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MAVS AT BUCKS

MAVS ARE IN 4TH CITY IN 6 DAYS AFTER THEY LOST 135-103 AT WASHINGTON FRIDAY, THEY ARE 3-1 SU (2-1-1 ATS) THEIR LAST 4. M. KLEBER (ANKLE) IS OUT WHILE T. BURKE (COVID) REMAINS OUT. BUCKS ARE ON 4TH GAME IN 6 DAYS AFTER THEY LOST TO THE CLIPPERS 153-119 IN MILWAUKEE FRIDAY BUT THEY RESTED GIANNIS, HOLIDAY, AND MIDDLETON, THEY ARE 12-4 SU (11-5 ATS) THEIR LAST 16. THEY MET DEC 23 BUCKS WON 102-95 AT DALLAS, THEY SPLIT 2 MEETINGS LY BOTH BOTH TEAMS WINNING AT HOME. BUCKS ARE 4-1 ATS THEIR LAST 5 AT HOME AND MAVS ARE 1-5 ATS THEIR LAST 6 ON THE ROAD. BUCKS ARE 2 SEED HALF GAME AHEAD OF CELTICS AND 1.5 GB HEAT WHILE MAVS ARE 4 SEED 1 GB OF WARRIORS AND 2 GAMES AHEAD OF JAZZ. 

WIZARDS AT CELTICS

WIZARDS ARE ON 4TH GAME IN 6 DAYS AFTER BEATING THE MAVS 135-103 IN WASHINGTON FRIDAY, THEY ARE 4-1 SU/ATS THEIR LAST 5. K. KUZMA (KNEE) REMAINS OUT. CELTICS BEAT THE PACERS 128-123 IN BOSTON FRIDAY, THEY ARE 7-2 SU (6-3 ATS) THEIR LAST 9. J. TATUM (KNEE) IS PROBABLE. WIZARDS HAVE WON 2 OF 3 MEETINGS TY, THEY LAST MET JAN 23 CELTICS WON 116-87 AT WASHINGTON. CELTICS ARE 27-13 SU (17-21-2 ATS) AT HOME AND WIZARDS ARE 2-6 ATS THEIR LAST 8 ROAD GAMES. CELTICS ARE 3 SEED HALF GB OF BUCKS AND HALF GAME AHEAD OF 76ERS WHILE WIZARDS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFFS. 

NUGGETS AT LAKERS

NUGGETS LOST TO THE TWOLVES 136-130 IN DENVER FRIDAY, THEY ARE 3-1 SU (1-3 ATS) THEIR LAST 4. JEFF GREEN IS NOT WITH THE TEAM. LAKERS LOST TO THE PELICANS 114-111 IN LA FRIDAY FOR THEIR 5TH STRAIGHT LOSS (2-3 ATS). L. JAMES (ANKLE) AND A. DAVIS (FOOT) ARE BOTH LISTED AS ? THEY MET JAN 15 NUGGETS WON 133-96 AT DENVER, LAKERS HAVE WON 4 OF THE LAST 6 MEETINGS (3-3 ATS). NUGGETS ARE 9-3 ATS THEIR LAST 12 ROAD GAMES AND LAKERS ARE 20-19 SU (16-23 ATS) AT HOME. NUGGETS ARE TIED WITH JAZZ FOR 5 SEED 2 GAMES AHEAD OF TWOLVES WHILE LAKERS ARE 11 SEED 1 GB OF SPURS TO MAKE PLAY IN. THIS IS A “MUST GAME” FOR THE LAKERS, NUGGETS EMBARRASSED THEM BY 37 POINTS BACK IN JANUARY. IF BOTH JAMES (40 MINUTES LAST GAME) AND DAVIS (37 MINUTES LAST GAME) PLAY, AS I EXPECT THEY WILL…
INJURY UPDATE AD IS IN BUT LEBRON IS OUT BET DENVER ENOUGH TO GET OFF YOUR LAKERS BET

I LOVE LAKERS +3
I BET NUGGETS ML -1.50 WHEN LEBRON INFO BROKE

PISTONS AT PACERS

PISTONS BEAT THE THUNDER 110-101 AT OKC FRIDAY, THEY ARE 10-11 SU (18-2-1 ATS) THEIR LAST 21. C. CUNNINGHAM (HIP), M. BAGLEY (HIP) AND C. JOSEPH (BACK) ARE OUT. PACERS LOST TO THE CELTICS 128-123 AT BOSTON FRIDAY FOR THEIR 6TH STRAIGHT LOSS (2-4 ATS). G. BITADZE (KNEE) HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO PROBABLE WHILE M. BROGDON REMAINS OUT. PISTONS HAVE WON 2 OF  3 MEETINGS TY BOTH AT HOME, THEY LAST MET MARCH 4 PISTONS WON 111-106 IN DETROIT. PISTONS ARE 2-3 SU (4-1 ATS) THE LAST 5 MEETINGS. PACERS ARE 5-12 ATS THEIR LAST 17 AT HOME AND PISTONS ARE 10-1 ATS THEIR LAST 11 ON THE ROAD. PACERS ARE 3 GAMES UP ON PISTONS AND PISTONS ARE 2 GAMES AHEAD OF HOUSTON AND ORLANDO FOR WORST RECORD IN NBA. 

76ERS AT CAVS

76ERS BEAT THE HORNETS 144-114 IN PHILLY LAST NIGHT, THEY HAD DROPPED THEIR 3 PRIOR GAMES. J. EMBIID (ANKLE) HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO PROBABLE. CAVS ARE ON B2B AND 4TH GAME IN 5 DAYS AFTER WINNING 119-101 AT NEW YORK, THEY ARE 3-5 SU (1-7 ATS) THEIR LAST 8. E. MOBLEY (ANKLE) REMAINS OUT. THEY LAST MET MARCH 16 76ERS WON 118-114 AT CLEVELAND. 76ERS ARE 4-0 SU (2-1-1 ATS) THE LAST 4 MEETINGS. 76ERS ARE 1-5-1 ATS THEIR LAST 7 ROAD GAMES AND CAVS ARE 0-5 ATS THEIR LAST 5 AT HOME. CAVS ARE 7 SEED 2 GB BULLS AND 76ERS ARE 4 SEED HALF GB CELTICS. WITH BOTH TEAMS B2B WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED TO SEE SOME PLAYERS RESTED.

KNICKS AT MAGIC 

KNICKS LOST TO THE CAVS 119-101 IN NEW YORK LAST NIGHT, THEY ARE 4-2 SU (3-3 ATS) THEIR LAST 6. J. RANDLE (QUAD) IS LIKELY OUT FOR SEASON.  MAGIC LOST TO THE RAPTORS 102-89 IN ORLANDO FRIDAY FOR THEIR 5TH STRAIGHT LOSS (1-4 ATS). F. WAGNER (ANKLE) LEFT LAST GAME AND IS OUT C. ANTHONY (TOE) HAS BEEDN UPGRADED TO PROBABLE AND W. CARTER JR. (WRIST) REMAINS OUT. MAGIC HAVE WON 2 OF 3 MEETINGS TY BOTH IN NEW YORK, THEY LAST MET NOV 17 MAGIC WON 104-98. KNICKS ARE 8-1 ATS THEIR LAST 9 ROAD GAMES AND 6-1 ATS THEIR LAST 7 ON B2B. MAGIC ARE 1-5 ATS THEIR LAST 6 HOME GAMES AND 10-28 SU (13-25 ATS) AT HOME ON TY. KNICKS ARE OUT OF PLAYOFF CONTENTION WHILE THE MAGIC ARE TIED WITH ROCKETS FOR WORST RECORD IN NBA. 

SUNS AT THUNDER

SUNS LOST TO THE GRIZZLIES 122-114 AT MEMPHIS FRIDAY SNAPPING 9 GAME WIN STREAK, THEY ARE 9-1 SU (7-3 ATS) THEIR LAST 10. D. AYTON, J. CROWDER AND D. BOOKER WILL BE RESTED AND ARE ALL OUT. THUNDER LOST TO THE PISTONS 110-101 IN OKC FRIDAY, THEY ARE 2-7 SU (7-2 ATS) THEIR LAST 9. T. MANN (HAMSTRING) REMAINS OUT AND JOINS THE REST OF THEIR KEY PLAYERS LIKELY OUT FOR SEASON. SUNS HAVE WON 5 STRAIGHT MEETINGS (3-2 ATS) INCLUDING ALL 3 TY BY A COMBINED 50 PTS. SUNS ARE 9-4 ATS THEIR LAST 13 ROAD GAMES AND THUNDER ARE 10-29 SU (19-16-4 ATS) AT HOME. SUNS ARE LOCKED IN 1 SEED RESTING PLAYERS WHILE OKC IS 2.5 GAMES AHEAD OF ORL/HOU FOR WORST RECORD IN NBA. 

BLAZERS AT SPURS

THIS IS 2ND STRAIGHT MEETING IN SAN ANTONIO, SPURS WON FIRST MEETING 130-111 FRIDAY. SPURS ARE 5-1 SU/ATS THEIR LAST 5 WHILE BLAZERS LOST 6TH STRAIGHT(1-5 ATS) AND 10 OF THEIR LAST 11. D. MURRAY (ILL) DNP LAST GAME AND IS OUT AGAIN TONIGHT. SPURS HAVE WON ALL 3 MEETINGS TY BY A COMBINED 87 PTS. BLAZERS ARE 1-5 ATS THEIR LAST 5 ON THE ROAD AND SPURS ARE 15-24 SU (18-21 ATS) AT HOME. THE BLAZERS HAVE BEEN TANKING SINCE THE ASB WHILE SPURS ARE 10 SEED 1 GAME AHEAD OF LAKERS. I EXPECT ANOTHER BLOWOUT.

HEAT AT RAPTORS

HEAT BEAT THE BULLS 127-109 AT CHICAGO LAST NIGHT FOR THEIR 3RD STRAIGHT WIN (3-0 ATS). J. BUTLER WILL BE RESTED AND G. VINCENT (TOE) AND D. DEDMON (ANKLE) ARE OUT. RAPTORS BEAT THE MAGIC 102-89 AT ORLANDO FRIDAY, THEY ARE 11-2 SU (10-3 ATS) THEIR LAST 13. OG ANUNOBY (THIGH) IS A LATE SCRATCH. RAPTORS HAVE WON 2 OF 3 MEETINGS TY, THEY LAST MET FEB 1 RAPTORS WON 110-106 IN TORONTO. HEAT ARE 9-1-1 ATS THEIR LAST 11 ROAD GAMES AND RAPTORS ARE 21-16 SU (19-18 ATS) AT HOME. HEAT ARE 1 SEED 1.5 GAMES AHEAD OF BUCKS WHILE RAPTORS ARE 5 SEED HALF GAME AHEAD OF BULLS AND 2 GB 76’ERS. 

TWOLVES AT ROCKETS

TWOLVES WILL BE PLAYING 4TH AND FINAL GAME OF AN 8 DAY TRIP. MINNESOTA BEAT THE NUGGETS 136-130 AT DENVER FRIDAY, THEY ARE 2-4 SU/ATS THEIR LAST 6. P. BEVERLEY (ANKLE) IS OUT. ROCKETS LOST TO THE KINGS 122-117 FRIDAY FOR THEIR 3RD STRAIGHT LOSS (1-2 ATS). TWOLVES HAVE WON AND COVERED 4 OF THE LAST 5 MEETINGS INCLUDING BOTH TY BY A COMBINED 36 PTS. ROCKETS ARE 11-28 SU (15-23-1 ATS) AT HOME AND TWOLVES ARE 19-21 (20-19-1 ATS) ON THE ROAD. TWOLVES ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF PLAY-IN 2 GB NUGGETS/JAZZ WHILE ROCKETS ARE TIED WITH MAGIC FOR WORST RECORD IN NBA. WOLVES WANT TO WIN ROCKETS WANT TO LOSE.

I LIKE T’WOLVES -12.5

WARRIORS AT KINGS 

WARRIORS CAME BACK FROM DOWN 19 TO BEAT THE JAZZ 111-107 IN GSW LAST NIGHT, THEY HAD DROPPED THEIR PRIOR 4 GAMES AND ARE 2-7 SU (3-6 ATS) THEIR LAST 9. K. THOMPSON AND OTHER W’S WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY BE RESTED. KINGS RETURN HOME FROM 5 GAME 10 DAY ROAD TRIP AFTER THEY BEAT THE ROCKETS 122-117 AT HOUSTON FRIDAY, THEY WERE 4-1 SU/ATS ON THE TRIP. A. LEN (BACK) IS ? WARRIORS HAVE WON ALL 3 MEETINGS TY BY A COMBINED 39 PTS. WARRIORS HAVE WON 11 OF THE LAST 14 MEETINGS BUT JUST 4-10 ATS AND KINGS ARE 2-3 SU (4-1 ATS) LAST 5 MEETINGS IN SACRAMENTO. WARRIORS ARE 1-4 ATS THEIR LAST 5 ON THE ROAD AND KINGS ARE 16-23 SU (19-20 ATS) AT HOME. WARRIORS ARE 3 SEED 1 GAME AHEAD OF MAVS WHILE KINGS ARE 12 SEED 1.5 GAMES AHEAD OF PORTLAND.
 INJURY UPDATE K. THOMPSON, O. PORTER JR. AND A. IGUODALA WILL BE RESTED.

I LIKE KINGS +6.5

PELICANS AT CLIPPERS 

PELICANS BEAT THE LAKERS 114-111 AT LA FRIDAY, IT WAS THIER 3RD STRAIGHT WIN. CLIPPERS ARE 4TH GAME IN 6 DAYS AFTER THEY BEAT THE BUCKS 153-119 AT MILWAUKEE FRIDAY WHILE THEY RESTED P. GEORGE, M. MORRIS, R. JACKSON, AND N. BATUM, L.A. HAS WON 2 OF 3 GAMES AFTER A 5 GAME LOSING STREAK. PELICANS HAVE WON AND COVERED 5 STRAIGHT MEETINGS INCLUDING ALL 3 TY BY A COMBINED 56 PTS. CLIPPERS ARE 21-16 SU (17-20 ATS) AT HOME AND PELICANS ARE 12-3 ATS THEIR LAST 15 ROAD GAMES. THIS IS A POTENTIAL MATCHUP IN 2ND ROUND OF PLAY IN GAME, PELICANS ARE 9 SEED 2 GAMES AHEAD OF SPURS AND 3.5 GAMES BACK OF CLIPPERS WHO ARE VIRTUALLY LOCKED IN 8 SEED.