NBA Grind Down Overview - Friday, March 17th

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NBA Grind Down Overview

Philadelphia at Charlotte – 7:00 PM ET

Philadelphia
		Vegas Total			227
		Vegas Spread			-10.0
		Implied Team Total			118.5
		Team Total Rank			4
		Team Total vs. PPG			3.4
Notable Injuries: McDaniels is out.
Elite Plays: Joel Embiid
Tournament Targets: James Harden, Tyrese Maxey
Viable punts: Tobias Harris (DK)

Charlotte
		Vegas Total			227
		Vegas Spread			10.0
		Implied Team Total			108.5
		Team Total Rank			15
		Team Total vs. PPG			-3.1
Notable Injuries: Ball, Williams, and Martin are out.
Elite Plays: Terry Rozier
Tournament Targets: Gordon Hayward, Kelly Oubre, PJ Washington
Viable punts: Nick Richards

Golden State at Atlanta – 7:30 PM ET

Golden State
		Vegas Total			247.5
		Vegas Spread			3.0
		Implied Team Total			122.3
		Team Total Rank			2
		Team Total vs. PPG			4.0
Notable Injuries: Curry is questionable. Draymond, Wiggins, Payton, and Iguodala are out.
Elite Plays: Jordan Poole / Klay Thompson (if Curry is out)
Tournament Targets: Jordan Poole / Klay Thompson (if Curry plays), Stephen Curry
Viable punts: Jonathan Kuminga, Donte DiVincenzo

Atlanta
		Vegas Total			247.5
		Vegas Spread			-3.0
		Implied Team Total			125.3
		Team Total Rank			1
		Team Total vs. PPG			8.1
Notable Injuries: Johnson is out.
Elite Plays: Dejounte Murray (DK)
Tournament Targets: Dejounte Murray (FD), Trae Young
Viable punts: Bogdan Bogdanovic (DK)

Washington at Cleveland – 7:30 PM ET

Washington
		Vegas Total			220
		Vegas Spread			6.0
		Implied Team Total			107.0
		Team Total Rank			16
		Implied Total vs. PPG			-6.0
Notable Injuries: N/A
Elite Plays: None
Tournament Targets: Kyle Kuzma, Bradley Beal, Kristaps Porzingis
Viable punts: None

Cleveland
		Vegas Total			220
		Vegas Spread			-6.0
		Implied Team Total			113.0
		Team Total Rank			9
		Team Total vs. PPG			0.9
Notable Injuries: Allen is out.
Elite Plays: Evan Mobley, Darius Garland
Tournament Targets: Donovan Mitchell
Viable punts: Cedi Osman, Lamar Stevens, Ricky Rubio

Memphis at San Antonio – 8:00 PM ET

Memphis
		Vegas Total			234.5
		Vegas Spread			-9.0
		Implied Team Total			121.8
		Team Total Rank			3
		Team Total vs. PPG			6.1
Notable Injuries: Morant, Adams, and Clarke are out.
Elite Plays: Tyus Jones, Jaren Jackson, Desmond Bane
Tournament Targets: Dillon Brooks
Viable punts: Xavier Tillman, Santi Aldama

San Antonio
		Vegas Total			234.5
		Vegas Spread			9.0
		Implied Team Total			112.8
		Team Total Rank			11
		Team Total vs. PPG			0.3
Notable Injuries: McDermott and KBD are questionable. Langford, Graham, and Bassey are out.
Elite Plays: Devin Vassell (FD), Jeremy Sochan
Tournament Targets: Keldon Johnson, Zach Collins
Viable punts: Tre Jones

New Orleans at Houston – 8:00 PM ET

New Orleans
		Vegas Total			230.5
		Vegas Spread			-5.5
		Implied Team Total			118.0
		Team Total Rank			5
		Team Total vs. PPG			4.1
Notable Injuries: Zion and Alvarado are out.
Elite Plays: Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum
Tournament Targets: Jonas Valanciunas
Viable punts: Josh Richardson

Houston
		Vegas Total			230.5
		Vegas Spread			5.5
		Implied Team Total			112.5
		Team Total Rank			12
		Team Total vs. PPG			2.2
Notable Injuries: N/A
Elite Plays: Kevin Porter Jr.
Tournament Targets: Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun
Viable punts: Tari Eason, KJ Martin

Minnesota at Chicago – 8:00 PM ET

Minnesota
		Vegas Total			225.5
		Vegas Spread			2.5
		Implied Team Total			111.5
		Team Total Rank			13
		Team Total vs. PPG			-4.0
Notable Injuries: Gobert and Reid are questionable. KAT and Nowell are out.
Elite Plays: Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert
Tournament Targets: Kyle Anderson
Viable punts: Naz Reid (if Gobert is out), Jaden McDaniels

Chicago
		Vegas Total			225.5
		Vegas Spread			-2.5
		Implied Team Total			114.0
		Team Total Rank			8
		Team Total vs. PPG			0.8
Notable Injuries: Caruso is questionable.
Elite Plays: Nikola Vucevic
Tournament Targets: DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine
Viable punts: Patrick Beverley / Coby White (if Caruso is out)

Boston at Portland – 10:00 PM ET

Boston
		Vegas Total			230
		Vegas Spread			-4.0
		Implied Team Total			117.0
		Team Total Rank			6
		Team Total vs. PPG			-0.5
Notable Injuries: Tatum is questionable. R. WIlliams and Pritchard are out.
Elite Plays: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown (if Tatum is out)
Tournament Targets: Derrick White / Malcolm Brogdon (if Tatum is out)
Viable punts: Marcus Smart, Al Horford, Grant Williams (if Tatum is out)

Portland
		Vegas Total			230
		Vegas Spread			4.0
		Implied Team Total			113.0
		Team Total Rank			9
		Team Total vs. PPG			-1.4
Notable Injuries: Grant is questionable.
Elite Plays: Damian Lillard
Tournament Targets: Anfernee Simons
Viable punts: Jusuf Nurkic (DK)

Dallas at L.A.Lakers – 10:30 PM ET

Dallas
		Vegas Total			224.5
		Vegas Spread			5.5
		Implied Team Total			109.5
		Team Total Rank			14
		Team Total vs. PPG			-4.4
Notable Injuries: Luka is out. Kyrie, THJ, McGee, and Morris are questionable.
Elite Plays: Kyrie Irving
Tournament Targets: Tim Hardaway Jr.
Viable punts: None

L.A.Lakers
		Vegas Total			224.5
		Vegas Spread			-5.5
		Implied Team Total			115.0
		Team Total Rank			7
		Team Total vs. PPG			-1.6
Notable Injuries: LeBron and Bamba are out.
Elite Plays: Anthony Davis
Tournament Targets: D’Angelo Russell
Viable punts: None

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