After a breakout year last season, Sabonis has lifted his game again to become the offensive hub for the Pacers and one of the best big men in the NBA.
Against Philadelphia, Sabonis will go against another of the NBA’s best bigs in Joel Embiid who is putting up an MVP and defensive player of the year-type campaign. Saba likely wont be able to bully Embiid inside and we project an under here.
Despite a bounce back game against the Lakers, Griffin has struggled all season and looks a shadow of his former self.
No longer a dominant physical presence, Griffin is averaging career lows on offence and will likely struggle to get many good looks against Draymond Green.
Veteran big Al Horford started slow for his new team but has hit his stride recently averaging 17ppg over the last four games.
Coming up against a Brooklyn team with the worst defensive frontcourt in the league, Horford should have plenty of open shots and should easily clear this line.
Despite having his star teammates out, Nicolas Batums role remains the same of being a link-man in the offence.
This line reflects an anticipated increase in usage with no Kawhi or PG, however that hasn’t been the case in previous games as other scorers like Jackson, Kennard and Williams have stepped up.
Seth Curry has been an important acquisition for the Sixers this year with his elite shooting providing space for Embiid to work in.
He is having a career year, averaging 15.6ppg and shooting 56%. In the seven non-blowout games he has played this season he has scored 13 or more, and this should be a close game so we expect him to cover this line easily.
With Clippers stars out, Luke Kennard looks to step into the role of main ballhandler for LA in their game against Atlanta.
While he will no doubt get more minutes and shots, this line represents a huge jump in performance which likely goes beyond what is to expect from Kennard, making it a great under opportunity.
Despite a lot of preseason talk about the great shape he was in, Blake Griffin has fallen off a cliff this year, averaging career lows in points, shots and free throws.
His opponent, Philadelphia, leads the league in defence at the rim and is third in defensive rating led by Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. He will likely struggle to get clean looks and we expect an under here.
Darius Bazley looked like a breakout candidate coming into this season however he has struggled incredibly with his shot.
Coming into this game against the Clippers, Bazley is shooting just 38% from the field and against a strong LA defence, its unlikely to change.
Sometimes you just get real old real quick, which looks to be exactly what has happened to 36 year old LaMarcus Aldridge. Porzingas is now back, healthy, without a minutes restriction and has been moved over to the centre position. Whilst he is not the best on-ball defender Aldridge wont be putting lateral pressure on Porzingas, who should be able to get a good contest on Aldridge’s mid range shots with his length.
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