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Free NBA Pick: Team World vs Team USA NBA Odds
Looking for All-Star Weekend Rising Stars Challenge free NBA picks & NBA odds? NBA betting sees Team World taking on Team USA on Friday, February 15, 2019 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all NBA basketball matchups so stay tuned for more FREE daily NBA hoops predictions like this Rising Stars Challenge matchup.
Risinng Stars Challenge
Team Worlds vs. Team USA
Date: Friday, February 14
Time: 9:00 PM EST
Venue: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
NBA Moneyline Odds: OFF
NBA Betting Odds: Team USA -125
NBA Betting Total: OFF
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As of this writing (Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. ET), the point spread has not been set for this Rising Stars Team USA vs. Team World contest. We do know, however, that Team USA is favored at -125.
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Until then, enjoy this free analysis and moneyline pick.
Team World
Team World has won three of the four installments of this Rising Stars Challenge ever since the league changed up the format from Rookies vs. Sophomores. It’s tough to translate that to this year’s game considering the roster turnover from year to year, but this group does bring in a lot of talent that will be tough for Team USA to match.
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For starters, this group has last year’s Rookie of the Year, Ben Simmons, as well as this year’s presumed runaway (potentially even consensus) winners, Luka Doncic. These guys were both born with point guard minds and forward bodies, and quite frankly, their skill sets are going to complement each other nicely.
While Simmons is a master at getting to the rim and kicking it out to shooters, Doncic can score in isolation in both the mid-range and behind the arc. Oh, and Doncic can get to the rim and score as well.
Along with Simmons and Doncic, you’ll see Toronto Raptors’ O.G. Anunoby, who just recorded a career-best 44 points on Wednesday night, Phoenix Suns’ DeAndre Ayton, who would be the easy ROY choice this year if not for the Slovenian Wunderkind, and other stars in the marking like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lauri Markkanen and Josh Okogie, who made headlines this week for his lockdown defense on James Harden.
No, defense isn’t going to be a major part of this game, but we’ve seen how these light-hearted contests go. They start out light, we eventually get a fun one-on-one battle, the pace picks back up, and then defense kicks in during the final minutes if the game remains close.
That’s where someone like Okogie can really shine.
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Team USA
Team USA isn’t exactly lacking talent, either. That’s kinnd of the point with these types of showdowns.
For starters, this group has Simmons’ “rival” from last season in Donovan Mitchell. He hasn’t made the All-Star leap this season that many saw coming, but it’s around the corner—you just wait.
Same goes for Jayson Tatum. He’s having a bit of a down year statistically, but that’s more a testament to the “too much talent” problem that the Celtics have and not so much a knock on his actual ceiling, or even his production.
This group also features an incredibly deep roster with the likes of De’Aaron Fox, Kyle Kuzma, Jaren Jackson Jr., John Collins, Trae Young, Marvin Bagley and more.
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It’s easy to see why this group is favored, even if not drastically favored in the eyes of oddsmakers.
Team World vs. Team USA NBA Prediction:
This year, Team USA should improve its record against Team World.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Team USA by 3
Check back soon to see what our final score prediction means for the spread once that number is released. But for now, have confidence that Team USA will take the straight up W.
NBA Free Score Prediction: Team USA 160 – Team World 157
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