Wednesday night features nine games on the NBA slate, highlighted by a doubleheader on ESPN. The East-leading Cleveland Cavaliers (60-15) host the New York Knicks (48-27) in the early game (7 p.m. ET). The Cavs are coming of a win over the LA Clippers in their most recent outing Sunday, while the Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.
In the 9:30 p.m. ET game on ESPN, the Oklahoma City Thunder (63-12), led by MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, welcome a Detroit Pistons (42-33) team that will be shorthanded after three players were suspended for an on-court brawl in a loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Pistons star point guard Cade Cunningham is listed as doubtful with a calf injury.
ESPN BET is offering an array of props for the games, and betting analysts Andre Snellings and Eric Moody are here to break it down and offer their favorite bets.
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The Knicks have notoriously struggled against good teams this season and are winless against the top three teams in the league. The Knicks are a combined 0-7 with an average losing margin of 20.1 PPG against the Cavs, Thunder and Boston Celtics. Their only loss by less than 10 points to the trio came against the Cavaliers back in October. The Knicks are still without Jalen Brunson, and the Cavaliers have bounced back from a recent four-game losing streak to win four of their past five games. — Snellings
Mitchell is in a great spot against a Knicks team playing on the second night of a back-to-back. He has cleared this line in three straight games, playing at least 34 minutes in each with a big usage rate. Even though the Cavaliers are double-digit favorites, this game should be more competitive than the
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