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La Lakers (43-39) 7th in the West Versus Memphis Grizzlies (51-31) 2nd in the West.
Lakers are 4 point dog. Vegas has the total at 228. LA’s James,foot;Davis, foot; Schroder, Achilles are all game time decisions. Memphis’ Adams, Knee; LaRavia,calf; are out.
Vegas action shows 73 % lean towards the Grizzlies and 64% favor the under.
Miami Heat (44-38)8th in the East Versus Milwaukee Bucks ( 58-24)1st in the East.
The Heat is a 9.5 point dog and Vegas has the total at 220. Heat’s Lowry, knee;Vincent,Hip are game time decisions. Jovic, back is out. No injuries for the Bucks.
Vegas action shows 77% lean toward the Bucks and 52% favor the over.
LA Clippers (44-38) 5th in the West Verss Phoenix Suns (45-37) 4th in the West.
Clippers are a 7.5 point dog. Vegas has the total at 225.5
Clippers’ George,knee, is out. Suns Payne,back,is a game time decision.
Vegas action shows 57% lean toward the Suns and the over/under is a pick em.
Minnesota Timberwolves (424-40) 8th in the West versus Denver Nuggets(53-29) 1st in the West. The Wolves are an 8 point dog with a total 224.5 Minnesota’s Gobert, back, Nowell,knee,are game time decisions. Reid, wrist,is out. McDaniels, hand, is out
Vegas action shows 78% lean towards Nuggets and 58% favor the over.
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*Note: the pick is for the team listed first, in all caps. For MLB the pick is for that team to win the game on the money line. For the game total pick, the pick is for both teams combined score to finish UNDER that total for the game. For the college football picks, the pick if listed by a PLUS sign is for that team to NOT lost by more than that margin; e.g., at +13.5, the pick is for that team to either win or not lose by 14 or more. The % listed in front of each pick is the recommended MAXIMUM percentage of your bankroll -- the amount you have set aside for the year to use for trading/betting on prediction markets/sportsbooks to placer on that particular pick. The listed line is the targeted line that is available in the markets; the "ok to" is if you cannot find that line, it is ok to take the pick up to that point; e.g., if it says "ok to -130" that means it's ok to take as long as it's not higher than -130 (e.g., -135) or if it says "ok to +13" that means it's ok at any spread +13 or ...
