5 GAMES – NBA TIPS TONIGHT
*Original NBA tips and research are done a game day morning, adjust your NBA picks accordingly should spreads and lineups change.
GOLDEN STATE @ MEMPHIS
- Grizzlies are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games vs. a team with a winning straight up record.
- Grizzlies are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games.
- Grizzlies are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games vs. a team with a winning % above .600.
- Grizzlies are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
- Warriors are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 games overall.
- Warriors are 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games following a straight up win.
- Warriors are 1-8-1 ATS in their last 10 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
CASH STAT – MEMPHIS +12.0
TONIGHT’S NBA TIPS
PORTLAND @ CHICAGO
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Portland | 46 | 27 | 29-9 | 17-18 |
| Chicago | 21 | 54 | 9-28 | 12-26 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Portland | 114.6 | 110.9 | +3.7 |
| Chicago | 105.3 | 113.2 | -7.9 |
Season Series
| 10.01.19 | Portland | Chicago | 124 : 112 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Portland | Over | Portland |
| -5.0 | 216.0 | 118-98 |
- Nurkic could be a game-time decision tonight after shattering his leg in 35 places, and copping a round-house karate kick from the referee. Nurkic underwent season-ending surgery and doctors expect a full recovery despite his leg arriving 5 minutes behind him in a separate ambulance.
- Portland clinched a West playoff spot with Monday’s 148-144 win over the Nets, their 4th straight victory and 7th in 8 games.
- Bulls have lost 7 of their last 9 after a 112-103 loss in Toronto on Tuesday.
- The psychology of seeing their dominant Center with that kind of injury may weigh on the minds of the Blazers, and it will be interesting to see the lineups they use tonight.
OUR PICK = Over 216.0
GOLDEN STATE @ MEMPHIS
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Golden St. | 50 | 23 | 26-11 | 24-12 |
| Memphis | 30 | 44 | 20-18 | 10-26 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Golden St. | 117.3 | 111.7 | +5.6 |
| Memphis | 102.8 | 105.2 | -2.4 |
Season Series
| 18.12.18 | Golden St. | Memphis | 110 : 93 |
| 06.11.18 | Golden St. | Memphis | 117 : 101 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Memphis | Over | Golden State |
| +12.0 | 211.5 | 118-103 |
- Warriors thumped the Pacers 112-89 on Thursday, got shocked by the Mavericks in a 126-91 loss on Saturday and closed the 3-game homestand by pushing aside the Pistons 121-114, reaching 50 wins in the process.
- Grizzlies are playing for pride, and there should be enough points tonight to push Overs comfortably.
- Warriors took the first 2 meetings this season by an average of 16.5 points.
OUR PICK = Over 211.5
INDIANA @ OKLAHOMA CITY
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Indiana | 45 | 29 | 28-9 | 17-20 |
| OKC | 43 | 31 | 23-12 | 20-19 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Indiana | 107.9 | 103.9 | +4.0 |
| OKC | 114.3 | 111.1 | +3.2 |
Season Series
| 15.03.19 | Indiana | OKC | 108 : 106 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Oklahoma City | Under | Oklahoma City |
| -6.0 | 216.5 | 107-99 |
- Thunder are stumbling and drifted into 8th in the West with a 115-103 loss at Memphis on Monday, their 5th loss in 6 games.
- Pacers were enduring a slide of their own with 4-straight losses before putting together one of their most biggest wins of the season in a 124-88 smashing of the Nuggets on Sunday.
- The Pacers’ last win in OKC was a 115-111 OT win on Nov. 20, 2016.
- Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings.
- Pacers are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Oklahoma City.
OUR PICK = Under 216.5
WASHINGTON @ PHOENIX
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| Washington | 30 | 45 | 22-16 | 8-29 |
| Phoenix | 17 | 58 | 10-26 | 7-32 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| Washington | 114.1 | 117.0 | -2.9 |
| Phoenix | 106.7 | 116.1 | -9.4 |
Season Series
| 23.12.18 | Washington | Phoenix | 149 : 146 (109 : 109) |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Phoenix | Under | Washington |
| +2.0 | 231.5 | 124-121 |
- Devin Booker is coming off a season-best 59-points in a 125-92 thumping by Utah on Monday. Booker actually played 2 mins and 30 seconds in the 3rd quarter before realizing that his teammates actually weren’t on the court, and had to call a time-out to go and retrieve them from the the locker-room.
- Phoenix have lost 4-straight and 6 of their last 7.
- Wizards have lost 5-straight to fall 15 games below .500, and a loss tonight will eliminate them from the Eastern playoff race after a 124-106 loss to the Lakers on Tuesday in the opener of a four-game road trip.
- Under is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in Phoenix.
- Under is 14-5-1 in the last 20 meetings.
OUR PICK = Under 231.5
LA LAKERS @ UTAH
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | ROAD |
| L.A. Lakers | 33 | 41 | 20-17 | 13-24 |
| Utah | 44 | 30 | 24-12 | 20-18 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPPG | DIFF |
| L.A. Lakers | 111.9 | 113.7 | -1.8 |
| Utah | 110.9 | 106.0 | +4.9 |
Season Series
| 12.01.19 | Utah | LA Lakers | 113 : 95 |
| 24.11.18 | LA Lakers | Utah | 90 : 83 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | Points | Result |
| Utah | Under | Utah |
| -13.0 | 216.5 | 115-100 |
- Jazz look to defeat the Lakers for the 13th time in 15 meetings tonight.
- The Jazz are hot, entering tonight with 7 wins in their last 8 and are in 6th spot in the West.
- Lakers upset Washington 124-106 on Tuesday to record back-to-back wins for the first time since mid-January, before which they had lost 20 of 26 games before consecutive wins over the Kings and Wizards.
- Trends scream Unders tonight.
OUR PICK = Under 216.5
