Tonight’s Best NBA Tips
Utah @ Philadelphia
Points +/- Rank
| TEAM | OWN | OPP | DIFF |
| Utah | 96.9 | 95.9 | +1.0 |
| Philadelphia | 92.8 | 104.2 | -11.4 |
The Say
The 76ers are still looking for their first win of the season, and just came up short by a point at home to the undefeated Cavs. Taking on Utah on the second night of a back to back is their best chance yet. Haywood is back for the Jazz, and he showed no signs of rust scoring 28 points last night. Will be hard for Utah to back up after last night, especially against an improved Philly team.
Punter’s Note: Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings
Best Bet: Utah WIN @1.29
Feeling Lucky: Under 192.5 @1.91
Houston @ Washington
Points +/- Rank
| TEAM | OWN | OPP | DIFF |
| Houston | 108.0 | 108.2 | -0.2 |
| Washington | 97.2 | 103.8 | -6.6 |
The Say
The Wizards regain John Wall while this will be the Rockets’ fourth game in a row on the road.
Houston and D’Antoni weren’t able to get revenge on Howard in Atlanta last out, while the Wizards laid an egg in Orlando while Wall rested. These two sides were the under achievers for each conference last year and we haven’t seen enough for any upsets just yet.
Punter’s Note: Rockets are 9-2 ATS in the last 11 meetings in Washington.
Best Bet: Washington +8.5 @1.20
Feeling Lucky: Washington WIN @1.81
Indiana @ Charlotte
Points +/- Rank
| TEAM | OWN | OPP | DIFF |
| Indiana | 109.7 | 111.5 | -1.8 |
| Charlotte | 102.0 | 95.8 | +6.2 |
The Say
Indiana are 0-3 on the road so far and their record in Charlotte isn’t that great either. We have been burnt a few times by the Pacers this year who are struggling to find any offensive rhythm while also letting in 111+ ppg on the defensive end.
The Hornets will ride the defensive pressure of Batum and MKG, while Kemba is in too good of form to be stopped by Teague.
Punter’s Note: Pacers are 0-4 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Charlotte.
Best Bet: Charlotte WIN @1.59
Feeling Lucky: Charlotte 1-10 @2.80
Orlando @ Chicago
Points +/- Rank
| TEAM | OWN | OPP | DIFF |
| Orlando | 95.0 | 100.3 | -5.3 |
| Chicago | 106.5 | 103.8 | +2.7 |
The Say
Chicago have erased their impressive start this season with a 3 game slide, while Orlando have resurrected theirs with a 3 game streak. The Bulls are riding the ups and downs of Dwyane Wade with his inconstant scoring lines. The Magic could still cause an upset but with the Bulls at home, they will be too strong and bounce back.
Punter’s Note: Bulls are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games.
Best Bet: Chicago WIN @1.33
Feeling Lucky: Chicago -7.5 @1.92
Miami @ Oklahoma City
Points +/- Rank
| TEAM | OWN | OPP | DIFF |
| Miami | 98.6 | 98.2 | +0.4 |
| Oklahoma City | 103.7 | 100.0 | +3.7 |
The Say
Dion Waters made it known that if Kevin Durant hadn’t left for OKC that he would have stayed at the Thunder instead of leaving for the Heat.
“At the end of the day, if they would have kept it together, I’m pretty sure I would have went back one more year to see what we could do because we were 24 minutes away from the finals,” Waiters told the Post. “Once things went the way it went I kind of knew.”
Tonight however, Dion will watch his old team win. We’ll take the Thunder here in a close one.
Punter’s Note: Under is 4-0 in Thunder’s last 4 games.
Best Bet: Oklahoma City WIN @1.42
Feeling Lucky: Oklahoma City 1-10 @2.38
Detroit @ LA Clippers
Points +/- Rank
| TEAM | OWN | OPP | DIFF |
| Detroit | 100.5 | 93 | +7.5 |
| LA Clippers | 102.7 | 90.7 | +12.0 |
The Say
With both teams elite defensively this could be a scrappy affair. Liking the boys from Detroit this year, however in LA tonight the combined offense of the Clippers with Griffin 20.3 pppg and Paul 18.5 ppg should be a little too much to handle. Home team wins out here, with a little more depth.
Punter’s Note: Clippers are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
Best Bet: LA Clippers WIN @1.22
Feeling Lucky: LA Clippers -8.5 @1.91
New Orleans @ Golden State
Points +/- Rank
| TEAM | OWN | OPP | DIFF |
| Golden State | 112.3 | 110.0 | +2.3 |
| New Orleans | 100.3 | 107.5 | -7.2 |
The Say
Both teams have started 2016/17 in disappointing fashion, however disappointing means different things to either team here. The Pelican’s are looking for their maiden win, but unfortunately won’t find it in San Francisco. This may be just the training run that the Warriors need, but that line is a little too steep… If the Warriors lose here I’ll officially find something better to do with my spare time.
Punter’s Note: Over is 8-2 in Pelicans last 10 games.
Best Bet: Nope.
Feeling Lucky: Total points under 224.5…. if you must.
