NBA Grind Down Overview - Wednesday, March 29th
NBA Grind Down Overview
Milwaukee at Indiana – 7:00 PM ET
| Milwaukee | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 238 | |||
| Vegas Spread | -12.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 125.0 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 2 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | 8.2 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Middleton and Ingles are questionable. Crowder and Leonard are out. | |||||
| Elite Plays: Giannis Antetokounmpo | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Jrue Holiday, Brook Lopez | |||||
| Viable punts: Pat Connaughton (if Middleton is out) | |||||
| Indiana | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 238 | |||
| Vegas Spread | 12.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 113.0 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 15 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | -2.6 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Haliburton, Hield, and Duarte are out. Turner is questionable. | |||||
| Elite Plays: None | |||||
| Tournament Targets: T.J. McConnell, Myles Turner | |||||
| Viable punts: Andrew Nembhard, Jalen Smith / Isaiah Jackson (if Turner is out), Bennedict Mathurin, Jordan Nwora | |||||
Houston at Brooklyn – 7:30 PM ET
| Houston | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 229 | |||
| Vegas Spread | 11.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 109.0 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 19 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | -1.4 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Tate is out. | |||||
| Elite Plays: Kevin Porter Jr. | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith, Jalen Green | |||||
| Viable punts: None | |||||
| Brooklyn | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 229 | |||
| Vegas Spread | -11.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 120.0 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 5 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | 6.6 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Simmons is out. Sumner is questionable. | |||||
| Elite Plays: Mikal Bridges, Spencer Dinwiddie | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Nic Claxton, Cam Johnson | |||||
| Viable punts: Royce O’Neale | |||||
Miami at New York – 7:30 PM ET
| Miami | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 223 | |||
| Vegas Spread | 5.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 109.0 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 19 | ||||
| Implied Total vs. PPG | -0.1 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Butler is questionable. Lowry is doubtful. | |||||
| Elite Plays: Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro (if Butler is out) | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro (if Butler plays) | |||||
| Viable punts: Victor Oladipo (if Butler is out) | |||||
| New York | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 223 | |||
| Vegas Spread | -5.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 114.0 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 13 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | -1.6 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Brunson and Rose are questionable. | |||||
| Elite Plays: Jalen Brunson (DK) | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Julius Randle / RJ Barrett / Immanuel Quickley (if Brunson is out) | |||||
| Viable punts: Mitchell Robinson (DK) | |||||
Dallas at Philadelphia – 7:30 PM ET
| Dallas | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 231.5 | |||
| Vegas Spread | 4.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 113.8 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 14 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | -0.2 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Kleber and Ntilikina are questionable. | |||||
| Elite Plays: Luka Doncic | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Kyrie Irving | |||||
| Viable punts: None | |||||
| Philadelphia | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 231.5 | |||
| Vegas Spread | -4.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 117.8 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 8 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | 2.6 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Embiid and Harden are questionable. | |||||
| Elite Plays: Joel Embiid, James Harden | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Tyrese Maxey / Tobias Harris (if Embiid and/or Harden is out) | |||||
| Viable punts: Paul Reed (if Embiid is out) | |||||
L.A.Clippers at Memphis – 8:00 PM ET
| L.A.Clippers | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 232.5 | |||
| Vegas Spread | 4.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 114.3 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 11 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | 1.3 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Powell is questionable. George and Morris are out. | |||||
| Elite Plays: Kawhi Leonard | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Russell Westbrook | |||||
| Viable punts: None | |||||
| Memphis | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 232.5 | |||
| Vegas Spread | -4.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 118.3 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 7 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | 1.5 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Adams and Clarke are out. | |||||
| Elite Plays: Ja Morant | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson | |||||
| Viable punts: Xavier Tillman | |||||
Utah at San Antonio – 8:00 PM ET
| Utah | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 234.5 | |||
| Vegas Spread | -6.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 120.3 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 4 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | 3.2 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Fontecchio is questionable. Markkanen, Clarkson, Gay, and Sexton are out. | |||||
| Elite Plays: Walker Kessler | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Talen Horton-Tucker, Kelly Olynyk | |||||
| Viable punts: Simone Fontecchio | |||||
| San Antonio | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 234.5 | |||
| Vegas Spread | 6.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 114.3 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 11 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | 2.3 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Johnson, Vassell, Sochan, Bassey, and Birch are out. | |||||
| Elite Plays: Devonte Graham, Zach Collins | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Tre Jones | |||||
| Viable punts: Sandro Mamukelashvili, Malaki Branham | |||||
Detroit at Oklahoma City – 8:00 PM ET
| Detroit | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 231.5 | |||
| Vegas Spread | 11.5 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 110.0 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 18 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | -0.7 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Cunningham, Burks, Diallo, Bogdanovic, Stewart, and McGruder are out. | |||||
| Elite Plays: None | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Jaden Ivey, Killian Hayes, Marvin Bagley | |||||
| Viable punts: Jalen Duren (DK) | |||||
| Oklahoma City | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 231.5 | |||
| Vegas Spread | -11.5 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 121.5 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 3 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | 4.1 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: SGA is questionable. Kenrich Williams and Waters are out. | |||||
| Elite Plays: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Josh Giddey (if SGA is out) | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Josh Giddey (if SGA plays), Lu Dort (if SGA is out) | |||||
| Viable punts: Isaiah Joe (if SGA is out) | |||||
L.A.Lakers at Chicago – 8:00 PM ET
| L.A.Lakers | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 227 | |||
| Vegas Spread | -2.5 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 114.8 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 10 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | -1.7 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: LeBron James is questionable. | |||||
| Elite Plays: None | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Anthony Davis | |||||
| Viable punts: None | |||||
| Chicago | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 227 | |||
| Vegas Spread | 2.5 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 112.3 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 16 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | -1.2 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Alex Caruso and Javonte Green are questionable. | |||||
| Elite Plays: None | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Zach LaVine | |||||
| Viable punts: Alex Caruso (DK) | |||||
Minnesota at Phoenix – 10:00 PM ET
| Minnesota | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 235 | |||
| Vegas Spread | 5.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 115.0 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 9 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | -0.9 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Jaylen Nowell and Taurean Prince are questionable. | |||||
| Elite Plays: None | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Rudy Gobert | |||||
| Viable punts: None | |||||
| Phoenix | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 235 | |||
| Vegas Spread | -5.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 120.0 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 5 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | 6.3 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Kevin Durant is questionable. | |||||
| Elite Plays: None (if Durant is active) | |||||
| Tournament Targets: None (if Durant is active) | |||||
| Viable punts: None (if Durant is active) | |||||
Sacramento at Portland – 10:00 PM ET
| Sacramento | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 236.5 | |||
| Vegas Spread | -14.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 125.3 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 1 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | 4.3 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: None | |||||
| Elite Plays: De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis | |||||
| Tournament Targets: Kevin Huerter | |||||
| Viable punts: Harrison Barnes | |||||
| Portland | |||||
 | Vegas Total | 236.5 | |||
| Vegas Spread | 14.0 | ||||
| Implied Team Total | 111.3 | ||||
| Team Total Rank | 17 | ||||
| Team Total vs. PPG | -2.6 | ||||
| Notable Injuries: Trendon Watford and Cam Reddish are doubtful. Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Justise Winslow, Jusuf Nurkic, and Jerami Grant are out. | |||||
| Elite Plays: Drew Eubanks, Nassir Little, Shaedon Sharpe | |||||
| Tournament Targets: None | |||||
| Viable punts: Matisse Thybulle (DK), Kevin Knox, Keon Johnson | |||||