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Cleveland Cavaliers +2 (-110) at Oklahoma City Thunder
BetRivers, 2:19 PM CT
Alex Barutha: The first matchup between these squads (a win for Cleveland) lived up to the billing -- close-fought and exciting the whole way through. However, this time, the Thunder will be without Isaiah Hartenstein. OKC lost the previous matchup in large part due to their inability to contain Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen. Now, that becomes an even bigger issue. There's only so much scheming the Thunder can pull off when they don't have a real, experienced center available. Meanwhile, I think the Cavaliers can also find some ways to get Donovan Mitchell better looks, as he was limited to just 11 points in the first meeting.
Pistons -1.5 vs. Pacers
BetMGM, 2:18 PM CT
Nick Whalen: I can't believe I'm saying this, but we're riding the wave of momentum with this Pistons team, which has won seven of its last eight games. In that span, Detroit has been both a top-five defense and a top-five team in terms of NET rating. The Pacers, meanwhile, could be down Tyrese Haliburton again, while Ben Mathurin is suspended for this game.
Devin Booker over 5.5 first-quarter points (-148) at Washington
FanDuel, 2:41 PM CT
Alex Barutha: Washington continues to allow huge performances to opposing guards. Just in the past five games, they gave up 41 to Anthony Edwards, 23 points to Aaron Wiggins off the bench, 33 points to Zach LaVine, 29 points to Tyrese Maxey, 29 points to Jalen Green -- and so on. However, I am a bit worried this game turns into a blowout, so I'll lean on just Booker's first-quarter prop.
I'm taking the OVER on Devin Booker scoring 27.5 points
(BetMGM, -140, 4pm EST)
Ken Crites: Bradley Beal is officially out for the Suns, who face the woeful Wizards in Washington. Despite a move to the bench, Beal still averaged 31 minutes, 16.3 points and 12.5 field goal attempts in six games as a reserve. Others, such as Booker and Kevin Durant, will need to pick up the slack. I'm going with Booker tonight because he's on a heater. Over his last five games, Booker has churned out 31.6 points per contest. Plus, I've said this before and I'll say it again: Washington's backcourt defense is terrible. They rank 30th in points allowed to point guards and 29th in points allowed to shooting guards. That's bad. My main fear is a blow-out and Booker rests in the 4th. Certainly feel free to fade me — the K-Train is mediocre 7-8 this season, despite a solid 2023-24 season.
