2024 NBA bets, lines and stats for Wednesday - ESPN

As usual, Wednesday is a busy night in the Association with 18 of 30 teams in action (Warriors at Jazz was postponed). The game of the night pits two of the top four teams by record in the Eastern Conference against one another, with the Milwaukee Bucks traveling to face the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers in a battle for the Central Division. We also have the unusual situation of the two teams with the best records in the NBA each facing one of the two teams with the worst records. As always, let's dig deeper into the various matchups and find some betting opportunities.

Damian Lillard over 23.5 points (-135). Lillard is averaging 25.7 PPG over his last 15 games, with at least 24 points in nine of those games. He has scored 56 points in his last two games, including his first true «Dame Time» moment with a 30-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to defeat the Kings on Sunday. He should keep that momentum going on Wednesday against a Cavaliers squad he dropped 31 points against just a few weeks ago.

Paolo Banchero over 6.5 rebounds (-130). Banchero has been hitting the boards harder of late, averaging 8.1 RPG over his last 11 games, with at least eight boards in eight of those contests. The Hawks also struggle keeping opponents off the glass, allowing the third-most rebounds in the NBA to opposing power forwards. In his two previous games against the Hawks this season, Banchero has grabbed eight and 10 rebounds.

Victor Wembanyama over 19.5 points (-135). Wembanyama is scoring at an incredibly efficient rate of late, and it may be flying under the radar because the Spurs have been playing him fewer minutes to keep him fresh. Over his last eight games, Wembanyama has averaged essentially 1 point per minute at 23.8 PPG in 24.1 MPG. He