Looking for your daily dose of basketball action? Well, tonight’s just the night as the NBA will be serving up two spectacular matchups that you wouldn’t want to miss out on.
Our first game features Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder paying LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers a visit at Quicken Loans Arena. Following shortly, Kobe Bryant will try to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their first back-to-back wins this season when the Houston Rockets come to Staples Center.
Read on below for a quick breakdown of these blockbuster games. And if you’re also into the NFL as well, check out our preview for the Thursday Night Game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and St. Louis Rams.
[sc:NBAArticles ]Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (8:00 PM ET)
Line: Oklahoma City Thunder (+3) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (-3); total: 205.5– view all NBA lines
[sc:NBA240banner ]The Oklahoma City Thunder are on a roll lately, winning eight of their past 10 games and are currently on a six-game winning streak. In that stretch, their All-Star duo of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook has led the way for them by averaging 19.5 PPG and 25.5 PPG respectively. The Thunder will continue to rely on these two when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Speaking of the Cavaliers, they’ve been taking care of business as well. LeBron James has inspired his club to three-straight wins with the latest one at the expense of the Boston Celtics Tuesday night, during which he had 24 points, seven boards and three assists. James will look to keep this up opposite a Thunder defense that’s allowing 100.7 PPG this season.
Cleveland is 9-1 SU and 3-7 ATS in its last 10 homes games. OKC, meanwhile, is 5-5 SU and 4-6 ATS in its past 10 road games.
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Writer’s Prediction
OKC (+3) wins, 111-108.
Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers (10:30 PM ET)
Line: Houston Rockets (-6) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (+6); total: 213.0– view all NBA lines
Entering this season, the expectations for the Houston Rockets were really high. But currently, nothing’s been going their way. They’ve lost their last two games—at Denver and Sacramento—and hold a disappointing 12-14 record, which is good for fourth-place in their division standings.
James Harden, their leading scorer (29.0 PPG), will try to carry the Rockets to a much-needed victory when they travel to Hollywood for an impending date with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Meanwhile, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers will be trying to build on their impressive 113-95 triumph over the Bucks Tuesday night. In that game, Bryant surprisingly had another efficient outing of 22 points on 7-for-15 shooting and six assists. Trailing him was the No.2 overall pick of this year’s draft, D’Angelo Russell, who had 19 points, four rebounds and seven dimes across his name.
Houston is 4-6 SU and ATS in its 10 road games. Los Angeles, on the other hand, is 2-8 SU and 3-7 ATS in its previous 10 games at Staples Center.
Writer’s Prediction
Lakers (+6.5) win, 103-98. Create a betting account now, and don’t miss to bet on these two big-time matchups.
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