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Miami -1.5 (-110)
All of the attention is on the Jimmy Butler injury, but the Bulls also experienced a crucial injury on Wednesday, and that's why I'm going after the Heat on the spread at -1.5. Alex Caruso of the Bulls, who is one of the premier perimeter defenders in the NBA, suffered a significant ankle sprain against the Atlanta Hawks in the Play-In Tournament when he was truck-sticked by his own teammate Andre Drummond in the open court. Butler is a big loss for the Heat, but it won't be as magnified if Caruso can't suit up for the Bulls. The Heat struggle to score in the half court, and if they were without Butler and then the Bulls were able to deploy Caruso on Tyler Herro, this would be a big problem for the Heat offense. The Butler loss stings, but the number is adjusted for it, and I think the Heat trading as a 1.5-point favorite without Butler is the more favorable side in this matchup.
Jon Metler - Pick Made 8 hrs, 51 min ago.
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Brandon Ingram u19.5 points (-105)
Brandon Ingram should get more looks in Williamson’s absence. Zion took 27 field goals on Tuesday before he had to leave. Ingram took only 12. But even with Williamson sidelined, Ingram’s minutes will not jump a ton. He is recovering from injury and played 25 minutes vs LA. He has shot just 47.6% in his two games back, taking only 21 shots. Before his injury, Ingram was taking 16 shots per game, including 3.8 threes, compared to four total in these two games of note. On that kind of workload, Ingram was averaging 20.9 points. Expecting him to come within a point of that average while he is barely shooting the ball is foolish.
Douglas Farmer - Pick Made 6 hrs, 34 min ago.
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Luis Arraez 2+ hits (+150)
It looks like the Marlins hitting machine is back in working order after a bit of a slow start. Arraez is now hitting .345 over his last seven games. He had three multi-hit games over that stretch. Arraez will dig in against right-hander Jameson Taillon, who will be making the first start of the season. The Cubs starter pitched to a 4.70 xERA and surrendered a .259 xBA in 2023.
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