NBA Picks

The Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks go at it Sunday where the Hawks opened as -3 home favs. The line was quickly bet down to 2.5, despite the public hammering Atlanta. Get our Chi/Atl pick here!

The Phoenix Suns haven’t been laying good basketball as of late and the New Orleans Pelicans have been red hot. This game is SUPER tricky! Get our Pho/N.O. prediction here!

The Trailblazers are presently in the midst of a lengthy seven-game road trip that concludes next Tuesday in Memphis against the Grizzlies. Portland will be playing this game on two days’ rest. For Boston, this will be their first game at home after concluding a three-game road trip in Toronto last night. The C’s are bruised and tired coming into this one. Can they contend with a hot Portland team? Keith Franks breaks down the game and gives his NBA prediction.

One of the biggest trends that revolves around this game is how good the home team plays when these two teams face each other. The home team has won the last ten consecutive meetings dating back to January of 2017. AND, the home team has covered in nine of those ten meetings. We know sportsbooks will adjust the spread for these kinds of trends but 4 points isn’t much to open this one, especially with Leonard’s status still up in the air. Matt Lowry has today’s NBA pick.

The Pelicans’ three-point game is nothing to marvel in. New Orleans sits 22nd in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage (34.8%) while they sit 26th in the league in defending the three-pointer as opponents shoot 36.5% from beyond the arc. Philadelphia sits seventh in the league in three-point percentage (36%) and they are equally proficient in defending the three-pointer as they are also seventh in the NBA in opponent field goal percentage (34.2%). Is this game decided at the 3 point line or will Anthony Davis, who returns to action tonight, have something to say about it. Keith Franks gives his NBA pick.

The Knicks and Spurs met in January in New York and San Antonio put together a 100-91 win. The Spurs closed as a 5.5-point favorite meaning they covered against the spread. Should we expect the lottery bound Knicks, with new PG Dennis Smith Jr., to do any better this time around? Keith Franks gives his NBA prediction.