Category: NBA

The Miami Heat have won 5 in a row but that will come to an end tonight because they will be hosting the best team in basketball, the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors are a little knicked up right now but they are still getting it done, with a record of 25-10 and an impressive road record of 12-6. The Heat sit at 16-16, with a home record of just 7-9, and Toronto knocked them off last month, 125-115. The number in this game has been bouncing around so take Toronto on the money line.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO RAPTORS M/L

The Los Angeles Lakers will be getting 9 points today when they head to Oracle Arena to take on the Golden State Warriors. Consider the Lakers in this one because the Warriors have not been covering the number. The Warriors are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 home games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 overall.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES LAKERS +9

The Brooklyn Nets are starting to turn things around, winning 3 in a row, with one of those wins coming against the best team in basketball, the Toronto Raptors. Tonight they will go for 4 straight when they host a really bad Washington Wizards team. The Wizards have lost their last 3 games and are a dismal 4-11 on the road. The Nets are averaging 111.3 points per game at home and allowing an average of 114.0. On the flip side, the Wizards are averaging 108.9 points per game on the road and allowing an average of 119.7. Washington is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 trips to Brooklyn and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 overall meetings with the Nets. The number is Brooklyn laying 1.5 and they should cover but why sweat the hook? Consider Brooklyn on the money line.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BROOKLYN NETS M/L

The Los Angeles Lakers were humiliated in Denver on Tuesday, getting blown out by the Nuggets, 117-85. Tonight they will look to get back on track when they host the Indiana Pacers at Staples Center. The Pacers do not cover the number against the Lakers. They are 1-5-1 ATS in their last 7 meetings with the Lakers and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 at Staples Center. LeBron James was held to just 14 points against Denver on Tuesday so expect him to have a huge game tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES LAKERS -5

The Minnesota Timberwolves will be laying 6 tonight when they travel to Philips Arena to take on the worst team in basketball, the Atlanta Hawks. If Minnesota doesn’t think ahead to tomorrow’s match-up with the Toronto Raptors, then this is a game they should easily cover. Minnesota sits atop of the Northwest Division, at 32-20, and have had their way with Atlanta. The Timberwolves are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 meetings with the Hawks and 7-1-2 ATS in their last 10 visits to Atlanta. Minnesota’s All-Star guard, Jimmy Butler, is back. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES -6

Internal bickering and finger pointing has the Cleveland Cavaliers in a funk, losing 3 in a row, and tonight they will host the best in the business, the Golden State Warriors. Cleveland will be a home dog, getting 6 points, which shows no respect to the Cavs, and this will give LeBron more incentive to prove he still is the best at this game. LeBron and the Cavs will be playing on overdrive tonight and the home team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings. Consider the Cavaliers and the points.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CLEVELAND CAVALIERS +6

The Toronto Raptors are on a roll, winning four in a row, and will seek a fifth when they head to Brooklyn to take on the Nets. Toronto has dominated Brooklyn, winning the last 9 match-ups, and are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 trips to Barclays Center. The Raptors last faced the Nets on December 15th, blowing them out, 120-87, at Air Canada Centre. Toronto has the edge in Points per Game, Field Goal %, Free Throw %, Defense and Turnovers. The Rap are hot, ride them ’til their not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO RAPTORS -7