Mike McDermott

Golden State heads to Salt Lake City on Monday night trying to stabilize in the West play-in tier, but they’ll be doing it short-handed. Utah’s record is ugly, yet the Jazz have been a feisty point-spread team and they play fast enough to keep variance high. The market is still pricing the Warriors as a […]

Utah limps into Milwaukee severely shorthanded, and that matters in a hurry against a Bucks team that can still manufacture efficient looks even through a down season. The Jazz have played fast all year, but with multiple primary rotation pieces ruled out, their scoring ceiling is much lower than what their pace usually suggests. Milwaukee […]

Golden State heads to Oklahoma City on Saturday night severely shorthanded, and the market is pricing it like a mismatch: Warriors +610 on the moneyline with OKC as a -900 favorite and laying 14.5 points. The total is sitting at 219.5, which is notably low for a Thunder team with a top-tier offense, but it […]

Philadelphia heads to Atlanta with the 76ers shorthanded in the frontcourt and on the wing, while the Hawks come in playing their best ball of the last few weeks. Atlanta’s recent form (and Philadelphia’s injury list) is a big reason the market has the Hawks priced as a solid home favorite. Atlanta is laying 6.5 […]

New York heads to Denver with both teams sitting in the thick of the playoff race: the Knicks are 40-23, while the Nuggets are 39-24. This line is basically asking who you trust more in a near coin-flip, and the scheduling spot matters with Denver on the second night of a back-to-back. The market has […]

Portland closes out a four-game road swing in seven days, while Houston is back on the floor on no rest after playing Thursday night. That scheduling edge matters here because the Rockets are already one of the league’s slowest-paced teams, and tired legs tend to show up first in half-court execution and shooting legs. Houston […]

Houston is priced like the healthier, deeper team at home, and the market is clearly fading a Golden State group missing multiple high-usage scorers. The Rockets have been the steadier side lately (7-3 last 10) and they play at one of the slowest tempos in the league, which matters with a modest total. From a […]

Brooklyn heads back to Kaseya Center for a quick rematch with Miami, and the market is still pricing this like a mismatch. The Nets are 15-46 overall (7-24 road) and limping in on a nine-game losing streak, while the Heat are 33-29 (19-11 home) and playing the kind of fast, physical style that tends to […]

Utah heads to D.C. on the second night of a road back-to-back, while Washington comes in with a rest edge and a long injury list that’s started to reshape its rotation. The market is still asking you to pick a side in a game between two bottom-tier defenses that both play fast enough to create […]