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The Milwaukee Bucks are slumping big time, winning just one of their last nine games. Here they’ll visit a Utah Jazz team that had won six on the bounce before dropping three of their last four, and I think the Jazz are asked to cover way too many points here.

The Toronto Raptors are coming off a 114-113 OT loss to Orlando on Sunday, their sixth loss in the last seven games. I like them to break out of the slump with a win against the New Orleans Pelicans Tuesday night.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are slumping big time as the reigning champs have dropped three consecutive games and six of their last eight. The over/under is 5-3 during that span …

The reeling Toronto Raptors are struggling without injured DeMar Derozan. They suffered a fourth consecutive setback when they fell 108-106 to the Spurs last night.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have not looked much like a title defending team lately, winning just two of their last six games.

The Mavs made it three wins in a row when they defeated the Bulls 99-98 at Chicago on Tuesday. They had an atrocious start to the season but have played much much better in recent week’s as they’ve gotten healthier.

The Indiana Pacers had won five on the bounce prior to being embarrassed in a 140-112 loss to the Nuggets in London, England on Thursday. They’ve had plenty of time to recover physically …

The Clippers will “host” the Lakers in the battle of L.A. Saturday afternoon. The Lakers won as a 2.5-point dog on the 25 Dec. in the last meeting in the series. I expect the Clippers to make them pay for that today.

The Portland Trail Blazers are coming off a 118-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. Damian Lillard returned from a five-game absence due to an ankle injury and recorded 21 points and 10 assists.

The Oklahoma City Thunder closed out the calendar year in style by winning five of their last six games. They covered the spread in each victory and are 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings with the Bucks at Milwaukee.