Team | Player | POS | Status | Date Reported | Notes |
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Atlanta Hawks | Saddiq Bey | SF | Out For Season – Knee | Mon, Mar 11 | Bey will miss the remainder of the season with a torn left ACL. |
Atlanta Hawks | Onyeka Okongwu | PF | Ques Sat – Toe | Thu, Mar 28 | Okongwu has sat out the last four games with a left big toe sprain, and it is unknown if he will face the Bucks on Saturday. |
Atlanta Hawks | Aj Griffin | SF | Early April – Ankle | Thu, Mar 21 | Griffin is idle with a right ankle sprain and an ankle contusion, and he will remain sidelined until the beginning of April. |
Atlanta Hawks | Kobe Bufkin | SG | Early April – Toe | Wed, Mar 20 | Bufkin is out of commission with a left big toe sprain, and he is expected to miss at least 10 days. |
Atlanta Hawks | Mouhamed Gueye | PF | Early April – Elbow | Wed, Mar 20 | Gueye is sidelined with a right UCL sprain, and he is not expected to return to the court until the start of April. |
Atlanta Hawks | Trae Young | PG | Early April – Finger | Wed, Mar 20 | Young is out of commission while recovering from surgery to repeat a ligament tear in his left fifth finger. He is not likely to take to the court for at least a month. |
Atlanta Hawks | Jalen Johnson | SF | Early April – Ankle | Thu, Mar 21 | Johnson is out of commission with a right ankle injury, and he will not be available until the beginning of April. |
Boston Celtics | Al Horford | C | Ques Sat – Toe | Thu, Mar 28 | Horford has been absent from the last two matches with a left big toe sprain, and it remains to be seen if he will face the Pelicans on Saturday. |
Boston Celtics | Jaden Springer | PG | Ques Sat – Knee | Thu, Mar 28 | Springer sat out the last contest due to left knee tendinopathy, and it has yet to be announced if he will suit up Saturday versus the Pelicans. |
Brooklyn Nets | Dariq Whitehead | SF | Out For Season – Foot | Sat, Jan 27 | Whitehead will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to correct a stress reaction in his left shin. |
Brooklyn Nets | Ben Simmons | SG | Out For Season – Knee | Thu, Mar 7 | Simmons will sit out the remainder of the season with a nerve impingement in his back. |
Brooklyn Nets | Keita Bates Diop | SF | Out For Season – Shin | Wed, Mar 27 | Bates-Diop is shut down to a right shin stress reaction, and he will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season. |
Brooklyn Nets | Noah Clowney | PF | Prob Fri – Back | Thu, Mar 28 | Clowney is dealing with a back contusion, but it is forecasted that he will face the Bulls in Friday’s showdown. |
Brooklyn Nets | Cameron Johnson | PF | Out Fri – Toe | Thu, Mar 28 | Johnson has sat out of the last two clashes with a left big toe sprain, and he will not be active for Friday’s battle against the Bulls. |
Brooklyn Nets | Dennis Smith Jr. | PG | Prob Fri – Hip | Thu, Mar 28 | Smith Jr. has missed the previous two games with a right hip injury, but he is expected to take on the Bulls on Friday. |
Charlotte Hornets | Davis Bertans | PF | Prob Fri – Nose | Thu, Mar 28 | Bertans is dealing with a fractured nose, but it is not expected to impact his status Friday versus the Warriors. |
Charlotte Hornets | Cody Martin | SF | Out For Season – Ankle | Thu, Mar 28 | Martin is idle due to a left ankle sprain, and he is unlikely to be active for the remainder of the season. |
Charlotte Hornets | Lamelo Ball | PG | Out For Season – Ankle | Thu, Mar 28 | Ball is out of commission due to right ankle soreness, and he will miss the remainder of the season. |
Charlotte Hornets | Mark Williams | C | Out For Season – Back | Wed, Mar 6 | Williams is out of commission with a lower-back contusion, and he is not expected to return this season. |
Charlotte Hornets | Seth Curry | SG | Out For Season – Ankle | Thu, Mar 28 | Curry has been sidelined for the rest of the season with a right ankle sprain. |
Chicago Bulls | Lonzo Ball | PG | Out For Season – Knee | Mon, Aug 21 | Ball will miss the 2023-24 season while recovering from cartilage transplant surgery on his left knee. |
Chicago Bulls | Zach Lavine | PG | Out For Season – Ankle | Sat, Feb 3 | LaVine has been shut down for the remainder of the season with a right ankle surgery. |
Chicago Bulls | Patrick Williams | SF | Out For Season – Foot | Fri, Feb 23 | Williams is out of commission with an acute bone edema in his left foot, and he is expected to remain sidelined for the rest of the 2023-24 season. |
Chicago Bulls | Julian Phillips | SF | Out Indefinitely – Foot | Fri, Mar 15 | Phillips is sidelined with a right foot sprain, and team officials have yet to provide an exact return date. |
Chicago Bulls | Alex Caruso | SG | Prob Fri – Ankle | Thu, Mar 28 | Caruso is dealing with a left ankle sprain, but it is not expected to impact his availability for Friday’s clash against the Nets. |
Chicago Bulls | Ayo Dosunmu | PG | Prob Fri – Illness | Thu, Mar 28 | Dosunmu is ailing from an upper-respiratory illness, but it is predicted that he will face the Nets on Friday. |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Dean Wade | SF | Out Indefinitely – Knee | Fri, Mar 22 | Wade is out of action due to right knee soreness, and he will miss an undetermined length of time. |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Ty Jerome | SG | Out Indefinitely – Ankle | Mon, Mar 25 | Jerome is sidelined while recovering from right ankle surgery, and team officials have not yet confirmed an exact return date. |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Darius Garland | PG | Prob Fri – Ankle | Thu, Mar 28 | Garland is nursing a right ankle sprain, but it is predicted that he will take on the 76ers in Friday’s showdown. |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Donovan Mitchell | SG | Early April – Nose | Thu, Mar 28 | Mitchell is out of commission due to a nasal fracture, and he is not expected to return to the court for at least a week. |
Dallas Mavericks | Josh Green | SG | Early April – Ankle | Thu, Mar 28 | Green is shut down with a right ankle sprain, and he is likely to remain sidelined for at least two weeks. |
Dallas Mavericks | Maxi Kleber | PF | Ques Fri – Knee | Thu, Mar 28 | Kleber is tending to right knee soreness, leaving his status for Friday’s battle with the Kings in question. |
Dallas Mavericks | Luka Doncic | SF | Ques Fri – Academics | Thu, Mar 28 | Doncic is dealing with left Achilles soreness, and it remains to be seen if he will dress Friday against the Kings. |
Denver Nuggets | Nikola Jokic | C | Prob Fri – Hip | Thu, Mar 28 | Jokic is dealing with left hip inflammation and lower-back pain, but he is expected to face the Timberwolves in Friday’s showdown. |
Denver Nuggets | Vlatko Cancar | SF | Out Indefinitely – Knee | Sat, Aug 5 | Cancar suffered a torn ACL, and he will miss an extended period. |
Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray | SG | Ques Fri – Ankle | Thu, Mar 28 | Murray has missed the previous three games with a left ankle sprain, and it is unclear if he will take the floor against the Timberwolves on Friday. |
Denver Nuggets | Zeke Nnaji | PF | Out Indefinitely – Back | Thu, Mar 28 | Nnaji has been out of the lineup due to back pain, and an exact return date has yet to be established. |
Detroit Pistons | Ausar Thompson | SG | Out For Season – Illness | Wed, Mar 20 | Thompson will miss the remainder of the season while being treated for a blood clot. |
Detroit Pistons | Isaiah Stewart | PF | Out For Season – Hamstring | Wed, Mar 20 | Stewart has been shut down for the remainder of the season due to a right hamstring strain. |
Detroit Pistons | Stanley Umude | SG | Out For Season – Ankle | Fri, Mar 22 | Umude will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season with a right ankle fracture. |
Detroit Pistons | Quentin Grimes | SG | Out Indefinitely – Knee | Fri, Mar 22 | Grimes is out of action due to right knee soreness, and team officials have yet to provide an exact return date. |
Detroit Pistons | Simone Fontecchio | SF | Out Indefinitely – Toe | Mon, Mar 25 | Fontecchio will miss an undetermined length of time with a left great toe contusion. |
Detroit Pistons | Taj Gibson | PF | Out Indefinitely – Hamstring | Wed, Mar 27 | Gibson is sidelined with right hamstring soreness, and a timetable for return has yet to be established. |
Detroit Pistons | Cade Cunningham | PG | Ques Fri – Knee | Thu, Mar 28 | Cunningham is tending to a left knee injury, and it is unknown if he will face the Wizards on Friday. |
Detroit Pistons | Jaden Ivey | PG | Ques Fri – Knee | Thu, Mar 28 | Ivey is hampered by left knee soreness, leaving his status for Friday’s battle with the Wizards in question. |
Golden State Warriors | Jonathan Kuminga | PF | Ques Fri – Knee | Wed, Mar 27 | Kuminga missed the last contest with left knee soreness, leaving his availability against the Hornets on Friday in question. |
Houston Rockets | Cam Whitmore | SF | Early April – Knee | Tue, Mar 12 | Whitmore is out of commission with a right knee sprain, and he is expected to remain idle for at least three weeks. |
Houston Rockets | Alperen Sengun | C | Out Indefinitely – Knee | Tue, Mar 12 | Sengun will miss an extended period with a Grade 3 right ankle sprain. |
Houston Rockets | Steven Adams | C | Out For Season – Knee | Sat, Feb 3 | Adams will sit out the entire 2023-24 season after undergoing knee surgery. |
Houston Rockets | Tari Eason | SF | Out For Season – Leg | Tue, Mar 5 | Eason will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to treat a benign growth in his lower leg. |
Indiana Pacers | Bennedict Mathurin | SG | Out For Season – Shoulder | Sat, Mar 9 | Mathurin is likely to miss the remainder of the season while recovering from surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. |
Los Angeles Lakers | Christian Wood | PF | Out Indefinitely – Knee | Tue, Mar 19 | Wood is to undergo left knee surgery, and a timeline for the recovery has yet to be established. |
Los Angeles Lakers | Jarred Vanderbilt | SF | Early April – Foot | Wed, Mar 20 | Vanderbilt is sidelined with a right mid-foot sprain, and he is expected to remain idle for at least four weeks. |
Los Angeles Lakers | Gabe Vincent | SG | Early April – Knee | Wed, Mar 20 | Vincent is sidelined after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, and he is expected to miss at least eight weeks. |
Los Angeles Lakers | Jalen Hood Schifino | PG | Out Indefinitely – Back | Thu, Mar 21 | Hood-Schifino is idle after undergoing a lumbar microdiscectomy procedure, and the severity of the ailment is unknown. |
Los Angeles Lakers | Anthony Davis | PF | Ques Fri – Knee | Wed, Mar 27 | Davis sat out the last match with a hyperextended left knee, and it remains to be seen if he will face the Pacers on Friday. |
Los Angeles Lakers | Lebron James | SF | Ques Fri – Ankle | Thu, Mar 28 | James is dealing with left ankle tendinopathy, and it is unclear if he will take part in Friday’s battle versus the Pacers. |
Memphis Grizzlies | Ja Morant | PG | Out For Season – Shoulder | Mon, Jan 8 | Morant will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season while recovering from surgery to correct a labrum tear in his right shoulder. |
Memphis Grizzlies | Derrick Rose | PG | Out Indefinitely – Back | Tue, Mar 5 | Rose is out of commission due to a right osteitis pubis, and there is no timetable for return. |
Memphis Grizzlies | Ziaire Williams | SF | Early April – Back | Tue, Mar 12 | Williams is sidelined with a Grade 2 strain of hip flexor and lower-back, and he is projected to miss at least four weeks. |
Memphis Grizzlies | Yuta Watanabe | SG | Out Indefinitely – Wrist | Tue, Mar 12 | Watanabe is shut down due to a right wrist sprain, and team officials have not yet confirmed an exact return date. |
Memphis Grizzlies | Marcus Smart | PG | Early April – Finger | Wed, Mar 20 | Smart is out of the lineup with a right ring finger injury, and he is expected to miss at least six weeks of action. |
Memphis Grizzlies | Vince Williams Jr. | SG | Out Indefinitely – Knee | Thu, Mar 21 | Williams has been out of the lineup due to tendon soreness in his left patellar, and a timetable for his return has yet to be established. |
Memphis Grizzlies | Luke Kennard | SG | Out Indefinitely – Personal | Wed, Mar 27 | Kennard will miss an undetermined length of time with a personal matter. |
Memphis Grizzlies | John Konchar | SG | Ques Sat – Heel | Wed, Mar 27 | Konchar has been held from the last two matches with right heel soreness, and it is uncertain if he will lace up for Saturday’s tilt versus the Magic. |
Memphis Grizzlies | Brandon Clarke | PF | Early April – Achilles | Wed, Mar 20 | Clarke is sidelined while recovering from a torn left Achilles, and he is not expected to make his return until the start of April. |
Miami Heat | Duncan Robinson | SF | Out Fri – Back | Thu, Mar 28 | Robinson has been absent from the last four contests due to back discomfort, and he will not participate in Friday’s battle with the Trail Blazers. |
Miami Heat | Jaime Jaquez Jr. | SG | Prob Fri – Ankle | Thu, Mar 28 | Jaquez is tending to left ankle discomfort, but it is forecasted that he will face the Trail Blazers on Friday. |
Miami Heat | Caleb Martin | SF | Prob Fri – Ankle | Thu, Mar 28 | Martin is hampered by right ankle discomfort, but it is anticipated that his symptoms will abate in time for Friday’s tilt versus the Trail Blazers. |
Miami Heat | Jimmy Butler | PF | Prob Fri – Illness | Thu, Mar 28 | Butler missed the previous game with an illness, but it is not expected to impact his status against the Trail Blazers on Friday hazy. |
Miami Heat | Tyler Herro | SG | Early April – Knee | Sat, Mar 16 | Herro is out of the lineup due to a hyperextended left knee, and he will remain idle until at least the beginning of April. |
Miami Heat | Josh Richardson | SG | Out For Season – Shoulder | Wed, Mar 6 | Richardson is sidelined after having season-ending surgery on his dislocated right shoulder. |
Miami Heat | Kevin Love | PF | Prob Fri – Heel | Thu, Mar 28 | Love has been out of action with a right heel contusion, but he is likely to return for Friday’s battle with the Trail Blazers. |
Milwaukee Bucks | Marjon Beauchamp | SF | Ques Sat – Back | Thu, Mar 28 | Beauchamp has been absent from the last two matches due to back spasms, leaving his status for Saturday’s battle with the Hawks in question. |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Jaylen Clark | SG | Out Indefinitely – Achilles | Sun, Mar 3 | Clark is idle due to a right Achilles issue, and team officials have not yet confirmed an exact return date. |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Karl Anthony Towns | C | Mid April – Knee | Thu, Mar 7 | Towns is sidelined after having surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, and he is not expected to be available until at least the middle of April. |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Anthony Edwards | SG | Ques Fri – Back | Thu, Mar 28 | Edwards is dealing with lower-back spasms, and it remains to be seen if he will take on the Nuggets in Friday’s showdown. |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Rudy Gobert | C | Ques Fri – Ribs | Thu, Mar 28 | Gobert is nursing a left rib sprain, and it is uncertain if he will suit up Friday versus the Nuggets. |
New Orleans Pelicans | Jose Alvarado | PG | Ques Sat – Oblique | Thu, Mar 28 | Alvarado was held out of the last match with a right oblique strain, and it remains to be seen if he will take on the Celtics in Saturday’s showdown. |
New Orleans Pelicans | Dyson Daniels | SG | Early April – Knee | Wed, Mar 20 | Daniels is idle while recovering from surgery for a meniscus tear in his left knee, and he is not expected to return to the court for at least a month. |
New Orleans Pelicans | Brandon Ingram | SF | Mid April – Knee | Fri, Mar 22 | Ingram is sidelined with a bone contusion in his left knee, and he is expected to miss at least two weeks. |
New York Knicks | Julius Randle | PF | Out Indefinitely – Shoulder | Tue, Mar 12 | Randle is idle with a dislocated right shoulder, and a timetable for return has yet to be established. |
New York Knicks | O.G. Anunoby | SF | Out Indefinitely – Elbow | Wed, Mar 27 | Anunoby is sidelined with a right elbow injury, and team officials have not yet confirmed an exact return date. |
New York Knicks | Alec Burks | SG | Ques Fri – Shoulder | Wed, Mar 27 | Burks has sat out the last two games with a right shoulder sprain, and it has yet to be determined if he will take part in Friday’s battle against the Spurs. |
Oklahoma City Thunder | Shai Gilgeous Alexander | PG | Doub Fri – Quadricep | Thu, Mar 28 | Gilgeous-Alexander missed the previous game with a right quad contusion, and he is not expected to be active in Friday’s clash against the Suns. |
Orlando Magic | Caleb Houstan | SG | Prob Fri – Ankle | Thu, Mar 28 | Houstan was absent from the previous match with left ankle soreness, but he is expected to play against the Clippers on Friday. |
Philadelphia 76ers | Joel Embiid | C | Early April – Knee | Mon, Feb 5 | Embiid is idle after undergoing a procedure to repair a displaced flap of the meniscus in his left knee, and he is expected to miss one to two months of action. |
Philadelphia 76ers | Robert Covington | SF | Early April – Knee | Wed, Mar 20 | Covington is sidelined due to right knee effusion, and he is likely to remain out of commission until at least the start of April. |
Philadelphia 76ers | De Anthony Melton | PG | Early April – Back | Wed, Mar 20 | Melton is sidelined with back spasms, and he is not expected to return to the lineup until the beginning of April. |
Phoenix Suns | Damion Lee | SG | Out Indefinitely – Knee | Fri, Jan 26 | Lee is sidelined after undergoing surgery to repair a right meniscus injury, and the severity of the ailment is unknown. |
Phoenix Suns | Jusuf Nurkic | C | Ques Fri – Ankle | Thu, Mar 28 | Nurkic missed the last clash with a right ankle sprain, and it is unclear if he will face the Thunder on Friday. |
Portland Trail Blazers | Anfernee Simons | SG | Out Fri – Knee | Thu, Mar 28 | Simons has sat out the last four games due to a left knee issue, and he will not suit up for Friday’s battle with the Heat. |
Portland Trail Blazers | Toumani Camara | PF | Out Fri – Ribs | Thu, Mar 28 | Camara is tending to a left rib contusion, and he will not dress for Friday’s clash against the Heat. |
Portland Trail Blazers | Deandre Ayton | C | Ques Fri – Elbow | Wed, Mar 27 | Ayton has been absent from the previous four contests with left elbow tendinitis, and it is undetermined if he will face the Heat on Friday. |
Portland Trail Blazers | Malcolm Brogdon | SG | Early April – Elbow | Wed, Mar 20 | Brogdon will be absent for at least two weeks while recovering from tendinitis in his right elbow. |
Portland Trail Blazers | Jerami Grant | SF | Out Indefinitely – Hamstring | Wed, Mar 27 | Grant is absent from the lineup due to a right hamstring strain, and it is uncertain how long he will be idle. |
Portland Trail Blazers | Shaedon Sharpe | SG | Early April – Abdominal | Wed, Mar 20 | Sharpe is shut down with a lower abdominal strain, and he is expected to remain idle for at least six weeks. |
Portland Trail Blazers | Robert Williams III | C | Out For Season – Knee | Fri, Jan 26 | Williams III is idle after undergoing right knee surgery to repair a ligament tear, and he is likely to miss the rest of the 2023-24 season. |
Portland Trail Blazers | Matisse Thybulle | SG | Out Indefinitely – Ankle | Wed, Mar 27 | Thybulle is sidelined with a right ankle impingement, and a timetable for return has yet to be established. |
Sacramento Kings | Trey Lyles | PF | Early April – Knee | Fri, Mar 15 | Lyles is idle due to a left MCL sprain, and he is expected to miss at least two weeks. |
Sacramento Kings | Sasha Vezenkov | SF | Early April – Ankle | Wed, Mar 20 | Vezenkov is shut down with a Grade 3 right ankle sprain, and he is expected to miss four to six weeks. |
Sacramento Kings | Kevin Huerter | SG | Out For Season – Shoulder | Mon, Mar 25 | Huerter will miss the remainder of the season with a left shoulder dislocation and labral tear. |
San Antonio Spurs | Charles Bassey | C | Out For Season – Knee | Tue, Dec 12 | Bassey will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season with a torn ACL in his left knee. |
San Antonio Spurs | Keldon Johnson | SF | Ques Fri – Knee | Wed, Mar 27 | Johnson missed the last game nursing right knee soreness, leaving his status for Friday’s battle with the Knicks in question. |
Toronto Raptors | Ochai Agbaji | SG | Ques Sun – Hip | Wed, Mar 27 | Agbaji exited the previous game with a right hip contusion, leaving his status versus the 76ers on Sunday in question. |
Toronto Raptors | Jontay Porter | C | Ques Sun – Personal | Wed, Mar 27 | Porter has missed the last three contests due to a personal matter, and it is unknown if he will be active for Sunday’s showdown against the 76ers. |
Toronto Raptors | Immanuel Quickley | SG | Out Indefinitely – Personal | Wed, Mar 20 | Quickley will miss an undetermined length of time with a personal matter. |
Toronto Raptors | Chris Boucher | PF | Out Indefinitely – Knee | Wed, Mar 20 | Boucher is sidelined due to a partial MCL tear in his right knee, and team officials have not yet confirmed an exact return date. |
Toronto Raptors | Rj Barrett | SF | Out Indefinitely – Personal | Fri, Mar 15 | Barrett is away from the team due to a personal matter, and there is no timetable for return. |
Toronto Raptors | Jakob Poeltl | C | Out Indefinitely – Finger | Wed, Mar 6 | Poeltl is out of action after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left pinky finger, and he will miss an extended period. |
Toronto Raptors | Scottie Barnes | SF | Out Indefinitely\t – Finger | Mon, Mar 4 | Barnes is shut down after fracturing the middle finger on his left hand, and a timetable for return has yet to be established. |
Toronto Raptors | D.J. Carton | PG | Out Indefinitely – Ankle | Fri, Mar 15 | Carton is out of action with an ankle sprain, and he will miss an extended period. |
Utah Jazz | Kris Dunn | PG | Elig Fri – Suspension | Sun, Mar 24 | Dunn has been suspended two games for initiating an altercation, and he is eligible to return against the Rockets on Friday. |
Utah Jazz | Johnny Juzang | SG | Ques Fri – Back | Wed, Mar 27 | Juzang was held from the last match with back spasms, and it is uncertain if he will suit up Friday versus the Rockets. |
Utah Jazz | Jordan Clarkson | PG | Out Fri – Back | Thu, Mar 28 | Clarkson missed the last game laid up with left lower-back soreness, and he will not face the Rockets on Friday. |
Utah Jazz | Lauri Markkanen | PF | Ques Fri – Quadricep | Thu, Mar 28 | Markkanen is hampered by a right quad contusion, and it has yet to be determined if he take part in Friday’s tilt with the Rockets. |
Washington Wizards | Isaiah Livers | PF | Late April – Hip | Mon, Feb 26 | Livers is sidelined due to joint capsule inflammation in his right hip, and he will remain out until at least the end of April. |
Washington Wizards | Bilal Coulibaly | SG | Out For Season – Wrist | Mon, Mar 18 | Coulibaly will miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season with a right wrist fracture. |
Washington Wizards | Landry Shamet | PG | Out Indefinitely – Calf | Tue, Mar 19 | Shamet is shut down with left calf soreness, and team officials have not yet confirmed an exact return date. |
Washington Wizards | Tyus Jones | PG | Out Indefinitely – Back | Mon, Mar 25 | Jones is out of commission due to lower-back spasms, and a timetable for return has yet to be established. |
Washington Wizards | Eugene Omoruyi | SF | Out Indefinitely – Ankle | Wed, Mar 27 | Omoruyi will miss an undetermined length of time with a right ankle sprain. |
Washington Wizards | Richaun Holmes | PF | Out Fri – Toe | Thu, Mar 28 | Holmes exited the last matchup with a left toe contusion, and he will not take on the Pistons in Friday’s showdown. |
How to Use Our NBA Injury Report to Handicap Pro Basketball
If you are going to bet on the NBA, you need to be checking the injury report on a daily basis. The problem is there’s not a lot of sites out there you can trust or are too slow with updating the information.
Most will just list the player injured and what is keeping him out. That’s solid information, but there’s so much more too it. We take it a step further.
You will be able to see the day the player was sidelined. That allows you to take a quick look at how his absence has effected the play of the team. You can also use it to see if a team was hit hard with injuries at the same time or if they were spread out over a longer period.
We also note the position, so you can see if a club has been hit hard at one spot. Another feature is the perceived impact of that specific player being out.
Lastly, we show a players current status. Why? Because we don’t just remove players immediately after they return from being sidelined. This allows you to look at injuries a whole different way, as a lot of people don’t make the proper adjustments for players returning to the lineup.
Expert Betting Tips on Handicapping NBA Injuries This Season
Now, let’s take a quick look at how you can use that information to start cashing more tickets. Simply knowing who is in and who is out is going to increase your chances of winning.
The big key is accurately predicting how the oddsmakers are going to adjust the odds. Some players are going to shift the line more than others. The bigger the superstar the bigger the expected movement.
Not every player who is out of the lineup is going to shift the betting line. The biggest thing to keep in mind is the books are going to set their odds to try and take advantage of the public.
If they think the public is going to rush to bet against a team that just lost a player, they will over-adjust in their favor.
Let’s say if everyone was healthy the books had “Team A” as a 5-point favorite over “Team B”. Before the game “Team B” loses a starter (second best player). The books know the public is going to be on “Team A” given this news. While they might only think that player is worth 1-2 points on the spread, they might jump ‘Team A” up to a 9-point favorite.
I’m not saying the public will always be wrong. Sometimes the over-adjustment won’t be enough to make up for the loss of a player. For example, anytime time LeBron James sits out, it’s hard not to take the other side, regardless of the inflation.
Where you can really make your money is by focusing more on the non-superstars. The guys who do a lot of the dirty work or simply good players who don’t get the recognition. Oddsmakers typically aren’t going to do much with the line when these guys are out. This is where you can find the value going to the other direction.
This is just one step in becoming an expert NBA handicapper. There’s so much more that goes into handicapping the NBA than just what players are on the floor. You have to look at other things like rest situations and home court advantage.
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