A jam-packed day of sports on Christmas turned out to be a huge ratings success for both the NFL and NBA. The NFL easily won the day with an average of 22.9 million viewers for all three games, including a streaming-record 27.5 million watching the Detroit Lions-Minnesota Vikings game on Netflix.

Timberwolves vs. Bucks predictions and NBA picks for Tuesday, January 13. Jaden McDaniels is the focal point sans Edwards.

The Thunder-Spurs game featured the latest iteration of an emerging rivalry in the NBA, one that features a pair of the game’s most dynamic young stars in Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama and reigning NBA MVP, Shai Gilegous-Alexander.

NFL games drew more than four times the viewership of the NBA’s matchups on Christmas Day, with the Vikings win over Detroit leading the way.

New viewing experience debuts at U.S. vs. World All-Star Game, allowing fans to follow star players and switch between bench cameras.

NBC bets on trio of big events to boost viewership. In a 10-day span in February, NBC will broadcast the Olympics, Super Bowl and NBA All-Star Game.

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Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder has been suspended by the NBA for three games after confronting and attempting to hit a Los Angeles Lakers player following their game on Dec. 28. Chris Haynes of NBA on Prime reported the news on Saturday and confirmed that Luka Doncic was the player Schroder confronted in the hallway of Crypto.com Arena.

Check out my Top 3 NBA player props for January 11. It’s been a strange year for Bam Adebayo. He’s averaging 16.8 points per game — his lowest mark since the 2019-20 season — and yet he’s still an integral figure for the Miami Heat on both ends of the floor.