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Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals Date Sunday (regular-season matchup) Venue Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. Scheduling spot Blue Jackets on a back-to-back after a wild OT loss; Capitals returning home from a four-game road trip Recent form Columbus 3-1-4 in last eight; Washington on a 9-1-2 roll and atop the Eastern Conference Line and

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks Date Saturday (regular-season matchup) Venue Dallas Context Both teams on the second night of a back-to-back; Rockets rolling behind Kevin Durant, Mavericks chasing consistency despite recent improvement Line and Odds Market Line Total Moneyline Current odds Slight edge toward the hotter Rockets or near pick’em range Mid-to-high 220s, reflecting offensive

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Sacramento Kings at Miami Heat Date Saturday (regular-season matchup) Venue Kaseya Center, Miami Team form Heat have lost three of four after a six-game win streak; Kings on a four-game losing streak, 5–17 overall Context Miami looking to bounce back on the second night of a back-to-back; Sacramento reeling without Domantas Sabonis and searching for

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Atlanta Hawks at Washington Wizards Date Saturday (regular-season matchup) Venue Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. Team form Wizards 3–18 overall; Hawks on a three-game losing streak Context Wizards coming off a historic 45-point loss; Hawks blew a 23-point lead vs Denver and are on a back-to-back Line and Odds Market Number Notes Point spread Hawks

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons Date Saturday (regular-season matchup) Venue Detroit Team form Pistons 18–5 overall, seven straight games decided by six points or fewer; Bucks adjusting without Giannis Antetokounmpo Context Pistons look to avenge midweek loss to Milwaukee; Bucks on the road in a back-to-back with key injuries piling up Line and Odds (Adjust

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Los Angeles Clippers at Minnesota Timberwolves Date Saturday (regular-season matchup) Venue Minneapolis Team form Timberwolves on a four-game win streak; Clippers have lost nine of their last 11 Context Minnesota chasing a fifth straight win after two tight victories over New Orleans; Clippers reeling amid on-court struggles and off-court noise Line and Odds Market Number

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams New Orleans Pelicans at Brooklyn Nets Date Saturday (regular-season matchup) Venue Barclays Center, Brooklyn Team form Nets 4–6 in their last 10; Pelicans 1–10 under James Borrego Context Brooklyn trying to bounce back from a fourth-quarter collapse; New Orleans owns the league’s worst record but has stayed competitive in recent losses Line and Odds Market

Milwaukee Bucks vs Philadelphia 76ers Betting Preview Milwaukee enters this matchup without Giannis Antetokounmpo for an extended stretch. He is expected to miss two to four weeks after suffering a calf strain early in Wednesday’s win over Detroit. The Bucks are now 1-5 in games without him, though they handled the East’s top team 113-109 with Kevin Porter Jr. leading

Game Preview: LA Clippers @ Memphis Grizzlies The Los Angeles Clippers travel to face the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday at FedExForum as both teams attempt to reset their seasons from different directions. Memphis enters at 9-13 but has surged behind Zach Edey’s return, going 5-4 in the nine games since the second-year center rejoined the lineup. The Clippers arrive at