NBA Predictions

New York Knicks – Portland Trail Blazers: the Josh Hart game Second and final meeting of the season between the Knicks and the Blazers. New York picked up a win at the Moda Center earlier (123-114), so Portland will be desperate to return the favour at Madison Square Garden tonight. Two teams heading in opposite…

Denver Nuggets – Los Angeles Clippers: Rematch of the 2025 Playoffs The Nuggets and Clippers meet for the second time this season after that epic first-round playoff series a few months ago, which Denver won. A lot has changed since: Nikola Jokic is injured along with three other Nuggets starters, while the Clippers are riding…

Phoenix Suns – Cleveland Cavaliers : intriguing matchup The Suns and Cavs lock horns for the season’s final meeting in Arizona after Cleveland took the first game 129-113. Records look similar, aims do not: Phoenix are fighting to nail down a top-six spot, Cleveland are gunning to leap into 2nd place. Phoenix Suns : third…

Golden State Warriors – Detroit Pistons: Warriors face a real test The Warriors meet the Pistons for the first time this season, and it’s a different picture from 2024-25. Detroit roll in as clear leaders of the East. Golden State arrive battered by major injuries and are fighting for a playoff spot out West. Still,…

Denver Nuggets – Brooklyn Nets: MPJ back in Denver This is the second and final meeting of the season between the Nuggets and the Nets. For Michael Porter Jr it’s his first trip back to Denver in a different shirt after seven seasons in Colorado. Big night for him personally — but on paper it’s…

Dallas Mavericks – Charlotte Hornets: the P.J. Washington game The Mavericks and Hornets meet in Texas for the first time this season. Both sit 11th in their conference, but form tells different stories — the Hornets have been firing on all cylinders lately while Dallas looks a bit ragged. Dallas Mavericks: need to bounce back…

Atlanta Hawks – Houston Rockets: Back-to-back showdown Season’s first meeting between two teams still chasing playoff spots. Both sides are on the second night of back-to-backs — Hawks coming off a win, Rockets off a loss. Expect a proper clash of styles, with Houston keen to prove why they’re the favorites. Atlanta Hawks: Fifth straight…

Chicago Bulls – Miami Heat: future Play-In showdown? The Bulls host the Heat in the first of three straight meetings between these clubs — a midseason mini-series that looks suspiciously like a Play-In rehearsal. Two teams that keep turning up for the Play-In; maybe a sneak preview of what’s to come. Chicago Bulls: getting back…

Washington Wizards – Milwaukee Bucks: bottom-of-the-table clash The Wizards and Bucks meet in what looks like a showdown between two squads whose ambitions have been scaled back this season. Washington sit rock-bottom in the Eastern Conference, while Milwaukee are in the messy middle of a rebuilding moment, not least because Giannis Antetokounmpo has asked for…