Saturdays have been dominated by soccer since August, however with the faculty soccer season wrapped up and the NFL’s convention title video games happening on Sunday, this Saturday is all about basketball motion.
The NBA options seven video games on Saturday, with the motion kicking off at midday ET and the ultimate sport tipping off at 9:30 p.m. The league is wrapping up its rivalry week collection on Saturday as properly, and three video games are a part of that with the New York Knicks going through the Philadelphia 76ers, the Minnesota Timberwolves internet hosting the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers visiting the Dallas Mavericks.
Faculty basketball additionally has an vital slate of video games, with three ranked vs. ranked showdowns on the docket: No. 22 North Carolina visits No. 14 Virginia, No. 12 Texas Tech hosts No. 6 Houston and No. 11 Illinois faces off with No. 4 Purdue.
Basketball is king on this Saturday, however there are additionally 9 NHL video games on faucet as properly.
Beneath is a snapshot of what to observe and wager on on the high sportsbooks on Saturday, Jan. 24. All occasions Japanese.
NBA finest bets at this time, the place to observe
New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ers
Time: 3 p.m. ET | Location: Philadelphia | TV: ABC | Stream: Fubo (strive without cost)
SportsLine choose — Mannequin: Knicks ML
The Detroit Pistons are the highest staff within the NBA’s Japanese Convention, however the Knicks and 76ers are attempting to maneuver up the standings and catch Detroit for the convention’s high seed. New York is 26-18 however has struggled of late, dropping seven of its final 10 amid a current chilly stretch. The 76ers are 24-19 and are simply .500 over their final 10 video games. Philadelphia has gained the primary two matchups between these rivals this season. One thing attention-grabbing to notice right here is that the Knicks are simply 8-12 on the street this 12 months, however the 76ers are literally higher on the street (12-7) than at residence (12-12), so one thing’s received to present on Saturday. The SportsLine Projection Mannequin, which simulates each NBA sport 10,000 occasions, has the Knicks profitable in 63% of simulations, good for an ‘A’ grade suggestion.
Golden State Warriors at Minnesota Timberwolves
Time: 5:30 p.m. ET | Location: Minneapolis | TV: ABC | Stream: Fubo (strive without cost)
SportsLine choose — Mannequin: Below 237.5
One of many high video games of the day on Saturday is a rematch from final 12 months’s semifinal spherical, which the Timberwolves took from the Warriors in 5 video games. Each groups are over .500 proper now, with the Warriors 25-21 and the Timberwolves 27-18, however neither are enjoying nice basketball of late. Minnesota has misplaced 4 in a row whereas Golden State has dropped two straight. The Warriors are additionally coping with life after Jimmy Butler because the star ahead tore his ACL on Monday. He was second on the staff in scoring with 20.0 per sport. Golden State hasn’t gained since he went down for the 12 months. The SportsLine mannequin sees this one ending Below 237.5, as that facet of the entire hits in roughly 58% of mannequin simulations.
Faculty basketball finest bets at this time, the place to observe
No. 6 Houston Cougars at No. 12 Texas Tech Pink Raiders
Time: 2 p.m. ET | Location: Lubbock | TV: ESPN | Stream: Fubo (strive without cost)
SportsLine choose — Mannequin: Texas Tech ML
The Massive 12 is loaded on the high of the convention, and two of the higher groups face off Saturday afternoon with Texas Tech internet hosting Houston. The Cougars got here up simply quick of their quest to win a title final 12 months, falling within the championship sport to Florida to cap off an exhilarating match. Houston has picked up the place it left off because it enters Saturday with a 17-1 file whereas being 5-0 in Massive 12 play. The Cougars’ solely loss up to now is to Tennessee. The Pink Raiders, in the meantime, are additionally among the many high groups within the convention — and the nation. Texas Tech is 15-4 general and 5-1 in Massive 12 motion. The Pink Raiders have gained 4 in a row, and their final loss was to this similar Cougars staff. That was in Houston, nevertheless, because the Pink Raiders are undefeated at residence this 12 months. The Cougars are favored right here, however the SportsLine mannequin likes backing Texas Tech at plus cash on the cash line because the Pink Raiders win in 45% of simulations.
No. 11 Illinois Combating Illini at No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers
Time: 3 p.m. ET | Location: West Lafayette, Ind. | TV: ABC | Stream: Fubo (strive without cost)
SportsLine choose — Mannequin: Purdue -4 | Skilled: Purdue ML (Matt Severance)
The Massive Ten is crowded on the high of the standings, and a pair of groups with only one loss in convention play meet on Saturday with Purdue internet hosting Illinois. The Boilermakers are once more seen as one of many high groups not simply within the Massive Ten, however the nation as they’re at present No. 4 within the polls. Purdue is seeking to bounce again after falling to UCLA in an upset loss — the Boilermakers’ first in convention play and second of the season. Illinois can also be trying like a tournament-bound staff as soon as once more, and Illinois has rattled off eight straight wins since dropping to to Nebraska greater than a month in the past. The SportsLine mannequin is de facto feeling Purdue on this matchup, issuing ‘A’ grades to each the Boilermakers profitable on the cash line but in addition masking the 4-point unfold. Purdue covers in almost 70% of mannequin simulations. SportsLine skilled Matt Severance agrees. He is backing the Boilermakers on the cash line as he thinks the percentages are too low for Matt Painter’s squad.
Trying forward: NFL convention championship video games
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
Time: 3:30 p.m. | Location: Denver | TV: CBS | Stream: Paramount+
SportsLine picks — Mannequin: Broncos ML | Skilled: Below 42.5 (Micah Roberts)
The 2 high groups within the AFC all common season meet with a visit to the Tremendous Bowl on the road, however this matchup received shaken up in a serious means final weekend when Denver quarterback Bo Nix suffered a damaged bone in his ankle late within the staff’s extra time win over Buffalo. Nix is out for the postseason, so the Broncos will now flip to backup Jarrett Stidham, who hasn’t began a sport since Week 18 in 2023. The Patriots‘ protection must be enthusiastic about going through a backup, because it has dominated its two postseason video games to this point and created loads of takeaways final week in a win over Houston. Drake Maye can also be an MVP candidate for New England, however the offense faces a tall job towards a Denver protection that ranks among the many NFL’s finest this 12 months.
The SportsLine mannequin thinks the Broncos have a greater likelihood than most are giving them, as Denver wins outright on the cash line in 46% of simulations to return worth at present odds. SportsLine skilled Micah Roberts thinks Stidham’s presence on this sport means it’ll end Below the entire of 42.5. “Sean Payton does not need to exploit Jarrett Stidham. He’ll attempt to sluggish the sport down any means he can,” Roberts mentioned. “… I am hoping Drake Maye offers up considered one of his conventional fumbles and takes just a few sacks. Below is the play.”
Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks
Time: 6:30 p.m. | Location: Seattle | TV: FOX | Stream: Fubo (strive without cost)
SportsLine picks — Mannequin: Seattle -2.5 | Skilled: Rams ML (Eric Cohen)
This would be the third assembly between the Seahawks and Rams this season, and if current historical past tells us something, it is to anticipate one other shut one. Los Angeles gained 21-19 at residence in Week 11 in a lower-scoring affair because the Rams picked off Sam Darnold 4 occasions and Matthew Stafford had arguably his worst passing efficiency of the 12 months with simply 130 yards by means of the air. The Week 16 assembly between these NFC West rivals was additionally shut, with the Seahawks profitable 38-37 in extra time because of a livid late comeback and three profitable 2-point conversions. The Rams have been battle-tested this postseason, profitable a one-score affair in Carolina within the Wild Card Spherical because of a late landing and needing extra time to flee Chicago with a win final weekend. The Seahawks, however, blew out San Francisco after having fun with a first-round bye. All eyes can be on Darnold because the Rams have seemingly had his quantity courting again to a horrific postseason look final winter whereas he was with the Minnesota Vikings. Moreover, Darnold has been restricted in observe of late with an indirect damage.
The SportsLine mannequin is backing the Seahawks to win within the majority of simulations, and it additionally has Seattle masking almost 60% of the time. SportsLine’s Eric Cohen disagrees, nevertheless, as he thinks the Rams will pull off the upset in Seattle on Sunday because of an edge at quarterback. “Courting again to 2024, Sam Darnold has confronted the Rams 4 occasions. His groups are 1-3 in these video games, with the one win being a big blown lead by Los Angeles and gained on a two-point conversion (in December 2025). He is thrown six interceptions towards L.A. already this season and is as soon as once more seemingly to not be 100% on Sunday with an indirect damage,” Cohen mentioned. “In the meantime, Matthew Stafford hasn’t thrown an interception towards Seattle this season (5 TDs, 0 INTs). Although Stafford hasn’t been at his finest this postseason, I can not probably choose Darnold over him in an enormous sport.”