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7:10 PM ET

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Hornets

Timberwolves

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Point Spread Pick

CHA Hornets -1.5(-110)

Reasoning

With only 4 games left, the Charlotte Hornets still have a chance to move up in the East standings. Right now they occupy the 8th seed, the 6th placed Raptors are 1.5 games ahead and the 76ers in 7th are 1 game up on them. They’ve put together an impressive 3-game win streak, looking very sharp on the offensive end before their trip to Target Center. They’ve actually had a decent track record against the spread in this building, covering 4 times in their last 5 visits. With only Moussa Diabate on the injury report, there won’t be a lack of optimism on the Hornets part ahead of this game.

Minnesota has hit a bit of a rough patch lately, especially on offense where they’ve scored just 87, 108 and 103 points in 3 of their last 4 games. The absence of Anthony Edwards, but also Jaden McDaniels is massive for them. Their chances of making it back into the West Finals aren’t all that high if you ask me, unless both of those players make a full recovery soon. The Timberwolves did win the first meeting back in late October by 17 points, but so much has happened since that result that it’s hard to take anything from that game.

I just think the offense of the Hornets is too good right now. In order to beat this team you have to bring your A-game on that end and the Timberwolves are far from that at the moment. In case Ant Man does return here they’ll make it a close game, but in the end I think the Hornets are a better bet.

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7:40 PM ET

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Lakers

Mavericks

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Money Line Pick

DAL Mavericks Win(+100)

Reasoning

The hopes of Lakers’ fans for a deep Playoff run is crumbling right before our eyes. Luka Doncic just suffered a Grade 2 hamstring injury in the loss to the Thunder the other day, which rules him out for the remainder of the regular season. On top of that their 2nd leading scorer Austin Reaves will also be out for Sunday’s game against the Mavericks, as he deals with an oblique injury. LA opened as a 6.5 point favorite without Luka, with Reaves out that number is down to just 1.5 points, despite them winning all 3 meetings with the Mavs in convincing fashion this season.

The Mavericks go into this game with no pressure whatsoever. Their season is pretty much in the books, the only thing left to see if Cooper Flagg can win the Rookie of the Year award. He’s improved his case with a historic 51-point performance in the loss to Orlando the other day, another big game and a win over the Lakers would help him even more if the Mavs are able to pull that off. To say that this team hasn’t had much success in home games lately would be an understatement, the Mavs have lost 14 games in a row at American Airlines Center. They are also just 2-16 SU in 18 games vs Western Conference opponents and have covered the spread only 5 times in 15 games.

Without Doncic and Reaves the Lakers have to somehow make up for 66.8 points here, which is what those two players average combined. They had two days to come up with a gameplan, head coach JJ Redick said that the team will have a practice before Sunday’s game, just so they can get a feel for each other with their top two scorers out of the line-up. It’s a tricky situation for the Lakers, one that I am not 100% sure they can overcome. Dallas has only one more home game left after this one, I think they gift their fans with one more win before the regular season is over. I’m taking Dallas to win outright here.

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