Saturday's NBA slate: 8 games, 214 props and the model's best plays

Saturday brings 8 games. First up: the Heat at Hornets at 6:00 PM ET (00:00 CEST). Below: every game, the model's strongest edges and the players who keep clearing their numbers.

The games

MIA6:00 PM ETCHABKN7:30 PM ETCLEMIL7:30 PM ETPHISAS8:00 PM ETDALWAS8:00 PM ETCHIHOU8:30 PM ETATLNOP9:00 PM ETDENGSW10:00 PM ETPHX

The model's top picks

The model projects every line on the slate. These are its strongest edges tonight, with how often each player has cleared that line lately. The results fill in here after the games.

Klay ThompsonMIA vs CHA · StrongUnder 10.5 PTSProj 5.1 · 5 of last 10Jalen SmithCHI vs WAS · StrongUnder 13.5 PTSProj 7.8 · 6 of last 10Giannis AntetokounmpoMIA vs CHA · StrongUnder 28.5 PTSProj 16.9 · 6 of last 1084 more picks and every line researched on the board

Every other line, with hit rates, matchups, the projection and the pick, is on the props board.

Hot hands

Recent form, by the numbers: these players went the same way on tonight's line in 8 or more of their last 10.

Jaylon TysonCLE vs BKN10/10 under 9.5 pointsKeon EllisBKN vs CLE10/10 under 7.5 pointsAaron WigginsATL vs HOU10/10 under 3.5 reboundsKhaman MaluachPHX vs GSW10/10 under 1.5 assistsBrandon MillerCHA vs MIA9/10 under 22.5 pointsDennis SchroderCHA vs MIA9/10 under 13.5 points

Check the numbers yourself

Numbers from official box scores. Lines and projections move during the day; the board always has the latest. 18+, bet responsibly.