Here are my picks for today's game
Orlando MagicVS New York Knicks
The stake odds for this game are 2.00 for the Magic and 1.85 for the Knicks, right now Chuma Okeke can not play for the Magic, Mitchell Robinson can not play for the Knicks, and R.J. Barrett is questionable if he can play for the Knicks, fairly enough it can be a close game, and I don't really trust the Knicks right now so I would go with the Orlando Magic, I will go to the slight underdog,
New Orleans Pelicans VS Atlanta Hawks
The stake odds for this game are 1.90 for the Pelicans and 1.95 for the Hawks, right now Zion Williamson, Dyson Daniels, and E.J. Liddell cannot play for the Pelicans, while Jonas Valanciunas and Brandon Ingram are both questionable if they can play for the Pelicans, while the Atlanta Hawks doesn't have any injuries, for this match, because of the number of injuries and doubtful players I will go with the Atlanta Hawks this time,
Brooklyn Nets VS Phoenix Suns
The stake odds for this game are 2.95 for the Nets and 1.42 for the Suns, right now Seth Curry, and Kevin Durant can not play for the Nets, and T.J. Warren, Spencer Dinwiddie, Ben Simmons, Dorian Finney-Smith are all doubtful if they can play for the Nets, while Cameron Payne, Landry Shamet, and Jae Crowder can not play for the Suns, even though many are doubting the Nets right now I still see a bright future for them, because of 2 players I will not take the side of the underdog, my pick is the Brooklyn Nets,
Los Angeles Lakers VS Oklahoma City Thunder
The stake odds for this game are 1.39 for the Lakers and 3.15 for the Thunders, Right now LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Scotty Pippen Jr., and Austin Reaves are all questionable if they can play for the Lakers, while Luguentz Dort and Aleksej Pokusevski can not play for the Thunders and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl is questionable if he can play for the Thunders, but for this game, I think the Lakers could capitalize that doubtful players and may still use them in a proper rotation, so my pick is the Los Angeles Lakers,
As a lifelong diehard Chicago Bulls fan, I'm pretty shocked to see that I didn't even realize that Scottie Pippen Jr is currently playing in the NBA on the LA Lakers. I had no idea that he was drafted already and good enough to play in the league. Learn something new every day I guess.
That said, I'm in agreeance with the Lakers taking out the Thunder as well as covering the spread. With Lebron James being only 36 points away from the all time scoring record, I can see them really turning things up and putting a whoopin on the Thunder.