It’s night 8 of the 2017/18 NBA Playoffs, here are our NBA picks for tonight’s games.
*Original betting lines and lineups taken game morning, adjust accordingly.
The original lines for each game are taken a couple of hours prior to the tip-off, so adjust your picks accordingly should a line change.
Tonight’s NBA Playoff Picks
Philadelphia @ Miami
- Eastern Conference – Game 4
- Philadelphia Lead Series 2-1
H2H Trends –
76ers are 1-3-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Miami.
Season Series
| GAME 3 | Miami | Philadelphia | 108 : 128 |
| GAME 2 | Philadelphia | Miami | 103 : 113 |
| GAME 1 | Philadelphia | Miami | 130 : 103 |
| 09.03.18 | Miami | Philadelphia | 108 : 99 |
| 28.02.18 | Miami | Philadelphia | 102 : 101 |
| 15.02.18 | Philadelphia | Miami | 104 : 102 |
| 03.02.18 | Philadelphia | Miami | 103 : 97 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | AWAY |
| Miami | 44 | 38 | 26-15 | 18-23 |
| Philadelphia | 52 | 30 | 30-11 | 22-19 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Miami | 103.4 | 102.9 | +0.5 |
| Philadelphia | 109.8 | 105.3 | +4.5 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Philadelphia | Over | Philadelphia |
| -3.0 | 215.5 | 106-102 |
The 76ers got a little nervous after Game 2 and so did Embiid’s social media. After heading into Game 3 1-1, the all star center miraculously recovered from a fractured face and lead his team to a big road win. Analysing their Game 2 loss, was it really something to worry about or just a ‘wind back the clock’ performance from D-Wade?
Embiid is back and the 76ers will be hard to stop.
Best Bet = Philadelphia -3.0
Portland @ New Orleans
- Western Conference – Game 4
- New Orleans Lead Series 3-0
H2H Trends –
Trail Blazers are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
Season Series –
| GAME 3 | New Orleans | Portland | 119 : 102 |
| GAME 2 | Portland | New Orleans | 102 : 111 |
| GAME 1 | Portland | New Orleans | 95 : 97 |
| 28.03.18 | New Orleans | Portland | 103 : 107 |
| 13.01.18 | New Orleans | Portland | 119 : 113 |
| 03.12.17 | Portland | New Orleans | 116 : 123 |
| 25.10.17 | Portland | New Orleans | 103 : 93 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | AWAY |
| New Orleans | 48 | 34 | 24-17 | 24-17 |
| Portland | 49 | 33 | 28-13 | 21-20 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| New Orleans | 111.7 | 110.4 | +1.3 |
| Portland | 105.6 | 103.0 | +2.6 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Portland | Under | |
| +7.0 | 216.0 |
The Pelicans are going for the sweep tonight and with their form heading into the playoffs, it could be their ninth straight win. If it’s not Anthony Davis piling on the points, Holiday or Mirotic are able to put up big numbers.
The Blazers’ Lillard and McCollum combo just can’t compete with 3 players scoring above 20 points in Game 3 and they still were blown away by 17 points. Even though on the Standings the teams were separated, the Pelicans were only one win behind their opponents which doesn’t really surprise us that this demolition is happening. Plus they have AD.
Best Bet = New Orleans WIN
Houston @ Minnesota
- Western Conference – Game 2
- Houston Lead Series 2-0
H2H Trends –
Rockets are 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
Over is 14-5 in the last 19 meetings.
Season Series –
| GAME 2 | Houston | Minnesota | 102 : 82 |
| GAME 1 | Houston | Minnesota | 104 : 101 |
| 19.03.18 | Minnesota | Houston | 120 : 129 |
| 24.02.18 | Houston | Minnesota | 120 : 102 |
| 14.02.18 | Minnesota | Houston | 108 : 126 |
| 19.01.18 | Houston | Minnesota | 116 : 98 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | AWAY |
| Minnesota | 47 | 35 | 30-11 | 17-24 |
| Houston | 65.00 | 17.00 | 34-7 | 31-10 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Minnesota | 109.5 | 107.3 | +2.2 |
| Houston | 112.4 | 103.9 | +8.5 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Houston | Over | Minnesota |
| -5.5 | 214.0 | 121-105 |
Houston have won all six contests between these two team this season although the post season games have been surprisingly low scoring. It might have something to do with the Rockets shooting at a below 30% clip from the arc or that KAT has scored 13 points combined.
Expect both sides to get a different result tonight with the Wolves searching for another way to win.
Best Bet = Over 214.0
Oklahoma City @ Utah
- Western Conference – Game 3
- Series Tied 1-1
H2H Trends –
Under is 8-0 in the last 8 meetings in Utah.
Under is 22-8 in the last 30 meetings.
Season Series –
| GAME 2 | Oklahoma City | Utah | 95 : 102 |
| GAME 1 | Oklahoma City | Utah | 116 : 108 |
| 24.12.17 | Utah | Oklahoma City | 89 : 103 |
| 21.12.17 | Oklahoma City | Utah | 107 : 79 |
| 06.12.17 | Oklahoma City | Utah | 100 : 94 |
| 22.10.17 | Utah | Oklahoma City | 96 : 87 |
Win/Loss
| TEAM | W | L | HOME | AWAY |
| Oklahoma City | 48 | 34 | 27-14 | 21-20 |
| Utah | 48 | 34 | 28-13 | 20-21 |
Season Points +/-
| TEAM | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF |
| Oklahoma City | 107.9 | 104.4 | +3.4 |
| Utah | 104.1 | 99.8 | +4.3 |
Picks against the spread
| Spread | O/U Points | Result |
| Utah | Under | Utah |
| -4.0 | 207.0 | 115-102 |
The Jazz were able to snag a win on the road and head into Game 3 & 4 with the advantage. Donovon Mitchell is breaking records in his rookie year while Gobert is causing trouble in the paint, forcing the Thunder to shoot from the arc.
OKC need at least a big game from 2 of their 3 stars to get a victory which doesn’t happen too often.
Best Bet = Utah WIN
