ESPN has a doubleheader Wednesday night that’s loaded with stars and storylines. Cleveland visits the defending champion Knicks in a rematch of last spring’s Eastern Conference Finals, and the Warriors head to Houston for a late matchup between two of the West’s best starts. Underdog is offering new users promo code FOXNEWS to play $10 and get $50 in bonus entries on both games or any NBA matchup tonight.
New York beat Cleveland in last season’s conference finals on its way to the title, but the schedule gives the Cavs an edge tonight. The Knicks played Milwaukee on Tuesday, so they’re on the second night of a back-to-back, while Cleveland comes in rested.
Pick: Donovan Mitchell points (higher). A fresh Mitchell against a tired defense is a great setup. He’s Cleveland’s primary scorer, he’s had a full day off to prepare, and a national TV game at the Garden is exactly the kind of stage where he tends to take over. Expect him to attack early and often.
Pick: Jalen Brunson points (lower). Here’s the contrarian angle. Brunson’s number will be set off his usual production, but second nights of back-to-backs can drain even the league’s best scorers. If his legs aren’t fully there, shots that normally fall will come up short, and Cleveland will make him work on every possession.
Golden State and Houston both enter at 7-3, and this one carries real weight in the Western Conference standings. The two teams have built their starts in very different ways. The Warriors still run their offense through Stephen Curry’s shooting and movement, while the Rockets have leaned on size, physicality and Alperen Sengun’s work in the post.
Pick: Stephen Curry points (higher). Curry has always been at his best in big road games, and a national TV matchup against one of the West’s top teams is the type of spot where he lets it fly. Houston will throw multiple defenders at him, but volume is the angle here. When the Warriors need a basket, the ball goes to him.
Pick: Alperen Sengun rebounds (higher). Houston’s identity is controlling the paint, and Sengun is at the center of it. The Rockets play big and crash the glass, and Golden State has typically played smaller lineups to space the floor. That size difference gives Sengun a clear edge on the boards at home.
Ten games are on the board tonight, including Lakers at Bucks, Spurs at Bulls and the second night of the Thunder’s two-game set in Portland. There’s plenty of room to build Pick’em entries well beyond the ESPN doubleheader.
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