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1-3 last night and the one I wasn't too confident in won..
My knicks!

Only a couple of games on the ticket tonight.  Going to take both home teams

Miami getting 2 points at home against Dallas.  I know Dallas will play desperate since they have to win but I still like the heat getting points.

And last gimme the Pelicans at home only giving 3.5 points.  Think the pels cruise at home against the Clippers

Enjoy the games and good luck tonight everyone!

I thought you got all of your bets, but because the spread wasn't covered you only got 1 bet, and yeah it was really a bad thing but all we can do now is just move on with it and call it a day because we can bounce back again,

Well, all was surely a win the Golden State Warriors win against the Spurs, The Sacramento Kings wins over Trail Blazers, and the Phoenix Suns won over the Denver Nuggets,

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Here are my picks for today's game we only got 2 games

Miami Heat VS Dallas Mavericks

The stake odds for this game are 1.88 for the Heat and 1.96 for the Mavericks, Nikola Jovic, can not play for the Heat, and Bam Adebayo, and Kyle Lowry, are both doubtful they can play for the Heat, while Frank Ntilikina, is doubtful if he can play for the Mavericks, for this game, I think that the Mavericks should have won against the Hornets and the 76ers, back then but because there is a force that backing them down which is now affecting Luca Doncic's playing I really don't know what it is but my pick is the Miami Heat,

New Orleans Pelicans VS Los Angeles Clippers

The stake odds for this game are 1.66 for the Pelicans and 2.29 for the Clippers, Right now Jose Alvarado, Zion Williamson, and E.J. Liddell can not play for the Pelicans while Paul George can not play for the Pelicans, Brandon Boston Jr., Marcus Morris, and Eric Gordon are all doubtful if they can play for the Clippers, but again they still got Kawhi Leonard but for the Pelicans, to not worry so much without Williamson, so my pick is the New Orleans Pelicans,

Just two games for today but surely these two games will be exciting.

Miami Heat vs Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks (37-40) will visit the Miami Heat (40-37) tonight at the Miami-Dade Arena. There is a possibility that Bam and Kyle will set this one out. Given that, there is a chance that the Mavericks can still a game from the Heat and with the odds given on Moneyline, it is worth the risk.
Mavericks key injuries: Frank Ntilikina (knee) questionable
Heat key injuries: Bam Adebayo (hip) questionable, Nikola Jovic (back) out, Kyle Lowry (knee) questionable


New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers (41-37) will visit the New Orleans Pelicans (39-38) tonight at Smoothie King Center. The Clippers is slightly underdog but they might want a revenge on their last week's lost against the Pelicans.
Clippers key injuries: Paul George (knee) out, Eric Gordon (hip) questionable, Marcus Morris Sr (illness) out
Pelicans key injuries: Zion Williamson (hamstring) out

I did got this bet as well but it's an early pick that's why I caught the Lakers while they are still the underdog because afterwards, I think the line was changed and they became the favorites. Don't know what is the basis of the bookies, anyway, it was a tight game and both teams are really thriving hard to finish the game on their favor but the Lakers are the ones who prevailed in the end.

While my Clippers bet was lost, I thought that they could duplicate their performance last time or even better because they now got Kawhi but the Grizzlies bounced back and defeated the Clippers on their 2nd game which happened earlier as well.

Oh well, 2 bad early picks for me, so I did the live betting on the Lakers vs T'Wolves, bet at half time when the Lakers are down by 10 points.



And it did take a lot from the Lakers to get back and make a huge run in the third quarter. AD is unstoppable in the last 6 minutes of the game although he had one bad fall and I thought that it's another season ender for him.

After that, the Lakers wake up from their misery, and it was the combination of Dennis, James, Vanderbilt, D'Lo, and Reaves.

A must win for them and they deliver.

1/3 only. 

I need 1 more point for the Warriors to cover for the -15.5 spread. Crap! They actually started slow and I thought it won't cover at all. But when they started having long runs in the 4th quarter I became more hopeful it would hit, but still it didn't, sadly.
Warriors won by 15 points though which is good for their rankings.

Sacramento Kings covered. Did not have too much trouble defeating the Trail Blazers as expected. Maybe the Kings should also start resting some of their star pieces so that they can avoid injuries and be ready for the playoffs.

Phoenix Suns didn't cover the -10.5 too. The Nuggets bench is having so much fun with a goal to defeat the Suns even without their trio. Aaron Gordon scored 26 points, it's nice to see him making 20+ points again but this will be short-lived of course. When Jokic, Murray, and MPJ come back he won't be making a lot of offense anymore and will be focusing on defense and rebounds.

It was a great decision going with the rockets and Jalen Green, and Kevin Porter Jr. they did great Kevin Porter Jr. got points mostly on the offense, he got 3 rebounds 1 assist, and 33 points while Jalen Green got 1 rebound, 5 assists, and 32 points while in the other side, Jaden Ivey got 3 rebounds 9 assists and 18 points, pretty much you got all points to bet, but the Houston Rockets sure got this opportunity when Detroit Piston has so many players that couldn't play and most of then are well known to the team,


You got a good choice maybe I will follow that in my later picks and prediction,

The Golden State Warriors in my opinion in the addition of Gary Payton II their defense have now improved but there will be many that would say that in just the addition of 1 player, they changed their defense completely GP2 is that great there are players that pretty much well known his play style that is why they know the saying to Dribble at your own risk because GP2 can surely take that, that is why I will also go with the Golden State Warriors,

While the next game I agree about he Sacramento Kings have that surprised factor and will surely light the floor to a say win against the Trail Blazers, While the Denver Nuggets was my pick aswell on this game,

The last three games are all high spreads. I just wish they can all hit their lines.

Golden State Warriors - San Antonio Spurs - Golden State Warriors (-15.5) Finish this strong. That's the goal of the Warriors today. They don't want to mess around and let the Spurs have the chance to frustrate them in this game. Every win will be crucial for the Warriors as they cling to the 6th spot.

Portland Trail Blazers - Sacramento Kings - Sacramento Kings (-11.5) The Trail Blazers just don't have the fighting spirit anymore, this should be an easy win for the Kings. Light the beam!

Phoenix Suns - Denver Nuggets - Phoenix Suns (-10.5) - No stars for the Nuggets, bench will play this out, I think this will be the time we will see teams on the top resting their stars more instead of jeopardizing their health. Should be an easy win for the Suns too.
Good luck everyone.

∆ J. Green 18+ points / K. Porter Jr. 15+ points / J. Ivey 15+ points @1.85 ∆   won

Pistons vs. Rockets, hell yeah...  I'm going with the three guards i think will take the most shots tonight. Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr. lead the Rockets in usage, and Jaden Ivey's total field goal attempts have recently increased from around 14 on the season to 17+ /L4.  Given that both teams essentially don't play any defense and rank bottom three in the league in defensive rating...it's happy-go-lucky time.

Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors (38-38) will visit the Philadelphia 76ers (50-26) tonight at Wells Fargo Center. The Raptors will be coming with all they might to end their road games losing skid but the 76ers are a hard team to beat.
Raptors key injuries: Will Barton (ankle) questionable, Gary Trent Jr (elbow) questionable


Brooklyn Nets vs Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks (38-38) will visit the Brooklyn Nets (41-35) tonight at Barclays Center. The Hawks are bad at the road but the Nets also just 2-4 in the last 6 home defense.
Hawks key injuries: De'Andre Hunter (knee) questionable
Nets key injuries: Ben Simmons (back) out

Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks
The New York Knicks (44-33) will visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (48-29) tonight at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. The Cavaliers is favored to win this game and the odds is attractive as well especially I am putting it in a parlay.
Knicks key injuries: Julius Randle (ankle) out
Cavaliers key injuries: Jarrett Allen (groin) doubtful

Here's my pick for tonight's game,

Philly vs Raptors, I already put a bet on the Raptors 6.5 early when the odds is still @1.83. But it seems it has moved a lot already, because that odd is now @1.72. Philly might win but might struggle to not cover their spread. Or at least Raptors pushing for a win for a spot in the playoff, they are in a 3 game winning streak now and on the .500 and technically they can still make it.

Hornets vs Bulls - I live the chance of the Hornets, although they are out, but they have been a solid momentum as well with their 3 game winning streak. While the Bulls is very inconsistent whether in the road or home game. Hornets 8.5 @2.01 (currently 2.20).

And most likely to bet live if I there is a good line or see which player are out or teams may have been resting them. Best of luck.

That's why sometimes it's better to bet live, or at least after the kick-off so that we will see who's going to play and adjust our bets.

Just like it was a trap for the Bucks backers as well, because they see Giannis, and also Khris Middleton playing and thinking that it could have been a good beat for the Bucks -1.5 because it's their home court.

But the Celtics just took off and established a big lead and never look back and Giannis can't do anything about it.

It was a trapped mate, however, I did bet early and before the game starts, I check the odds and there was a sudden shift as it become as low as 0-5 to 1.5 for the Nuggets and I was surprised by the moved.

And then I watch the game it was announcement that Jokic is not going to play.

But I'm still thinking that they can still cover the spread, but in the first quarter alone, the Nuggets shoot poorly and then I know that my bet is lost already.

Took a week off but kicking back up this weekend with 9 days left to go in the regular season!

First gimme the Knicks +3.5 on the road against the cavs.  Complete Homer bet but this is going to be a preview of the 4/5 game in the east amd shoukd be fun to watch.

Now gimme Suns-10 at home against the nugs.  They have something to prove and think they steamroll them tonight

Hawks -1.5 against the Nets on the road.  Kind of must wins for both teams and I just think the Hawks are just better.  So gimme the Hawks in basically a picked

And last I like the wolves at home in a pickem against the Lakers.  They are my sneaky pick in the west and am riding them into the playoffs so long as KAT is good to go.

Good luck and enjoy the games tonight everyone.

And the New Orleans Pelicans really did force a win. CJ McCollum was so hot on outside shots he made 6 of his 8 3-pointers. Brandon Ingram on the other hand didn't stop at just being an offensive player, he also made plays and took care of rebounds and ended up with a triple-double. This is his second in their last 5 games. He is really doing a lot for his team to claim a spot in the playoffs.
The only perk the Nuggets had in this game was having fun with Christian Braun's highlight dunks.

The Milwaukee Bucks bet is a big loss. The Boston Celtics did not even give them a chance to cut the gap. From 1st quarter to 4th quarter, the Bucks did not even win one. Jason Tatum ended with 40 points.

Yes, there was some rumors that the Nuggets might rest their star player but it was just vague to even think that it will actually happen because if I remember it correctly, the tip-off has said that Jokic was just probable. With the Nuggets star resting, Jamal Murray was left in charge and that's where the Pelicans took advantage to limit their gameplay. In the end, the Pelicans successfully dominated the home team. Just a wild though though, would the outcome be the same if Jokic was there? I guess not.

It's difficult to trust the games of teams that have already secured a playoff spot, as they may choose to play more conservatively to avoid injuries. The Nuggets might have taken this approach in their game against the Pelicans, resulting in the Pelicans dominating the game and not allowing the Nuggets to mount a comeback.

This was a good opportunity for those who analyze the games well, such as the Nuggets game where the spread opened at -7.5 but stayed at -1.5, indicating a shift in the expected outcome.

I saw that coming, of course! but then Denver Nuggets lost every single quarter of the game, so it was a complete disaster for them, even if Jokic wasn't available for the game, Nuggets should at least be competitive, they looked very lost from the 1st Quarter, I understand there isn't much to lose for Denver Nuggets but that was an utter shit show from them, so much for me staying up late to watch the game.

Boston Celtics also blew out the Milwaukee Bucks tonight.

Ironically, it was Celtics losing to the Washington wizards awfully yesterday, and Milwaukee Bucks running rampage against Indiana Pacers and all their starters did really good numbers, Giannis with a triple double and Jrue Holiday with whooping 50+ points, but today they were humbled and brought back to earth with an efficient defense. Both the Bucks and Denver Nuggets loss tonight were the worse either team have succumbed to so far this entire season.

I had a feeling that would be the outcome, and because of it, I had a decent win on this game. CJ McCollum's outside shooting and Ingram's mid-range shooting were crucial factors that helped the Pelicans secure the victory. They controlled the game and even held a lead of as much as 19 points. Although the Nuggets made a bit of a comeback, the Pelicans started another run in the fourth quarter that left the Nuggets with no chance to catch up.

You're right, it was the Pelicans who won the game, and it wasn't even close. In fact, the Nuggets recorded their lowest score of the season with only 88 points, which is significantly lower than their average. This shows that the Pelicans' defense was very effective in limiting the Nuggets' scoring opportunities.