NBA Playoff Picks – Night 12

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It’s night 12 of the 2017/18 NBA Playoffs, here are our NBA picks for tonight’s games.

*Original betting lines and lineups taken game morning, adjust accordingly.

The original lines for each game are taken a couple of hours prior to the tip-off, so adjust your picks accordingly should a line change.


Tonight’s NBA Parlay Picks

  • Indiana @ Cleveland – Cleveland WIN – WIN
  • Washington @ Toronto – Toronto WIN – WIN
  • Minnesota @ Houston – Houston WIN – WIN

Tonight’s NBA Playoff Picks

Indiana @ Cleveland

  • Eastern Conference – Game 5
  • Series Tied 2-2

Season Series –

GAME 4 Indiana Cleveland 100 : 104
GAME 3 Indiana Cleveland 92 : 90
GAME 2 Cleveland Indiana 100 : 97
GAME 1 Cleveland Indiana 80 : 98
27.01.18 Cleveland Indiana 115 : 108
13.01.18 Indiana Cleveland 97 : 95
09.12.17 Indiana Cleveland 106 : 102
02.11.17 Cleveland Indiana 107 : 124

H2H Trends – 

Under is 6-0-1 in the last 7 meetings.
Pacers are 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Cleveland.
Pacers are 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME AWAY
Cleveland 50 32 29-12 21-20
Indiana 48 34 27-14 21-20

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
Cleveland 110.9 109.9 +0.9
Indiana 105.6 104.2 +1.4

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 Indiana  Under  Cleveland
 +6.5  205.0  98-95

Series is back on home court. It’s the LeBron vs Oladipo show with the King not wanting to head to nap town on an elimination game.

Could be close.

Best Bet  = Cleveland WIN or Under 205.0

Washington @ Toronto

  • Eastern Conference – Game 5
  • Series Tied 2-2

Season Series – 

GAME 4 Washington Toronto 106 : 98
GAME 3 Washington Toronto 122 : 103
GAME 2 Toronto Washington 130 : 119
GAME 1 Toronto Washington 114 : 106
03.03.18 Washington Toronto 95 : 102
02.02.18 Washington Toronto 122 : 119
20.11.17 Toronto Washington 100 : 91
06.11.17 Toronto Washington 96 : 107

H2H Trends – 

Under is 12-4 in the last 16 meetings in Toronto.

Win/Loss

TEAM W L HOME AWAY
Washington 43 39 23-18 20-21
Toronto 59 23 34-7 25-16

Season Points +/-

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
Washington 106.6 106.0 +0.6
Toronto 111.7 103.9 +7.8

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 Washington  Over  Toronto
 +7.0  215.5  108-98

With the series tied, there is still some doubt on whether the Raptors are legit. The Over is the better option with three of the four games being high scoring contests.

Best Bet  =  Over 215.5

Minnesota @ Houston

  • Western Conference – Game 4
  • Houston Lead Series 3-1

Season Series – 

GAME 4 Minnesota Houston 100 : 119
GAME 3 Minnesota Houston 121 : 105
GAME 2 Houston Minnesota 102 : 82
GAME 1 Houston Minnesota 104 : 101
19.03.18 Minnesota Houston 120 : 129
24.02.18 Houston Minnesota 120 : 102
14.02.18 Minnesota Houston 108 : 126
19.01.18 Houston Minnesota 116 : 98

H2H Trends – 

Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Houston.
Over is 16-5 in the last 21 meetings.
Minnesota are 2-6 ATS in the last 8 meetings.

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME AWAY
Minnesota 47 35 30-11 17-24
Houston 65 17 34-7 31-10

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
Minnesota 109.5 107.3 +2.2
Houston 112.4 103.9 +8.5

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 Houston  Under  Houston
 -12.0  217.0  122-104

The Rockets are going for the clincher tonight after a massive Game 4 win. It took a 50 point quarter for Houston to score above their season average 112.4 ppg.

Best Bet = Houston -12.0

Utah @ Oklahoma City

  • Western Conference – Game 5
  • Utah Lead Series 3-1

Season Series – 

GAME 4 Utah Oklahoma City 113 : 96
GAME 3 Utah Oklahoma City 115 : 102
GAME 2 Oklahoma City Utah 95 : 102
GAME 1 Oklahoma City Utah 116 : 108
24.12.17 Utah Oklahoma City 89 : 103
21.12.17 Oklahoma City Utah 107 : 79
06.12.17 Oklahoma City Utah 100 : 94
22.10.17 Utah Oklahoma City 96 : 87

H2H Trends – 

Utah are 4-11-1 ATS in the last 16 meetings in Oklahoma City.
Under is 14-6 in the last 20 meetings.
Under is 11-5 in the last 16 meetings in Oklahoma City.

Win/Loss 

TEAM W L HOME AWAY
Oklahoma City 48 34 27-14 21-20
Utah 48 34 28-13 20-21

Season Points +/- 

TEAM PPG OPP PPG DIFF
Oklahoma City 107.9 104.4 +3.4
Utah 104.1 99.8 +4.3

Picks against the spread

 Spread O/U Points   Result
 Oklahoma City  Over Oklahoma City
 -3.5  207.5 112-108

The Jazz have the upper hand but expect Russ and the team to bounce back on home court. Utah to clinch at home in Game 6.

Best Bet = Oklahoma City -3.5