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Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
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Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte Hornets
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CHA Hornets +12.0GS Warriors @ CHA Hornets

With the Houston Rockets right on their heels, there is a massive sense of urgency on the Warriors to continue winning in order to keep hold of the 10th spot in the Western Conference. And Draymond Green isn’t exactly helping his team’s case. The Warriors just beat the Orlando Magic 101-93 despite Green’s ejection just minutes into the game. They are 12-point favorites against the 18-54 Hornets, a team they beat 97-84 in the first meeting of the season a month ago. Stephen Curry returns to the city where he grew up in; he is averaging 25.2 points and 7 assists per game in the last 10 H2H meetings.

Charlotte recorded a rare win in their last outing, as they beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-111 to end a 5-game losing streak. This team’s major weakness is 3-point shooting; it has failed to crack double-digits 3s in 3 of the last 6 games. LaMelo Ball just got shot down for the season with his ankle injury, so there is not much optimism going around this roster at the moment. The Hornets have recorded just 1 victory in 12 games against Pacific Division opponents, but in their last 7 games against Western Conference opponents they have covered the spread 5 times.

All the pressure is on Golden State; ESPN’s matchup predictor is giving them an 88% chance to win this game. I also see the Dubs winning, but not by 13 points. I’ll take the home team plus the points.

Hornets +12 available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers
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Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers
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LA Lakers +3.5LA Lakers @ IND Pacers

Anthony Davis took the night off and the Lakers managed to get their 5th win in a row, as they beat the Grizzlies 136-124 on Wednesday. LeBron James stepped up with a triple-double, but he won’t have to do as much tonight with AD scheduled to come back into the lineup. The Lakers have beaten the Pacers already twice this season; these 2 teams met just 5 days ago in LA and the Lakers came out on top 150-145. Despite a 5-game win streak and a 6-2 SU record in the last 8 meetings, Los Angeles enters this one as a road underdog.

This will be the first home game for Indy in 11 days, as it returns from a 5-game road trip where it went just 3-2 SU. It was a disappointing ending to the trip in Chicago, where the Pacers lost 125-99, after shooting just 40% from the field and getting out-rebounded by 14. It’s almost a unwritten rule in the NBA that a team coming back from a long road trip struggles in the first home game back, so it will be interesting to see if the Pacers can avoid being that team. They have a positive 6-1 ATS record in their last 7 home games against the Lakers.

Although they haven’t played much defense over their 5-game winning streak, the Lakers appear to be locked in as we head towards the final 9 games of the regular season. AD has been a force in the 2 meetings with Indiana this season, averaging 38.5 points and 18 rebounds. The Pacers’ lack of size on the interior will be an issue, so I have the Lakers covering — if not even finishing off the season sweep.

Lakers +3.5 available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers
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Cleveland Cavaliers
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PHI 76ers +8.0PHI 76ers @ CLE Cavaliers

When the Philadelphia 76ers visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night, the smart money may be on backing the road dogs. Despite their 39-34 record, the 76ers present solid value catching 8 points against the fading Cavaliers.

Philadelphia has been competitive lately even without MVP candidate Joel Embiid, taking the powerhouse Clippers down to the wire in a controversial 108-107 loss on Wednesday. Coach Nick Nurse had to be restrained after the tough defeat, showing this team still has plenty of fight left. Tyrese Maxey (25.8 ppg) and offseason acquisitions like Buddy Hield and Kelly Oubre Jr. have kept the 76ers afloat, while the Cavs have dropped 4 of their last 5 games. Cleveland narrowly avoided a disastrous home loss to the lowly Hornets on Wednesday, escaping with a 118-111 win as 9.5 point favorites.

The concerning news for the Cavs is that it’s still unclear if leading scorer Donovan Mitchell will return from injury against Philadelphia. Even at full strength, Cleveland has struggled to cover large spreads of late, going just 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as favorites. With the 76ers playing hard and staying within the number of late, backing the motivated road dogs plus the very generous 8 point spread looks extremely enticing here against the slumping Cavs. Philadelphia’s grit makes them a very enticing dog play on Friday night.

Philadelphia +8 available at time of publishing. Playable to +6.5

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Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns
PHX
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Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder
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PHX Suns -2.0PHX Suns @ OKC Thunder

The Phoenix Suns have not beaten the Thunder yet this season in the two games they have played against each other. In both previous contests, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points to overcome the Suns in Phoenix. Tonight’s game will be the first game between these two teams played in Oklahoma City, but it may be played without Gilgeous-Alexander. The Thunder’s star point guard is currently listed as doubtful with a quadricep injury. Head coach Mark Daigneault will need to decide on whether to play his injured star or let him rest as the Thunder are in a tight race for the first seed in the Western Conference with division rivals Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets. The Timberwolves and Nuggets play each other tonight so a win for the Thunder would guarantee them gaining a game on the losing team. Right now, it looks like the Thunder will have to get it done without Gilgeous-Alexander.

The Phoenix Suns were the injured team in these two teams’ previous meetings, so it is good to see the Suns are relatively healthy near the end of the season. The Phoenix Suns have played nearly two-thirds of their season with either Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, or Bradley Beal sidelined. The trio averages a combined 72.6 points per game. The Suns are currently sitting in the play-in tournament but are only a half game back of the Dallas Mavericks for the sixth seed. The Suns have a difficult schedule to end the year with all nine of their last opponents being playoff teams. Good news for the Suns is they are playing their best basketball right now, winning four of their last five, including a 104-97 win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. I have the Suns continuing their end of season surge tonight against Oklahoma City. The Thunder are 0-2 when Gilgeous-Alexander doesn’t play this season. The trio of Durant, Booker, and Beal is going too much to overcome for the Thunder without their star.

Suns -2 available at the time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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Minnesota Timberwolves
Minnesota Timberwolves
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Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
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DEN Nuggets -7.0MIN Timberwolves @ DEN Nuggets

The Timberwolves were expected to fade fast, but they are just a half game behind the Nuggets and tied with OKC heading into the weekend. Forward Karl-Anthony Towns is still nowhere near the court, but Minnesota has won 6 of its last 7 games without him. Even without Towns they have a chance for a strong finish, but they probably need this game if they are going to have any chance at the top seed in the West. On the other side, Denver is coming off a disappointing loss against Phoenix on Wednesday night. They were missing top guard Jamal Murray and he is likely unavailable for this game as well. Rudy Gobert may be an elite defensive center, but Nikola Jokic carves him up just like everybody else. The weird thing is that turning Jokic into more of a scorer might is often good for their opponents, so that might be Minnesota’s goal in this one. 

These teams have split the season series so far this season, with both games being in Minnesota. Gobert and Anthony Edwards (both questionable) have shown up on the injury list overnight and that makes me think that the Timberwolves might be punting this one. Denver is favored at home of course and the margin is not too great, even though they are shorthanded too. The most important thing is that Jokic is probable, and if he plays I am not seeing a reason to bet against Denver.

Denver -7 available at publishing. Playable to Denver -7.5

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Dallas Mavericks
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DAL
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Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
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SAC Kings -1.0DAL Mavericks @ SAC Kings

Just 3 days following their massive 132-96 blowout win over Sacramento, the Dallas Mavericks are looking to repeat that performance once again as the two teams meet up for the 4th and final time this season. The Mavs are on a 5-game win streak, in Tuesday’s win they got hot from distance connecting on 22 threes, which is the main reason why they were able to win by that many points. Luka Doncic is once again questionable with an Achilles problem, if he doesn’t play the Mavs could be in trouble here.

Aside from Kevin Huerter, the Kings don’t really have any significant injury worries here. Both Domantas Sabonis and De’Aaron Fox are ready to play and eager to redeem themselves following that embarrassing loss on Tuesday. Sacramento is still 8-4 SU over the last 12 games, yet people are eager to count them out ahead of tonight’s game. This team is on a run of 10 wins in their last 11 games played on a Friday. After opening as 2-point underdogs here, the oddsmakers now have the Kings as 1-point favorites.

It’s always difficult to beat the same team two games in a row, especially when that team is playing both of those games home. Kings are 21-14 SU at the Golden 1 Center this season, I think they’ll recover from Tuesday’s loss here and get a much-needed home win over the Mavs. Back the Kings to cover

Kings -1 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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