Fantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Sunday

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Rapper Fat Joe has a quote that's gone viral of late: «Yesterday's price is not today's price!» This has proven true in the NBA coming out of the All-Star Break, where we've already seen a steady stream of performances that haven't fit with previous trends. Some of that may be due to natural rust coming off a full week layoff, but a lot of circumstances also changed with the busiest NBA Trade Deadline in years happening just before the Break.

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We've also seen a high-profile coaching change within the last week. Plus, the Break is an unofficial demarcation of «the stretch run», which affects teams fighting for a potential playoffs run differently than it affects young teams that may be leaning into the rebuild.

There are many examples of this phenomenon that play into today's games. You'll see several alluded to in the picks below. So just remember, as you check out the picks: Yesterday's price is not today's price!

— Andre Snellings

Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks1 p.m. ET on ESPN, Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Records (Against the Spread) Suns: 33-28 (32-28-1) Bucks: 42-17 (33-23-3)

Line: Bucks (-2.5)BPI Projection: Bucks: 123.5-116.9Money Line: Suns (+118), Bucks (-140)BPI Projected winner: Buc