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Trey Murphy III
Washington Wizards vs New Orleans Pelicans Picks and Predictions: Trey Murphy Keeps Running It Up, and Washington's Defense Is the Worst Possible Timing

The Washington Wizards (16-46), carrying a seven-game losing streak and a 5-24 road record that ranks among the league's worst, travel to Smoothie King Center to face the New Orleans Pelicans (20-44) on Sunday, March 8, tipping off at 7:00 PM ET. Trae Young suits up for just his second game as a Wizard, still shaking off ten weeks of rehab rust after logging 12 points and six assists on a 19-minute restriction in his Thursday debut against Utah. Anthony Davis (finger, season), Kyshawn George (elbow), Jamir Watkins (foot), D'Angelo Russell (non-injury related), Tristan Vukcevic (thigh), and Cam Whitmore (shoulder, season) all remain out for Washington. New Orleans returns home from a six-game road swing with Zion Williamson healthy after playing through his right ankle sprain in Friday's loss at Phoenix, and Trey Murphy III carrying a career-high 21.9 points per game and three straight outings at 21 or more. The Pelicans opened as 9.5-point home favorites, total sitting at 242.5, in what projects as a matchup between two bottom-ten defenses with a significant talent advantage sitting at home.

OC Staff
March 8, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
3 Minute Read
Scottie Barnes Raptors
Dallas Mavericks vs. Toronto Raptors Picks and Predictions: Four Games in Five Days and a Total That Needs to Come Down

The Dallas Mavericks (21-42), sitting on a six-game losing streak and their fourth road game in five days, visit Scotiabank Arena to face the Toronto Raptors (35-27) on Sunday, March 8, tipping off at 6:00 PM ET, with Cooper Flagg listed as questionable due to a left midfoot sprain and both Kyrie Irving and Dereck Lively II confirmed out. This is a matchup between a Toronto team fighting for playoff seeding in the East and a Mavs squad that has won twice in their last 18 games, running on empty through a brutal stretch of road basketball with a rookie star who re-aggravated his foot injury on the floor at TD Garden just 24 hours ago. The Raptors opened as 10-to-10.5-point home favorites depending on the book, and the total sits at 228.5, setting up a number that asks both teams to score above what either has actually done in weeks.

OC Staff
March 8, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
3 Minute Read
Duncan Robinson Pistons
Detroit Pistons vs Miami Heat Picks and Predictions: Tired Legs, Hot Streak, and Why the Heat Are the Play

The Detroit Pistons (45-17), owners of the East's best record and a three-game skid that nobody saw coming, fly into Kaseya Center to face the Miami Heat (35-29) on Sunday, March 8, tipping off at 6:00 PM ET, with Cade Cunningham listed as a game-time decision due to a left quad contusion and Ausar Thompson confirmed out with a right ankle sprain. Detroit is playing the second night of a back-to-back after dropping a Saturday home game to Brooklyn, a squad that entered the week with the NBA's longest losing streak. Miami, meanwhile, just knocked off Charlotte on Friday in a 128-120 thriller and has a full day of rest. The Pistons opened as -1.5 road favorites depending on the book, and the total sits around 222.5, setting up one of those spots where the favorite's credentials and the actual conditions they're walking into are telling two different stories.

OC Staff
March 8, 2026, 12:00 PM EDT
3 Minute Read