NBA Picks

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...

Toronto Raptors (34-29) +9, 223 at Golden State Warriors (39-23), 10:30 pm Eastern Wednesdayby Zman of Predictem.com The Golden State Warriors are 5 games better than the Toronto Raptors so far this season. But while Toronto seems fairly secure in its pursuit of a...

San Antonio Spurs (44-19) +2, 184 at New Orleans Hornets (42-20), 8 pm Eastern Wednesdayby Zman of Predictem.com It's a Southwest Division showdown in the Big Easy when the San Antonio Spurs pay a visit to the New Orleans Hornets Wednesday night in NBA action. Early...