Tonight’s a tricky one, let’s do this

NBA picks for tonight

11 games of NBA basketball tonight, and the value is here.

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Washington @ Charlotte

Points +/-

Last 5

15.12.16 – Charlotte Hornets 106 @ Washington Wizards 109
11.04.16 – Charlotte Hornets 98 @ Washington Wizards 113
07.02.16 – Washington Wizards 104 @ Charlotte Hornets 108
20.12.15 – Charlotte Hornets 101 @ Washington Wizards 109
26.11.15 – Washington Wizards 87 @ Charlotte Hornets 101

Picks –

Best Bet: Charlotte WIN @-182 – Regardless of current form, these contests have been won by the home side. That being said, Kemba might be using tonight as a little audition to get his first all-star nod.

Feeling Lucky: Charlotte -4.0 @-110 – The Hornets will look to extend their win streak to 4. Interesting to see if Batum or MKG get the job on Bradley Beal who could be the difference.

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Sacramento @ Detroit

Points +/-

Last 5

11.01.17 – Detroit Pistons 94 @ Sacramento Kings 100
19.03.16 – Sacramento Kings 108 @ Detroit Pistons 115
12.11.15 – Detroit Pistons 92 @ Sacramento Kings 101
05.01.15 – Sacramento Kings 95 @ Detroit Pistons 114
14.12.14 – Detroit Pistons 95 @ Sacramento Kings 90

Picks –

Best Bet: Detroit WIN @-233 – The Pistons are going for their 4th win in a row as they hunt down the 8th seed while the Kings are losing steam in a big way with 5 straight loses. History shows these matchups have been split with the home side taking the W.

Feeling Lucky: Nothing to see here.

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San Antonio @ Brooklyn

Points +/-

Last 5

11.12.16 – Brooklyn Nets 101 @ San Antonio Spurs 130
12.01.16 – San Antonio Spurs 106 @ Brooklyn Nets 79
31.10.15 – Brooklyn Nets 75 @ San Antonio Spurs 102
04.12.14 – San Antonio Spurs 93 @ Brooklyn Nets 95 – OT
23.11.14 – Brooklyn Nets 87 @ San Antonio Spurs 99

Picks –

Best Bet: San Antonio WIN @-1000 – Slim pickings here but worth a parlay kicker. Kawahi is in beast mode without Gasol and Parker on the court. Could go big again tonight.

Feeling Lucky: San Antonio -12.0 @-110 – David Lee is relevant again starting at Center. Spurs have won the last 3 encounters by an average 29 points.

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Golden State @ Miami

Points +/-

Last 5

11.01.17 – Miami Heat 95 @ Golden State Warriors 107
25.02.16 – Golden State Warriors 118 @ Miami Heat 112
12.01.16 – Miami Heat 103 @ Golden State Warriors 111
15.01.15 – Miami Heat 89 @ Golden State Warriors 104
26.11.14 – Golden State Warriors 114 @ Miami Heat 97

Picks –

Best Bet: Golden State -11.0 @-110 – Pending lineups here for the Warriors, this should be a rout.

Feeling Lucky: Total Points Over 216.0 – Kevin Durant, who is averaging 26.3 points, 8.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.7 blocks is fantasy gold, and with a fresh Curry (rested during the 4th against the Magic) and an easier schedule in Miami, the Warriors will beat the line, and then some.

….just watch for last minute lineups/rests.

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LA Clippers @ Atlanta

Points +/-

Last 5

06.03.16 – Atlanta Hawks 107 @ Los Angeles Clippers 97
28.01.16 – Los Angeles Clippers 85 @ Atlanta Hawks 83
06.01.15 – Atlanta Hawks 107 @ Los Angeles Clippers 98
24.12.14 – Los Angeles Clippers 104 @ Atlanta Hawks 107
09.03.14 – Atlanta Hawks 108 @ Los Angeles Clippers 109

Picks –

Best Bet: Atlanta -7.5 @-110 –The Hawks have won 11 of their last 13, while the Clips are playing according to injury having lost their last 2, winning their 7 before that, and losing the 6 before that. What does that mean you ask? We don’t know either, but we can’t take a team that relies so heavily on 1-2 players. Atlanta all the way to the bank here.

Atlanta are blowing teams out frequently in this run of form.

Feeling Lucky: Take the best bet.

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Houston @ Milwaukee

Points +/-

Last 5

19.01.17 – Milwaukee Bucks 92 @ Houston Rockets 111
01.03.16 – Houston Rockets 121 @ Milwaukee Bucks 128
23.01.16 – Milwaukee Bucks 98 @ Houston Rockets 102
07.02.15 – Milwaukee Bucks 111 @ Houston Rockets 117
30.11.14 – Houston Rockets 117 @ Milwaukee Bucks 103

Picks –

Best Bet: Houston WIN @-200 – Jabari Parker returns to the starting lineup for the Bucks after leaking team meeting info to the media, and they will need the lift after losing their last 5. We’ll take the Rockets here, with the 111-92 win in this matchup last week the kicker.

Feeling Lucky: Total Points Under 223.0 – Recent totals between these two suggests the unders. It’s a little high for us.

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Cleveland @ New Orleans

Points +/-

Last 5

03.01.17 – New Orleans Pelicans 82 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 90
07.02.16 – New Orleans Pelicans 84 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 99
05.12.15 – Cleveland Cavaliers 108 @ New Orleans Pelicans 114 – OT
13.12.14 – Cleveland Cavaliers 114 @ New Orleans Pelicans 119
11.11.14 – New Orleans Pelicans 111 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 118

Picks –

Best Bet: Nope – The Pelicans stunk up world sport in their last outing, with a 143-114 loss to the ……Brooklyn Nets. To quote coach Gentry “”Everything (stunk),” Gentry said after the game. “The effort that we played with (stunk), the coaching (stunk). The ball movement, everything about it was horrendous. … They kicked our (butt).”    

Meanwhile the Cavs are removing doubt with each game they play that they are contenders for the title with inconsistent play, but we just can’t take the Pelicans with their last performance.

Feeling Lucky: Cleveland -6.5 – Banking on the fact that there may be a few sideways glances on the court soon into this game if the Pelicans fall behind.

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New York @ Indiana

Points +/-

Last 5

08.01.17 – New York Knicks 109 @ Indiana Pacers 123
21.12.16 – Indiana Pacers 111 @ New York Knicks 118
13.04.16 – New York Knicks 90 @ Indiana Pacers 102
04.04.16 – Indiana Pacers 92 @ New York Knicks 87
25.02.16 – New York Knicks 105 @ Indiana Pacers 108

Picks –

Best Bet: Indiana WIN @-227 –  The Knicks are in some awful form, having won 5 of their last 20, while the Pacers are in a nice vein of form barring 2 consecutive losses last out.

Feeling Lucky: Indiana -5-5 @-110 – Pacers are back at home following a 3 game road-trip. After a decent 14-10 start to the season, New York have gone 5-16 since. Pacers have won 8 of the last 9 meetings in this matchup.

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Oklahoma City @ Utah

Points +/-

Last 5

15.12.16 – Oklahoma City Thunder 89 @ Utah Jazz 109
25.03.16 – Utah Jazz 91 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 113
14.12.15 – Utah Jazz 98 @ Oklahoma City Thunder 104 – OT
12.12.15 – Oklahoma City Thunder 94 @ Utah Jazz 90
24.11.15 – Oklahoma City Thunder 111 @ Utah Jazz 89

Picks –

Best Bet: Utah WIN @-243 – The Thunder have had a few days break, which is good because they would have needed some soul searching following two consecutive 20+ point losses at the hands of the Clippers and Warriors. In Utah we can’t go past the home team.

Feeling Lucky: Utah -6.0 @-110 – A 16-7 home record for the Jazz, 10-13 away record for the Thunder.