Here are my picks for the day. The games aren’t great for gambling today but here’s the best of the day.

*HEAT (+8.5) over the Lakers – Just a hunch. I bet the Marion/Wade Heat play this one tough.

OVER of the Mavs/NETS (188) – I see this game being in the low hundreds.

UNDER of the Bobcats/PISTONS (188) – The Pistons shut down the Cats in a low scoring game.

HOME TEAM IN CAPS *Favorite of the night

Last Night: Two nights and two mixed results. Interestingly, the only thing that has been consistent is that both my favorites of the night have won, and the betting line has been very close on almost every game.

There are only three bets I like tonight.

*Kings (+7) over the WARRIORS – I would love to bet the Kings/Warriors over but 225 points is a lot. I just think the Kings are playing good ball and the Warriors are adjusting their play a bit.

Knicks and BUCKS UNDER (192) – Michael Redd is back, which I’m sure helped this high over/under. That being said, the Knicks went to OT against the Spurs last night and I don’t see them exactly lighting it up tonight. I like this one a lot as well.

Hawks (+9) over the ROCKETS – The Rockets are hot and the Hawks suffered a tough loss to the Cavs last night, still I like the Hawks to play this one tight. The is my least favorites of the bets.

HOME TEAMS IN CAPS *My favorite of the night.

LAST NIGHT – Last night wasn’t a good night for the non-gambler. The game I liked the best was right on (Phoenix and Seattle), everything else either tied or lost. One thing to watch out for, I used the NY Post lines yesterday. I checked bodog later in the day and the lines were much worse than the Posts. Also, watch out for injuries. Wallace, Roy and Butler were all questionable yesterday morning when I made my predictions. Only Wallace played. From now on, I’m going to try and put this out a little later in the day.

If I was a gambling man, which I’m of course not, I’d bet on the following NBA games for tonight…

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I’d take the BOBCATS (-2.5) over the Nets – The Nets are very bad.

I’d take the Trail Blazers (+9) over the PISTONS – It’s the first game of a road trip and the Blazers will come out strong.

I’d take the Celtics (-5) over the TIMBERWOLVES – No KG (even though he is traveling with the team), but the C’s are too good to let the Wolves stay with them for two straight games. Read More »