2024 NBA bets, lines and stats for MLK Day - ESPN

The NBA has an extra-full slate on tap to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with 22 of the 30 teams in action. There will be games all day, starting with the Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers at 1 p.m. ET and finishing with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers at 10:30 p.m. ET. A schedule this full leads to plenty of opportunity, so let's dig in and find some angles and matchups of interest.

Jordan Poole over 19.5 points (-105).

After averaging only 7.6 PPG on 33.3 FG% in his five games to start the year, Poole bounced back, averaging 24.0 PPG on 50.0 FG% in his past three games. He has a good chance to extend his streak of 20-plus point efforts Monday against a Pistons squad that has trouble defending perimeter ball handlers. The Pistons allow the second-most points to opposing point guards (28.9 PPG) and 17th-most points to opposing shooting guards (24.0 PPG).

Victor Wembanyama over 19.5 points (-125).

Wembanyama sat out the Spurs' last game on Saturday but has been on a scoring tear when on the court despite playing fewer minutes. He has averaged essentially a point per minute over his past seven games, with 23.4 PPG in 23.7 MPG. Wembanyama has scored 20 or more points in six of those seven games and faces a Hawks defense that allows the fourth-most points to opposing centers (24.0 PPG).

Golden State Warriors (-7.5) over Memphis Grizzlies (-110).

The Grizzlies are beset with injuries right now. With Desmond Bane (ankle) and Marcus Smart (finger) on the shelf, Derrick Rose (thigh) out and both Jaren Jackson Jr. and Santi Aldama listed as questionable and Ja Morant out for season, the Grizzlies could be missing all five starters and the top seven players in their rotation. Meanwhile, the Warriors