NBA Grind Down Overview - Monday, March 27th

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NBA Grind Down Overview

Milwaukee at Detroit – 7:00 PM ET

Milwaukee
		Vegas Total			233
		Vegas Spread			-17.0
		Implied Team Total			125.0
		Team Total Rank			1
		Team Total vs. PPG			8.3
Notable Injuries: Giannis and Holiday are out.
Elite Plays:Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez, Bobby Portis
Tournament Targets: None
Viable punts:Jevon Carter, Grayson Allen, Pat Connaughton

Detroit
		Vegas Total			233
		Vegas Spread			17.0
		Implied Team Total			108.0
		Team Total Rank			15
		Team Total vs. PPG			-2.7
Notable Injuries: Stewart, Diallo, Cunningham, Bogdanovic, and Burks are out. Joseph and McGruder are questionable.
Elite Plays: None
Tournament Targets:Marvin Bagley, Jaden Ivey
Viable punts:Jalen Duren (DK)

Dallas at Indiana – 7:00 PM ET

Dallas
		Vegas Total			234
		Vegas Spread			1.0
		Implied Team Total			116.5
		Team Total Rank			9
		Team Total vs. PPG			2.8
Notable Injuries: N/A
Elite Plays:Luka Doncic
Tournament Targets:Kyrie Irving
Viable punts: None

Indiana
		Vegas Total			234
		Vegas Spread			-1.0
		Implied Team Total			117.5
		Team Total Rank			6
		Team Total vs. PPG			1.7
Notable Injuries: Haliburton and Turner are questionable. Hield and Duarte are out.
Elite Plays:Tyrese Haliburton (DK)
Tournament Targets:Myles Turner, Tyrese Haliburton (FD)
Viable punts:Jordan Nwora, Bennedict Mathurin, TJ McConnell / Andrew Nembhard (if Hali is out), Isaiah Jackson / Jalen Smith (if Turner is out)

Houston at New York – 7:30 PM ET

Houston
		Vegas Total			230
		Vegas Spread			13.5
		Implied Team Total			108.3
		Team Total Rank			14
		Implied Total vs. PPG			-2.1
Notable Injuries: Tate is out.
Elite Plays: None
Tournament Targets:Alperen Sengun
Viable punts: None

New York
		Vegas Total			230
		Vegas Spread			-13.5
		Implied Team Total			121.8
		Team Total Rank			2
		Team Total vs. PPG			6.5
Notable Injuries: Brunson is questionable.
Elite Plays:Jalen Brunson, Julius Randle / RJ Barrett (if Brunson is out), Immanuel Quickley (if Brunson is out)
Tournament Targets:Julius Randle / RJ Barrett (if Brunson plays)
Viable punts:Mitchell Robinson, Quentin Grimes (if Brunson is out)

Phoenix at Utah – 9:00 PM ET

Phoenix
		Vegas Total			234
		Vegas Spread			-6.5
		Implied Team Total			120.3
		Team Total Rank			4
		Team Total vs. PPG			6.6
Notable Injuries: Durant is out.
Elite Plays:Deandre Ayton
Tournament Targets:Chris Paul, Devin Booker
Viable punts: None

Utah
		Vegas Total			234
		Vegas Spread			6.5
		Implied Team Total			113.8
		Team Total Rank			10
		Team Total vs. PPG			-3.6
Notable Injuries: Markkanen is questionable. Sexton, Clarkson, Gay, and Fontecchio are out.
Elite Plays:Lauri Markkanen
Tournament Targets:Walker Kessler, Kelly Olynyk
Viable punts:Talen Horton-Tucker (FD)

Philadelphia at Denver – 9:30 PM ET

Philadelphia
		Vegas Total			228
		Vegas Spread			5.5
		Implied Team Total			111.3
		Team Total Rank			12
		Team Total vs. PPG			-4.0
Notable Injuries: Embiid, Harden, and House are questionable.
Elite Plays:Joel Embiid
Tournament Targets:James Harden, Tyrese Maxey / Tobias Harris (if Harden is out)
Viable punts:Paul Reed (if Embiid is out)

Denver
		Vegas Total			228
		Vegas Spread			-5.5
		Implied Team Total			116.8
		Team Total Rank			8
		Team Total vs. PPG			0.0
Notable Injuries: Porter Jr. is questionable.
Elite Plays:Jamal Murray
Tournament Targets:Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon (if MPJ is out)
Viable punts:Bruce Brown / Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (if MPJ is out)

Minnesota at Sacramento – 10:00 PM ET

Minnesota
		Vegas Total			239
		Vegas Spread			4.0
		Implied Team Total			117.5
		Team Total Rank			6
		Team Total vs. PPG			1.7
Notable Injuries: N/A
Elite Plays:Anthony Edwards (if KAT is out)
Tournament Targets: Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert, Kyle Anderson (if KAT is out)
Viable punts: None

Sacramento
		Vegas Total			239
		Vegas Spread			-4.0
		Implied Team Total			121.5
		Team Total Rank			3
		Team Total vs. PPG			0.4
Notable Injuries: Fox is questionable.
Elite Plays:Domantas Sabonis (if Fox is out)
Tournament Targets:Domantas Sabonis (if Fox plays), De’Aaron Fox (DK), Kevin Huerter (if Fox is out)
Viable punts:Harrison Barnes / Davion Mitchell / Malik Monk / Keegan Murray (if Fox is out)

New Orleans at Portland – 10:00 PM ET

New Orleans
		Vegas Total			226.5
		Vegas Spread			-10.5
		Implied Team Total			118.5
		Team Total Rank			5
		Team Total vs. PPG			4.3
Notable Injuries: Zion and Alvarado are out.
Elite Plays:Brandon Ingram
Tournament Targets:Jonas Valanciunas, CJ McCollum
Viable punts: None

Portland
		Vegas Total			226.5
		Vegas Spread			10.5
		Implied Team Total			108.0
		Team Total Rank			15
		Team Total vs. PPG			-6.1
Notable Injuries: Lillard, Grant, Nurkic, Simons, and Watford are doubtful.
Elite Plays:Shaedon Sharpe, Nassir Little, Drew Eubanks
Tournament Targets:Cam Reddish
Viable punts:Keon Johnson

Chicago at L.A.Clippers – 10:30 PM ET

Chicago
		Vegas Total			221
		Vegas Spread			4.0
		Implied Team Total			108.5
		Team Total Rank			13
		Team Total vs. PPG			-4.9
Notable Injuries: Caruso is questionable. Green is out.
Elite Plays: None
Tournament Targets:Nikola Vucevic
Viable punts: None

L.A.Clippers
		Vegas Total			221
		Vegas Spread			-4.0
		Implied Team Total			112.5
		Team Total Rank			11
		Team Total vs. PPG			-0.3
Notable Injuries: George and Powell are out.
Elite Plays:Kawhi Leonard
Tournament Targets:Russell Westbrook, Bones Hyland
Viable punts: None

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