Boston play their 2nd of back-to-back fixtures, after claiming a hard fought overtime victory against the Timberwolves.

They’ll face a Milwaukee side with their backs against the wall, winning just once across their last five starts, including home defeats to Indiana and Utah.

Even before the Bucks woes, Boston has thrived in this matchup, winning five of the pairs’ last six meetings, covering the spread on five occasions.

The Celts will be feeling themselves after a momentum building victory against Minnesota, I can see them absolutely slamming the Bucks here.

The Lakers prepare to face the Suns for the fourth time this season, after bettering their West coast rivals in all three meetings.

The Lakers have put to bed a poor run of results with two straight wins against the Clippers and Raptors, and will be looking to build on a strong 13-6 home record.

Meanwhile, Phoenix have lost three of their last four games and could slide to 10th in the West with another loss here.

The Lakers seem to hold the wood over the Suns at the moment, and I have them covering the generous -1 point line at home.

The Dubs and the Pels meet for the 2nd time this season, with Golden State looking to go 2-0 after a 28-point victory in New Orleans.

The Warriors will welcome back Draymond Green to the fold, after the controversial centre served a 12-match suspension for repeat on-court incidences.

The Dubs have won the last three meetings against the Pelicans, and their last four meetings between the pair in the Bay Area, covering the line in every victory.

I’m backing the return of Green to spur the Dubs onto a run of results, starting with a home win against the Pels.

The Jazz have gone 8-2 across their last 10 games and are looking to force their way into play-in contention with another win against the Nuggets here.

Denver are also 8-2 across their last 10, but the reigning champs have looked beatable on the road this season, with a modest 11-8 record.

The home side has won the last six meetings between this pair, while Utah has found more success than most against Jokic and co, winning seven of their previous 10 matchups.

I’m backing the Jazz to push the Nuggets all the way to the buzzer here, covering the line as home underdogs.

The Knicks look to claim their fifth straight win when they welcome the Trail Blazers to MSG.

New York has won their last three games by 16+ points and will be eyeing off another blowout against a smuggling Portland outfit.

The Trail Blazers are 5-14 on the road this season, and have lost three of their last four games by 20+ points!

I’m backing the Knicks to cover the -11.5 with ease, with both Randle and Brunson to fill their pockets!

Are the Lakers back?

The LeBron led side broke a spell of four straight defeats with a 3-point victory over the league’s form side the Clippers.

They’ll welcome the Raptors to the crypto.com Arena, where they have a 12-6 record on the season.

Meanwhile, the Raptors have shown glimpses of life since trading in Quickley and Barrett, winning three for their last four games, including road victories against Memphis and Golden State.

The Lakers may have shown some fight against the Clippers, but I can’t see the fractured franchise putting the Raptors to the sword.

I’m backing the underdogs to cover here.

Giannis has put out a rallying call to the whole entire Milwaukee organisation following a rough run of results, which has seen them lose three of their last four games.

The Greek Freak has led the Buck in scoring across their last nine games, while collecting the most boards in the previous seven.

They’ll play host to a Jazz outfit who are 7-2 across their last nine games, including recent victories against Miami, Dallas, and Philly!

The Jazz have been cooking of late, and I think they’ll push this Buck unit deep into the 4th.

The Clippers take on the Suns for the 2nd time in a week, after securing a 9-point victory in Phoenix.

The Suns enter this game off the back of a home defeat to the Grizz, with their big three failing to fire on all cylinders.

Meanwhile, the Clippers are taking no prisoners at the moment, going 14-2 across their last 16 games, with their only two loses coming against OKC and Boston while Leonard was out.

I’m backing the home side to prevail here, covering the -6.5 point handicap.

The Lakers host the Clippers for the 2nd time this season, after bettering their neighbours by five points at the beginning of the season.

Since that defeat, the Clippers have transformed their roster and seen a real change in fortunes, going 8-2 across their last 10 games, leaving them 4th in the West.

Meanwhile, the Lakers are 2-8 across the same trip, free falling out of the play-in positions to occupy 11th in the West.

It doesn’t look like the Lakers are going to turn their form around overnight, with several players displaying unrest over their roles within the team, leaving question marks over the leadership of Darvin Ham.

I’m backing the Clips to wipe the floor of the more popular brethren, combined with 25+ points from the laughing man Kawhi.

Both the Pacers and the Celtics enter this matchup off the back of huge wins, Indiana dropping 150 on Atlanta and Boston bettering the Jazz by 29.

This pair has met twice this season already, with the series tied at one a piece.

The Celtics have cover the line in just 6 of their 17 road fixtures this season, holding a 10-7 record straight up.

The Pacers have raised to every occasion this season, they relish playing the top sides, and more often than not, beat them.

I’m backing the underdogs to cover at home here.

The Rockets and the Buck meet for the 2nd and final time in the regular season, with Milwaukee winning at home in the reverse fixture.

The Rockets a different beast at home this season, going 14-5 in Houston and 13–5-1 against the line.

Alternatively, the Bucks are 9-7 on the road and have largely struggled putting teams away this season.

I think the Rockets will find success against this shaky Buck defence, pushing the 2021 champs to the brink.

The Thunder head to Brooklyn just five days after handing the Nets a 16-point beatdown at home.

OKC are enjoying a breakout campaign, currently sitting 2nd in the West with a 23-9 record, 9-4 on the road.

The Thunder have been blowing by some very good teams of late, defeating Boston, Denver, New York and Minnesota all since Christmas.

At the heart of Oklahoma’s success is SGA, the young point guard has lead the scoring for OKC in their last 13 games, hitting 30+ points in 11 of those fixtures.

I’m backing SGA to drop and 30-piece on the way to a Thunder victory.

The Raptors fly their new look outfit to Sacramento to take on the Kings.

Toronto acquired Knicks’ young guns Quickley and Barrett in a trade which saw OG Anunoby go the other way.

The Raptors now have a trio of starlets to build around when you add Scottie Barnes to the equation.

All three of the aforementioned players were in the thick of it last time out, and will look to share the scoring responsibility with the likes of Siakam.

I’m backing both Quickley and Barrett to impress here, with both stars dropping 15+ points.

Milwaukee will be licking their lips in anticipation as they look to put the Spurs to the sword for the 2nd time this season.

The last time this pair met, the Bucks dropped 132 points, with Lillard leading the scoring with a 40-piece, while Giannis chipped in with 14 boards and 16 assists!

The Spurs have been horrific at home this season going 2-14, only Detroit matching their woeful efforts.

I have the Bucks covering here combined with 50+ PRA from Giannis.

The Nuggets look to go 3-0 against the Dubs when they travel to the Bay Area.

Denver has won six of their last seven games against the Warriors, covering the line in five of those outings.

Nikola Jokić has averaged 31-14-7 across his two games against the Dubs, getting to the charity stripe 28 times across the trip.

I have the Nuggs covering here combined with a big performance from the Serb.

The Lakers and the Heat play for the 2nd and final time during the regular season, after Miami held on for a one-point victory in the pair’s first meeting.

Neither side will enter this game in spectacular form, the Heat are 6-4 across their last 10, looking to break a two-game losing streak.

While, the Lakers are 3-7 across the same trip and are falling down the pecking order in the West.

One thing skewing in the Lakers favour is their form at home, with LeBron and co going 11-4 at the crypto.com Arena.

The Home side has won the last six meetings between this pair and I’m backing that trend to continue with a comfortably LA victory.

The Suns and the Clippers are set to meet for the first time this season, as both sides look to sure up their position in the West.

The Clips are one of the form sides in the league at the moment, winning 12 of their last 14 games, and 10-straight with Kawhi in the starting five.

Alternatively, the Suns are 5-5 across their last 10 games, and only 4-10 against sides with a +.500 record.

The Suns don’t have the squad depth required to compete with a star-studded Clippers outfit, unless KD, Booker and Beale all fire in unison, I can’t see them troubling the Kawhi and co.

OKC and Boston meet for the first time this season.

The Thunder are currently 13-5 on their home deck, and hold the same record against the line in said games.

Meanwhile, the Celtics are 10-6 on the road, but have only managed to cover the line in 6 of those fixtures.

OKC can hold their own against any side in the league, and with the home court advantage I believe they’ll take the Celtics down to the wire.

The Dubs are looking to put to rest a three game losing streak when they welcome the Magic to the Bay Area.

The Magic are currently sitting 5th in the East, with an impressive record of 19-13, starting as underdogs in nine of their victories.

Meanwhile, the Warriors are currently sitting outside the play-in bracket in the West, with a woeful 15-17 record to start their season.

The Dubs are 6-13 against the spread when starting as favourites, and I can’t see them blowing this talents Magic side off the floor.