NBA Basketball Picks

New Orleans Hornets (48-21) +2, 190 at Cleveland Cavaliers (40-31), 7 pm Eastern Wednesdayby Zman of Predictem.com The top team in the West meets the defending champs of the East when the New Orleans Hornets visit the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night. NBA...

San Antonio Spurs (47-23) +2, 190 at Orlando Magic (46-26), 7 pm Eastern Tuesday, NBA TVby Zman of Predictem.com The defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs have struggled at times this season, but are still in very good shape to make a springtime run. Meanwhile, the...

Los Angeles Lakers (48-22) -1, 234 at Golden State Warriors (43-26), 10:30 pm Eastern Mondayby Zman of Predictem.com The story of the wild West continues to unfold when the Los Angeles Lakers visit Oakland to take on the Golden State Warriors in the back half of a...

Phoenix Suns (47-22) +3, 206 at Detroit Pistons (49-20), 7:30 pm Eastern Mondayby Zman of Predictem.com A week or so ago, the Phoenix Suns were on their way down the Western Conference ladder, and the acquisition of Shaquille O'Neal was the biggest blunder of the...

Boston Celtics (54-13) +3, 189 at Dallas Mavericks (44-24), 8 pm Eastern Thursday, TNTby Zman of Predictem.com Amidst the frenzy that is March Madness, the jockeying for position in the NBA's regular-season race continues when the best team in the league, the Boston...

Houston Rockets (46-21) +4, 186 at New Orleans Hornets (45-21), 8 pm Eastern Wednesdayby Zman of Predictem.com After seeing their 22-game winning streak come to an abrupt end Tuesday night, the Houston Rockets will try to start up another winning run when they visit...

Los Angeles Lakers (45-21) at Dallas Mavericks -5.5/206 (44-23), 8:30 pm Eastern Tuesdayby Zman of Predictem.com From here on out, the Western Conference will feature big games with big playoff implications on an almost nightly basis. And another one of those will...

Chicago Bulls (26-39) +6, 201 at New Orleans Hornets (44-21), 8 pm Eastern Mondayby Zman of Predictem.com One team looking to hold on to a top-four playoff seed and thus home-court advantage in a first-round series meets another team trying to sneak in the back door...

San Antonio Spurs (44-20) +3, 178 at Detroit Pistons (46-18), 8 pm Eastern Friday, NBA TVby Zman of Predictem.com Second place in the East meets second place in the West when the Detroit Pistons host the San Antonio Spurs in a possible preview of the NBA finals Friday...

Golden State Warriors (40-23) +6, 236 at Phoenix Suns (42-22), 10:30 pm Eastern Thursday, TNTby Zman of Predictem.com The two highest-scoring teams in the league hook up in a key Western Conference bout when the Golden State Warriors visit the Phoenix Suns on the back...