ESPN’s fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pre-game destination for basketball betting predictions and the best information and data to help you make wise fantasy and betting decisions. Odds for the January 1 NBA game are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10 team leagues.
home cooking: The Bucks have an impressive 13-5 ATS at home this season, cashing over tickets in 12 of their 18 games.
Pass-on point: The Kings weren’t on the same team during the trip, and the game log confirms that. Many believe he’s 11-5 under par when Sacramento plays on the road this season, but only 6-11-1 when the Kings play at home. increase.
With Kids: The Wizards covered 6 of 7 games in a row of 4 games. This is a strong run under any circumstances, but especially when he follows an ugly stretch of 2-13-1 ATS before 16 games.
— Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe
Memphis Grizzlies Sacramento Kings
8:00 p.m. ET, FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee
line: Grizzlies (-4.5)
Moneyline: Grizzlies (-195), Kings (+162)
total: 240.5 points
Total BPI Forecast: 245.9 points
BPI Winrate: Grizzlies (64.6%)
i doubt it: Malik Monk, Santi Aldama
Note: BPI numbers are excluded but take into account players we expect to play with suspicious players
Fantasy Streamer: Malik Monk (Available in 86.4% leagues) is a back-to-back scorer who has exploded 20-plus points eight times this season, including a 33-point effort on Wednesday. He’s a boom or bust player, but overall, in his last four games, he averaged 16.5 PPG, 3.3 APG, 2.5 RPG, 1.5 3PG, 1.0 SPG at 25.5 MPG. — Snellings
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Boston Celtics vs Denver Nuggets
8:00 PM ET, Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
line: Celtics (-1.5)
Moneyline: Celtics (-125), Nuggets (+105)
total: 234.5 points
Total BPI Forecast: 230.1 points
BPI Winrate: Celtics (69.4%)
i doubt it: Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, Bruce Brown
Note: BPI numbers are excluded but take into account players we expect to play with suspicious players
Best bet: Nikola Jokic with 24.5+ pointsThe scoreline for this game is high (234.5 points), indicating that many points are likely to be put on the board. Jokic has averaged 30.4 PPG over his last 11 games, and he’s scored over 24.5 points in eight of his 11 games. — Snellings
Best bet: Jason Tatum with 29.5+ pointsTatum is one of the frontrunners for NBA MVP this season, and his team will face a two-time MVP winner. Tatum’s scoring prowess has been slipping lately, averaging 36.3 PPG over his last seven games, with him scoring at least 29 points in every game and scoring 29 or more in six of his seven games. . — Snellings
Milwaukee Bucks at Washington Wizards
8:00 PM ET, Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
line: dollar (-8)
Moneyline: Bucks (-305), Wizards (+240)
total: 226 points
Total BPI Forecast: 239 points
BPI Winrate: Bucks (59.2%)
i doubt it: George Hill
exclude: Chris Middleton, Drew Holiday
Note: BPI numbers are excluded but take into account players we expect to play with suspicious players
Fantasy Streamer: Corey Kispert (Available in 99.4% leagues) Bradley Beal (Hamstring) has been started instead. He’s a low volume player, but in 11 straight games he’s made at least one of his 3-pointers. He scored 11 points on Friday night with five assists, three points and one steal in 38 minutes. — Andre Snellings
Fantasy Streamer: Daniel Gafford (Available in 95.4% leagues) Starting six straight games with the Wizards, he averaged 11.0 PPG, 7.3 RPG and 2.7 BPG averaging double-doubles of 23.3 MPG in the last three games. — Snellings
Fantasy Streamer: Jevon Carter (Available in 96.9% leagues) An option for Jrue Holiday (ill) to play three games in a row. Carter started on Friday and in 32 minutes played he had 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 3-pointers for which he scored 10 points.. — Snellings
Best bet: Giannis Antetokounmpo with 12.5+ reboundsGiannis has been more aggressive and productive overall, averaging 44.0 PPG, 21.0 RPG and 6.0 APG with Drew Holiday (ill) joining Chris Middleton (knee) on the bench in the last two games . High scoring is built into Giannis’ prop on Sunday, but his rebounding prop hasn’t changed much from par. – Snellings
