It’s night 16 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 Parlay
- Indiana @ Cleveland – Indiana +5.5 – WIN
- Utah @ Houston – Over 206.0 (PUSH)
Tonight’s NBA Playoff Picks
Cleveland @ Indiana
- Eastern Conference – Game 7
- Series Tied 3-3
H2H Trends –
Under is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings in Cleveland.
Under is 7-1-1 in the last 9 meetings.
Indiana are 7-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Cleveland.
Season Series –
| GAME 6 | Indiana | Cleveland | 121 : 87 |
| GAME 5 | Cleveland | Indiana | 98 : 95 |
| 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 |
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 | Over | Cleveland |
| +5.5 | 199.0 | 105-101 |
Following the Lebron buzzer beater in game 5, the Cavs took a left turn down stink street and were never in it in game 6 with a 34 point loss. Only Lebron scored in double-figures for the Cavs with 22 points.
K-Love is averaging 11 points on 32.4 percent shooting in the series, a far way below his season averages of 17.6 points on 45.8 percent. Without a showing from him tonight, this one’s over.
Tonight will take a herculean effort from the King, and at least some effort from the rest, and although we won’t bet against him, we are more confident in the line for the Pacers, who’ve shown us more in this series.
Best Bet = Indiana +5.5
Utah @ Houston
- Western Conference – Game 1
H2H Trends –
Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Houston.
Utah are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
Over is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.
Season Series –
| 27.02.18 | Utah | Houston | 85 : 96 |
| 19.12.17 | Houston | Utah | 120 : 99 |
| 08.12.17 | Utah | Houston | 101 : 112 |
| 06.11.17 | Houston | Utah | 137 : 110 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | AWAY |
| Houston | 65 | 17 | 34-7 | 31-10 |
| Utah | 48 | 34 | 28-13 | 20-21 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Houston | 112.4 | 103.9 | +8.5 |
| Utah | 104.1 | 99.8 | +4.3 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Houston | Over | Houston |
| -11.0 | 206.0 | 110-96 |
The Utah-OKC series was quite brutal, and with the Rockets coming out fresh tonight after taking the T-Wolves down 4-1 the -11.0 line is justified.
With Rubio expected out for at least 10 days with a hamstring injury sustained in Game 6 against OKC, they will find the going extra tough tonight should he not suit up.
Cannot go past the rested Rockets tonight at home.
Overs best,
Best Bet = Over 206.0
