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Tonight’s NBA tips

Cleveland @ Detroit

Picks against the spread

Win/Loss

Points +/-

27.12.16 – Cleveland Cavaliers 90 @ Detroit Pistons 106
19.11.16 – Detroit Pistons 81 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 104
25.04.16 – Cleveland Cavaliers 100 @ Detroit Pistons 98
23.04.16 – Cleveland Cavaliers 101 @ Detroit Pistons 91
21.04.16 – Detroit Pistons 90 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 107

Picks –

The champs have dropped their last two, both against the Heat, with 6-4 over their last 10. The Pistons are also 6-4 over their last 10, and tonight is a back to back after going down to the Pacers in Indiana last night.

Things are a little off track for the King’s men, and with Bogut going down in record time, you can’t help but wonder if it’s not meant to be for them in season 2016/17…

Korver will sit with foot soreness, while JR Smith returns to jack up some more questionable threes.

Detroit won this one in the Motor City back in December 106-90, but we’ll tip the tide to turn tonight.

Best Bet: Cleveland WIN @1.47 (-212)

Feeling Lucky: Total Points Under 216.5 @1.91 (-110)

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San Antonio @ Oklahoma City

Picks against the spread

Win/Loss

Points +/-

Last 5

01.02.17 – Oklahoma City Thunder 94 @ San Antonio Spurs 108
13.05.16 – San Antonio Spurs 99 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 113
11.05.16 – Oklahoma City Thunder 95 @ San Antonio Spurs 91
09.05.16 – San Antonio Spurs 97 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 111
07.05.16 – San Antonio Spurs 100 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 96

Picks –

The Spurs are 9-1 over 10, while the Thunder are 4-6.

Last night San Antonio played mind games with the punters, finishing the 1st QTR against the Kings down 37-15, before deciding to play some ball, finishing with a 114-104 win.

OKC have dropped their last 4, but are in with a chance tonight with a day’s break against a likely weary Spurs. If they can get the jump, they may have the energy to get the chocolates.

We’ll take the Thunder at the line, in a low scoring affair.

Best Bet: Total Points Under 213.0 @1.91 (-110)

Feeling Lucky: Oklahoma City +3.0 @1.91 (-110)

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LA Clippers @ Memphis

Picks against the spread

Win/Loss

Last 5

05.01.17 – Memphis Grizzlies 106 @ Los Angeles Clippers 115
17.11.16 – Memphis Grizzlies 111 @ Los Angeles Clippers 107
05.11.16 – Los Angeles Clippers 99 @ Memphis Grizzlies 88
13.04.16 – Memphis Grizzlies 84 @ Los Angeles Clippers 110
20.03.16 – Los Angeles Clippers 102 @ Memphis Grizzlies 113

Picks –

Memphis are 4-6, while the Clippers have split their last 10.

Last out the Grizzlies went down to the Brooklyn Nets at home, with a couple of days to reassess their lives following the defeat, they now come up against the Clippers decent road record.

The Clippers cost us last night with a loss to the T-Wolves at Staples, and have just amounted cemented themselves in our NBA book of betting poison.

While David Fizdale continues to “shake up” his Memphis lineup, we’ll go with the Clippers to get the W in Memphis.

Best Bet: Total Points Under 207.0 @1.91 (-110)

Feeling Lucky: LA Clippers +3.5 @1.91 (-110)

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Philadelphia @ Portland

Picks against the spread

Points +/-

Last 5

21.01.17 – Portland Trail Blazers 92 @ Philadelphia 76ers 93
27.03.16 – Philadelphia 76ers 105 @ Portland Trail Blazers 108
17.01.16 – Portland Trail Blazers 89 @ Philadelphia 76ers 114
27.12.14 – Philadelphia 76ers 93 @ Portland Trail Blazers 114
25.11.14 – Portland Trail Blazers 114 @ Philadelphia 76ers 104

Picks –

Portland are 5-5, Philly are 4-6 over 10.

Portland are 1 game behind the Nuggets for the 8 seed in the West and will have a good chance to improve on that with a win tonight against the 76ers at home. Philly’s injury list couldn’t grow any longer and will have a lot of trouble covering offensive powerhouses in Lillard and McCollum.

The 76ers have been blown out in 3 of their last 4 games and may not have enough depth to cover the injuries. The Blazers to get their revenge tonight.

Best Bet: Portland WIN @1.17 (-588)

Feeling Lucky: Total Points Over 221.0 @1.91 (-110)

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LA Lakers @ Phoenix

Picks against the spread

Win/Loss

Points +/-

Last 5

16.02.17 – Los Angeles Lakers 101 @ Phoenix Suns 137
10.12.16 – Phoenix Suns 119 @ Los Angeles Lakers 115
07.11.16 – Phoenix Suns 108 @ Los Angeles Lakers 119
24.03.16 – Los Angeles Lakers 107 @ Phoenix Suns 119
19.03.16 – Phoenix Suns 95 @ Los Angeles Lakers 90

Picks –

Phoenix are 4-6 over 10, while the Lakers have registered a solitary win over the Bucks over their last 10.

The Lakers are in the box seat to keep their top 3 pick in the lottery and losing tonight pours a little more cement on it. LA have lost 6 straight since trading away their leading scorer in Louis Williams at the deadline which has pretty much laid out their hidden agenda to tank.

The Suns lead the series 2-1 this season and smashed the purple and yellow by 36 points last out while also having good form in recent games on home court against the Wizards, Celtics and Thunder (Winning the last 2).

Best Bet: Phoenix WIN @1.37 (270)

Feeling Lucky: Phoenix -6.0 @1.95 (-105)