Wednesdays LAY and GRAB Points Picks!

CLE -9.0 vs. CHA

The Cavs are averaging over 115 points a game on their current win streak post-Blatt!! Charlotte has been decimated by injuries lately and are struggling to return to form that saw them hold the 2 seed out east earlier in the season. Plus you know LeBron loves to show off in front of his idol MJ, so expect fireworks in Charlotte tonight as the King puts on a show.

DET +4.5 vs. BOS

When the hell did the Celtics decide they were the best three point shooting team in the history of civilization?? A few nights ago Boston decided to jack up 45 threes in a regulation basketball game!! Not practice, we talking about a game!! On the other side you have the team that should actually be shooting 45 threes a game to alleviate some of their offensive woes. I'll take the points in this one because the Celtics have no idea what kind of team they are right now.

GSW -10.5 vs. WAS

Usually I go for a desperate points grab whenever the Warriors play because the opposing team gets an absurd of points for an NBA game. So how do you explain this line?? It makes no sense, even on the road the Dubs should be favored by 15-20, so the points grab seems like the obvious play.

DEN +7.5 vs. UTAH

My favorite sneaky cover team is back for another episode, this time in the city of Mormons, Salt Lake City!! Jazz have looked a lot better since Gobert has returned to form, so this is definitely a dangerous line, but that many points is hard to turn down.

NBA PICKS OF THE DAY!

PHI vs. DET -12

We have a saying around the Dirty Picks office, "the more you hate a line, the better it is for gambling purposes". So I have great news! This line is basically the Kardashian family if you ask me. The Pistons are one of my favorite teams in the NBA, but they lack the fire power to blow out teams, even a team like the Sixers. Oh and the Sixers have been playing really well of late, even being favored last night against the Suns, and covering the line while winning the game!! Proceed at your own risk on this one, but it makes me uncomfortable, and usually when it comes to lines what makes you uncomfortable makes you money.

DEN +9.5 vs. BOS

Basically if you take what I said in the first paragraph and replace the team names with Denver and Boston we have the exact same principle at play here. The Nugs are terrible on the road, and even worse in the city of Boston. But are the Celtics really a team that should be giving 9.5 points to anyone in the league?? I don't think so. Love the points grab here, would not be surprised if the Nuggets even go as far as getting the upset victory in Beantown.

HOU +10 vs. SAS

The over-hyped match up between the Spurs and Warriors on Monday turned in to quite the one sided affair, as Chef Curry and Co absolutely embarrassed the Spurs and coach Pop.You know who doesn't like being embarrassed? Greg Popovich. So this is an easy cover right? Spurs get back on track and resume their title of being the second best team in the league with a blowout victory over Houston? Easy money right. Not today big man, not today. Rockets get the upset victory and ESPN gets a solid week of leading with the story "Are the Spurs overrated??".

DAL +17 vs. GSW

My god. Did you watch that game on Monday?? Steph Curry made Kawhi Leonard look like a freshmen JV player attempting to guard a D1 athlete in a game of pickup. THE DEFENDING DPOY was put on skates multiple times by the Chef en route to a huge Warriors victory. So why would anyone pick the Mavs here?? I don't know. But I feel like there is some let down potential in this game for the Warriors because it is not nearly as hyped as Monday's match up. Golden State still wins this one easy, but don't be surprised if the final score is a little bit closer than this line would lead you to believe.

Saturday Succubus Picks

Saturday NBA Picks

BK @ WAS (+3) (WINNER!)
I love that the media and the public are all over the Brooklyn Nets nowadays. Somebody pleases tell me why I should have any faith in a team that is barely floating above .500 in the Weakstern Conference? The Wiz are going through a rough patch right now and this is just what they need to get back into the late season swing. Washington has beat these guys twice already and with the opportunity to snap out of a funk, I see the Wiz going off tonight to the tune of 109 as they dominate the JKidd's. 

IND (-5.5) at DET (WINNER!)
The Pacers have really been struggling to put teams away lately and have failed to look like the team that appeared to be title favorites early in the season. Luckily for them a great confidence builder for any team is to play the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons have a really big front line in Smith, Drummond, and Monroe; unfortunately for them that means J Smoove plays the 3 and finds himself with the ball in his hands near the three point line consistently. Smoove is literally on pace to have one of the worst 3 point shooting seasons of all time. Look for the Pacers to pack the paint and force the Pistons into jumpers leading to open run outs for George and Stephenson helping them get a big lead early and cruise to a 15 point win.

DEN (+6) at ATL (WINNER!)
The Hawks are trying to lose their grip on the 8th seed in what is the most unappealing playoff race of all time. The Nugs are playing better lately and the return of Ty Lawson has turned a nonexistent offense into a barely serviceable one. Also recently Coach Shaw gave Chandler Wilson the green light to carry the team and he has responded well. Look for the Lawson-Chandler combo to keep this one close throughout with a decision coming by 2-4 points.

Conference Tourney Picks

ARIZ (-5.5) at UCLA (L)
The Wildcats are going to stomp out the Bruins in this game because of two factors. One, the Catz have lottery pick Aaron Gordon who has the potential to be an NBA star in the not so distant future, while the Bruins have surefire lottery bust Zach Lavine on theirs. Side note when I looked up on NBAdraft.net and saw the player comp for Lavine as Russell Westbrook I almost shit my pants, why do scouts love to overhype this prospects?!?!?(Also check out our upcoming article for more breakdowns of the prospects in this years drafts). The second factor contributing to tonight's Catz blowout is the recent play of Arizona against teams they have previously struggled with. Two blowouts of Utah, and Colorado have the Catz ready to roll tonight in Vegas against the Bruins.


UCONN (+7.5) at LVILLE (L)
This is the crazy Catz pick of the night!! Last time these two teams played the Huskies found themselves getting routed by the defending national champs in an embarrassing road loss. Well this Husky team not only has pride, but they are also on a bit of a hot streak lately. Couple that with the fact that Russ Smith went 7-9 from deep yesterday and you could see how he might come back down to earth tonight. Louisville probably wins this game, but I expect the Huskies to keep this one close well into the closing minutes losing by 3-4 points.

Monday NBA Picks

The Return of Bob's NBA Picks

Alright, the NBA is back today! No more betting on college basketball games decided by children that can't drink alcohol legally. So in honor of that and making money in general, let's overload today's picks and make all the money back we lost on college ball this weekend.

Charlotte vs Detroit (UNDER 202) (L)
The Pistons have been up and down since they fired their coach two weeks ago. The Bobcats on the other hand have trouble scoring, but they do play solid defense. Look for Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to lock down Josh Smith and keep this game under 202 points.

New York at Memphis (OVER 181) (W)
Memphis is known for it's tough defense, excellent rebounding and reigning DPOY Marc Gasol. However Marc is recently coming off a leg injury that sidelined him for two months, and hasn't returned to his elite form quite yet. Look for Melo to keep the trade rumors at bay with his hot shooting and push this one over 181 points.

Cleveland (-4) at Philly (W)
With the way that Cleveland has performed the first half of the season, I am even surprising myself by picking them to cover this spread. However, I think Kyrie Irving fresh off his ASG MVP and Dion "buddy ball" Waiters coming off an impressive Rising Stars game keeps this game close and covers the spread. Also, three of the main four players (Turner, Hawes, and Young, which sounds like a law firm) for Philly have been involved in trade rumors so I wouldn't be shocked if their minutes were limited as they get shopped behind the scenes.

Phoenix (-2) at Denver (W)
Everyone keeps waiting for the Suns to regress towards the mean and end up closer to the team they were expected to be before the season. Well I'm here to tell you folks, it's not gonna happen. Even with the loss of star player Eric Bledsoe, this team is solid and look for them to lock up no lower than the sixth seed in a loaded Western conference especially if they make a move in the next few days for another piece (Get at me Pau!) Even playing in the "high" altitude (see what I did there?) of Denver, the Suns will run the Nuggets right out of the building easily winning by double digits.

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