*Original lines taken game morning, adjust accordingly.
NBA tips for tonight’s games
The Midfield NBA Parlay:
Portland Trail Blazers @ Oklahoma City Thunder – Oklahoma City WIN @1.39
Los Angeles Lakers @ Dallas Mavericks – Total Points Under 207.0 @1.91 (-110)
Washington Wizards @ Phoenix Suns – Washington -3.5 @1.91 (-110)
Tonight’s Best Pick:
Los Angeles Lakers @ Dallas Mavericks – Total Points Under 205.0 @1.91 (-110)
Portland @ Oklahoma City
Picks against the spread
| Spread Pick | O/U Points | Result |
| OKC | Under | Portland |
| -6.5 | 223.5 | 126-121 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | HOME | ROAD |
| Portland | 16-13 | 10-22 |
| OKC | 23-8 | 12-20 |
Points +/-
| TEAM | OWN | OPP | DIFF |
| Portland | 107.9 | 110.2 | -2.3 |
| OKC | 106.1 | 106.2 | -0.1 |
Last 5
03.03.17 – Oklahoma City Thunder 109 @ Portland Trail Blazers 114
06.02.17 – Portland Trail Blazers 99 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 105
14.12.16 – Oklahoma City Thunder 95 @ Portland Trail Blazers 114
07.04.16 – Oklahoma City Thunder 115 @ Portland Trail Blazers 120
15.03.16 – Portland Trail Blazers 94 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 128
Picks –
The Thunder haven’t fared well since finishing their 4 game home stand with a 4-0 record. Now they return from an 0-3 road trip which included losses to Dallas, Phoenix and Portland.
Back on home the Thunder look to take one back from the Blazers who beat them 114-109 on said road trip. OKC are a completely different beast at home, and should exact revenge tonight on a Portland team 10-22 on the road.
That line’s too high for us at -6.5 though.
Best Bet: Oklahoma City WIN @1.39
Feeling Lucky: Total Points Under 223.5 @1.91 (-110)
LA Lakers @ Dallas
Picks against the spread
| Spread Pick | O/U Points | Result |
| Dallas | Under | Dallas |
| -10.0 | 207.0 | 122-111 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | HOME | ROAD |
| LA Lakers | 12-18 | 7-26 |
| Dallas | 18-14 | 8-22 |
Points +/-
| TEAM | OWN | OPP | DIFF |
| LA Lakers | 103.9 | 110.8 | -6.9 |
| Dallas | 97.9 | 99.7 | -1.8 |
Last 5
23.01.17 – Los Angeles Lakers 73 @ Dallas Mavericks 122
30.12.16 – Dallas Mavericks 101 @ Los Angeles Lakers 89
09.11.16 – Dallas Mavericks 109 @ Los Angeles Lakers 97
27.01.16 – Dallas Mavericks 92 @ Los Angeles Lakers 90
14.11.15 – Los Angeles Lakers 82 @ Dallas Mavericks 90
Picks –
LA have lost their last 7, including going 0-4 on their recent home stand. No faith in Luke’s boys to get over the line in Dallas, where the home team has beaten OKC and the Grizzlies during their own current home stand.
Back in late Jan the scoreline in this matchup in Dallas was 122-73 in favor of the home team.
Similar things will occur here, but perhaps not to that degree.
Best Bet: Dallas -10.5 @1.91 (-110)
Feeling Lucky: Total Points Under 207.0 @1.91 (-110)
Washington @ Phoenix
Picks against the spread
| Spread Pick | O/U Points | Result |
| Washington | Over | Washington |
| -3.5 | 225.5 | 131-127 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | HOME | ROAD |
| Washington | 26-9 | 11-15 |
| Phoenix | 13-18 | 8-24 |
Points +/-
| TEAM | OWN | OPP | DIFF |
| Washington | 108.0 | 105.6 | +2.4 |
| Phoenix | 107.5 | 112.5 | -5.0 |
Last 5
22.11.16 – Phoenix Suns 101 @ Washington Wizards 106
02.04.16 – Washington Wizards 106 @ Phoenix Suns 99
05.12.15 – Phoenix Suns 106 @ Washington Wizards 109
29.01.15 – Washington Wizards 98 @ Phoenix Suns 106
22.12.14 – Phoenix Suns 104 @ Washington Wizards 92
Picks –
Phoenix have cleaned up with a 3-0 record in this home stand, including wins over Boston, OKC and Charlotte. Not bad at all….
Washington have won 7 of their last 10, and the addition of big Bojan Bogdanovic (the Rio Olympics leading scorer, for those who love some trivia) has greatly improved their depth and scoring options, scoring 18.2 ppg over the last 5 games.
We’ll roll with the away team here. Both with a day’s rest, weary legs off the equation for the Wizards.
Best Bet: Washington WIN @1.60 (-160)
Feeling Lucky: Washington -3.5 @1.91 (-110)
