NBA Picks

The Miami Heat are playing decent basketball but haven’t had a final score margin larger than five points over any of their last five games. They’re laying -7 Saturday at San Antonio. Who covers the spread here? Get our Mia/SAS pick here!

The Nuggets and Lakers play in the late ESPN game with Denver coming in as a short -1 favorite. Everything points to a Denver win, however, NBA betting is NEVER as easy as it appears! Get our Den/LAL pick here!

The sportsbooks have opened the Portland Trail Blazers at -3 and moved them to 4 point home favorites this AM without their star shooting guard tonight against the NBA’s Little Team That Could, the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers are a team that needs to continue to win these types of games to get homecourt advantage in round 1 and have a chance to see more than one team this post season. Can the Pacers work with 4 points and help bettors get a win against the spread? KC breaks it down!

Sunday night betting action from the hard court has two beat up clubs battling it out in Houston. The odds board lists the Rockets as a six-point home favorite with the total line offered up at 225.5 points. Tough to handicap this game without knowing who will take the floor, but our NBA handicapper Matt thinks there is enough to make a play. Read on to get his forecast on the total.

It’s the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks in Sunday NBA betting action. Tip-off for this afternoon game is 3:30 PM ET on the floor of Fiserv Forum. The odds maker lists the Bucks as a -6.5 point spread favorite with the total line posted at 131 on many boards. NBA handicapper Keith Franks has weighed out the angles and line value to come up with his pick versus the betting line.

The Golden State Warriors at the Oklahoma City Thunder go at it tonight at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Neither team has been playing well as of late combined with Kevin Durant’s status make this a tough game to call. That’s not stopping our NBA handicapper Kyle Cash to have an opinion on this game. Read on to get his free pick and game analysis.