The Utah Jazz head the NBA preview for today after landing our suggested bet and same game multi against the Indiana Pacers on Monday.
But the preview and best bets begin with the Brooklyn Nets who take on the Detroit Pistons without superstar Kevin Durant.
Check out all the games of the day below.
brooklyn @ detroit
february 10th 11:00am
The Brooklyn Nets are without Kevin Durant for its visit to Little Caesars Arena when it faces the Detroit Pistons who are looking to snap a four game losing streak.
Durant remains out of the line up as health and safety protocols forced the star performer out of the 124-108 loss against the Philadelphia 76ers.
A finger injury to Kyrie Irving kept him out of the game against the 76ers but the Nets are optimistic he will return to action for this Eastern Conference showdown.
The loss made it back-to-back defeats for the Nets after going down to the Toronto Raptors 113-107 on Saturday afternoon.
Meanwhile, the Pistons, fresh off trading away former MVP Derrick Rose, continue to struggle. They have limped to a 5-18 record following a deflating double overtime loss to reigning NBA champion the Los Angeles Lakers.
Despite the agonizing defeat, the Pistons would take some confidence from the fact it pushed the Lakers as far as it did.
Jerami Grant continued his lone hand on offence for the Pistons with a 32-point and six-assist effort in the loss.
It’s the first time the Nets and Pistons will battle this season.
The most recent fixtures between the two franchises was back-to-back games at the end of January in 2020 with the Nets proving the better team in both.
Durant was not a factor in either those games as he was enduring a season-ending injury at the time.
If Irving is named, alongside James Harden the Nets should have too much fire power for the lowly Pistons.
Suggested Bet: Same Game Multi
Leg 1 – Game Total Points over 224.5
Leg 2 – Harden Pts + Ast + Reb over 35
Leg 3 – Jerami Grant over 22.5 points
Leg 4 – Nets -6.5
Combined Odds = $4.6
boston @ utah
february 10th 2:00pm
The Utah Jazz welcome the Boston Celtics to Salt Lake City as it attempts to continue its palpable run of form on Wednesday afternoon.
Winning 15 of their last 16 games and currently flourishing on a four-game winning streak, Utah has been the competition yardstick thus far.
The Jazz have tallied up a 19-5 win-loss record to lead the Wastern Conference and have a game in hand on the Los Angeles Lakers who are in a hot pursuit of top spot.
Boston, meanwhile, continues to mix its form as it sits fourth in the Eastern Conference with 12 wins and 10 losses.
It’s going to be really interesting to see how both the formlines stack up with this being the first time the Celtics and Jazz have played each other this season.
From a statistical point of view all the main factors favour Utah ever so slightly.
Utah averages 114.3 points per game compared to the 111 points per game the Boston Celtics average and defensively the Jazz are slightly more proficient as well.
Currently ranked third in the NBA for points against, the Jazz only give away an average of 105.7 points per game in contrast to the Celtics who boast the seventh best defence in the league conceding 109.2 points per game.
The battle between offensive machines Jayson Tatum and Donovan Mitchell will definitely bring some zest to this game.
Tatum has scored at a prolific rate this season.
27 points per game with a field goal percentage of 46.9% has the Celtic power forward rated amongst the highest offensive players in the league, while Mitchell’s 23.5 points per game might be more if not for the even spread of Jazz contributors.
This is going to be the match of the day. Expecting a really close one here.
Suggested Bet: Boston Celtics to cover the point spread +6 at $1.92
PHILADELPHIA @ SACRAMENTO
february 9th 2:00PM
Philadelphia 76ers travel to the Golden One Centre to face off against the Sacramento Kings as the home side look to continue its four game winning run.
With both squads coming into this game in good form it shapes as a great battle between two teams genuinely vying for a spot in the playoffs.
The Kings were super impressive in their hard fought grinding 113-110 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
De’Aaron Fox went bonkers shooting at 60% from the field to tally up a game-high and season-high 36 points to go with his seven rebounds and four assists.
While for the 76ers, Joel Embiid continued to show why he is a legitimate contender for the MVP crown with a 33-point and nine-rebound performance in the 124 to 108 win against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday afternoon.
The 26-year-old star centre has hit a purple patch of form averaging a shade over 33.6 points per game in his last ten fixtures which has subsequently seen the 76ers win nine of those games.
Embiid has averaged a double double this year with 29.3 points per game and 10.7 rebounds per match.
Kings centre Richaun Holmes, who made a name for himself at the 76ers, is going to have a big night ahead of him when he faces Embiid.
It’s the battle that will likely determine the outcome of the match.
If Holmes can mitigate the influence of Embiid the Kings can win… but the form of Embiid is like an unstoppable force at the moment.
Suggested Bet: Philadelphia 76ers head to head at $1.48
Suggested Same Game Multi:
Leg 1 – Philadelphia 76ers head to head
Leg 2 – Joel Embiid to score over 29.5 points
Leg 3 – Joel Emibiid to get over 9.5 rebounds
Combined odds = $3.50
