The NBA schedule is still very much in feast or famine mode thanks to Monday's massive Martin Luther King Jr. Day showcase. The league decided to play 14 games on Monday, and in the interest of limiting back-to-backs, that has essentially turned this into the season's ultimate all-or-nothing week. We had 14 games on Monday, 12 on Wednesday and will have 11 on Friday, but had just one on Tuesday and are limited to three tonight. 

A certain number of back-to-backs is a scheduling inevitability, so why not load this week up with them to ensure a sufficient and balanced supply of basketball for five days? It would certainly make tonight's slate a bit more palatable, but given the constraints at play, here are today's top picks for one of the lightest NBA nights of the year. 

1. Los Angeles Lakers at Brooklyn Nets: Lakers -5.5

Anthony Davis is questionable for this game, but the Lakers have generally acquitted themselves quite well without him this season. They just went 4-1 in a five-game stretch without him, and have outscored opponents by 8.4 points per 100 possessions with Davis on the bench. The Nets have the opposite problem. They have yet to solve their "too many cooks" dilemma, as Spencer Dinwiddie is shooting only 38.5 percent from the field in games Kyrie Irving has played since returning from his shoulder injury. The Nets haven't figured out how to balance their ball-handling, and until they do, they stand little chance against even a weakened version of the Lakers.

DFS millionaire Mike McClure saw multiple huge cashes again early in the 2019-20 NBA season and got 2020 off to a blistering start with his optimal lineup returning at least 7x on DraftKings on three of the first five days of the year. See tonight's picks only at SportsLine.  

2. Washington Wizards at Cleveland Cavaliers: Wizards +1.5

Injuries explain most of Washington's recent struggles, but with only Moe Wagner and Rui Hachimura (and technically John Wall) still sidelined, they are at least inching back towards their place as one of the NBA's better against-the-spread teams. The Cavaliers can't say the same. They have lost 10 of their past 12, and three of their five consecutive losses have come by more than 20 points. While they have dealt with injuries of their own, they haven't been nearly as severe as Washington's. 

SportsLine's top NFL expert Mike Tierney has been on a roll when it comes to picking Chiefs or 49ers games, going 13-5 on recent spread picks involving those teams. He's made his selection for Super Bowl LIV, and you can find it only at SportsLine. 

3. Dallas Mavericks at Portland Trail Blazers: Mavericks -1.5

The Mavericks will have to adjust to the loss of Dwight Powell. He was their only athletic big man, as Kristaps Porzingis and Maxi Kleber far prefer popping off screens for jumpers, so for the time being, Dallas' pick-and-roll attack should be considered compromised. That is something worth monitoring in future matchups, but with C.J. McCollum and Hassan Whiteside at less than 100 percent in this one, Dallas just has too big a talent advantage to ignore here. 

SportsLine MMA analyst Kyle Marley is up more than $19,000 in the past year on his MMA selections. He has just released his selections for Saturday's UFC Fight Night 166 card, and you can see all his picks over at SportsLine.