NBA Predictions

Utah Jazz – Washington Wizards: peak mediocrity at the Delta Center The Delta Center hosts a proper car crash tonight. Utah hosts Washington. Two of the league’s worst square off. Stakes? Virtually non-existent. This will be a contest to see who can cling to the league’s ugliest record. Injuries are piling up. Experimental rotations will…

Golden State Warriors – Brooklyn Nets : clash of extremes at the Chase Center The Golden State Warriors, teeth bared, are fighting for a play-in lifeline while the Brooklyn Nets are openly tanking and planning for sunnier days. With the visitors offering almost no resistance on the defensive end, expect the rims to get a…

Denver Nuggets – Dallas Mavericks: Colorado’s steamroller vs the Texas tank The Denver Nuggets, firing on all cylinders, host a Dallas team that looks lost. Do the men from Texas have anything left to stop getting rolled in Colorado? Here’s the breakdown of a fixture that looks one-sided from the whistle. Denver Nuggets: an offense…

Portland Trail Blazers – Milwaukee Bucks: Jrue Holiday’s revenge night Tonight the Moda Center in Oregon hosts a clash between two teams heading in opposite directions. Portland are cooking, Milwaukee have basically checked out. With their superstar tucked away for the rest of the year, the Bucks have little left to play for; Portland will…

Los Angeles Clippers – Toronto Raptors: offensive fireworks in L.A. Tonight the Los Angeles Clippers host the Toronto Raptors in a cross-conference shootout. Both squads are fighting for playoff positioning and need wins like oxygen. Each side packs heavy offensive firepower and both want to step on the gas — expect fireworks tonight. Los Angeles…

Cleveland Cavaliers – Miami Heat : Scoring shootout coming to Ohio Tonight, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is about to rattle. The Cavs sit fourth in the East and host a Miami team sliding down to ninth. The stakes matter, sure, but the real draw is style: two of the league’s most explosive offenses. Buckle up —…

Boston Celtics – Oklahoma City Thunder: Titans collide at the TD Garden TD Garden hosts the biggest regular-season heavyweight tonight. Boston welcomes Oklahoma City. Two of the league’s most complete units meet at full strength. The firepower on show promises pure entertainment. With the superstars on the floor, the box score will blow up. The…

Detroit Pistons – Atlanta Hawks: resilience test at Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena hosts a proper Eastern Conference heavyweight tonight. Detroit welcome Atlanta. The undisputed leader takes on the league’s hottest team. A major absence in the home playmaker has shuffled the deck in a dangerous way. Atlanta’s firepower promises sparks. Whoever controls the…

Minnesota Timberwolves – Houston Rockets: trench war at the Target Center The Minnesota Timberwolves (5th) host the Rockets (6th), who are breathing down their necks in the standings. Two of the league’s best defenses clash and both offenses have been coughing lately — forget run-and-gun. Expect a full-on lumberjack fight where every basket will be…