*Original betting lines and lineups taken game morning, adjust accordingly.
NBA Playoff Picks
The Midfield NBA Parlay:
LA Clippers @ Utah – Utah WIN – WIN
Cleveland @ Indiana – Cleveland WIN – WIN
Boston @ Chicago – Total Points Under 204.5 – WIN
Cleveland @ Indiana
EASTERN CONFERENCE 1ST ROUND – GAME 4
CLEVELAND LEADS 3-0
Picks against the spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Cleveland | Over | Cleveland |
| -3.5 | 212.5 | 106-102 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | HOME | ROAD |
| Cleveland | 31-10 | 20-21 |
| Indiana | 29-12 | 13-28 |
Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Indiana | 105.1 | 105.3 | -0.2 |
| Cleveland | 110.3 | 107.2 | +3.2 |
SERIES
| GAME 3 | Indiana | Cleveland* | 114 : 119 |
| GAME 2 | Cleveland* | Indiana | 117 : 111 |
| GAME 1 | Cleveland* | Indiana | 109 : 108 |
| 03.04.17 | Cleveland* | Indiana | 135 : 130 (104 : 104) |
| 16.02.17 | Cleveland* | Indiana | 113 : 104 |
| 09.02.17 | Indiana | Cleveland* | 117 : 132 |
| 17.11.16 | Indiana* | Cleveland | 103 : 93 |
The Trends –
- Total Points Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
- Total Points Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Indiana.
- Cleveland are 3-10-1 ATS in the last 14 meetings
After surrendering a 26 point lead in Game 3 (the biggest comeback NBA Playoff history), the hearts and minds of the Pacers would be shot.
It’s a sweep.
Picks –
Best Pick: Cleveland -3.5 – WIN
Feeling Lucky Pick – Total Points Over 212.5 – LOSS
Houston @ Oklahoma City
WESTERN CONFERENCE 1ST ROUND – GAME 4
HOUSTON LEAD SERIES 2-1
Picks against the spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Houston | Under | Houston |
| +1.0 | 225.0 | 113-109 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | HOME | ROAD |
| Houston | 30-11 | 25-16 |
| OKC | 28-13 | 19-22 |
Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Houston | 115.3 | 109.6 | +5.7 |
| OKC | 106.6 | 105.8 | +0.8 |
SERIES
| GAME 3 | OKC * | Houston | 115 : 113 |
| GAME 2 | Houston * | OKC | 115 : 111 |
| GAME 1 | Houston * | OKC | 118 : 87 |
| 27.03.17 | Houston * | OKC | 137 : 125 |
| 06.01.17 | Houston * | OKC | 118 : 116 |
| 10.12.16 | OKC | Houston * | 99 : 102 |
| 17.11.16 | OKC * | Houston | 105 : 103 |
The Trends-
- Houston are 6-0 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Oklahoma City.
- Houston are 11-2 ATS in the last 13 meetings.
- Total Points Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Russ’s teammates finally showed in in Game 3, and the Thunder scraped through to make it 2-1. Westbrook is averaging a triple-double for the series with 35 points, 11.3 rebounds and 10.3 assists per game.
The Rockets are throwing up plenty from beynd the arc, with awful results – Harden is 10 of 30, Ryan Anderson is 2-of-18, Eric Gordon is 6 of 16, Lou Williams is 6 of 11 and Trevor Ariza is 0 of 6.
If they can start draining some of these, they win the series. Rockets for us tonight.
Picks –
Best Pick: Houston +1.0 – WIN
Feeling Lucky Pick – Houston 1-10 @2.73 – WIN
Boston @ Chicago
EASTERN CONFERENCE 1ST ROUND – GAME 4
CHICAGO LEADS 2-1
Picks against the spread
| Spread Pick | O/U Points | Result |
| Boston | Over | Boston |
| -2.5 | 204.0 | 104-95 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | HOME | ROAD |
| Boston | 30-11 | 23-18 |
| Chicago | 25-16 | 16-25 |
Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Boston | 108.0 | 105.4 | +2.6 |
| Chicago | 102.9 | 102.4 | +0.5 |
SERIES
| GAME 3 | Chicago | Boston * | 87 : 104 |
| GAME 2 | Boston | Chicago * | 97 : 111 |
| GAME 1 | Boston | Chicago * | 102 : 106 |
| 13.03.17 | Boston * | Chicago | 100 : 80 |
| 17.02.17 | Chicago * | Boston | 104 : 103 |
| 03.11.16 | Boston * | Chicago | 107 : 100 |
| 28.10.16 | Chicago * | Boston | 105 : 99 |
The Trends-
- Total Points Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Chicago.
- Total Points Under is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
- Boston are 4-10-1 ATS in the last 15 meetings in Chicago.
Chicago didn’t have the same flow on offense with Rondo our injured, replaced by Carter-Williams. With Rondo sitting indefinitely with a fractured thumb, we’re back on the Celtics train.
Celtics to level the series tonight.
Picks –
Best Pick: Total Points Under 204.5 – WIN
Feeling Lucky Pick – Boston 1-10 @2.47 – WIN
LA Clippers @ Utah
WESTERN CONFERENCE 1ST ROUND – GAME 4
LA CLIPPERS LEAD 2-1
Picks against the spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Utah | Over | Utah |
| -2.5 | 198.5 | 105-98 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | HOME | ROAD |
| LA Clippers | 29-12 | 22-19 |
| Utah | 29-12 | 22-19 |
Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| LA Clippers | 108.7 | 104.4 | +4.3 |
| Utah | 100.7 | 96.8 | +3.9 |
SERIES
| GAME 3 | Utah | Clippers * | 106 : 111 |
| GAME 2 | Clippers * | Utah | 99 : 91 |
| GAME 1 | Clippers | Utah * | 95 : 97 |
| 26.03.17 | Clippers * | Utah | 108 : 95 |
| 14.03.17 | Utah Jazz * | Clippers | 114 : 108 |
| 14.02.17 | Utah Jazz | Clippers * | 72 : 88 |
| 31.10.16 | Clippers * | Utah | 88 : 75 |
The Trends –
- Total Points Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Utah.
- LA Clippers are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Utah.
Griffin is cooked, managing to continue his trend of being absent at the worst possible times, out with a season ending injury to his plantar plate on his right big toe, suffered in the 1st half of the last game.
The Clippers must now adjust the way they’ve played dramatically, moving away from their bread and butter high pick-and-rolls with Griffin and Chris Paul.
One thing the Jazz have is structure, and being a game of that tonight, we’ll take the Jazz.
Picks –
Best Pick: Utah WIN
Feeling Lucky Pick – Utah -2.5
