Staff Picks: Predictions, odds, and everything to know ahead of the NBA’s 5 Christmas games

The Suns, Warriors, Lakers and Bucks make this a merry Christmas for NBA fans

Merry Christmas, everyone! We’ve somehow made it to the NBA Christmas games despite the recent COVID-19 outbreak across the league. Whether or not we should be prepping for a Christmas slate is a discussion worth having. However, we’re here and it’s time to talk about what we could see unfold.

It’s unknown which players will make it out of the health and safety protocols in time for Saturday’s action and which will avoid it altogether. Still, the picture is becoming increasingly clearer less than 24 hours ahead of tipoff. Here is our guide to the NBA’s five-game Christmas slate, including odds, predictions and what to watch for.

All odds via Tipico Sportsbook