PICKS & PARLAYS

The Orlando Magic (34-28), fresh off a 27-point demolition of Minnesota on Saturday, travel to Fiserv Forum to face the Milwaukee Bucks (27-35) on Sunday, March 8, tipping off at 8:00 PM ET, with Franz Wagner confirmed out with an ankle injury, Anthony Black day-to-day with a quad contusion, and Giannis Antetokounmpo still working through a minutes restriction just three games into his return from a 15-game calf absence. Orlando opened as a 3.5-point road favorite, the total sits at 219.5, and both teams are running on the second night of a back-to-back. The spread tells you the talent gap; the calendar tells you this one stays sloppy.

The Houston Rockets (39-23, 3rd in the West) travel to Frost Bank Center on Sunday to close out the regular season series against the San Antonio Spurs (46-17, 2nd in the West), tipping off at 8:00 PM ET in a nationally televised Southwest Division game with playoff seeding genuinely at stake. Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, and Amen Thompson come in fresh off a 106-99 win over Portland on Friday, while Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs finished a 25-point comeback against the Clippers to win 116-112 in what their own star described as leaving "zero left" physically. San Antonio opened as a 5-point favorite and has ticked up to -5.5 at most books, with the total sitting at 222.5. Sengun averages 20.2 points and 5.4 assists across nine career matchups with Wemby, and the season series sits at 2-1 Spurs heading into the fourth and final regular season meeting.

The Charlotte Hornets (32-32) roll into Mortgage Matchup Center to face the Phoenix Suns (36-27) Sunday night, tipping off at 10:00 PM ET with the Hornets installed as 4.5-point road favorites and the total sitting at 218.5. Charlotte just had its six-game win streak snapped by Miami on Friday, but that road winning streak is a different story entirely, sitting at ten straight, the longest active streak in the league. Phoenix survived the Pelicans by two points that same night and now turns around at home, still missing Dillon Brooks (hand), Mark Williams (foot), and Jordan Goodwin (calf), with Royce O'Neale listed as questionable. Both clubs have playoff seeding on the brain. The handicap still leans Hornets.

The Chicago Bulls (26-37) travel to Golden 1 Center to face the Sacramento Kings (14-50) on Sunday, March 8, tipping off at 9:00 PM ET, with Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis each listed as questionable after sitting out Thursday's game in Phoenix with ankle sprains. Sacramento reached loss number 50 on Friday, dropping 133-123 at home to New Orleans to push their losing streak to three, with Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine, and Keegan Murray all unavailable for what remains of a season Sacramento would rather fast-forward. Chicago opened as a 2.5-point road favorite, and the total sits at 234, which asks a lot from an offense averaging 110.4 points per game. Collin Sexton just put up 30 in a road upset over Phoenix without the two players listed as questionable tonight, making it three straight 20-plus performances, and the Kings rank last in the Western Conference in three-point shooting at 33.4%.

The Wizards and Pelicans and the Pistons and Heat are squaring off on Sunday, with Dejounte Murray and New Orleans looking for a win in front of their home crowd. Duncan Robinson and the Pistons visit Miami seeking to capture a big win. McBets is targeting both players in his two game parlay.