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Utah Jazz + 8.5 vs Denver Nuggets
The Utah Jazz (36-44) will host the visiting Denver Nuggets (52-28) tonight at Vivint Smart Home Arena. With the Nuggets riddled with injuries, I am taking the Jazz +8.5 to win.
Nuggets key injuries: Bruce Brown (knee) probable, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (illness) questionable, Aaron Gordon (shoulder) questionable, Reggie Jackson (back) probable, Nikola Jokic (calf) questionable, Jamal Murray(thumb) questionable, Michael Porter Jr. (heel) questionable
Jazz key injuries: Talen Horton-Tucker (ankle) out, Lauri Markkanen (hand) out, Kelly Olynyk (rest) out, Collin Sexton (hamstring) out

Los Angeles Clippers -14.5 vs Portland Trail Blazers
The Lost Angeles Clippers will host the visiting Portland Trail Blazers tonight at Crypto.com Arena. Almost all in the roster are in the injuries list, it is too easy for the Clippers to win this game.
Trail Blazers key injuries: Drew Eubanks (ankle) questionable, Jerami Grant (quad) out, Damian Lillard (calf) out, Nassir Little (ankle) out, Jusuf Nurkic (knee) out, Cam Reddish (back) questionable, Anfernee Simons (foot) out, Matisse Thybulle (knee) out, Trendon Watford (ankle) probable, Justise Winslow (ankle) out
Clippers key injuries: Paul George (knee) out, Marcus Morris (back) out

Here are the result of my picks for games yesterday,

Charlotte Hornets VS Houston Rockets SCORE 109 - 112 - WIN

Just like I thought that Houston Rockets will be more forceful but still struggling against the Hornets with not many of their main players, and noticed they got the spread but there is not much consistency, that is why I have given the bet for the Houston getting a real chance in winning this time, while looking at Alperen Sengun 21 rebounds is really insane they got someone like that Dang! Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. both got 26 points,

Washington Wizards VS Miami Heat SCORE 114 - 108 - LOST

The Only loss I got was a sad truth and it is really a risk the Miami Heat is just down to just Victor Oladipo but this is really a 50/50 option so I was really not shocked about the result, Jonathan Davis got 16 points, Carey Kispert got 19 points and Daniel Gafford got 22 points winning the game against the Heat,

Boston Celtics VS Toronto Raptors SCORE 121 - 102 - WIN

Surely the Toronto Raptors don't stand a chance against the many injured players of the Celtics, and the Boston Celtics just got to them like a typhoon it was a one-sided game, Jayson Tatum just got 21 points, Payton Pritchard got 22 points and Sam Hauser got 26 points destroying the Raptors like that,

Sacramento Kings VS Golden State Warriors SCORE 97 - 119 - WIN

Another strong game for the Warriors and against so many injured players for the Kings looking at their stat it is not really looking good for them in this game, and from that, the Warriors from start to finish just destroyed the Sacramento Kings, a great team in the West, Donte DiVincenzo  got 18 points Stephen Curry got 25 points and Klay Thompson was really hungry and surely wants another ring, got 29 points,

Would have went 3 for 3 if Dallas didn't punk out and tank the game just to keep their draft pick.  What a pitiful franchise I hope they swing and miss with their draft this year.  If there is any basketball gods out there they won't jump up in the lottery.  If somehow they can prove a team is tanking they should penalize them with taking away theor draft pick or something.  They still had a shot to get into the playin and they opted to chuck it away to keep their pick.  Laughable.  Well at least I went 2 for 3

And Luka only played for a single quarter, for the remaining 3 quarters. It's surprising enough that the Mavs almost got a win versus the Bulls because somehow the Bulls got more reliable roster without their core compared to the Mavs.

That sounds interesting surely, there will be some changes because the management isn't happy with the results they got after having a good run this season. But let's see what is it because as of now, no speculations yet.

Yeah, imagine if they still have Brunson. It could've been better. I don't want to be pessimistic yet for their future but when you see what happened in this season right when they got Kyrie, it really looked bad.

3/5 for my day.
Not that much profitable but it's okay.

I don't know what happened with Cameron Payne as I was watching the Sacramento Kings versus the Golden State Warriors. He only played 15 minutes which is unlikely to happen especially when they are resting their stars. Anyway, it's not that bad.
2 more days and the next 3 games later are too early so I am sharing my bets.

Utah Jazz - Denver Nuggets - Denver Nuggets -3.5 Their bench really played well against the Suns even with KD and Booker playing. I am hoping they could do the same against the Jazz.

Los Angeles Clippers - Portland Trail Blazers - Los Angeles Clippers (-14.5) Clippers badly need one more win. Blow them out as early as possible if they can.

Good luck everyone.

The Mavericks collapse since getting Kyrie Irving is almost unbelievable. I’m not sure why Kyrie is viewed as such a great player when he’s basically destroyed 4 teams in a row now.

The Lakers and Clippers both seem hungry for that last playoff spot without the play-in tournament. I think both LA teams are good bets to win the rest of their games this season.

With that loss, the Mavericks are officially eliminated from the tournament already.


Kyrie didn't play because of foot injury, and at the same time, Hardaway Jr. didn't play because of ankle injuries. Their 2 bigs Kleber, and Wood didn't play as well. What do you expect from the Mavericks if they ruled out their main role players. It's a bit surprising that they only lost by 3 points against the Bulls without DeRozan, and Lavine.

After having a very good playoff run, the Mavericks didn't even clinch the play-in position. I wonder what will the Mavericks front office will do in the off-season. Will they pursue Irving, and build a team around both him and Luka? Will they get better role players? Will Luka request a trade?

2 games will be given. The Lakers must win this and the Warriors too because the Sacramento Kings are also resting their stars while they have nothing to worry about in a secured spot for the playoffs.

I have the Warriors on my line at -11.5 during live bets. I cannot see the Kings getting back up from the big lead that is piling up so I guess I made the right decision.
Then I have props for the Phoenix Suns player Cameron Payne Over 16.5 points. I am not risking a bet of -10.5 for the Lakers bet just yet, will try when a window opens at a smaller spread.

The only hot game today is the Mavericks versus the Chicago Bulls and they are still playing with 1 minute left. A very close game.
Edit: Bulls won, 3 point lead.

The Bucks is already resting Giannis and the rest of the starters against the Memphis.

While Memphis is going full force in this game with Ja Morant still in the floor in the first quarter. So far it's close, but I wouldn't be surprised if Memphis will take this game in the 4th quarter.

So time for this bench warmers to see action, gonna be good for them as they could be needed in playoffs.

Odds is 9.5/-9.5 in this game.

The Suns are expected to rest Booker, Durant, Paul, & Ayton tonight against the Lakers. This is a game the Lakers desperately need to win and with the Suns resting all their guys, they should be able to get it done. A shame because this would have been one hell of a matchup. I guess I don’t have to be sad anymore that I won’t be able to watch the game.

Still, maybe an opportunity to bet on the Lakers with some decent odds.

My bets for today:
New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks
The New York Knicks (47-33) will battle the New Orleans Pelicans (41-39) tonight at Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans need to win in order to get a better position in the playin or playoffs.
Knicks key injuries: RJ Barrett(illness) questionable, Jalen Brunson (hand) out, Julius Randle (ankle) out
Pelicans key injuries: Jose Alvarado (tibia) out, Zion Williamson (hamstring) out

Dallas Mavericks vs Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls (38-42) and Dallas Mavericks (38-42) square off tonight at American Airlines Center. A much needed win also for the Dallas Mavericks to keep their playin dreams alive.
Bulls key injuries: Alex Caruso (foot) questionable, Demar DeRozan (rest) questionable, Zach Lavine (rest) questionable
Mavericks key injuries: Luka Doncic (thigh) probable, Josh Green (rest) out, Tim Hardaway Jr (ankle) out, Kyrie Irving (foot) out, Maxi Kleber (hamstring) out, Christian Wood (rest) out

Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors (42-38) will visit the Sacramento Kings (42-38) tonight at Golden 1 Center. A much needed win for the Warriors to avoid a potential playin.
Warriors key injuries: Andre Iguodala (wrist) out, Ryan Rollins (foot) out, Andrew Wiggins (reconditioning) out
Kings key injuries: G Matthew Dellavedova (finger) out, De’Aaron Fox (ankle) questionable, Kevin Huerter (knee) questionable, Trey Lyles (shoulder) questionable, Davion Mitchell (knee) questionable,, Malik Monk (leg) questionable, Keegan Murray (foot) questionable, Domantas Sabonis (ankle) questionable

Yeah! 3 out of 4 if only I was not on parley that is, but it is alright if I bet directly it will not be profitable anyway, but no worries I will take a bounce back on the next games,
It was a really one-sided game the Sun's VS Denver game, Kevin Durant was playing so hard and playing that 41 mins of the game, but even though the score was so close watching the game the Denver Nuggets didn't stand a chance against the Phoenix Suns at all,  

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Now here are my picks for today's game

Charlotte Hornets VS Houston Rockets

The stake odds for this game are 2.46 for the Hornets and 1.58 for the Rockets, right now Gordon Hayward, Terry Rozier, Kelly Oubre Jr., Cody Martin, and PJ Washington can not play for the Hornets, and Mark Williams, and Dennis Smith Jr. is both doubtful if they can play for the Hornets, while Ancient Forest can not play for the Rockets, for this game I think because of the many injuries and doubtful for the Hornets they will likely need to use their reserves to play, while Houston Rockets had a huge chance winning this, so my bet will be the Rockets,

Washington Wizards VS Miami Heat

The stake odds for this game are 2.65 for the Wizards and 1.51 for the Heat, Right now Bradley Beal, Kristaps Porzingis, Kyle Kuzma, Monte Morris, and Deni Avdija, can not play for the Wizards while Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry, Tyler Herro, and Nikola Jovic can not play for the Heat, and Max Strus and Kevin Love are both doubtful if they can play for the Heat, right now the Heat still got Caleb Martin, Victor Oladipo, and Gabe Vincent at their disposal while the Wizards I really don't know so for me my pick is the Miami Heat,

Boston Celtics VS Toronto Raptors

The stake odds for this game are 2.05 for the Celtics and 1.81 for the Raptors, Right now Jaylen Brown and Danilo Gallinari can not play for the Celtics, and Payton Pritchard, Marcus Smart, Derrick White, and Malcolm Brogdon are doubtful if they can play for the Celtics while Otto Porter Jr. is out of season, so no further injuries for the Raptors, the Raptors are in great shape so the Celtics might have a hard time against the Raptors but for this game I think I will risk my bet for the Boston Celtics,

Sacramento Kings VS Golden State Warriors

The stake odds for this game are 4.40 for the Kings and 1.23 for the Warriors, right now Matthew Dellavedova can not play for the Kings and Keegan Murray, Davion Mitchell, Malik Monk, De'Aaron Fox, Kevin Huerter, Trey Lyles, and Domantas Sabonis are all doubtful if they can play for this game, while Andre Iguodala, and Andre Iguodala can not play for the Warriors and might be available on april 15, for this game I still have faith with the Warriors that they can win over this right now they only need Wiggins to make their defense solid, but they will win this with their offense, so my pick is the Warriors,

Should have taken the money line on the cavs they wrecked orlando.  Flopped on the other 2.  These last couple games are tough to bet since key players will be sitting.  Laying in on 3 games.

Knicks +8.5.  They are a good road team and their young guys are killing it right now.  3 players with 30 points or more last game.  Grimes turning it up and the Knicks defense will keep this close.

Mavs -8 at home.  Gotta think they will be playing with desperation to keep their season alive.  Gotta ride them here.

And last gimme the Celtics +2.  Some players will be sitting but I still like the celts at home getting points.

Good luck everyone and enjoy the games!

Not gonna lie, I wasn't expecting for the Thunders to get this far but this will be a good opportunity for the young players of the Thunders to gain more experience by playing one or few top teams in the league, if they'll get past play-in and join the playoffs, that's much better for them so that they can bounce back next season and bring the lessons they've learned this season. Few more games left before the season officially ends.

Before that, 11 games again later. Did you guys already have your picks?

Miami Heat -5 vs Washington Wizards
Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks -10
Toronto Raptors vs Boston Celtics -2.5

Whoaah! Three out of 4 games, nice catch mate!

If I'm not wrong, the Cavs were the underdogs that time when they faced the Magic. Maybe some saw it coming, some didn't because it is quite confusing why they are listed as underdogs when they are really capable of defeating the Magic just like what happened yesterday.

For the Suns vs Denver match-up, I think it was already a ones-sided game since the game began. I mean, we can see that the Phoenix aren't that pressured and wasn't sweating that much because Jokic wasn't there as well as the few cores. But I'm afraid that most bettors who took the spread got lost on this.

Yup! OKC, take the game away from the Jazz, giving them a spot to the play-inn a good opportunity to move forward
in case they manage to beat whoever the two teams that they need to pass before moving forward to the playoff.

It's a good challenge for them but there are still games that might change the current positioning. We need to wait for the final selections.

But again, good catch for all those winners today! Congrats!

Sorry about that I was half asleep posting this, that is why I am seeing things and thought that this is the Chicago Bulls, but I already fixed my post just now after posting this  but yeah those questionable for the Denver Nugget are now injured and can not play their next game,

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Here are the result of my picks for games today, and yeah because I have to go with a parley for all of these games I lost all my bets because of the Orlando Magic,

Orlando Magic VS Cleveland Cavaliers SCORE 94 - 118 - LOST

Even though the main players of the Cavaliers were not there they still manage to win this game, even though Bol Bol and Jalen Suggs were on the Magic they still did not pose a threat in defeating the Cavaliers, The Cavaliers still got the spread Isaiah Mobley got 18 points, Cedi Osman got 19 point sand Danny Green got 21 points

San Antonio Spurs VS Portland Trail Blazers SCORE 129 - 127 - WIN

This game was pretty much close, and the Trail Blazers had a great start getting the lead but then the Spurs had the upper hand in the 2nd quarter then the Trail Blazers got the 3rd quarter, but still, a great game to watch and the Spurs have emerged victorious,

Utah Jazz VS Oklahoma City Thunder SCORE 98 - 114 - WIN

From start to finish I haven't seen a chance for the Utah Jazz to make a comeback, The Thunders have a great spread the entire game, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was really nasty in leading the OKC ahead of the Jazz,

Phoenix Suns VS Denver Nuggets SCORE 119 - 115 - WIN

This game is really a great game to watch and the Nugget's Bruce Brown Jr. has done his best in making the score close enough but because Kevin Durant is having a great time and with Chris Paul having a great rack with his shooting they manage to keep in on their lead,

I think the Cavaliers were just underrated by the bookies, simply because of the of guys meant to be absent for game, and I'm sure a whole lot of people would have cashed in on that Cavaliers ML / spread.

I don't think the same would happen between OKC and Utah Jazz, that's if you're favoring the Utah Jazz to pull an upset here, there is way too much at stake for the City Thunder, a win here place them in the final play-in the west, and their next fixture would be against Memphis Grizzlies, so this is one fixture they can't afford to lose.

Nice catch on the Cavaliers, @morvillz7z. I wasn't expecting them to win, as the Magic were the favorites, but it turns out that it was a dominant win by the Cavaliers who did not play their star players.

Crazy games happening today. The Cavaliers beat the Magic by 24 points and the Heat beat the 76ers by 28 points. Maybe next, OKC will do the same to the Jazz.

Nice. Congrats.
Orlando Magic was the favorite when I opened my bookie. I think -5.5 was at 1.98. Didn't take the bet as I know they will be resting Mitchell and the star crew. Good thing the Cavaliers played well especially Danny Green who scored 21 points in 26 minutes. He was energized.  

We still have the Phoenix Suns versus the Denver Nuggets later.
I don't think the Nuggets bench will get lucky here as how the Cavaliers did. Kevin Durant and Booker will make sure they will have the win and seal the 4th rank in the West.
Phoenix Suns -10.5 is my bet. Over 220.5 seems reachable too. I will take it.

Speaking of easy bets. I caught one too.  The game is not even over yet.