they’re expected to make a deep playoff push this season. Dealing with Maxey was problematic in that first meeting, he finished with 30 points and 9 assists with him and Brunson guarding each other for a decent chunk of the possessions. The Knicks are wounded right now and until we see some improvement on the injury front it’ll be a tough sell to back them.

From a betting perspective backing the Sixers makes more sense here. They’ve covered in 6 of 9 games and in 7 of 9 on the road. Embiid and George are both healthy and Maxey is producing at a high level. Go for the upset here.

Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks Predictions: 76ers +3.5 is available at time of publishing. Playable up to 76ers +1.5

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8:40 PM ET

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Space City Home Network

Rockets

Mavericks

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HOU Rockets -8.0(-110)

Reasoning

With 4 wins on the bounce the Rockets are right where they belong, holding the 4th seed in the Western Conference. Alperen Sengun’s absence didn’t cause too big of a disturbance as his teammates were able to compensate and win 4 games in a row. It wasn’t the hardest of schedules, but winning 3 of the 4 games by double-digits without arguably your best player is an impressive feat. Now the Rockets head to Dallas for an all-Texas affair against the struggling Mavericks, looking to get revenge for a 13-point defeat the last time these two played in this building. Houston has not had the best of times against its division rival, winning just 6 of 18 meetings and covering in only 1 of the last 6 games in Dallas.

Once again the Mavericks offense has gone ice-cold, especially from three-point land and they’ve now lost 4 games in a row and 7 of their last 10. During this stretch they rank 24th in offensive efficiency, while making the least threes per game (8.2) and shooting the lowest percentage (31.2). How fast can they fix all this? We just saw them get destroyed by the 76ers at home 123-108 in their last game, despite having Anthony Davis healthy and available. As things stand the play-in tournament is 3 games away, the Mavs will soon have to make a decision whether or not they’ll continue pursuing a play-in spot or tank and basically give up on the season.

The atmosphere around the Mavericks just isn’t good right now. Houston looks like a well oiled machine, with Sengun back they might go on a run in the next couple of weeks with the schedule looking very favorable. I’ll take the Rockets despite the not-so-good head-to-head record in Dallas.

Houston Rockets vs Dallas Mavericks Predictions: Rockets -8 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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