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 15 NBA game are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10 team leagues.
Unconditional love: Our dogs give us unconditional love. Home underdogs will give you unconditional love when you score 5 or more points this season (58.9% coverage, +13.5 money line). Neither the Pistons (he’s 12-34 this season) nor the Spurs (13-30, since New Year’s Eve he’s 1-7) are “comfortable bets.”
Project Point, Back ‘Dogs: When it comes to points total for this Kings vs. Spurs matchup, any metric you use spits out overwhelming predictions: top 10 pace, bottom 10 defense, and more. The underdog is 13-6-2 in a game where he is expected to score more than 240 points this season. Please accept the potential confusion as this spot has a high point total!
Following the breadcrumbs: Seeing enough numbers often talks to both sides of the bet. Betting outside of this early Knicks vs. Pistons game, that is. For scale, try these trends: With the Pistons, he’s been over-over in 12 of his last 18 games, three of his last four against teams in the bottom eight, and he’s been 9-3-1 in his last 14 games against the Knicks. He’s 9-1 this season when the Knicks have a 4-point advantage. little by little. Want to separate the stakes or stack up the SGP?Sportscenter’s Phil Murphy says he’s 16-3-1 insane his overs in the 3rd quarter at home to Detroit in his game says. Choose which thread to pull…they all end up in the same place!
— Jim McCormick and Kyle Soppe
night game
Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers
9:30 PM ET, Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
line: 76ers (-3)
Moneyline: 76ers (-165), Lakers (+140)
total: 234 points
Total BPI Forecast: 233.4 points
BPI Winrate: 76ers (70.6%)
i doubt it: Patrick Beverley
exclude: Anthony Davis, Ronnie Walker IV, Austin Reeves
Note: BPI numbers are excluded but take into account players we expect to play with suspicious players
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New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons
1:00 p.m. ET, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
line: Piston (-7.5)
Moneyline: Knicks (-320), Pistons (+250)
total: 226 points
Total BPI Forecast: 229.7 points
BPI Winrate: Knicks (76.7%)
i doubt it: Isaiah Stewart
exclude: Cory Joseph, Jalen Duren
Note: BPI numbers are excluded but take into account players we expect to play with suspicious players
Fantasy streamers: Killian Hayes (Available in 67.4% leagues) He’s available in over two-thirds of leagues, so he’s a staple in this space. At this point, he really should be on the wide roster. In his six games since 2023, Hayes has averaged 15.5 PPG, 7.8 APG, 2.5 RPG, 2.3 SPG and 2.0 3PG. — Andre Snellings
Best bet: Jalen Brunson 25.5 points or moreBranson has been wielding the torch all year long in 2023. The last few games I expected him to come back down to earth, but he keeps getting bigger and bigger. Branson is averaging 33.3 PPG in his six games since the calendar change, and five straight games he’s over 25.5 points. He’s playing against his team the Pistons, who are giving his guard his second-most points this season. — Snellings
LA Clippers vs Houston Rockets
3:00 PM ET, Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
line: Clipper (-9.5)
Moneyline: Clippers (-455), Rockets (+345)
total: 221 points
Total BPI Forecast: 224.4 points
BPI Winrate: Clipper (76.7%)
i doubt it: Luke Kennard, Paul George
exclude: Kevin Porter Jr..
Note: BPI numbers are excluded but take into account players we expect to play with suspicious players
Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls
3:30 p.m. ET United Center, Chicago, IL
line: Warrior (-4.5)
Moneyline: Warriors (-190), Bulls (+158)
total: 239 points
Total BPI Forecast: 232.2 points
BPI Winrate: Warrior (60.9%)
i doubt it: Zach Lavigne, demar derozan
exclude: James Wiseman, Jonathan Kuminga, Jamaican green
Note: BPI numbers are excluded but take into account players we expect to play with suspicious players
Fantasy streamers: Anthony Lam (Available in 98.8% leagues) caught fire inside Andrew Wiggins When Stephen Curry It’s been out and hasn’t visibly slowed down since coming back. Lam has scored in double figures in four of his last five games, averaging 16.2 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.8 3PG and 2.6 APG while he averages 27.0 MPG. Lamb saw him drop to 24 minutes in the previous game and will likely end up losing time on the return of the starter. Streamer candidates viable on Sunday. — Snellings
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Brooklyn Nets
6 p.m. ET, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
line: Net (-4.5)
Moneyline: Net (-190), Thunder (+158)
total: 229.5 points
Total BPI Forecast: 229.4 points
BPI Winrate: Net (74.3%)
exclude: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Alexei Poksevski, Kevin Durant
Note: BPI numbers are excluded but take into account players we expect to play with suspicious players
San Antonio Spurs Sacramento Kings
7:00 p.m. ET AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
line: Kings (-7)
Moneyline: Kings (-285), Spurs (+228)
total: 245 points
Total BPI Forecast: 241.7 points
BPI Winrate: Kings (70.4%)
i doubt it: Kevin Harter
exclude: Devin Bussell
Note: BPI numbers are excluded but take into account players we expect to play with suspicious players
Fantasy streamers: Malik Monk (Available in 89.0% leagues) A streaker player who seems to be in the middle of a strong streak. In his last three games, he averaged 13.3 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 3.3 APG, and 2.0 3PG in his 20.7 MPG, double-digit wll he has scored three times. He has a season-high 33 points set for the end of 2023, and could have a big game at any moment. — Snellings
Best bet: De’Aaron Fox 6.5 assists or moreFox tends to either do a handful of assists or flirt in double digits, with little compromise. Over the last nine games, Fox has 9-13 assists in five games and 5-6 assists in the remaining four. He has nine of his assists in three of his last four games, and on Sunday he scored an opponent’s points, the seventh-most assists given to his guard by Spurs his team. will play against —Snellings
Denver Nuggets Orlando Magic
8:00 PM ET, Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
line: nugget (-10.5)
Moneyline: Nugget (-550), Magic (+400)
total: 234.5 points
Total BPI Forecast: 231.5 points
BPI Winrate: Nuggets (81.1%)
i doubt it: Jalen Suggs
exclude: Jonathan Isaac, middle horse pail
Note: BPI numbers are excluded but take into account players we expect to play with suspicious players
Portland Trail Blazers vs Dallas Mavericks
9:00 p.m. ET, Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
line: Blazer (-6)
Moneyline: Blazers (-225), Mavericks (+185)
total: 224.5 points
Total BPI Forecast: 233.8 points
BPI Winrate: Blazer (65%)
exclude: Justice Winslow, Nasir Little, Josh Green, dorian finney smith, Maxi Kleber
Note: BPI numbers are excluded but take into account players we expect to play with suspicious players
