Two of the NBA’s best will meet tonight out West, though the Milwaukee Bucks’ disappointing season has drawn attention away from Giannis Antetokounmpo, just as the Los Angeles Lakers’ likely slide in the West is diminishing Luka Doncic’s hype.

Wednesday’s NBA DFS main slate is a massive 12-gamer that presents a wide range of game environments. Several contests carry elevated totals, but many also come with significant blowout risk, creating a tricky balance between upside and risk of losing minutes.

Sacramento visits the Golden State Warriors on Friday as 13.5-point underdogs with a total of 229.5 points. If this game were played on paper, the Warriors would win convincingly. Their offense and defense are both far superior statistically, especially when Stephen Curry suits up.

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The Phoenix Suns are having one of the best against-the-spread seasons ever. At 25-10-2 ATS (over 70%), they’re outpacing last year’s Thunder, who posted a 54-26-2 record (65.9%) since U.S. sports betting regulation began in 2018.

My Hawks at Nuggets predictions and free NBA picks include an Atlanta road win on Friday, January 9. The Atlanta Hawks finally pulled the trigger, trading the oft-injured Trae Young to Washington for C.J. McCollum and Corey Kispert.

A limited four-game slate composes Thursday's NBA schedule. Among the notable NBA odds include Pacers vs. Hornets (-3.5), Heat (-7.5) vs. Bulls, Cavaliers vs. Timberwolves (-2.5) and Mavericks (-7.5) vs. Jazz. Minnesota looks to extend its winning streak to four games, while Indiana looks to snap a 13-game losing skid.