BUCKS 112, BULLS 91
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Bucks, odds 2.236
Line: Bucks (+2.5), odds 1.952
Total Points: Under (226.5), odds 1.884
Pre-game Prediction:
Bucks, 52.6%
Bulls, 47.4%
A winning tip for us here, with our Bucks -2.5 tip romping home. Our Player Pro Bet Tip (Giddey +10.5 points) was a push as he didn't play a single second in Chicago due to an ankle injury, note, there was a lot of money placed on the Bulls before the game, so by the time the game started, the Bucks were actually the outsiders, however when we tipped them, the Bucks were approximately 1.8 favourites.
CHICAGO (AP) — Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez each scored 21 points, Bobby Portis added 19 points and 13 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Chicago Bulls 112-91 on Monday without Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard.
Middleton set a season high for the second game in a row after scoring 18 in Saturday’s win over Washington. The three-time All-Star missed the first 21 games following surgery on both ankles.
Middleton and Lopez each made three of Milwaukee’s 18 3-pointers. Gary Trent Jr. nailed four from beyond the arc and finished with 14 points.
Antetokounmpo missed his second consecutive game because of back spasms and his fourth overall this season. Lillard missed his third game in a row — this time because of a non-COVID illness. The eight-time All-Star sat out the previous two with a strained right calf.
Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Chicago. The Bulls made just 10 of 48 3-pointers in losing their second in a row.
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ROCKETS 114, HORNETS 101
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Rockets, odds 1.412
Line: Rockets (-6.5), odds 1.921
Total Points: Under (221.5), odds 1.899
Pre-game Prediction:
Rockets, 70.3%
Hornets, 29.7%
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jabari Smith Jr. had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Fred VanVleet added 20 points and the Houston Rockets beat the Charlotte Hornets 114-101 on Monday night for their third straight win.
Amen Thompson had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Cam Whitmore chipped in with 17 points off the bench for the Rockets. They led by 34 in the second half after getting a strong effort from their young corps of players.
Miles Bridges scored 24 points and LaMelo Ball added 23 for the Hornets, who’ve lost 13 of 14.
The Rockets stifled the Hornets early on, holding Charlotte to 15 points in the first quarter and 1 for 11 from beyond the arc. The Rockets extended their lead to 62-31 at halftime as VanVleet buried a 3-pointer just before the buzzer. As the Hornets walked to the locker room at halftime they were greeted with a cascade of boos from the home crowd.
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76ERS 111, SPURS 106
Betting Results:
Head to Head: 76ers, odds 1.471
Line: Spurs (+6.5), odds 1.909
Total Points: Under (217.5), odds 1.884
Pre-game Prediction:
Spurs, 35,6%
Sixers, 64.4%
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points and made two crucial plays in the final minute, and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied after Joel Embiid was ejected to beat Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 111-106 on Monday night.
Embiid was thrown out by referee Jenna Schroeder with 2:59 left in the second quarter. The seven-time All-Star received the first technical for arguing with Schroeder, and received another technical — and ejection — from Schroeder before any more game time elapsed. Embiid was close to Schroeder, but it wasn’t clear from replays whether he made contact with the official.
Wembanyama had 26 points, nine rebounds and eight blocks.
Maxey added 10 rebounds and eight assists, and Paul George contributed 19 points for Philadelphia.
San Antonio went ahead 103-102 on Chris Paul’s baseline jumper with 1:20 to play.
Maxey took over from there, first stealing the ball, scoring on a left-handed dunk and finishing the three-point play after being fouled by Julian Champagnie to put Philadelphia in front 104-103 with 59 seconds left.
Then, he drained a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 29 seconds remaining.
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KNICKS 139, RAPTORS 125
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Knicks, odds 1.1302
Line: Knicks (-13.5), odds 1.903 - just covering the spread!
Total Points: Over (226.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction:
Raptors, 12%
Knicks, 88%
NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, OG Anunoby also scored 31 points and shot 13 for 15 from the field, and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 139-125 on Monday night.
Cam Payne had 19 points off the bench for the Knicks, who put seven players in double figures and won their fourth straight. Mikal Bridges finished with 14 points and Jalen Brunson had 12 points and seven assists.
Scottie Barnes had 24 points and eight assists, and RJ Barrett scored 23 points for Toronto (7-23), which dropped its eighth straight game.
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CAVALIERS 124, JAZZ 113
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Cavaliers, odds 1.083
Line: Jazz (+14.5), odds 1.909
Total Points: Over (232.5), odds 1.904
Pre-game Prediction:
Jazz, 12.8%
Cavaliers, 87.2%
CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 23 points and the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Utah Jazz 124-113 on Monday night for their 17th victory in 18 home games.
Evan Mobley had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Donovan Mitchell also scored 22 points, Sam Merrill scored a season-high 20 and Garland had eight assists for Cleveland. The Cavaliers (26-4) have won five straight by an average margin of 20 points.
Jordan Clarkson scored 27 points off the bench for the Jazz, while Lauri Markkanen had 26 and Collin Sexton had 24. Utah traded Mitchell to Cleveland in exchange for Markkanen, Sexton and multiple draft picks on Sept. 1, 2022.
The start of the game was delayed 35 minutes because of a broken rim that forced the replacement of one of the hoops and a stanchion.
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MAGIC 108, CELTICS 104
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Magic, odds 4.58 - huge betting upset!
Line: Magic (+9.5), odds 1.901
Total Points: Under (214.5), odds 1.896
Pre-game Prediction:
Celtics, 68.3%
Magic, 31.7%
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tristan da Silva scored 18 points and made a critical 3-pointer with 9.9 seconds left, and the Orlando Magic rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit Monday night for a 108-104 victory over the Boston Celtics, who were missing Jayson Tatum because of an illness.
With Tatum sidelined two nights after his 43-point triple-double in a win at Chicago, Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 35 points.
Boston led 58-43 at halftime, but the Magic dominated the third quarter to tie the game by the end of that period, and they pushed ahead by 10 in the fourth. The Celtics made a late run and Brown’s layup got Boston within 105-104 with 59.6 seconds left. Al Horford missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer for the Celtics, and da Silva responded with his game-sealing 3.
Trevelin Queen added 17 points in his first NBA start and Jalen Suggs scored 16 for the Magic. Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick White each scored 17 for the Celtics.
Magic center Goga Bitadze was ejected with 3:36 left for stepping into an altercation between Suggs and Porzingis, both of whom drew technical fouls.
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HEAT 110, NETS 95
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Heat, odds 1.23
Line: Heat (-9.5), odds 1.891
Total Points: Under (21-.5), odds 1.904
Pre-game Prediction:
Nets, 23.9%
Heat, 76.1%
MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half and the Miami Heat snapped a three-game skid with a 110-95 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night.
Nikola Jovic scored 18 points and Tyler Herro added 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who are 7-0 when holding opponents under 100 points. Miami’s Duncan Robinson had 17 points, shooting 5 for 10 from 3-point range.
Cam Johnson and Noah Clowney each scored 19 points for Brooklyn. The Nets’ Keon Johnson scored 15 and Tyrese Martin finished with 14.
Brooklyn closed the first half on a 17-6 run and cut its deficit to a point at the break. The Heat outscored the Nets 52-38 in the second half.
Heat star forward Jimmy Butler missed his second straight game because of a stomach illness. Miami reserve guard Dru Smith left the game because of a lower left leg injury early in the second quarter and did not return.
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PISTONS 117, LAKERS 114
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Pistons, odds 3.163 - big betting upset
Line: Pistons (+6.5), odds 1.922
Total Points: Over (221.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction:
Pistons, 31.8%
Lakers, 68.2%
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Malik Beasley scored 21 points, Cade Cunningham had 20 points and 10 assists, and the Detroit Pistons held off the Los Angeles Lakers 117-114 Monday night to sweep the clubs’ season series.
LeBron James had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in the 120th triple-double of his career, but he missed a 3-point attempt right before the buzzer. Only Nikola Jokic (11) has more triple-doubles this season than the 39-year-old James (8).
Jaden Ivey scored 18 points for the Pistons, who have beaten Phoenix and Los Angeles on the road to win back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 17 and just the third time all season. Detroit, which beat the Lakers at home last month, also snapped a seven-game road losing streak against the Lakers since 2017.
Detroit led 117-106 with 2 1/2 minutes to play, but the Lakers scored eight straight points capped by James’ driving layup with 46 seconds left. After the Pistons got a foul overturned by video review with 28.9 seconds left, Cunningham missed a 3-pointer before James missed his open 30-footer.
Anthony Davis had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers.
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MAVERICKS 132, TRAIL BLAZERS 108
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Mavericks, odds 1.116
Line: Mavericks (-12.5), odds 1.923
Total Points: Over (230.5), odds 1.917
Pre-game Prediction:
Trail Blazers, 22%
Mavericks, 78%
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic returned from a two-game absence to score 27 points, Daniel Gafford added 23 off the bench and Kyrie Irving finished with 20 as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 132-108 on Monday night.
Doncic shot 10 of 19 overall and 1 for 7 on 3-pointers after missing Dallas’ two previous games with a left heel contusion. He had seven rebounds and seven assists.
The Mavericks have won 14 of their last 17 games following their only losing streak of the season, a four-game skid from Nov. 8-14.
Deni Avdija scored 19 off the bench to lead the Trail Blazers, who have lost eight of their last nine games. Deandre Ayton scored 16 points, including 10 in the second quarter.
The Mavericks opened the second period with a 21-9 run and outscored the Blazers 74-45 in the middle periods. They led by as many as 32 in the fourth quarter.
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