31 March 2009

Lakers to cruise in Charlotte

CLEVELAND (-9.5) over Detroit
LA Lakers (-5.5) over CHARLOTTE
Oklahoma City over SAN ANTONIO (-12.5)
Utah over PORTLAND (-6.5)
New Orleans (-6.5) over SACRAMENTO
INDIANA (-2.5) over Chicago
Dallas (-8.5) over MINNESOTA
Atlanta over PHILADELPHIA (-3.5)
DENVER (-12.5) over New York

Last night: 1-3
Season: 563-540

30 March 2009

Battle for Florida to go Superman's way

Orlando (-2.5) over MIAMI
UTAH (-11.5) over New York
NEW JERSEY (-4.5) over Milwaukee
GOLDEN STATE (-5.5) over Memphis

Last night: 3-6
Season: 562-537

29 March 2009

Cavs to stomp Mavs at Q

CLEVELAND (-8.5) over Dallas
LA Lakers (-3.5) over ATLANTA
New Jersey (-2.5) over MINNESOTA
Chicago over TORONTO (-2.5)
BOSTON (-11.5) over Oklahoma City
San Antonio (-0.5) over NEW ORLEANS
Phoenix (-4.5) over SACRAMENTO
INDIANA (-0.5) over Washington
Philadelphia over DETROIT (-2.5)

Last night: 3-5
Season: 559-531

28 March 2009

Riding the big dogs

Detroit (-4.5) over WASHINGTON
CHARLOTTE (-7.5) over New York
MIAMI (-8.5) over Milwaukee
UTAH (-9.5) over Phoenix
Memphis over PORTLAND (-12.5)
LA Clippers over HOUSTON (-15.5)
Golden State over DENVER (-12.5)

Last night: 7-3
Season: 556-526

Saturday matinee

Indiana over CHICAGO (-8.5)

Rest of the slate coming later.

27 March 2009

Sleepy Friday

ORLANDO (-12.5) over Milwaukee
Charlotte over PHILADELPHIA (-5.5)
CLEVELAND (-14.5) over Minnesota
Oklahoma City over TORONTO (-5.5)
New Orleans (-4.5) over NEW YORK
LA Clippers over SAN ANTONIO (-11.5)
Memphis over SACRAMENTO (-3.5)
Boston (-0.5) over ATLANTA 
LA Lakers (-6.5) over NEW JERSEY
Denver over DALLAS (-4.5)

Last night: 1-2
Season: 549-523

26 March 2009

Miami makes second TNT visit to Hicag

Miami over CHICAGO (-6.5)
LA Lakers (-7.5) over DETROIT
Phoenix over PORTLAND (-7.5)

Last night: 4-7
Season: 548-521

25 March 2009

Sixers' return from long trip could be sluggish

CLEVELAND (-12.5) over New Jersey
Miami over INDIANA (-1.5)
Milwaukee over TORONTO (-4.5)
Minnesota over PHILADELPHIA (-10.5)
Boston over ORLANDO (-3.5)
San Antonio over ATLANTA (-7.5)
NEW ORLEANS (-5.5) over Denver
Utah over PHOENIX (-3.5)
Charlotte (-6.5) over WASHINGTON
LA Clippers over NEW YORK (-6.5)
Golden State over DALLAS (-9.5)

Last night: 3-1
Season: 544-514

24 March 2009

Depleted Pistons headed for another loss?

CHICAGO (-5.5) over Detroit
LA Lakers (-7.5) over OKLAHOMA CITY
Golden State over SAN ANTONIO (-8.5)
Houston over UTAH (-5.5)

Last night: 3-4
Season: 541-513

23 March 2009

Acks remains reluctant to pick the Blazers

ATLANTA (-12.5) over Minnesota
BOSTON (-15.5) over LA Clippers
MIAMI (-9.5) over Memphis
Chicago (-7.5) over WASHINGTON
Denver over PHOENIX (-3.5)
Philadelphia over PORTLAND (-8.5)
Orlando (-5.5) over NEW YORK

Last night: 4-3
Season: 538-509

22 March 2009

Kings struggles versus East to resume

DETROIT (-2.5) over Miami
Oklahoma City (-1.5) over MINNESOTA
Houston over SAN ANTONIO (-3.5)
LA Clippers over TORONTO (-4.5)
Cleveland (-5.5) over NEW JERSEY
Golden State over NEW ORLEANS (-8.5)
Philadelphia (-4.5) over SACRAMENTO

Last night: 5-2
Season: 534-506

21 March 2009

The rest of the Saturday slate

ORLANDO (-11.5) over New York
CHARLOTTE (-6.5) over Indiana
Boston (-7.5) over MEMPHIS
LA Lakers (-3.5) over CHICAGO
Portland (-2.5) over MILWAUKEE
PHOENIX (-13.5) over Washington

Last night: 9-2
Season: 529-504

Saturday matinee

Atlanta over CLEVELAND (-8.5)

Rest of the picks coming later.

20 March 2009

Sleepy Friday

Dallas (-0.5) over INDIANA
Charlotte over TORONTO (-1.5)
Sacramento over NEW YORK (-10.5)
Boston over SAN ANTONIO (-5.5)
GOLDEN STATE over Philadelphia (-1.5)
Miami over NEW JERSEY (-0.5)
DENVER (-13.5) over Washington
HOUSTON (-11.5) over Minnesota
NEW ORLEANS (-11.5) over Memphis
DETROIT (-7.5) over LA Clippers
Utah (-4.5) over OKLAHOMA CITY

Last night: 1-2
Season: 520-502

19 March 2009

Cavs to keep rollin' at Q

Dallas over ATLANTA (-6.5)
CLEVELAND (-9.5) over Portland
Golden State over LA LAKERS (-13.5)

Last night: 9-2
Season: 519-500

18 March 2009

Biggest Bobcats line ever?

Portland (-1.5) over INDIANA
BOSTON (-4.5) over Miami
CHARLOTTE (-11.5) over Sacramento
New Jersey over NEW YORK (-7.5)
Minnesota over NEW ORLEANS (-12.5)
Orlando (-5.5) over MILWAUKEE
Denver (-6.5) over MEMPHIS
PHOENIX (-6.5) over Philadelphia
LA CLIPPERS (-6.5) over Washington
Detroit over HOUSTON (-9.5)
Chicago over OKLAHOMA CITY (-2.5)

Last night: 3-5
Season: 510-498

17 March 2009

Blowouts galore coming Tuesday

ATLANTA (-12.5) over Sacramento
CLEVELAND (-6.5) over Orlando
Boston (-1.5) over CHICAGO
DALLAS (-5.5) over Detroit
SAN ANTONIO (-11.5) over Minnesota
LA LAKERS (-9.5) over Philadelphia
UTAH (-14.5) over Washington
GOLDEN STATE (-2.5) over LA Clippers

Last night: 3-2
Season: 507-493

16 March 2009

Nugs going for another 13-point win?

CHARLOTTE (-7.5) over Toronto
Houston over NEW ORLEANS (-3.5)
San Antonio (-4.5) over OKLAHOMA CITY
New Jersey over DENVER (-13.5)
Portland (-5.5) over MEMPHIS

Last night: 2-9
Season: 504-491

15 March 2009

Hawks home dominance to continue

Indiana over TORONTO (-3.5)
ATLANTA (-4.5) over Portland
Boston (-6.5) over MILWAUKEE
DETROIT (-8.5) over Memphis
LA LAKERS (-8.5) over Dallas
CLEVELAND (-10.5) over New York
New Jersey (-1.5) over LA CLIPPERS
Phoenix over GOLDEN STATE (-3.5)
Miami over PHILADELPHIA (-7.5)
WASHINGTON (-2.5) over Sacramento
Utah over ORLANDO (-5.5)

Last night: 2-4
Season: 502-482

14 March 2009

Hoping for help from high-point 'dogs out west

Utah over MIAMI (-1.5)
Charlotte (-3.5) over MINNESOTA
New Orleans (-1.5) over CHICAGO
San Antonio over HOUSTON (-2.5)
LA Clippers over DENVER (-13.5)
Oklahoma City over PHOENIX (-10.5)

Last night: 6-5
Season: 500-478

13 March 2009

Sleepy Friday

PHILADELPHIA (-3.5) over Chicago
Orlando (-7.5) over WASHINGTON
Houston (-1.5) over CHARLOTTE
BOSTON (-12.5) over Memphis
MINNESOTA over New York (-5.5)
New Orleans (-4.5) over MILWAUKEE
Detroit (-0.5) over TORONTO
ATLANTA (-5.5) over Indiana
New Jersey over PORTLAND (-7.5)
SACRAMENTO over Cleveland (-20.5)
Dallas (-0.5) over GOLDEN STATE

Last night: 2-0
Season: 494-473

12 March 2009

WCF rematch to go purple and gold way

LA Lakers over SAN ANTONIO (-2.5)
Cleveland (-4.5) over PHOENIX

Last night: 6-5
Season: 492-473

11 March 2009

Battle of lightweights in Minny

Chicago over ORLANDO (-8.5)
New Orleans (-8.5) over WASHINGTON
Utah over ATLANTA (-1.5)
PHILADELPHIA (-6.5) over Toronto
DETROIT (-6.5) over New York
Boston over MIAMI (-3.5)
MINNESOTA (-2.5) over Memphis
LA Lakers over HOUSTON (-3.5)
Oklahoma City over DENVER (-13.5)
Dallas over PORTLAND (-7.5)
New Jersey over GOLDEN STATE (-3.5)

Last night: 4-2
Season: 486-468

10 March 2009

Buck stops here for Bobcats

Utah (-2.5) over INDIANA
MILWAUKEE (-3.5) over New York
SAN ANTONIO (-5.5) over Charlotte
Dallas over PHOENIX (-6.5)
Oklahoma City over SACRAMENTO (-2.5)
Cleveland (-10.5) over LA CLIPPERS

Last night: 3-3
Season: 482-466

09 March 2009

Inconsistent Nugs head back to elevated confines

ATLANTA over New Orleans (-1.5)
Orlando (-0.5) over DETROIT
Chicago over MIAMI (-5.5)
MINNESOTA (-3.5) over Washington
Houston over DENVER (-4.5)
LA Lakers (-1.5) over PORTLAND

Last night: 4-3
Season: 479-463

08 March 2009

Jazz go for 11

Utah (-5.5) over TORONTO
BOSTON (-3.5) over Orlando
NEW JERSEY (-4.5) over New York
Phoenix over SAN ANTONIO (-6.5)
OKLAHOMA CITY over Philadelphia (-5.5)
Denver (-6.5) over SACRAMENTO
HOUSTON (-12.5) over Memphis

Last night: 3-6
Season: 475-460

07 March 2009

Answer-less Pistons starting to roll?

Detroit over ATLANTA (-2.5)
CLEVELAND (-9.5) over Miami
Charlotte over NEW YORK (-3.5)
Oklahoma City over NEW ORLEANS (-13.5)
Philadelphia (-5.5) over MEMPHIS
DALLAS (-12.5) over Washington
MILWAUKEE (-7.5) over Golden State
PORTLAND (-13.5) over Minnesota
Indiana (-4.5) over LA CLIPPERS

Last night: 6-4
Season: 472-454

06 March 2009

Nugs go for back-to-back Northwest conquests

New Jersey over ORLANDO (-10.5)
Miami (-0.5) over TORONTO
Atlanta over CHARLOTTE (-2.5)
BOSTON (-2.5) over Cleveland
Golden State over DETROIT (-8.5)
Milwaukee over CHICAGO (-6.5)
HOUSTON (-6.5) over Phoenix
SAN ANTONIO (-12.5) over Washington
LA LAKERS (-15.5) over Memphis
Denver over UTAH (-8.5)

Last night: 0-2
Season: 466-450

05 March 2009

Melo returns from suspension in Northwest battle

Dallas over NEW ORLEANS (-6.5)
Portland over DENVER (-7.5)

Last night: 4-6
Season: 466-448

04 March 2009

Another reunion game for Shaq

Phoenix over MIAMI (-3.5)
Boston (-6.5) over NEW JERSEY
Atlanta (-0.5) over NEW YORK
LA CLIPPERS (-2.5) over Memphis
San Antonio over DALLAS (-3.5)
Houston over UTAH (-8.5)
OKLAHOMA CITY (-4.5) over Washington
CLEVELAND (-13.5) over Milwaukee
Indiana over PORTLAND (-10.5)
Golden State over CHICAGO (-7.5)

Last night: 3-5
Season: 462-442

03 March 2009

Will Shaq attack continue at its NBA origin?

Phoenix over ORLANDO (-7.5)
Chicago over CHARLOTTE (-2.5)
DETROIT (-3.5) over Denver
MILWAUKEE (-4.5) over New Jersey
Golden State over MINNESOTA (-1.5)
HOUSTON (-9.5) over Toronto
SACRAMENTO over Indiana (-2.5)
LA LAKERS (-15.5) over Memphis

Last night: 4-1
Season: 459-437

02 March 2009

Showdown of MVP candidates in Miami

New Orleans over PHILADELPHIA (-3.5)
Atlanta (-4.5) over WASHINGTON
Cleveland (-2.5) over MIAMI
Dallas (-4.5) over OKLAHOMA CITY
San Antonio (-7.5) over LA CLIPPERS

Last night: 3-6
Season: 455-436

01 March 2009

Playing the Sunday straight favorite ticket, with a noted exception

BOSTON (-9.5) over Detroit
New Orleans (-3.5) over NEW JERSEY
Denver (-1.5) over INDIANA
Houston (-5.5) over MINNESOTA
Cleveland (-3.5) over ATLANTA
San Antonio over PORTLAND (-2.5)
LA Lakers (-3.5) over PHOENIX
DALLAS (-6.5) over Toronto
Utah (-4.5) over GOLDEN STATE

Last night: 4-3
Season: 452-430