NBA Basketball Picks

Los Angeles Lakers (63-25), +4.5, o/u 215 @ Utah Jazz (58-32), -4.5, o/u 215, EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah, 9 p.m. Eastern, FridayBy Oracle of Predictem.com With virtually nothing going right in the first two games of the Western Conference semifinal...

Toronto Raptors (41-42), +5.5, o/u 199.5 vs. Orlando Magic (53-30), o/u 199.5, Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, TuesdayBy Oracle of Predictem.com If there were a series in the NBA playoffs that was overlooked and not talked about nearly enough, it's...

Utah Jazz (54-27), +4, o/u 182 @ San Antonio Spurs (55-26), -4, o/u 182, AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, 9:30 p.m. Eastern, WednesdayBy Oracle of Predictem.com With all of the hoopla surrounding the playoff races this year, it's not a surprise that the last day...

Golden State Warriors (48-32), +5.5, o/u 231 vs. Phoenix Suns (53-27), -5.5, o/u 231, U.S. Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona, 10 p.m. Eastern, Mondayby Oracle of Predictem.com It's now or never, do or die, make or break, and whatever other clich that can be attached to...

New Orleans Hornets (55-23), +3.5, o/u 212 vs. Los Angeles Lakers (54-25), -3.5, o/u 212, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, 10:30 p.m. Eastern, FridayBy Oracle of Predictem.com Sure, if we're talking "team" sports this game is crucial as far as the Western...

Denver Nuggets (47-31), +5, o/u 240 vs. Golden State Warriors (47-31), -5, o/u 240, Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, 8 p.m. Eastern, ThursdayBy Oracle of Predictem.com This is as big as it gets when it comes to regular season play. The Denver Nuggets and Golden...

Phoenix Suns (51-26), +6, o/u 199.5 vs. San Antonio Spurs (53-24), -6, o/u 199.5, AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, 9:30 p.m. Eastern, WednesdayBy Oracle of Predictem.com With both the Phoenix Suns and San Antonio Spurs in the playoffs, you'd think they don't have...

Utah Jazz (51-26), +4.5, o/u 210, vs. New Orleans Hornets (54-22), -4.5, o/u 210 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, 8 p.m. Eastern, Tuesdayby Oracle of Predictem.com For those who thought the New Orleans Hornets would fade sometime during the 2007-08 season,...

Dallas Mavericks (47-28), +5.5, o/u 207 vs. Los Angeles Lakers (51-24), -5.5, o/u 207, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, 10:30 p.m. Eastern, FridayBy Oracle of Predictem.com Sure, the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers have been in the heat of the Western...

Golden State Warriors (45-29) at Dallas Mavericks (46-28), 9:30 pm Eastern Wednesday, ESPNby Zman of Predictem.com The battle for the last few Western Conference playoffs spots continues Wednesday night when the 9th-place Golden State Warriors visit the 7th-place...