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The Dallas Mavs vs. Sacramento Kings and Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls take center stage Wednesday courtesy of the NBA In-Play games.
Heat vs. Bulls
This is the first game of the evening, but the second most wagered on of the two In-Play games.
Bulls -1; over/under is 219. The line (whatever there is of one) really hasn't moved despite much of the action on Chicago.
PLAY-IN GAME: The Bulls and Heat meet with the winner advancing to play for the eighth seed.
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat hit the court for the NBA Playoffs Play-In Tournament. The winner moves on in the tournament to play for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
The Bulls are 28-24 against Eastern Conference opponents. Chicago ranks third in the league averaging 15.4 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 36.7% from deep. Coby White leads the team averaging 2.9 makes while shooting 37.0% from 3-point range.
The Heat are 24-28 in Eastern Conference play. Miami ranks ninth in the NBA with 33.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Bam Adebayo averaging 7.2.
The 117.8 points per game the Bulls average are 7.8 more points than the Heat give up (110.0). The Heat average 13.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 more makes per game than the Bulls give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikola Vucevic is averaging 18.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Bulls. Kevin Huerter is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Andrew Wiggins is scoring 18.0 points per game and averaging 4.5 rebounds for the Heat. Tyler Herro is averaging 22.5 points and 3.9 rebounds over the last 10 games.
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Mavs vs. Kings
Sacramento, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT
Kings -4.5; over/under is 216. The Kings line was dropping despite seeing greater than 75% of the action on the spread.
PLAY-IN GAME: The Kings and Mavericks square off with the winner advancing to play for the eighth seed.
BOTTOM LINE: The Sacramento Kings host the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Playoffs Play-In Tournament. The winner advances in the tournament to play for the eighth seed in the Western Conference Playoffs.
The Kings have gone 26-26 against Western Conference opponents. Sacramento is 22-19 in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Mavericks have gone 23-29 against Western Conference opponents. Dallas ranks eighth in the Western Conference shooting 36.4% from 3-point range.
The Kings are shooting 47.8% from the field this season, 0.9 percentage points higher than the 46.9% the Mavericks allow to opponents. The Mavericks average 114.2 points per game, 1.1 fewer than the 115.3 the Kings allow to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Domantas Sabonis is averaging 19.1 points, 13.9 rebounds and six assists for the Kings. Zach LaVine is averaging 25.1 points and 3.3 assists over the last 10 games.
Spencer Dinwiddie is scoring 11.0 points per game and averaging 2.6 rebounds for the Mavericks. Klay Thompson is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
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