The NBA Cheat Sheet provides an in-depth look at Wednesday’s 13-game NBA slate, featuring DraftKings DFS and Sportsbook picks.
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Key Injuries to Monitor
Orlando Magic
- Mo Bamba (back) — Questionable
Boston Celtics
- Jaylen Brown (neck) — Questionable
Miami Heat
- Tyler Herro (ankle) — Questionable
Memphis Grizzlies
- Dillon Brooks (thigh) — Questionable
Minnesota Timberwolves
- Jaden McDaniels (illness) — Questionable
Oklahoma City Thunder
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (hip) — OUT
New Orleans Pelicans
- CJ McCollum (conditioning) — Questionable
Denver Nuggets
- Bones Hyland (illness) — Questionable
Favorite Pick Against the Spread
Hawks -6 at Magic
This is a “get right” game for Atlanta. The Hawks have been... bad lately. Trae Young and company have dropped three straight contests to teams who were either inferior or decimated with injuries.
Luckily for them, the Magic have been even worse. Orlando has lost seven of its last eight games, and it hasn’t been pretty from an injury perspective either. They’re really struggling to break the century mark in games lately, which doesn’t bode well against the Hawks, who average over 113 per contest.
As ugly as the Hawks’ recent stretch has been, they should bounce back tonight and cover this spread comfortably.
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Favorite Player Prop
Tyrese Haliburton Over 11.5 Assists
Haliburton has been historically great passing the basketball this season.
Literally.
Players averaging 11+ assists with fewer than 3 turnovers per game in NBA history:
— Jeff Pratt (@ByJeffPratt) November 29, 2022
1. Tyrese Haliburton (2022)
2. Chris Paul (2007)
End of list. pic.twitter.com/A37CR2SFPL
The stat I pulled isn’t necessarily a fair comparison, because Chris Paul accomplished that feat for a whole season and Haliburton is only 20 games in. That being said, it’s worth noting how incredible Indy’s young superstar has been.
Haliburton has cleared 11.5 assists with relative ease in five of his last six games. Tonight, he draws the Kings, who rank near the top of the league in pace. This is a great opportunity for him to stay hot.
Favorite DFS Play
Nuggets PG Jamal Murray ($7,200) vs. Rockets
I went on The Sweat a couple days ago and picked Murray as my favorite DFS play in Denver’s last game, which was also against the Rockets. The star guard played very well, so the same logic applies with this pick today. Check out my segment from the show for a more in-depth breakdown:
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