2024 NBA All-Star Game picks, projections, best bets: Experts share exact score predictions for East vs. West
The NBA will return to its traditional East vs. West format for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis on Sunday. Team captains had formed the rosters since 2018, but the league is returning to the conventional format. The NBA All-Star Game 2024 will mark the first time Indianapolis has hosted the event since 1985, so there should be a raucous crowd on hand for the festivities. LeBron James is the captain of the West, while Giannis Antetokounmpo is the captain of the East, giving you plenty to contemplate before making any 2024 NBA All-Star Game predictions.
Tip-off is at 8 p.m. ET. The West is favored by 2.5 points and the over/under is 362.5 points in the latest 2024 NBA All-Star Game odds, giving you plenty of options for 2024 NBA All-Star Game score projections. SportsLine's team of experts have teamed up to give you NBA betting advice and NBA score predictions needed to make the best 2024 NBA All-Star Game picks possible.
Their team of experts include Matthew Severance (108-57 NBA run), Alex Selesnick (158-95 NBA), and Bruce Marshall (50-34-1 NBA). Severance's NBA picks on SportsLine returned more than $3,500 for $100 bettors over the 2021-22 and 2022-23 NBA seasons. He also is 108-57 (+1924) with his last 165 NBA picks. Selesnick has been crushing his NBA prop picks, going 158-95 over his last 253 picks.
Now, SportsLine's NBA experts have analyzed the 2024 NBA All-Star Game and locked in their final score projections for East vs. West. You can see the exact score projections only at SportsLine.
Top 2024 NBA All-Star Game predictions
One of the NBA All-Star Game score projections is from Matt Severance, who is 108-57 (+1924) with his last 165 NBA picks. He is predicting the West beats the East in a 174-170 thriller.
The East might have a better all-time head-to-head record, but one of the reasons the format changed in 2018 was due to a dominant run from the West. They had won seven of the previous 10 games prior to the change, winning by an average of 11.1 points per game. Their starting lineup is packed with veterans like Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Nikola Jokic, and players like Stephen Curry will come off the bench.
Meanwhile, the East is playing without arguably its best player, Joel Embiid, who is currently sidelined with an injury. There has been very little attention dedicated to the defensive end of the court in recent All-Star games, but Severance expects more defensive effort due to the format change. He also thinks the West will use its experience to come away with a win in a close game. See the rest of the experts' NBA score projections here.
How to get NBA All-Star Game picks, score projections
SportsLine's team of experts have locked in their exact score projections for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game. They include a prediction based on a healthy player who is "a real X factor" for one team. You can only see four experts' East vs. West score predictions for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game at SportsLine.
So which NBA picks can you make with confidence, and which team has a player who is "a real X factor"? Check out the latest NBA odds below, then visit SportsLine to see exact NBA score projections for the All-Star Game, all from a proven team of profitable NBA experts.
2024 NBA All-Star Game odds, spreads, lines, schedule
Sunday, Feb. 18
2024 NBA All-Star Game
East vs. West (-3, 362.5)
8 p.m. ET
