No sure things tonight

Tonight’s 10 NBA picks

We pulled in the parlay and ‘Best Pick’ last night. Let’s roll the dice again gentlemen…

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The Midfield NBA Parlay: 

Sacramento Kings @ Cleveland Cavaliers – Total Points Over 214.0 @-110 – WIN

Miami Heat @ Brooklyn Nets – Miami WIN @-178 – WIN

Atlanta Hawks @ Chicago Bulls – Atlanta -1.5@ -110 – WIN

Golden State Warriors @ Charlotte Hornets – Golden State -9.5 @-110 – WIN

New York Knicks @ Dallas Mavericks – Dallas WIN @-140  – WIN

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Tonight’s Best Pick

Sacramento Kings @ Cleveland Cavaliers – Total Points Over 214.0 @-110 – WIN

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Tonight’s Player Props

Toronto @ Memphis – Marc Gasol 7+ Rebounds @2.00  – WIN (7 rbs)

New York @ Dallas – Derrick Rose vs Kristaps Porzingis @1.80 (Rose to score more points)

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Sacramento @ Cleveland

Points +/-

Last 5

14.01.17 – Cleveland Cavaliers 120 @ Sacramento Kings 108
10.03.16 – Cleveland Cavaliers 120 @ Sacramento Kings 111
09.02.16 – Sacramento Kings 100 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 120
31.01.15 – Sacramento Kings 90 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 101
12.01.15 – Cleveland Cavaliers 84 @ Sacramento Kings 103

Picks –

Best Bet: Cleveland WIN @-1000 – Its January and LeBron has started his mind games with the Cavs organisation asking for minutes help. Usually this occurs earlier in the season but it looks like the lack of depth on the bench is taking its toll on the King. Maybe he should give his old friend Super Mario Chalmers a call.

Feeling Lucky: Total Points Over 214.0 @-110 – This is surprising considering the points these teams put up against each other. The Cavs have won the last 4 and have been high scoring.

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Houston @ Boston]

Points +/-

Last 5

06.12.16 – Boston Celtics 106 @ Houston Rockets 107
12.03.16 – Houston Rockets 102 @ Boston Celtics 98
17.11.15 – Boston Celtics 111 @ Houston Rockets 95
31.01.15 – Houston Rockets 93 @ Boston Celtics 87
02.11.14 – Boston Celtics 90 @ Houston Rockets 104

Picks –

Best Bet: Houston WIN @-154 – Boston are sipping from the same kool-aid as Toronto with a growing injury list and having a losing streak longer than 3 games. Houston to pounce and give the Celtics their 3rd straight home loss.

Feeling Lucky: Total Points Under 230.5 @+110 – The Rockets have averaged only 100 points in their last 5 games against the Celtics.

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Miami @ Brooklyn

Points +/-

Last 5

12.10.16 – Brooklyn Nets 100 @ Miami Heat 121
29.03.16 – Brooklyn Nets 99 @ Miami Heat 110
27.01.16 – Miami Heat 102 @ Brooklyn Nets 98
29.12.15 – Brooklyn Nets 111 @ Miami Heat 105
17.12.15 – Miami Heat 104 @ Brooklyn Nets 98

Picks –

Best Bet: Miami WIN @-178 – The two bottom teams in the East battle it out with the Heat coming into the game with a 4 game streak and a big win against the Warriors. Crazy now that the 76ers are 7.5 games ahead of the Nets.

Feeling Lucky: This could still go either way.

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Philadelphia @ Milwaukee

Points +/-

Last 5

17.01.17 – Philadelphia 76ers 113 @ Milwaukee Bucks 104
11.04.16 – Milwaukee Bucks 109 @ Philadelphia 76ers 108 – OT
24.12.15 – Philadelphia 76ers 100 @ Milwaukee Bucks 113
05.11.15 – Philadelphia 76ers 87 @ Milwaukee Bucks 91
14.04.15 – Milwaukee Bucks 107 @ Philadelphia 76ers 97

Picks –

Best Bet: No way in hell – The 76ers are 7-3 in their last 10 and defeated the Bucks on the road a week ago. Even with Embiid out, Philly are starting to believe and it will only get better from here.

Feeling Lucky: Philadelphia WIN @+540 – Silly pick but the 76ers did win this contest a week ago…… food for thought.

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Atlanta @ Chicago

Points +/-

Last 5

21.01.17 – Chicago Bulls 93 @ Atlanta Hawks 102
10.11.16 – Chicago Bulls 107 @ Atlanta Hawks 115
21.10.16 – Atlanta Hawks 97 @ Chicago Bulls 81
29.03.16 – Atlanta Hawks 102 @ Chicago Bulls 100
27.02.16 – Chicago Bulls 88 @ Atlanta Hawks 103

Picks –

Best Bet: Atlanta -1.5@ -110 – The Hawks have won this contest 9 out of the last 10 times. The Bulls are on a B2B, however along with the Wizards are the only two teams in the East seedings to have won in their last game.

Feeling Lucky: The above is enticing enough.

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Toronto @ Memphis

Points +/-

Last 5

01.12.16 – Memphis Grizzlies 105 @ Toronto Raptors 120
02.04.16 – Toronto Raptors 99 @ Memphis Grizzlies 95
22.02.16 – Memphis Grizzlies 85 @ Toronto Raptors 98
22.01.15 – Toronto Raptors 86 @ Memphis Grizzlies 92
20.11.14 – Memphis Grizzlies 92 @ Toronto Raptors 96

Picks –

Best Bet: Memphis WIN @-250 – The Raptors have lost their last 4, and against a Grizzlies team with an extra day’s rest at home, they will succumb to the twin towers of Gasol and Randolph.

Feeling Lucky: Memphis -6.0@-110 – With DeRozan still out, the Raptors will find the tough going here.

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Golden State @ Charlotte

Points +/-

Last 5

05.01.16 – Charlotte Hornets 101 @ Golden State Warriors 111
03.12.15 – Golden State Warriors 116 @ Charlotte Hornets 99
29.11.14 – Golden State Warriors 106 @ Charlotte Hornets 101
16.11.14 – Charlotte Hornets 87 @ Golden State Warriors 112
05.02.14 – Charlotte Hornets 91 @ Golden State Warriors 75

Picks –

Best Bet: Nope – The Hornets have won 4 of their last 10, and up against a stunned Warriors team, they may be on the end of some extra 10% effort. Still, that line is a little high for a certainty bet.

Feeling Lucky: Golden State -9.5 @-110 – The Warriors 105-102 loss to the Heat last out caused the death of a million parlays the world over. It won’t happen again here. Warriors to redeem.

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Oklahoma City @ New Orleans

Points +/-

Last 5

22.12.16 – Oklahoma City Thunder 121 @ New Orleans Pelicans 110
05.12.16 – New Orleans Pelicans 92 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 101
26.02.16 – Oklahoma City Thunder 119 @ New Orleans Pelicans 123
12.02.16 – New Orleans Pelicans 95 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 121
19.11.15 – New Orleans Pelicans 103 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 110

Picks –

Best Bet: Nope – OKC have won 4 of the last 5 in this matchup, 1 of those with old mate KD. Both teams are in average form over the last 10, however with the return of Davis for the Pelicans, things are looking up for the boys from the city of Jazz.  The only concern is the rustiness of AD and how it may effect the flow of the offense.

Coin toss.

Feeling Lucky: New Orleans +2.0 @-110 – Confidence goes a long way with an up and coming team, especially in front of a home crowd, and after getting over the Cavs last out, we’ll ride the wave here.

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New York @ Dallas

Points +/-

Last 5

15.11.16 – Dallas Mavericks 77 @ New York Knicks 93
31.03.16 – New York Knicks 89 @ Dallas Mavericks 91
08.12.15 – Dallas Mavericks 104 @ New York Knicks 97
17.12.14 – Dallas Mavericks 107 @ New York Knicks 87
27.11.14 – New York Knicks 102 @ Dallas Mavericks 109 – OT

Picks –

Best Bet: Dallas WIN @-140 – If talent was the factor here, the Knicks would get the tick and we’d move on. However, they are setting new levels for disappointment, and tonight are facing a Mavs team that made 17 3-pointers last out while handing the Lakers a 49 point defeat, the franchises worst ever. New York haven’t done anything to impress us for a while.

Feeling Lucky: Dallas -2.0 @-110 – As above. The Knicks may be heading for some dark times in the second half of the season.

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LA Lakers @ Portland

Points +/-

Last 5

11.01.17 – Portland Trail Blazers 108 @ Los Angeles Lakers 87
06.01.17 – Los Angeles Lakers 109 @ Portland Trail Blazers 118
12.10.16 – Portland Trail Blazers 109 @ Los Angeles Lakers 106 – OT
24.01.16 – Los Angeles Lakers 103 @ Portland Trail Blazers 121
29.11.15 – Los Angeles Lakers 96 @ Portland Trail Blazers 108

Picks –

Best Bet: Total Points Over 220.0 – Expecting the scorers table to be earning their hourly salary rate here. Awful defense on both sides.

Feeling Lucky: Portland -9.5 @-110 – Take the line here against a Lakers side that is actually worse than their record suggests.

Both teams are in some sketchy form with the Lakers 3/7 and the Blazers 4/6 over their last 10. The Lakers 5-19 away record is putrid (2nd worst in the NBA), and the Blazers will look at this one as a chance to get back on track. Deng and Russell still sitting for the Lakers.