Fantasy basketball picks and betting suggestions for Sunday

A six-pack of video games awaits on the ultimate Sunday of 2024. The slate opens with the Orlando Magic internet hosting the Brooklyn Nets for a day matinee and turns into extra compelling early within the night with anticipated Western Convention matchups such because the Memphis Grizzlies dealing with the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs visiting the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Accidents stay influential to outcomes. You will need to word we may see the long-awaited return of Cam Thomas to the Brooklyn lineup in Orlando this afternoon. Thomas was hovering round 25 PPG earlier than lacking the previous 13 video games due to a hamstring ailment. Thomas is a free agent in roughly 16% of ESPN leagues.

The Grizzlies will not be at full drive, with out celebrity Ja Morant and key contributors Santi Aldama and Marcus Sensible. These accidents play into our streaming selections for Sunday. The Miami Warmth may even probably be with out Jimmy Butler because the crew visits a powerful younger Houston Rockets group.

It is perhaps clever to spend money on DFS lineups and offensive props in an easy-to-overlook matchup between the Atlanta Hawks and the Toronto Raptors in Canada. The sport has an intriguing whole of 238.5 factors and a diffusion favoring the Hawks by simply 1.5 factors. The coveted mixture of elevated offense in a probably aggressive recreation can result in main minutes and touches for key gamers in every offense.

With a lens on discovering the sharpest angles forward of Sunday’s schedule, let’s dig into the matchups and discover some alternatives to win.

Sunday’s fantasy stream crew

Goga Bitadze, Orlando Magic (Obtainable in 66.4% of ESPN Leagues)

Bitadze has been taking part in nicely all season however has actually stepped up for the Magic because the Franz and Moritz Wagner went down with accidents. Bitadze has averaged a robust 13.1 PPG and 12.4 RPG over the previous seven video games. He has a minimum of one blocked shot in six straight video games and has 10 mixed steals and blocks in his final two outings.

Jeremy Sochan, PF, San Antonio Spurs (46.9%)

Sochan struggled to adapt to a reasonably wild audition at level guard for the Spurs final season. However now with precise guard depth and an organized rotation construction, Sochan has begun to thrive as a two-way glue man for San Antonio. He has viable double-double potential after a collection of huge video games on the glass and a problem towards a protracted Minnesota lineup is intriguing.

Tari Eason, SF/PF, Houston Rockets (26.6%)

The Rockets have missed Eason’s chaos creation on protection each on the ball and in off-ball playmaking. His return indicators worth for fantasy managers. It would take a while for Eason to earn sufficient taking part in time, however his manufacturing earlier this yr spoke volumes.

Donte DiVincenzo, SG, Minnesota Timberwolves (41.7%)

After a fully elite capturing season with the Knicks, DiVincenzo has cooled in Minnesota. However the precedent he set final season, mixed with atypically robust rebounding and steal charges for a capturing guard, may assist fantasy groups towards the Spurs.

Scotty Pippen Jr., PG/SG, Memphis Grizzlies (30.5%)

No Morant means far more creation work for Pippen. Each Pippen and Desmond Bane have surged in help quantity in such situations. The Thunder do current a stifling defensive entrance, so expectations might be tempered.

Andrew Nembhard, PG/SG, Indiana Pacers (9.5%)

The Pacers belief Nembhard as a complementary creator and scorer subsequent to Tyrese Haliburton. This belief has resulted in some flashy fantasy outcomes of late. Sunday’s recreation towards Boston presents some robust matchups, however the consideration, as regular, could possibly be on Haliburton.

Greatest bets for Sunday

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Goga Bitadze to file a double-double (-130)

The Nets are tender on the glass, rating simply twenty ninth in rebounding proportion, establishing Bitadze to work the boards towards a smaller frontcourt. With out a lot defensive resistance within the paint and the requisite measurement to box-out Bitadze, his path to a double-double seems viable.

Pacers-Celtics over 233.5 factors (-110)

Boston is third within the league in offensive score and seems due for some constructive capturing regression even on the heels of a latest offensive epic towards this identical Pacers crew. Indiana is weak on protection to a level that enables the Celtics to attain in quite a lot of methods. The tempo shall be excessive, with Indiana seventh in possessions per 48 minutes.

Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder (-6.5) over Memphis Grizzlies

The Grizzlies enter with a relaxation benefit, which is probably going why this line is not bigger. The younger Thunder roster seems suited to deal with the back-to-back, whereas the absence of Morant and three different key rotation gamers to respective accidents makes issues tough for Memphis.

Chris Paul over 7.5 assists (-115)

Even into the twilight of his profession, Paul’s passing prowess is simple. With an elite roll man to work with and a forged of improved scorers, Paul has a viable path to hitting the over on this passing prop. The Timberwolves are weakest on the level of assault, supporting pick-and-roll upside for Paul. In any case, the Spurs’ level guard ranks fifth within the NBA with 15.6 potential assists per recreation.

Projections and damage experiences

Basketball Energy Index by ESPN Analytics. Damage aggregation by Rotowire.com. Odds by ESPN BET

Gamers in italics can be found in a majority of ESPN leagues

Brooklyn Nets at Orlando Magic
3:30 p.m. ET

Line: Nets +6.5 (EVEN) | Magic -6.5 (-120)
Cash line: Nets +230 | Magic -280
Whole: 203.5 (-110 O, -110 U)
BPI Projection: Magic by 2.4, straight up 58%, 207.3 whole factors.

Damage Report:
Nets: Trendon Watford, (OUT – Hamstring); Bojan Bogdanovic, (OUT – Foot); Ziaire Williams, (OUT – Knee); Cam Thomas, (GTD – Hamstring); Cameron Johnson, (GTD – Hip)
Magic: Paolo Banchero, (OUT – Indirect); Franz Wagner, (OUT – Indirect); Moritz Wagner, (OUT – Knee)

Nets projections:

• Cam Thomas, SG/SF: 31.7 FPTS (22.0 pts, 2.7 reb, 3.1 ast, 2.4 3PM)

• Cameron Johnson, SF/PF: 29.9 FPTS (17.5 pts, 3.8 reb, 3.2 ast, 2.8 3PM)

• Nic Claxton, C: 20.2 FPTS (9.4 pts, 7.2 reb, 1.6 ast)

• Dorian Finney-Smith, SF/PF: 19.1 FPTS (9.1 pts, 4.2 reb, 1.3 ast, 1.9 3PM)

• Keon Johnson, SG: 19.0 FPTS (10.4 pts, 3.7 reb, 1.4 ast)

• Ben Simmons, PG/PF: 18.3 FPTS (6.2 pts, 4.3 reb, 4.5 ast)

• Jalen Wilson, PF: 18.1 FPTS (10.0 pts, 3.3 reb, 1.8 ast)

Magic projections:

• Jalen Suggs, PG/SG: 28.6 FPTS (15.6 pts, 3.7 reb, 3.7 ast, 2.4 3PM)

• Goga Bitadze, C: 22.8 FPTS (8.5 pts, 9.7 reb, 2.2 ast, 1.6 blk)

• Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, SG/SF: 21.0 FPTS (10.5 pts, 2.0 reb, 2.0 ast)

• Wendell Carter Jr., C: 17.4 FPTS (7.1 pts, 5.2 reb, 2.3 ast)

• Tristan da Silva, SF: 16.3 FPTS (9.9 pts, 3.3 reb, 1.2 ast)

• Mac McClung, SG: 14.8 FPTS (8.0 pts, 3.1 reb, 2.3 ast)

• Anthony Black, PG/SG: 14.7 FPTS (8.3 pts, 2.4 reb, 2.4 ast)

Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics
6 p.m. ET

Line: Pacers +11.5 (-110) | Celtics -11.5 (-110)
Cash line: Pacers +450 | Celtics -700
Whole: 233.5 (-110 O, -110 U)
BPI Projection: Celtics by 9.1, straight up 77%, 236.0 whole factors.

Damage Report:
Pacers: Aaron Nesmith, (OUT – Ankle); Isaiah Jackson, (OUT – Achilles); James Wiseman, (OUT – Achilles); Obi Toppin, (GTD – Ankle)
Celtics: Jrue Vacation, (GTD – Shoulder); Kristaps Porzingis, (GTD – Ankle); Anton Watson, (OUT – Thigh)

Pacers projections:

• Tyrese Haliburton, PG/SG: 38.4 FPTS (18.6 pts, 3.4 reb, 7.7 ast, 3.0 3PM)

• Pascal Siakam, PF: 36.0 FPTS (20.4 pts, 7.2 reb, 3.4 ast)

• Bennedict Mathurin, SG/SF: 27.5 FPTS (16.6 pts, 5.7 reb, 2.7 ast)

• Myles Turner, C: 25.2 FPTS (14.6 pts, 6.7 reb, 1.8 ast, 2.4 blk)

• Andrew Nembhard, PG/SG: 21.1 FPTS (10.6 pts, 2.8 reb, 4.0 ast)

• T.J. McConnell, PG: 20.9 FPTS (10.4 pts, 2.3 reb, 3.6 ast)

• Obi Toppin, PF: 17.9 FPTS (8.8 pts, 3.6 reb, 2.0 ast)

Celtics projections:

• Jayson Tatum, SF/PF: 53.4 FPTS (28.9 pts, 9.0 reb, 6.3 ast, 3.8 3PM)

• Jaylen Brown, SG/SF: 46.2 FPTS (27.2 pts, 5.4 reb, 5.1 ast, 2.4 3PM)

• Derrick White, PG/SG: 32.1 FPTS (15.2 pts, 4.3 reb, 4.6 ast, 3.1 3PM)

• Payton Pritchard, PG: 27.3 FPTS (12.4 pts, 4.2 reb, 3.5 ast, 2.8 3PM)

• Jrue Vacation, PG/SG: 23.1 FPTS (11.0 pts, 3.8 reb, 3.2 ast)

• Al Horford, PF/C: 19.9 FPTS (8.7 pts, 5.0 reb, 1.8 ast, 1.9 3PM)

• Kristaps Porzingis, PF/C: 17.7 FPTS (9.8 pts, 3.8 reb, 1.1 ast)

Atlanta Hawks at Toronto Raptors
6 p.m. ET

Line: Hawks -1.5 (-110) | Raptors +1.5 (-110)
Cash line: Hawks -125 | Raptors +105
Whole: 239.5 (-110 O, -110 U)
BPI Projection: Raptors by 1.3, straight up 54%, 238.5 whole factors.

Damage Report:
Hawks: Larry Nance Jr., (OUT – Hand); Kobe Bufkin, (OUT – Shoulder); Bogdan Bogdanovic, (OUT – Decrease Leg); Cody Zeller, (GTD – Private); Dyson Daniels, (OUT – Sickness); Onyeka Okongwu, (GTD – Knee)
Raptors: Immanuel Quickley, (OUT – Elbow); Bruce Brown, (GTD – Knee); Bruno Fernando, (GTD – Toe); Davion Mitchell, (GTD – Sickness); Ja’Kobe Walter, (GTD – Sickness); Jakob Poeltl, (GTD – Groin); Jamal Shead, (GTD – Knee)

Hawks projections:

• Trae Younger, PG: 46.2 FPTS (23.9 pts, 3.3 reb, 9.8 ast, 2.6 3PM)

• Jalen Johnson, PF: 43.7 FPTS (20.9 pts, 10.2 reb, 6.0 ast)

• De’Andre Hunter, SF/PF: 28.7 FPTS (19.1 pts, 4.0 reb, 1.3 ast, 2.3 3PM)

• Clint Capela, C: 23.0 FPTS (10.1 pts, 9.1 reb, 1.5 ast)

• Zaccharie Risacher, PF/SF: 18.2 FPTS (10.7 pts, 2.9 reb, 1.4 ast)

• Garrison Mathews, SG/SF: 16.9 FPTS (9.2 pts, 1.2 reb, 1.7 ast, 2.2 3PM)

• Dyson Daniels, PG/SG: 14.4 FPTS (7.1 pts, 1.2 reb, 1.9 ast)

Raptors projections:

• RJ Barrett, SG/SF/PF: 42.3 FPTS (24.7 pts, 7.7 reb, 6.6 ast, 2.0 3PM)

• Scottie Barnes, SG/SF/PF: 42.2 FPTS (20.3 pts, 8.2 reb, 7.1 ast, 1.8 3PM)

• Jakob Poeltl, C: 27.4 FPTS (12.8 pts, 9.1 reb, 2.7 ast)

• Gradey Dick, SG/SF: 26.0 FPTS (15.0 pts, 3.8 reb, 2.7 ast, 2.3 3PM)

• Ochai Agbaji, SG/SF: 18.5 FPTS (9.6 pts, 3.6 reb, 1.5 ast)

• Bruce Brown, SG/SF: 18.4 FPTS (9.5 pts, 3.4 reb, 2.2 ast)

• Ja’Kobe Walter, SG: 16.3 FPTS (8.7 pts, 2.6 reb, 1.9 ast)

Miami Warmth at Houston Rockets
7 p.m. ET

Line: Warmth +8.5 (-110) | Rockets -8.5 (-110)
Cash line: Warmth +280 | Rockets -360
Whole: 216.5 (-110 O, -110 U)
BPI Projection: Rockets by 8.3, straight up 75%, 217.4 whole factors.

Damage Report:
Warmth: Jimmy Butler, (OUT – Sickness); Dru Smith, (OUT – Achilles); Josh Richardson, (GTD – Heel)
Rockets: Dillon Brooks, (GTD – Ankle); Tari Eason, (GTD – Decrease Leg)

Warmth projections:

• Tyler Herro, PG/SG: 42.2 FPTS (24.0 pts, 6.0 reb, 5.6 ast, 3.5 3PM)

• Bam Adebayo, C: 40.0 FPTS (18.9 pts, 9.5 reb, 5.3 ast)

• Duncan Robinson, SF: 21.7 FPTS (11.4 pts, 2.8 reb, 2.8 ast, 2.5 3PM)

• Terry Rozier, PG/SG: 20.9 FPTS (11.6 pts, 3.0 reb, 2.3 ast)

• Jaime Jaquez Jr., SG/SF: 19.2 FPTS (9.4 pts, 4.4 reb, 2.1 ast)

• Alec Burks, SG: 17.3 FPTS (10.0 pts, 2.1 reb, 1.6 ast)

• Nikola Jovic, PF: 16.4 FPTS (7.9 pts, 2.9 reb, 1.9 ast)

Rockets projections:

• Alperen Sengun, C: 39.5 FPTS (20.0 pts, 9.7 reb, 5.0 ast)

• Fred VanVleet, PG: 35.6 FPTS (16.3 pts, 4.0 reb, 5.7 ast, 2.7 3PM)

• Jalen Inexperienced, SG: 32.0 FPTS (19.4 pts, 3.9 reb, 3.1 ast, 2.3 3PM)

• Jabari Smith Jr., PF/C: 25.6 FPTS (14.1 pts, 6.6 reb, 1.5 ast)

• Amen Thompson, SG/SF/PF: 23.9 FPTS (12.7 pts, 7.1 reb, 2.2 ast)

• Dillon Brooks, SG/SF: 23.5 FPTS (13.8 pts, 3.4 reb, 2.0 ast, 2.1 3PM)

• Tari Eason, SF/PF: 20.6 FPTS (9.6 pts, 4.8 reb, 1.1 ast)

Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder
7 p.m. ET

Line: Grizzlies +6.5 (-105) | Thunder -6.5 (-115)
Cash line: Grizzlies +210 | Thunder -250
Whole: 230.5 (-110 O, -110 U)
BPI Projection: Thunder by 6.4, straight up 70%, 232.6 whole factors.

Damage Report:
Grizzlies: Santi Aldama, (OUT – Ankle); Marcus Sensible, (OUT – Finger); Vince Williams Jr., (OUT – Ankle); GG Jackson II, (OUT – Foot); Brandon Clarke, (GTD – Knee); Ja Morant, (OUT – Shoulder)
Thunder: Chet Holmgren, (OUT – Hip); Nikola Subject, (OUT – Knee); Alex Caruso, (GTD – Hip); Branden Carlson, (GTD – Concussion); Cason Wallace, (GTD – Quadriceps); Luguentz Dort, (GTD – Ankle)

Grizzlies projections:

• Jaren Jackson Jr., PF/C: 32.2 FPTS (19.9 pts, 6.0 reb, 2.2 ast, 1.7 blk)

• Desmond Bane, SG/SF: 31.0 FPTS (14.7 pts, 5.8 reb, 4.7 ast, 1.8 3PM)

• Ja Morant, PG: 30.5 FPTS (18.1 pts, 3.9 reb, 5.7 ast)

• Scotty Pippen Jr., PG/SG: 21.3 FPTS (10.4 pts, 3.1 reb, 3.8 ast)

• Zach Edey, C: 18.4 FPTS (8.4 pts, 7.8 reb, 1.4 ast)

• Jaylen Wells, SG: 17.1 FPTS (10.1 pts, 3.3 reb, 1.4 ast)

• Brandon Clarke, PF: 17.0 FPTS (8.5 pts, 5.3 reb, 1.1 ast)

Thunder projections:

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, PG: 54.6 FPTS (31.9 pts, 5.8 reb, 6.2 ast, 2.1 3PM)

• Jalen Williams, SF/PF/C: 41.3 FPTS (21.1 pts, 5.8 reb, 5.4 ast, 2.0 3PM)

• Isaiah Hartenstein, C: 24.2 FPTS (5.4 pts, 12.5 reb, 3.4 ast, 1.3 blk)

• Jaylin Williams, C: 16.8 FPTS (6.3 pts, 3.4 reb, 2.8 ast)

• Aaron Wiggins, SG: 15.8 FPTS (7.3 pts, 3.5 reb, 1.2 ast)

• Isaiah Joe, SG: 15.6 FPTS (8.0 pts, 2.1 reb, 1.4 ast, 1.9 3PM)

• Kenrich Williams, SF: 15.6 FPTS (6.8 pts, 4.7 reb, 1.1 ast)

San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves
8 p.m. ET

Line: Spurs +6.5 (-110) | Timberwolves -6.5 (-110)
Cash line: Spurs +200 | Timberwolves -245
Whole: 215.5 (-105 O, -115 U)
BPI Projection: Timberwolves by 2.7, straight up 59%, 218.2 whole factors.

Damage Report:
Spurs: None reported
Timberwolves: Daishen Nix, (OUT – Ankle); Luka Garza, (OUT – Ankle)

Spurs projections:

• Victor Wembanyama, C: 46.8 FPTS (27.5 pts, 10.4 reb, 4.3 ast, 3.3 3PM, 2.5 blk)

• Chris Paul, PG: 28.6 FPTS (10.7 pts, 4.3 reb, 5.8 ast)

• Jeremy Sochan, PF: 28.3 FPTS (13.4 pts, 9.0 reb, 3.2 ast)

• Devin Vassell, SG/SF: 26.6 FPTS (15.0 pts, 3.0 reb, 2.9 ast, 1.8 3PM)

• Keldon Johnson, SF/PF: 20.1 FPTS (10.4 pts, 4.4 reb, 1.8 ast)

• Julian Champagnie, SF: 19.8 FPTS (10.1 pts, 3.8 reb, 1.4 ast, 2.2 3PM)

• Stephon Citadel, PG/SG: 16.5 FPTS (8.8 pts, 1.7 reb, 2.9 ast)

Timberwolves projections:

• Anthony Edwards, SG/SF: 40.2 FPTS (23.8 pts, 5.3 reb, 4.5 ast, 3.3 3PM)

• Julius Randle, PF: 34.4 FPTS (21.1 pts, 7.2 reb, 4.4 ast)

• Rudy Gobert, C: 24.9 FPTS (11.7 pts, 10.3 reb, 1.7 ast)

• Donte DiVincenzo, SG: 22.8 FPTS (11.5 pts, 3.1 reb, 2.8 ast, 2.4 3PM)

• Mike Conley, PG: 21.3 FPTS (8.6 pts, 2.4 reb, 3.6 ast)

• Jaden McDaniels, SF: 20.1 FPTS (9.5 pts, 3.9 reb, 1.7 ast)

• Naz Reid, PF/C: 17.0 FPTS (9.6 pts, 3.2 reb, 1.5 ast)