2024 NBA bets, lines and stats for Wednesday - ESPN

The NBA has a jam-packed slate of 12 games on Wednesday night. There is so much action that I'm not even making a specific pick for Giannis Antetokounmpo, despite this being his fifth and final matchup against the Pacers this regular season. But, I'll still drop Giannis' stat line in four games against the Pacers, just in case it's of interest: 46.3 PPG, 13.5 RPG, 4.8 APG featuring two 50-10 games and a 30-point triple-double.

And from there, let's look at some of the other interesting matchups and angles for Wednesday night's games.

Cleveland Cavaliers (-9.5) over Washington Wizards (-105).

The Cavaliers have been a largely neutral team with a record three games over .500 and an average scoring margin of -0.1 PPG. Despite several injuries to key starters, the Cavaliers have continued to play at a high level over the past month (+ 0.3 PPG scoring margin in past 15 games) and at home (+0.3 PPG scoring margin in home games during that span).

The Wizards, on the other hand, have struggled (20 games under .500, -9.5 PPG scoring margin), but have been even worse in the past month (-11.3 PPG scoring margin in past 15 games), particularly on the road (-15.3 PPG scoring margin in road games during that span). In addition, the Wizards have difficulty defending lead guards (second-most fantasy points allowed to point guards, sixth-most to shooting guards) and the Cavaliers are led by one of the most productive lead guards in the NBA in Donovan Mitchell. I'll give the points and take the Cavs.

Julius Randle over 26.5 points (-120).

Randle has been on a scoring tear since November, with 18 straight games of 20 or more points, averaging 28.2 PPG over that span. He has upped that over the past week, averaging 35.0 PPG with at least 28