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Three NBA games get our full look tonight: Hawks at Wizards, where Trae Young faces his old team, Cavaliers at Thunder and Mavericks at Spurs. Oklahoma City is missing four rotation players, and the Wizards have three players listed questionable.
| Game | Tip (ET) | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks @ Wizards | 7:00 PM | ATL -2.5 | 231.5 |
| Cavaliers @ Thunder | 8:00 PM | OKC -3.5 | 227.5 |
| Mavericks @ Spurs | 9:30 PM | SAS -12.5 | 227.5 |
Lines from CBS Sports, read about 5:55 PM ET. Model numbers come from the Kulture Kast NBA dashboard (5:29 PM ET run).
Who's out: Jock Landale for Atlanta, and Justin Champagnie and Tristan Vukcevic for Washington. Questionable: Jalen Johnson for Atlanta, and Anthony Gill, Alex Sarr and Bilal Coulibaly (illness) for Washington.
Trae Young is averaging 19.9 points and 10 assists for Washington, which is 4-3 for its first winning start through seven games since 2021-22. The Hawks come in on a win at Indiana, where Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 34 with nine threes. It is a home-and-home: the teams meet again Friday in Atlanta, and C.J. McCollum is back in Washington tonight.
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Atlanta has the better roster and the Wizards are thin, but Washington is 4-3 and at home. Check Johnson and Sarr before tip.
Who's out: Peyton Watson and Jaylon Tyson for Cleveland, and Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace and Alex Caruso for Oklahoma City. Jaylin Williams (back) is questionable.
Oklahoma City is 5-2 and Cleveland is 4-3. The Thunder won Monday 117-112 in Cleveland behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's season-high 43 points, and the rematch is in Oklahoma City. Kenrich Williams has been starting, and Meleek Thomas scored 17 in his first start.
Our middle outcome is 14.7 points. The risk: a slower game with fewer shots.
Oklahoma City is short-handed but won the first meeting, and it is at home.
Who's out: Max Christie, Dereck Lively II and Sergio de Larrea for Dallas, and Tobias Harris for San Antonio. Santi Aldama is questionable for Dallas.
The Spurs are 5-2 and on a five-game win streak, and they beat Dallas 122-106 on Oct 24. Victor Wembanyama is averaging 25.7 points and 10.7 rebounds, and Dylan Harper had a career-high 25 Saturday. Cooper Flagg is averaging 25.2 points for Dallas but went 3 of 19 Monday.
He averages 5.6 rebounds and 5.8 over his last five. The risk: a blowout trims his minutes.
San Antonio is a big favorite at home and has won five straight.
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