NBA Grind Down Overview - Monday, March 6th
NBA Grind Down Overview
Boston at Cleveland – 7:00 PM ET
| Boston |
 | Vegas Total | 218.5 |
| Vegas Spread | 6.0 |
| Implied Team Total | 106.3 |
| Team Total Rank | 12 |
| Team Total vs. PPG | -11.3 |
| Notable Injuries: Tatum, Horford, and R. Williams are out. |
| Elite Plays: Jaylen Brown |
| Tournament Targets: Marcus Smart |
| Viable punts: Malcolm Brogdon, Derrick White, Mike Muscala, Sam Hauser |
| Cleveland |
 | Vegas Total | 218.5 |
| Vegas Spread | -6.0 |
| Implied Team Total | 112.3 |
| Team Total Rank | 9 |
| Team Total vs. PPG | 0.3 |
| Notable Injuries: Mitchell is questionable. |
| Elite Plays: Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen (all if Mitchell is out) |
| Tournament Targets: Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen (all if Mitchell plays), Donovan Mitchell |
| Viable punts: Caris LeVert (if Mitchell is out) |
Philadelphia at Indiana – 7:00 PM ET
| Philadelphia |
 | Vegas Total | 234 |
| Vegas Spread | -6.5 |
| Implied Team Total | 120.3 |
| Team Total Rank | 2 |
| Team Total vs. PPG | 5.8 |
| Notable Injuries: Harris and Tucker are questionable. |
| Elite Plays: Joel Embiid |
| Tournament Targets: James Harden, Tobias Harris, Tyrese Maxey (FD) |
| Viable punts: Tyrese Maxey (DK), De’Anthony Melton, Georges Niang / Jalen McDaniels (if Harris/Tucker are out) |
| Indiana |
 | Vegas Total | 234 |
| Vegas Spread | 6.5 |
| Implied Team Total | 113.8 |
| Team Total Rank | 7 |
| Team Total vs. PPG | -1.2 |
| Notable Injuries: Haliburton and Nesmith are questionable. |
| Elite Plays: None |
| Tournament Targets: Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner, Buddy Hield |
| Viable punts: TJ McConnell / Andrew Nembhard (if Hali is out), Jordan Nwora (if Nesmith is out), Bennedict Mathurin |
Portland at Detroit – 7:00 PM ET
| Portland |
 | Vegas Total | 229.5 |
| Vegas Spread | -5.5 |
| Implied Team Total | 117.5 |
| Team Total Rank | 4 |
| Implied Total vs. PPG | 2.6 |
| Notable Injuries: Simons, Nurkic, and Winslow are out. |
| Elite Plays: Damian Lillard, Jerami Grant |
| Tournament Targets: None |
| Viable punts: Cam Reddish, Matisse Thybulle, Trendon Watford, Drew Eubanks |
| Detroit |
 | Vegas Total | 229.5 |
| Vegas Spread | 5.5 |
| Implied Team Total | 112.0 |
| Team Total Rank | 10 |
| Team Total vs. PPG | 0.6 |
| Notable Injuries: Hayes, McGruder, and Wiseman are questionable. Duren, Bogdanovic, Stewart, and Cunningham are out. |
| Elite Plays: Marvin Bagley |
| Tournament Targets: Jaden Ivey, James Wiseman, Killian Hayes |
| Viable punts: Hamidou Diallo, Alec Burks (DK) |
Atlanta at Miami – 7:30 PM ET
| Atlanta |
 | Vegas Total | 229 |
| Vegas Spread | 3.0 |
| Implied Team Total | 113.0 |
| Team Total Rank | 8 |
| Team Total vs. PPG | -4.0 |
| Notable Injuries: N/A |
| Elite Plays: None |
| Tournament Targets: Trae Young, Clint Capela, Dejounte Murray |
| Viable punts: None |
| Miami |
 | Vegas Total | 229 |
| Vegas Spread | -3.0 |
| Implied Team Total | 116.0 |
| Team Total Rank | 5 |
| Team Total vs. PPG | 7.9 |
| Notable Injuries: Lowry is out. |
| Elite Plays: Jimmy Butler |
| Tournament Targets: Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro |
| Viable punts: Caleb Martin |
Toronto at Denver – 9:00 PM ET
| Toronto |
 | Vegas Total | 229 |
| Vegas Spread | 6.5 |
| Implied Team Total | 111.3 |
| Team Total Rank | 11 |
| Team Total vs. PPG | -1.3 |
| Notable Injuries: Porter is out. |
| Elite Plays: Jakob Poeltl (DK) |
| Tournament Targets: Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet |
| Viable punts: None |
| Denver |
 | Vegas Total | 229 |
| Vegas Spread | -6.5 |
| Implied Team Total | 117.8 |
| Team Total Rank | 3 |
| Team Total vs. PPG | 0.7 |
| Notable Injuries: Nnaji is out. Cancar is questionable. |
| Elite Plays: Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray |
| Tournament Targets: Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter (FD) |
| Viable punts: Michael Porter (DK) |
New Orleans at Sacramento – 10:00 PM ET
| New Orleans |
 | Vegas Total | 237 |
| Vegas Spread | 5.5 |
| Implied Team Total | 115.8 |
| Team Total Rank | 6 |
| Team Total vs. PPG | 1.6 |
| Notable Injuries: Valanciunas is questionable. Zion, Alvarado, Nance, and Richardson are out. |
| Elite Plays: Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum |
| Tournament Targets: Jonas Valanciunas |
| Viable punts: Herb Jones, Trey Murphy, Willy Hernangomez / Jaxson Hayes (if Valanciunas is out) |
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|\3{background:#E9FFF7; color:black}=. Vegas Total|=. 237 |
|\3{background:#E9FFF7; color:black}=. Vegas Spread|=. -5.5 |
|\3{background:#E9FFF7; color:black}=. Implied Team Total|=. 121.3 |
|\3{background:#E9FFF7; color:black}=. Team Total Rank|=. 1 |
|\3{background:#E9FFF7; color:black}=. Team Total vs. PPG|{background:#D4FFD4; color:black}=. 0.3 |
|\6{background:#ffeded; color:black}. Notable Injuries: Fox is questionable. |
|\6{background:#beedde; color:black}. Elite Plays: Domantas Sabonis |
|\6{background:#dcf7fc; color:black}. Tournament Targets: De’Aaron Fox |
|\6{background:#fcedd7; color:black}. Viable punts: Harrison Barnes, Malik Monk, Kevin Huerter, Davion Mitchell (if Fox is out)
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