I'm going to ride this Sixers team here as they have won 3 straight and 4 of 5.  They have also covered 5 straight games.  I think the Pacers beating a very bad Spurs team and Cavs team right now as them a little over valued.  Sixers get Redick back tonight to provide some outside shooting.  The Sixers have a 5 game west coast trip coming up so I think we get a good effort here tonight

I like the Lakers here tonight as Portland is coming off a hard fought OT loss last night against the Jazz.  This will not only be their 2nd of a back to back but their 4th game in 6 days here.  The Lakers here are well rested on the other hand playing just their 2nd game in 5 days.  

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Love the Nuggets here returning home and they should be more than motivated here after a bad loss to the Knicks.  

The Raptors are being over valued here as they are 5-1 ATS to start the season.  This is a tough spot for them here playing their 5th consecutive road game and plus at extra altitude here.  The line is telling the story here and I expect it to jump as the day goes on.  

The T Wolves survived another down to the wire game against the Heat winning in OT.  There seems to be something wrong with this team as they have very little effort on defense and that is the exact opposite of what Thibodeau wants.  The Pelicans will want this game before they head on the road for 4 games. 

No one wants anything to do with the Cavs right now as they have only covered one spread so far this season.  I think the two days off here will help regroup and should be focused as they are playing an Indiana team on a back to back.  The spot is good for Cleveland here.  I also think they match up well with the Pacers especially with Turner being out again.  The Cavs should have no problem rolling here

Late Add here with the Hawks as the Sixers are getting a little too much love right now.  I do think the Sixers will make the playoffs but let's see how they handle some early success especially being big favorites.  Sixers won't have much interest here as the Hawks are considered a bad team.  

Love the Lakers here tonight catching points against the Pistons.  I think the Lakers will easily be the more motivated team here with two days off and coming off back to back losses.  The Pistons are probably thinking they will have no problem here because they just beat the Thunder and Warriors as big underdogs.  Clearly the lines have been adjusted big time in favor of them.  I'm not seeing it.  Give me the Lakers 

Let's take the Nets here who I think will bounce back after a couple of lack luster efforts coming off their big win over the Cavs.  This should motivated here to get back on the board and I don't think the Suns will be all that interested in this match up tonight.  

The Warriors have only covered one game so far this season and I think we are getting a little discount because of that.  The one thing over the years what we have learned about the Warriors, is that they pride themselves on back to back games in not losing.  So I think we see a major effort here after dropping a bad game last night to the Pistons.

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Nuggets are catching the Knicks here in the perfect spot.  They finally broke out yesterday beating the Nets pretty handily.  This is also their last game for the east coast swing here and they can have a 3-1 record on this trip.  They also catch the Knicks at the perfect time as the Knicks dominated the Cavs last night.  They are due or a letdown 

I think this is a good spot to back the Raptors here as I think this is a little let down spot for the Lakers.  The Raptors are one of the better teams in basketball and they proved it the last two games losing to the Spurs by 4 and the Warriors by 5.  Lakers are a exciting team to watch there is no doubt, but they are getting a little to much love for me 

Let's take the Thunder here in a great revenge spot as just last week Wiggins banked in a 3 point shot at the buzzer to beat the Thunder.  Westbrook is one player that I always look to back with revenge especially since that loss is still fresh in their mind.  The loss of Butler hurts the T Wolves as well.

I love the Knicks here tonight catching the Nets coming off a huge win for them against the Cavs.  This is the classic let down spot for them.  The Knicks are 0-3 and haven't looked great but 2 of their losses were @ OKC and @ Boston nothing to hang you head about on those.  I look for a big effort from the Knicks tonight

I think this number is set to low here for Portland on their home court.  The Clippers are simply being over valued because they have started the season 3-0 and are 3-0 ATS.  Portland is 3-1 to start the year with their only loss coming in the final seconds @ Milwaukee who is high on everyone's list this year.  

The betting public will no doubt be all over the Grizzlies here as they are perfect ATS and coming off back to back wins against the Rockets and Warriors.  I think that sets up for a nice little let down here as the Mavs haven't covered the number yet, but will be giving it their best shot.  I think they catch the Grizzlies off guard here and sneak one into the win column 

Well I believe the betting public will be all over the Pacers here since they saw Indiana go into Minnesota and win last night as big underdogs.  I think that is setting up well for a major blowout here.  The Thunder have had two days off now and will be extremely focused as they are coming off a buzzer beater loss to the T Wolves

Let's go with Denver here as I fully expect them to bounce back here in a big way.  They will have a big advantage here because of the Hornets battling injury issues right now.  This is the first road game for their east coast trip here and they will want to start it off right with a win 

Let's go ahead and take the Pistons here as the T Wolves seem like there is something wrong with them right now.  They could easily be 0-4 on the season as they barely beat Utah in the last minute and Wiggins banked in a game winner @ OKC or else they are 0-4.  I think this is a perfect spot for the Pistons to bounce back after dropping one to the Sixers on Monday

This is the 4th game for Portland but will be their home opener tonight which is a very underrated crowd to play in front of.  I'm more or less still up in the air on this Pelicans team as I don't trust them with their only win coming against the Lakers and it was a close game the last minute.  Portland has the guards here and they shoot lights out at home.  

Love the Nuggets here tonight facing a Wizards team that is coming into this game lucky to be 2-0.  This will be an angle I will look to play throughout the season with the eastern conference better teams coming west and facing the middle of the road.  The Western Conference is much better but the spreads won't be massive.  Nuggets actually have the better overall players here, but the Wizards have the headliners.  I think Wiz struggle on this west coast trip

I think it's worth fading the Sixers here for a while.  Yes, they are a fun and exciting team with a ton of talent, but it hasn't translated over very well.  The Pistons have proven so far they can score reaching 100 in all 3 games.  I don't think they have a problem here as they have covered every game

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I think the T Wolves should have won that game at the Spurs as they really choked it away the last 5 minutes and they didnt even cover.  I'm not very high on this Utah team this year with the loss of Hayward.  I do like Hood, but he can't carry the load.  I think the T Wolves respond at home with a big effort and easy win

Really like the value with the Bucks here as I thought they should be favored here.  I wasn't extremely impressed with the Cavs opening night against the Celtics.  Yes, I know both team did play the Celtics, but the Cavs dont have a true PG right now.  The Bucks are a young up and coming team with a ton of talent.  First home game of the season I will take them here

This Nuggets team is a legit contender to make the playoffs in the west.  Jokic emerged last year as a superstar quality player.  I love the Nuggets back court with Murray and Harris as well.  The Jazz turn it over to Hood and while he is very good they will miss Hayward.  Their young stud Exum is out again after getting hurt in preseason.  Jazz are on the outside looking in 

I think people are forgetting how good this Miami Heat was the 2nd half of last year.  The Heat had one of the best records that went under the radar.  The Magic just don't have enough pieces put together and they once again will be a bad team in the Eastern Conference 

This is just to many points to be laying here with a Rockets team that I feel is very improved this season.  The addition of Chris Paul will turn out to be huge especially for games like this.  The Warriors are riding high and will take all the money but how well can they play defense against a 3 point shooting team like this?  It looks like everyone will play for Golden St but they are battling injuries on their bench.  With a great offensive team like the Rockets this is to many points

I believe it all over now for the Cavs.  They hit a crazy 24 threes in game 4 but now go back to Golden St where the Warriors haven't lost a playoff game all year.  It's all but over here

The Cavs are the hungry team here avoiding to go down 3-0.  I totally expect them to win this game tonight so sprinkle some on the ML as well.  They are in the perfect spot for a major bounce back while the betting public will look at the fact they were blown out both games and jump on the Warriors. 

I just don't see LeBron letting the Cavs get embarrassed again here tonight.  The Cavs shot an awful 35% from the floor in game 1.  While some of that is because of the Warriors defense the numbers will balance out here as they will shoot better which will keep them in the game.  

Love the Celtics here tonight to get the job done.  They have defended their home court very well in this series really dominating the Wizards.  The Wizards are very lucky to even be in this position and the luck runs out here 

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We really love the Rockets in this situation tonight against the Spurs.  Houston will be out for revenge after blowing the last game.  The Rockets are simply just a tough match up for the Spurs without Parker.  The Rockets are also a whole different animal at home as they knock down 3's in a hurry 

The Rockets were just pathetic in game 3 shooting 36% on their home court which was the worst they have shot all season.  This team is simply to loaded with jump shooters to shoot that poor here again at home.  Wouldn't be surprised to see the Rockets hit between 15-20 threes.  

Celtics bounce back here today after they were embarrassed by the Wizards in game 3.  That was a must win situation for Washington.  Celtics respond here 

I sure would like to thank that the Raptors have enough pride here to show up and make one game competitive.  The betting public will obviously be all over the Cavs after their 3 performances.  I'm willing to bet that the Raptors do have enough pride to show up here 

Love the Jazz here catching 6 points at home.  You have to forgive a team losing at the Warriors as they have probably the best home court advantage in basketball.  I do expect the Jazz to make this a game here tonight.  This is obviously a crucial game 3 here for the Jazz and this will by far be the best effort this give here.  

We had the Spurs as our TOP Play in game 2 and covered easily.  They were due for a big bounce back game.  Now the Rockets will bounce back tonight and I just don't see the Spurs being able to stop them.  They are a very dangerous team at home with the 3 point shooting.  Rockets get the job done tonight 

Have to take the Raptors here getting 4 at home in the crucial game 3 being down 2-0 in the series.  Toronto will respond here with a huge effort and I actually think they win the game.  The story of this series so far has been the outside shooting.  The Raptors have been ice cold while Cavs have been red hot.  I expect that to change now that Toronto is back home

It was an ugly cover for the Jazz as they clawed back way late well after the game was decided to lose by 12.  They had no problem with the Jazz at all controlling the game being up 20 for most of it.  The Warriors seem to be on a mission right now I believe they handle the Jazz tonight

The Wizards will be plenty motivated here tonight after they let 2 games slide and failed to cover in each of those.  Washington knows how important this game is tonight and they will show up

Pretty plain and simple here for me regarding the Warriors.  I believe the betting public will be all over the Jazz at this big number because they beat the Clippers.  Well this Jazz isn't rested at all and dont actually match up well against the Warriors in their guards. 

We backed the Celtics in game 1 and will back them again here in game 2.  They won't let the Wizards jump all over them like that in the first game as Washington was ahead 16-0.  For as good of season as the Wizards have had they are still 5 games below 500 on the road.  Celtics are just way better than them and I expect Boston to tighten it up defensively 

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Absolutely love the Cavs here in this spot Monday night.  Sure, the first series wasn't the easiest for the eyes to watch, but none the less they did take care of business sweeping the Pacers.  Even though they won in 4 games they only covered one of those.  Raptors had to play to game 6 to close out the young Bucks.  Toronto won't obviously get swept here, but I do see them struggling with a well rested Cavs team eager to make a statement.

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Love the Celtics here today to go out and make a statement.  I don't think people realize how hard it is to do what the Celtics just accomplished.  They lost their first two games at home then won 4 straight to close out the series, but 3 of those were on the Bulls floor.  

Wizards are a team we want no part of on the road.  In fact, they are 20-24 on the road including the playoffs not really something you would expect to see from a so called top Eastern Conference Team.  

The Celtics have taken full control of this series now winning 3 straight after dropping the first 2 in this series.  I believe the Celtics will want to end it right now and they will tonight.  The Bulls without Rondo just changed the whole complexion of this series.  Wade and Butler can't do it on their own.   

The Hawks have been the better team in this series all the way around it just hasn't added up into wins unfortunately.  This has game 7 written all over it here.  Each team has defended their home court every game and I expect that to continue here.  

To me this game is going to game 7.  The Bucks have a ton of heart and will be giving it their all to avoid losing here at home tonight.  With the Raptors blowing them out in game 5 I believe the betting public will be all over Toronto.  The final score was a little misleading I thought last game.  Give me the desperate home team 

The Wizards shot the ball very poorly at Atlanta in both games.  They folded down the stretch in both of those from the mid 3rd on.  I believe they respond with a big effort returning home where they have played great with a 32-11 record.  In all 4 games the home team has covered and I don't see that changing tonight 

We are loving the Clippers here tonight getting little respect because of the injury to Blake Griffin.  I believe this team with one of the best head coaches in the league can figure it out.  They accomplished their goal of winning 1 @ Utah and now have the home court advantage back on their side.  Hayward is going to play but I'm doubting he is 100%. 

Love the Jazz here tonight against the Clippers.  The Clippers will be without their superstar in Blake Griffin.  That loss is huge and devastating to a Clippers team that at times can really struggle to score.  Even though Gobert is out I believe the momentum has shifted in this series.  Also the Jazz really need this game big time because the can't afford to go down 3-1 returning back to LA 

The betting public will be all over the Warriors here no doubt about it especially after the way game 2 ended.  While everyone knows the Warriors are going to win this series they are going to get Portland's best shot here tonight.  The last time Warriors played in Portland they only escaped by winning by 2.

Gonna add the Clippers here just think this line move does say a lot.  Clippers have the huge advantage with veteran leadership and obviously in coaching.  I

The Thunder will be extremely motivated here to notch a win.  The Rockets simply caught fire in the 4th hitting what felt like three after three.  Westbrook is a huge competitor and I don't think he will let them down here.  

There is no doubt the betting public will be all over the Spurs here as they have covered in the first two games of this series.  The Grizzlies coach went public after the game talking about the fouls and how the Spurs benefited so much.  I believe now we will see the Grizzlies get the benefit of the doubt.  

The Bucks could easily be up 2-0 in this series.  After seeing the first two game I actually believe they will win this series.  This young team is playing with a ton of confidence and we are seeing Giannis make his case for being an up and coming super star.