PISTONS 118, TRAIL BLAZERS 115
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Pistons odds 1.398
Line: Trail Blazers (+6.5), odds 1.906
Total Points: Over (224.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Trail Blazers, 34%
Pistons, 66%
DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 32 points and nine assists as the Detroit Pistons reached .500 for the first time after New Year’s Day since 2019 with a 118-115 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 26 points for Detroit and Jalen Duren had 14 points and 12 rebounds. The Pistons (18-18), who were 3-33 after 36 games a season ago, have won seven of eight.
Anfernee Simons had 36 points and nine assists for Portland, while Shaedon Sharpe had 20 points, eight assists and eight rebounds. The Trail Blazers led by 22 points in the first half.
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SUNS 109, 76ERS 99
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Suns, odds 1.789
Line: Suns (-1.5), odds 1.896
Total Points: Under (224.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Suns, 40.1%
76ers, 59.9%
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bradley Beal came off the bench for the first time in nine years and scored 25 points as Phoenix ended a four-game skid with a win over Philadelphia.
Beal was shifted to a reserve role before the game and scored 20 points in the second half as the Suns overcame an early 12-point deficit and won for the second time in nine games.
Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Ryan Dunn 15 for the Suns.
Tyrese Maxey had 31 points and 10 assists for the Sixers, who were missing Joel Embiid, who was sidelined with a left foot sprain. Kelly Oubre added 26 points as Philadelphia lost for the third time in four games.
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PACERS 113, NETS 99
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Pacers, odds 1.175
Line: Pacers (-10.5), odds 1.885
Total Points: Under (221.5), odds 1.915
Pre-game Prediction
Pacers, 74%
Nets, 26%
NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 23 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 20 and Indiana beat Brooklyn.
Pascal Siakam contributed 19 points and Obi Toppin scored 11 for the Pacers, who have won three straight and nine of 12.
Day’Ron Sharpe had 16 points and 13 rebounds, Tyrese Martin added 15 points and Noah Clowney scored 14 for the Nets, who have lost 10 of 13.
Indiana led by 24 points in the third quarter before the Nets went on a 12-0 run over the last 4:30 of the period to trim the deficit to 78-70.
Brooklyn fell behind by 14 early in the fourth quarter and got within 10 before the Pacers responded with a 14-2 spurt, capped by a dunk and a 3-pointer from Toppin that increased the lead to 105-83 with 4:33 left.
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MAGIC 103, KNICKS 94
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Magic, odds 4.975 - Huge betting odds win
Line: Magic (-10.5), odds 1.915
Total Points: Under (207), odds 1.896
Pre-game Prediction
Magic, 17.4%
Knicks, 82.6%
NEW YORK (AP) — Cole Anthony scored 24 points, Wendell Carter Jr. had a season-high 19 off the bench and Orlando shut down a New York team missing Karl-Anthony Towns for a victory.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 15 points for the Magic, who are missing their top four scorers because of injuries but didn’t need too much offense the way they defended. They limited the Knicks to 4-for-22 shooting from 3-point range and didn’t allow a make in the second half until Cam Payne’s basket with 8.2 seconds remaining.
Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges each scored 24 points for the Knicks, who were held to their lowest point total of the season in their season-high third straight loss. Towns, averaging 25.3 points and an NBA-leading 14 rebounds, sat with right knee pain.
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BUCKS 128, RAPTORS 104
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Bucks, odds 1.413
Line: Bucks (-5.5), odds 1.903 - winning tip at -7.5!
Total Points: Over (231.5), odds 1.908
Pre-game Prediction
Bucks, 72.6%
Raptors, 27.4%
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TORONTO (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 11 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for his fourth triple-double of the season, Damian Lillard scored 25 points and Milwaukee beat struggling Toronto.
Bobby Portis scored 20 points, Gary Trent Jr. had 17 against his former team and Brook Lopez added 16 for Milwaukee.
The Bucks outscored the Raptors 63-24 in bench points and handed Toronto its 13th loss in 14 games.
Lillard scored 15 points in the third, making all five of his field goal attempts.
Milwaukee came in having lost two straight and four of five, all to teams with losing records. But the Bucks had no trouble handling the Raptors. The Bucks’ biggest lead was 33 points, 113-80, after a Lopez 3-pointer in the fourth quarter.
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