Welcome to your one-stop shop for Wednesday’s NBA slate! In this preview for today’s action around the association, I’ll break down my favorite betting and DFS picks, relevant injury news, and noteworthy splits for key matchups.
Injury report
This report will highlight relevant injuries for today’s slate. Longterm issues will not be noted.
OUT
- Joel Embiid (Knee)
- Paul George (Knee)
- RJ Barrett (Shoulder)
- Khris Middleton (ankle)
- Bojan Bogdanovic (foot)
- Max Strus (ankle)
- Trey Murphy (hamstring)
- Luke Kennard (foot)
QUESTIONABLE
- Zion Williamson (illness)
- Dejounte Murray (personal reasons)
- Jose Alvarado (knee)
- Steven Adams (knee, calf)
- Josh Green (achilles)
- Isaiah Jackson (groin)
Players who will boom
- Tyrese Maxey ($9K DFS; Over 25.5 points)
- Cam Johnson ($5.5K DFS; Over 14.5 points)
- Brandon Miller ($7K DFS; Over 18.5 points)
- Zach Edey ($6.2K DFS; Over 18.5 points + rebounds)
- Devin Booker ($9.1K DFS; Over 25.5 points)
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Players who will bust
- Fred VanVleet ($7.4K DFS; Under 17.5 points)
- Jerami Grant ($6.3K DFS; Under 19.5 points)
- Jimmy Butler ($8.1K DFS; Under 19.5 points)
- Collin Sexton ($6.1K DFS; Under 19.5 points)
- James Harden ($9.2K DFS; Under 22.5 points)
Jeff’s Bet of the Day
Phoenix Suns -4.5 at Los Angeles Clippers (-108)
The Clippers are a James Harden injury away from being in the running for the worst record in the league. Kawhi Leonard is already out indefinitely, and the season hasn’t even started yet! I wrote up Clippers under 40.5 wins a few months ago, so you can read more about their anticipated woes here.
For this particular matchup, I simply think L.A. is outmatched. The Suns’ offense looked much improved in preseason compared to last year. Specifically, they’re shooting more threes, which was a necessary development after taking the sixth-fewest in the association last season.
A 35-year-old James Harden can only carry you so far. Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal should roll en route to a comfortable Suns win.
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Noteworthy betting splits
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That’s my NBA preview for Wednesday’s slate! I’ll be back with more picks Thursday morning on DraftKings Network.
All views expressed are my own. I am an employee of DraftKings and am ineligible to play in public DFS or DKSB contests.
