It’s night 23 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
- Golden State @ New Orleans – Golden State WIN – WIN
- Houston @ Utah – Houston WIN – WIN
Tonight’s NBA Playoff Picks
Golden State @ New Orleans
- Western Conference Semi-Finals – Game 4
- Golden State Lead Series 2-1
H2H Trends –
Over is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Golden State are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in New Orleans.
Season Series –
| GAME 3 | New Orleans | Golden State | 119 : 100 |
| GAME 2 | Golden State | New Orleans | 121 : 116 |
| GAME 1 | Golden State | New Orleans | 123 : 101 |
| 08.04.18 | Golden State | New Orleans | 120 : 126 |
| 05.12.17 | New Orleans | Golden State | 115 : 125 |
| 26.11.17 | Golden State | New Orleans | 110 : 95 |
| 21.10.17 | New Orleans | Golden State | 120 : 128 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | AWAY |
| Golden State | 58 | 24 | 29-12 | 29-12 |
| New Orleans | 48 | 34 | 24-17 | 24-17 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Golden State | 113.5 | 107.5 | +6.0 |
| New Orleans | 111.7 | 110.4 | +1.3 |
Picks Against The Spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Golden State | Under | Golden State |
| -5.5 | 230.5 | 118-92 |
Game 3 saw the Warriors go down as -4.5 favorites to the tune of a 19 point loss, standouts being Davis with 33 points & 18 rebounds, and Rondo with 21 assists for the Pelicans.
Curry made just of 6 of 19 from the field in Game 3 and should have lost a little rust in the process. The Warriors are great at making adjustments following a loss, and the -5.5 tonight is a good bet.
Golden State are 5-2 ATS over their last 7 games coming off an upset loss, while New Orleans is just 22-27 ATS in its last 49 off an upset win as an underdog.
Warriors at the line, but they’ll need to up their defense.
Best Bet = Golden State -5.5
Houston @ Utah
- Western Conference Semi-Finals – Game 4
- Houston Series Tied 2-1
H2H Trends –
Houston are 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Houston are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Utah.
Over is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.
Season Series –
| GAME 3 | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | 92 : 113 |
| GAME 2 | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | 108 : 116 |
| GAME 1 | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | 110 : 96 |
| 27.02.18 | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | 85 : 96 |
| 19.12.17 | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | 120 : 99 |
| 08.12.17 | Utah Jazz | Houston Rockets | 101 : 112 |
| 06.11.17 | Houston Rockets | Utah Jazz | 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 | Under | Houston |
| -5.5 | 209.0 | 100-87 |
Including the regular season, Houston has won all three meetings in Utah by double digits and we won’t be bucking that trend tonight.
Houston are 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Safe bet is the Rockets WIN.
Best Bet = Houston WIN
