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Alex Barutha
Jordan Clarkson over 19.5 points (-108) at Spurs -- FanDuel, 3:14 PM CT
Donovan Mitchell is out, and Clarkson is the biggest beneficiary when Mitchell is off the floor. Per 36 minutes with Mitchell off, Clarkson takes 5.5 more field goal attempts and scores 24.0 points. The Spurs are a relatively soft matchup, so Clarkson has a good chance to crack the 20-point mark.
Nick Whalen
Chicago Bulls -4.5 (-115) at Atlanta Hawks -- DraftKings Sportsbook, 1:30 PM CT
This is the second leg of a back-to-back for Chicago, but I'm surprised this line is only 4.5 points with Atlanta missing a number of key contributors due to COVID-19 protocols. There's a slight chance Trae Young could return for this game, but even if he's able to return a pair of negative tests this afternoon, Monday would mark his first action in more than a week. Meanwhile, the Bulls have three of their four best players healthy, and Zach LaVine showed little to no signs of rust in Sunday night's win over the Pacers. With Young looking questionable at best, I'm backing the Bulls against the spread.
