Sunday, February 2

Orlando Magic vs Miami Heat, 11 am
Heat +1.5

I like Miami here, currently getting a generous 1.5 points away at Orlando. The Heat are comfortably the better of these two sides, going 32-15, compared to the 21-27 record of their opponents.

Their road form has been somewhat questionable, although a trip to Orlando certainly isn’t too far. Orlando are slightly over .500 at home this season and have only won 3 of their last 10 games overall.

They’re battling a few key injuries here, with Evan ‘Don’t Google Me’ Fournier potentially missing here. He joins Jonathan Isaac and Al Farouq Aminu on the sidelines, leaving Orlando decimated on the wing.

Jimmy Butler is probably the best player on the floor here and I can see him dominating this game on both ends. I also see Bam Adebayo really limiting Nikola Vucevic, greatly improving Miami’s chances of winning this outright.

Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers, 12:30 pm
Celtics -3

I’m planning to take the Celtics here, currently laying 3 points at home to the Sixers. This is assuming that Kemba Walker plays, who is questionable here with a sore left knee.

The Sixers are a truly atrocious road side, compiling a miserable 9-16 road record thus far. This doesn’t bode well going into Bean Town, taking on a Celtics side that are 19-5 at home.

Philly do have an advantage on the interior, but both Embiid and Horford have been battling injuries of late. This puts a ton of offensive pressure on Ben Simmons, who doesn’t match up great with Boston’s plethora of wings.

This is also a revenge spot for the Celtics, who have been beaten twice already this season by Philly. I expect a relatively close game here, with some late offensive fireworks getting Boston the win and cover.