Fantasy basketball picks and betting tips for Sunday's NBA games - ESPN

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The first Sunday slate of the NBA season is here, offering nine games spread throughout the entire day.

The schedule opens with a matinee matchup in San Antonio between the fast-starting Spurs and the wayward Brooklyn Nets. Even as sizable favorites, the absence of De'Aaron Fox for the Spurs means there's more value to be found in San Antonio's young backcourt.

As one of just three of today's games with a spread of at least eight points, that matchup in Texas is one of the only games of the day with blowout ingredients. Many of Sunday's matchups appear likely to be competitive. For those playing fantasy and pursuing player props, competitive games offer the most revealing rotation patterns.

What can we learn during today's action? Will the Toronto Raptors and their newfound paint-heavy offensive approach succeed against the Dallas Mavericks and what is supposed to be one of the dominant rim-protection groups in the league?

Will the Los Angeles Lakers and their heliocentric offense successfully travel upstate to face a Sacramento Kings team that, conversely, has no clear top creators? The Milwaukee Bucks will be without Kevin Porter Jr. today against the Cleveland Cavaliers, putting pressure on Milwaukee's thin backcourt in the playmaking department. The Cavs, meanwhile, are still without Darius Garland's pick-and-roll wizardry.

Every game gives us actionable information, which is why we'll continue to