The Washington Wizards are in a TOUGH spot Saturday as they just lost a double-OT game last night and then had to travel to Ohio to play the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers are -7 favorites despite dropping three games in a row. Can the Wiz beat the emotional loss, travel and fatigue? Not likely! Get Joe’s Wash/Cle pick here!
The Denver Nuggets are gaining momentum (for betting purposes) and have covered seven of their last ten games. Saturday night, they get a Kings squad that has zero answer for Nikola Jokic. But can they cover a huge -9 point spread? Get Joe’s Sac/Den prediction here!
The Spurs head south to Miami to play the Heat after coming off a double-overtime win last night in Washington. Will they be gassed or have enough energy left in the tank to cover the huge +7 point spread? Get Joe’s Spurs/Heat pick here!
The Raptors got destroyed in Charlotte last night and then had to travel to Atlanta to play the Hawks. Toronto had been playing well and are 7-3 in their last 10 games, while the Hawks have been underperforming at 4-6 in their last 10 games. Get Joe’s Tor/Atl pick here!
The Brooklyn Nets continue to be one of the biggest disappointments in the NBA and come into Milwaukee Saturday night as huge +10.5 underdogs. At 2-8 in their last 10 games, they’re likely to lose again, but can they cover this huge point spread? Get Joe’s Nets/Bucks prediction here!
You can throw all the Utah Jazz’s recent numbers out the window because they’ve played quite a few games without Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert recently. They come in Friday night as -6 home favorites against the helter-skelter Dallas Mavericks. Who covers here? Get Joe’s Dal/UT betting pick here!
More bad news for the Los Angeles Lakers as Anthony Davis looks to be out longer than expected. Can Lebron and Company win the battle of Tinseltown against the Clippers? Bookies don’t think so, as they’ve made the LAL a short -1 favorite. Meanwhile, the public are buying into the Lakers heavily at a 67% clip! Get Joe’s LAC/LAL prediction here!
With news that Zion Williamson may not be returning to the court this season, the Pels look like they may have overspent for C.J. McCollum. Will they go into tank mode or become a competitive team and make a run at the playoffs with the pieces they’ve got? Can the Suns transition to Devin Booker at the point after the long-term loss of Chris Paul? Get Joe’s take on Friday’s N.O./Pho game here!
The general betting public are hammering the Philadelphia 76ers as -2.5 road underdogs, anxiously awaiting James Harden to finally join the starting lineup. Will Harden step right in? Or will it take time to build chemistry? Only time will tell! Get Joe’s Phi/Min pick to cover here!
Will the New York Knicks play better ball now that the decision has been made to shut Kemba Walker down? They’ll Friday as +4 home underdogs to the Miami Heat. Get Joe’s Mia/NYK prediction here!