NBA Preview | November 13, 2026
Friday is Cup Night 3, with nine Group Play games and a Prime Video doubleheader. The Knicks visit Indiana after a home loss to Cleveland, the Cavaliers visit Miami without Evan Mobley, and Golden State visits 10-2 San Antonio without Stephen Curry, who tore an oblique on Wednesday. Those three are free; six more cards are in Tome Intel. All times are Eastern.
The Knicks Visit Indiana After a Home Loss to Cleveland
New York Knicks @ Indiana Pacers | 7:00 PM ET | Prime Video
KEY STAT
32
Points James Harden scored on 9-of-14 shooting in Cleveland's 115-107 win at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
New York is 6-5 after a 115-107 home loss to Cleveland on Wednesday, when James Harden scored 32 and Donovan Mitchell 23. Jalen Brunson had 27 on 12-of-23, Karl-Anthony Towns 21, 11 and eight, and Miles McBride 19. The Knicks split their two games with the Cavaliers in five days.
Indiana is 4-8 after a 114-101 win over Washington on Wednesday, when Pascal Siakam scored 28, Ivica Zubac had 20 and 12 and Andrew Nembhard had 17 and 10 assists. Tyrese Haliburton, Ben Sheppard and Johnny Furphy are out, Aaron Nesmith is questionable and T.J. McConnell is probable. The Pacers have gone under the total in eight of 12 games.
The matchup is Brunson against Nembhard, and Towns against Zubac on the glass.
New York wins if Brunson and Towns carry the offense, McBride stays hot off the bench, and the Knicks win the glass.
Indiana wins if Siakam and Zubac keep producing, Nembhard controls the pace, and the Pacers hold New York under 110.
Lean New York -6.5 (Toss-up), and lean the under 219.5 (Strong).
THE CARD · NYK @ IND
The line NYK -6.5 · total 219.5 · DraftKings
Our number IND +7.5 · total 211.0
So far IND 4-8 O/U
Rest & availability NYK one day off · IND one day off, Haliburton, Sheppard and Furphy out, Nesmith questionable, McConnell probable
The public 67% of tickets on NYK · tickets split evenly on the total (SportsbookReview, as of Nov. 12)
Lean NYK -6.5 (Toss-up) · Under ↓ 219.5 (Strong)
Driven by the number. Our number lands within a point of the spread, so the side is a toss-up. The total is the gap: more than eight points under a 219.5, with Indiana having gone under in eight of 12.
Cleveland Visits Miami Without Evan Mobley
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Miami Heat | 8:00 PM ET | NBA League Pass
KEY STAT
2-9
Miami's record against the spread this season. The Heat are 5-6 straight up.
Cleveland is 6-6 after a 115-107 win in New York on Wednesday, behind James Harden's 32 and Donovan Mitchell's 23. Evan Mobley is now out with a toe sprain, along with Sam Merrill and Nae'Qwan Tomlin.
Miami is 5-6 and has had two days off since a 115-109 win in Utah on Tuesday, when Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 with 11 rebounds and Davion Mitchell had 19 and eight assists. Antetokounmpo is probable with a wrist sprain, and Klay Thompson (ankle) and Pelle Larsson (illness) are questionable.
The matchup is Antetokounmpo against a Cleveland frontcourt without Mobley, and Harden and Mitchell against a Miami team that has covered two of 11.
Cleveland wins if Harden and Mitchell keep up Wednesday's scoring, Jarrett Allen holds his own against Antetokounmpo, and the Cavaliers win the three-point battle.
Miami wins if Antetokounmpo attacks a frontcourt without Mobley, Mitchell controls the pace, and the Heat use their rest.
Lean Cleveland +2.5 (Lean), and lean the under 236.5 (Toss-up).
THE CARD · CLE @ MIA
The line MIA -2.5 · total 236.5 · DraftKings (spread moved 1 toward Miami from the open, total down 1)
Our number MIA +2.3 · total 236.1
So far MIA 2-9 ATS
Rest & availability CLE one day off, Mobley, Merrill and Tomlin out · MIA two days off, Antetokounmpo probable (wrist), Thompson and Larsson questionable
The public 52% of tickets on CLE (SportsbookReview, as of Nov. 12)
Lean CLE +2.5 (Lean) · Under ↓ 236.5 (Toss-up)
Driven by the number. Our number has Cleveland slightly ahead on the road; the book has Miami by 2.5. Miami has covered two of 11, and Evan Mobley's toe is a status our number does not see.
Golden State Visits San Antonio Without Stephen Curry
Golden State Warriors @ San Antonio Spurs | 9:30 PM ET | Prime Video
KEY STAT
15
Points the total has dropped since it opened, from 234.5 to 219.5, after Stephen Curry was ruled out with a torn right oblique.
Golden State is 8-4 and without Stephen Curry, who left Wednesday's 115-108 loss in Houston after six minutes and has a torn right oblique. Yaxel Lendeborg scored 25 and Brandin Podziemski 22 in that game. Jimmy Butler, Moses Moody, Kristaps Porziņģis and Brandon Williams are also out.
San Antonio is 10-2 after a 124-119 win in Chicago on Wednesday, when Victor Wembanyama scored 32 on 13-of-18 and Dylan Harper had 18 and 10 assists. De'Aaron Fox (hip) and Devin Vassell are questionable, and Tobias Harris and Jayden Quaintance are out.
The matchup is Wembanyama against a Warriors frontcourt without Porziņģis, and Lendeborg and Podziemski trying to carry an offense without Curry.
Golden State wins if Lendeborg and Podziemski carry the scoring, the Warriors win the three-point battle anyway, and they keep Wembanyama off the glass.
San Antonio wins if Wembanyama controls both ends, Harper keeps running the offense, and the Spurs pull away from a Warriors team without its best player.
Lean Golden State +12.5 (Strong), and lean the over 219.5 (Strong).
THE CARD · GSW @ SAS
The line SAS -12.5 · total 219.5 · DraftKings (spread moved 1 toward San Antonio from the open, total down 15)
Our number SAS -3.2 · total 231.0
Rest & availability GSW one day off, Curry (oblique), Butler, Moody, Porzingis and Brandon Williams out · SAS one day off, Harris and Quaintance out, Fox and Vassell questionable
The public 54% of tickets on SAS · 58% on the over (SportsbookReview, as of Nov. 12)
Lean GSW +12.5 (Strong) · Over ↑ 219.5 (Strong)
Driven by the number, and read this one carefully. Stephen Curry is out with a torn oblique, and the total has fallen 15 points since it opened. Our number rates Golden State off games Curry played and cannot see that he is out; that is most of both gaps. Strong is the size of the gaps, not a read on tonight's roster.
The Rest of the Slate
TOME INTEL · 6 more cards
Every other Friday game gets a full card in Tome Intel: the line, our number, the early results, who is out, and our lean with its tier.
7:00 PM ET: Bucks @ Magic
8:00 PM ET: Hawks @ Bulls · Grizzlies @ Pelicans
8:30 PM ET: Jazz @ Rockets
10:00 PM ET: Trail Blazers @ Kings
10:30 PM ET: Thunder @ Clippers
What to Watch For Friday.
Watch how the Warriors handle their first game without Curry, whether Cleveland holds up in Miami without Mobley, and whether the Knicks bounce back in Indiana. Group Play continues on Cup Nights through Nov. 27. That's nine cards on the side and nine on the total, three free and six in Tome Intel. We'll have the recap Saturday with every card graded.
