NBA Picks

In order to avoid a Round One matchup with the Warriors, OKC is going to need to take care of business here in the last two days. The 8-spot is considered the death spot, and it’s not the match-up that OKC is looking for to start the playoffs. How much is this motivation factor worth here when betting this game against the spread? KC gives his NBA pick.

The Golden State Warriors host the LA Clippers in Sunday hoops action. The NBA betting board lists the Warriors as a large 13.5 point favorite with a total line of 235.5. Both teams could use the win, so is this too many points to lay? Read what handicapper Matt Lowry has to say on the match and get his best bet pick.

The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Minnesota Timberwolves in Sunday NBA betting action with only one team having anything to play for. Will they be enough to back the Thunder and lay the -6 or will the Wolves battle them to the wire tonight? See who Keith is betting versus the spread.

The 76ers head to the Windy City to take on the Bulls on Saturday night. The big -9.5 line thrown on the 76ers reflects not only who is the better quality team but also who has the motivation. Does that mean they’ll win in blowout fashion or will they shut it down when they have a safe lead? Get Predictem NBA handicapper Kyle Cash’s take on the game and his free point spread pick.

The Brooklyn Nets travel to take on the Milwaukee Bucks in Saturday NBA action. The lines maker has opened the Bucks as an -8.5 point spread favorite with a total line of 235.5. Milwaukee has owned the Nets this season winning all three games with the smallest margin of victory being ten points. So are the Bucks the play? Get Matt’s BKN/MIL Prediction.

Despite Portland being down to one solo gunman in Damian Lillard, the Trail Blazers have still managed to wrap up their 50-win season with a neat little bow. They’re in the midst of an 11-2 stretch over their last 13 games, and they’ve lost as many starting players as they have games during that time frame. However Denver is arguably the best team they will see in the last 14 games and the sportsbooks have backed that notion up making the blazing hot Blazers 6.5 underdogs.