Washington Wizards (7-3) at Cleveland Cavaliers (7-4)
The Wizards are fresh from impressive back to back wins over the Bucks 101-94 and smashing the Grizzlies 115-87. Bradley Beal top scored with 30 points in the victory over the Bucks. Meanwhile, their defence has made a full transformation this year, highlighted by allowing just 90.5 points in their last 2 games. So that'll give them confidence of stopping the Cavs momentum.
Similarly to the Wizards, the Cavaliers have been another surprisingly good team in the East and they come off 4 straight wins. However, their 126-109 win over the Knicks was soured by an injury to Collin Sexton. Which will see Ricky Rubio get the start and he's coming off a huge outing against the Knicks as he scored a career-high 37 points.
With Sexton out for the Cavs, Rubio gets the spot start and his usage should remain high in this offence. When he's started this season, he's averaging 19 points per game and as mentioned, he's coming off a career-high 37 points. So 15+ points looks very good value.
Stadium Record
The Cavs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games. The Wizards have covered in 5 of their last 7 games in Cleveland.
Head to Head Record
Since 2018, the Wizards lead the head to head 6-4 and have won all of the 3 meetings in 2021.
Best Bet
Ricky Rubio 15+ Points = $1.90
Dallas Mavericks (7-3) at Chicago Bulls (7-3)
The Mavericks will be looking to keep their 3 game winning streak going as they head to Chicago. They're coming off a comfortable win over the lowly Pelicans and a buzzer-beating 3 point shot over the Celtics. In terms of this matchup against the Bulls, they've struggled against centres and that should see the likes of Porzingis & Powell taking advantage on offence.
Meanwhile, Chicago got back on track after 2 straight defeats with an excellent all-around performance against the Nets in the 118-95 result. DeRozan and LaVine both had solid outings on offence. Their second-half defence was impressive by allowing just 38 points compared to 57 in the first half. So they'll look to continue the defensive gameplan against the likes of Doncic and Porzingis.
The Under looks a strong play in this matchup considering the Bulls defence on home court. Overall, the Under is 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 8-3 when they meet the Mavericks. Dallas is also 4-2 against the Under on the road and 10-4 in their last 14 games.
Stadium Record
Chicago is 6-2 and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games. The Mavericks are 2-3 at this venue since 2017.
Head to Head Record
In the last 10 meetings, the head to head is locked at 5-5. Chicago won the last matchup, 117-101.
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Miami Heat (7-3) at Los Angeles Lakers (6-5)
Miami were involved in a fiery clash against the Nuggets last time out as Nikola Jokic tangled with Morris. However, the Heat would've been disappointed with their overall performance. They turned the ball over 13 times and committed 20 personal fouls as well as shooting under 40% from the field. Kyle Lowry was the main culprit as he missed all 14 shots. So the Heat will need to get back on track against LA.
After back to back defeats, the Lakers responded with an important OT win over the Hornets at this venue on Tuesday. With no LeBron on the court, the veteran experience of Davis, Westbrook and Anthony was the key. Anthony was arguably the most impressive as he put 29 points from the bench.
There's still no LeBron for the Lakers and Davis continues to be questionable with his thumb injury, which mainly explains why the Lakers are underdogs on home court. However, we do like the look of the Under with the Heat involved. Overall, the Under is 11-3 at this venue when the Heat travel to LA and they're coming off 209 total points against Denver.
Stadium Record
Los Angeles holds a 5-1 record in their last 6 home games. Miami holds a 2-4 record at Staples against the Lakers.
Head to Head Record
These two sides met in the 2020 finals and the Lakers won the series 4-1. Since then, the road team is 2-0 in this matchup.
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