The NBA’s top teams in both conferences are in action tonight as part of an eight-game schedule.
The latest: In Toronto, Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder face the scrappy but often unsuccessful Raptors. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Cavaliers put a stellar home record on the line against the Denver Nuggets.
Check out today’s basketball betting lines and our NBA schedule for Dec. 5.
NBA schedule: Dec. 5
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Denver Nuggets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
Dallas Mavericks vs. Washington Wizards
Charlotte Hornets vs. New York Knicks
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Toronto Raptors
Sacramento Kings vs. Memphis Grizzlies
Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Pelicans
Chicago Bulls vs. San Antonio Spurs
Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors
Betting insights
- Notable players listed as questionable on the league’s official 8:30 a.m. injury report: Malcolm Brogdon, Ty Jerome, Gradey Dick, Josh Giddey, Brandon Ingram, Fred VanVleet and Andrew Wiggins.
- Cleveland is 12-1 at home this season, with a 10-3 ATS record in those games. Denver is just 3-6-1 ATS in its past 10 games overall — but the Nuggets are also 4-1 ATS as underdogs this season.
- The Raptors continue to be a tough out, but now they’ll be tested by the Western Conference-leading Thunder. OKC’s average margin of victory is +10.8 points. Toronto, meanwhile, has covered a +8.5 spread in eight of its past 10 games.
- New Orleans has lost nine straight games, though it was only favoured once in that span. Tonight, the Pelicans host a Suns squad that hasn’t played on the road since Nov. 17.
- Golden State is 11-0 against Houston since the start of the 2021-22 season. That includes an overtime win as a 5-point road underdog on Nov. 2 of this year.
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