NBA Grind Down Overview - Tuesday, March 14th

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NBA Grind Down Overview

Detroit at Washington – 7:00 PM ET

Detroit
		Vegas Total			223.5
		Vegas Spread			13.0
		Implied Team Total			105.3
		Team Total Rank			16
		Team Total vs. PPG			-6.2
Notable Injuries: Cunningham, Stewart, Bagley, Ivey, Diallo, Burks, and Livers are out. Joseph is questionable.
Elite Plays: Killian Hayes
Tournament Targets: James Wiseman, Jalen Duren
Viable punts: Rodney McGruder, Buddy Boeheim, Eugene Omoruyi

Washington
		Vegas Total			223.5
		Vegas Spread			-13.0
		Implied Team Total			118.3
		Team Total Rank			2
		Team Total vs. PPG			5.3
Notable Injuries: Kuzma is out.
Elite Plays: Bradley Beal, Kristaps Porzingis
Tournament Targets: Daniel Gafford
Viable punts: Deni Avdija

Cleveland at Charlotte – 7:00 PM ET

Cleveland
		Vegas Total			223.5
		Vegas Spread			-7.5
		Implied Team Total			115.5
		Team Total Rank			5
		Team Total vs. PPG			3.5
Notable Injuries: Mitchell and Allen are out.
Elite Plays: Darius Garland, Evan Mobley
Tournament Targets: Caris LeVert
Viable punts: Ricky Rubio, Lamar Stevens

Charlotte
		Vegas Total			223.5
		Vegas Spread			7.5
		Implied Team Total			108.0
		Team Total Rank			15
		Team Total vs. PPG			-3.8
Notable Injuries: Ball, Williams, and Martin are out.
Elite Plays: Nick Richards
Tournament Targets: Terry Rozier, Kelly Oubre
Viable punts: None

Denver at Toronto – 7:30 PM ET

Denver
		Vegas Total			227
		Vegas Spread			1.0
		Implied Team Total			113.0
		Team Total Rank			12
		Implied Total vs. PPG			-3.9
Notable Injuries: Murray is questionable.
Elite Plays: Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon (if Murray is out)
Tournament Targets: Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr.
Viable punts: Bruce Brown / Reggie Jackson (if Murray is out)

Toronto
		Vegas Total			227
		Vegas Spread			-1.0
		Implied Team Total			114.0
		Team Total Rank			10
		Team Total vs. PPG			1.6
Notable Injuries: N/A
Elite Plays: Scottie Barnes (DK)
Tournament Targets: Scottie Barnes (FD), Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet
Viable punts: None

Brooklyn at Oklahoma City – 8:00 PM ET

Brooklyn
		Vegas Total			232.5
		Vegas Spread			1.5
		Implied Team Total			115.5
		Team Total Rank			5
		Team Total vs. PPG			1.6
Notable Injuries: Simmons is out.
Elite Plays: Spencer Dinwiddie, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson
Tournament Targets: Nic Claxton
Viable punts: Dorian Finney-Smith

Oklahoma City
		Vegas Total			232.5
		Vegas Spread			-1.5
		Implied Team Total			117.0
		Team Total Rank			3
		Team Total vs. PPG			-0.8
Notable Injuries: K. Williams and Poku are out.
Elite Plays: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Tournament Targets: Jalen Williams, Josh Giddey
Viable punts: None

Orlando at San Antonio – 8:00 PM ET

Orlando
		Vegas Total			234
		Vegas Spread			-5.0
		Implied Team Total			119.5
		Team Total Rank			1
		Team Total vs. PPG			7.9
Notable Injuries: F. Wagner is questionable. Isaac is out.
Elite Plays: Paolo Banchero, Wendell Carter (DK)
Tournament Targets: Wendell Carter (FD), Franz Wagner, Markelle Fultz
Viable punts: None

San Antonio
		Vegas Total			234
		Vegas Spread			5.0
		Implied Team Total			114.5
		Team Total Rank			9
		Team Total vs. PPG			2.5
Notable Injuries: Johnson and Sochan are questionable. Jones, Branham, and Langford are out.
Elite Plays: Devonte Graham, Devin Vassell
Tournament Targets: Jeremy Sochan, Keldon Johnson, Zach Collins
Viable punts: Keita Bates-Diop (if Johnson or Sochan is out)

L.A.Lakers at New Orleans – 8:00 PM ET

L.A.Lakers
		Vegas Total			226.5
		Vegas Spread			-1.0
		Implied Team Total			113.8
		Team Total Rank			11
		Team Total vs. PPG			-2.8
Notable Injuries: LeBron and Bamba are out.
Elite Plays: Anthony Davis, D’Angelo Russell (DK)
Tournament Targets: D’Angelo Russell (FD), Jarred Vanderbilt
Viable punts: Malik Beasley

New Orleans
		Vegas Total			226.5
		Vegas Spread			1.0
		Implied Team Total			112.8
		Team Total Rank			13
		Team Total vs. PPG			-1.3
Notable Injuries: Ingram is questionable. Zion is out.
Elite Plays: CJ McCollum
Tournament Targets: Brandon Ingram, Jonas Valanciunas
Viable punts: Trey Murphy (DK), Herb Jones (DK), Naji Marshall (if Ingram is out)

Milwaukee at Phoenix – 10:00 PM ET

Milwaukee
		Vegas Total			232
		Vegas Spread			-2.0
		Implied Team Total			117.0
		Team Total Rank			3
		Team Total vs. PPG			0.9
Notable Injuries: Middleton is doubtful.
Elite Plays: Giannis Antetokounmpo
Tournament Targets: Brook Lopez, Jrue Holiday
Viable punts: None

Phoenix
		Vegas Total			232
		Vegas Spread			2.0
		Implied Team Total			115.0
		Team Total Rank			8
		Team Total vs. PPG			1.6
Notable Injuries: Durant and Shamet are out.
Elite Plays: Chris Paul, Deandre Ayton (DK)
Tournament Targets: Deandre Ayton (FD), Devin Booker
Viable punts: Josh Okogie, Torrey Craig

New York at Portland – 10:00 PM ET

New York
		Vegas Total			228
		Vegas Spread			-2.5
		Implied Team Total			115.3
		Team Total Rank			7
		Team Total vs. PPG			0.3
Notable Injuries: Brunson is doubtful.
Elite Plays: Julius Randle
Tournament Targets: Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett, Mitchell Robinson
Viable punts: Josh Hart

Portland
		Vegas Total			228
		Vegas Spread			2.5
		Implied Team Total			112.8
		Team Total Rank			13
		Team Total vs. PPG			-1.8
Notable Injuries: Lillard and Grant are questionable. Winslow is out.
Elite Plays: Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons (if Lillard is out)
Tournament Targets: Anfernee Simons (if Lillard plays), Jusuf Nurkic, Jerami Grant
Viable punts: Ryan Arcidiacono (if Lillard is out)

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