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Free NBA Picks Wednesday 1/29/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/28/2020

Wednesday's NBA slate features six games with some sprinkled in value. There is not a single game between two teams above .500. Favorites will be heavy favorites. But will they be able to cover the hefty spreads? Here's the breakdown and early leans for Wednesday's NBA slate.

Free NBA Picks Tuesday 1/28/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/27/2020

The NBA world is in a state of shock after Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, and seven other passengers passed away after a helicopter accident. For players, it's hard to play these games. For fans, it's hard to do their jobs without thinking about their childhood idol. But all we can do is say our condolences, hug our loved ones and continue to do what Kobe Bryant had done his entire life; work. The Clippers will take on the Lakers at Staples Center on Tuesday in the first home game since Kobe's death.

Free NBA Picks Saturday 1/25/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/24/2020

The NBA has three boring matchups and sprinkled in two must-watch matchups. The Mavericks will take on the red-hot Jazz at home while the Lakers look to crack the 76ers on the road. The 76ers have been extremely hard to defeat at home. However, do the Lakers have what it takes to win against the spread? Here are the early leans for Saturday's slate.

Free NBA Picks Friday 1/24/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/23/2020

Friday's NBA slate kicks off a little earlier than usual as the Milwaukee Bucks take on the Charlotte Hornets in Paris, France. The Bucks are on a long winning streak playing against the Hornets, who are on a long losing streak. Does the neutral-court aspect hurt or help the Hornets? Zion Williamson will play his second game in the NBA against the Nuggets at home. The Pelicans are small favorites against a much better Nuggets team. Is Zion-mania really causing the lines to swing? Here are the early lean's for Friday's NBA slate.

Free NBA Picks Thursday 1/23/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/22/2020

Thursday's NBA slate features three games with two exciting matchups. In the first game of the TNT two-game slate, LeBron James will take on Kyrie Irving. Once teammates, this should be an interesting matchup between Lebron and Kyrie, who have switched teams since joining forces together in Cleveland. After that, TNT will feature Dame Lillard vs Luka Doncic. Lillard is fresh off his MLK performance, while Doncic is in the running for MVP. Here are the early leans.

Free NBA Picks Wednesday 1/22/2020 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/21/2020

In Wednesday's 12-game slate, first overall selection Zion Williamson will make his NBA debut with the Pelicans, while the 76ers and Raptors look to continue their winning streaks while only one can survive. There's plenty of value in the 12-game slate, so let's get right to it! Here are the early lean's for Wednesday's action.

Free NBA Picks Saturday, January 18 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/17/2020

Saturday's NBA slate features some intriguing matchups and interesting value plays in the 11-game slate. The Clippers will take on the red-hot Pelicans after New Orleans ended the Utah Jazz 11-game winning streak, while the Lakers look to get back to their winning ways on the road against the Rockets. If you're looking for value plays, there's one in the 76ers vs. Knicks game after the Knicks were recently blown out by the Suns. Here are the early lean's for Saturday's games.

Free NBA Picks Friday, January 17 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/16/2020

Friday's NBA slate features seven games with the intrigue going to the Heat playing on the road at the Thunder. We know the Heat are hard to stop at home, but on the road, against an improved Thunder team, it's going to be an exciting finish. Also, the Grizzlies will put their six-game winning streak on the line against the Cavaliers, while Luka Doncic continues his fine play without teammate Kristaps Porzingis. Here's the early leans for Friday.

Philadelphia 76ers Predictions for Struggling NBA Road Team
by Trevor Whenham - 1/16/2020

As the 2019-20 NBA season was about to start, Philadelphia 76ers' coach Brett Brown told anyone who would listen that his team was gunning for the top seed in the Eastern Conference this season. But if the season ended today, they wouldn't even open the playoffs at home. They sit in sixth place, and though they are within spitting distance of the Heat in second - trailing them by only three games - the Bucks would pretty much have to fold right now in order for the Sixers to catch them.

Free NBA Picks Thursday, January 16 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/16/2020

Thursday night includes some exciting and interesting basketball games. The Celtics will travel to take on the Bucks while the Jazz take their double-digit win streak to New Orleans against the Pelicans. It's just a five-game slate, but there's some good ones. Check out the early leans!

New Orleans Pelicans Predictions for Zion Williamson Debut
by Trevor Whenham - 1/15/2020

Duke's Zion Williamson was the highest-profile first overall pick since at least Anthony Davis. You might even have to go back as far as Greg Oden to see a guy who had so many people so excited. Oden's career didn't turn out as anyone hoped, and so far Williamson hasn't made any impact at all - unless you call a little bit of Summer League action an impact.

NBA Trade Deadline Predictions
by Trevor Whenham - 1/15/2020

The NBA trade deadline looms on February 6, so we are in the last month of the status quo in the league. Let's get this out of the way up front - this is set up to be a very dull trade deadline. With all due respect to Kevin Love and Andre Drummond, if they are the two biggest names on the block in all likelihood, then it's not much of a thrilling deadline. But any change can be the one that makes the difference, and there should still be plenty of movement even if it isn't spectacular.

Best NBA Teams Against the Spread This Season and Worst
by Trevor Whenham - 1/14/2020

We are, more or less, at the mid-point of the NBA season. As close to the end of the season as the beginning. There is still a whole lot of basketball left to play and a whole lot that we don't know. More than we know, really. But the sample size is large enough that we have a sense of which teams have been a pleasure to bet on and which really haven't. Here are the betting studs and duds of the first half of this season.

Free NBA Picks Wednesday, January 15 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/14/2020

Wednesday's NBA slate has some real good action between the Nets and 76ers, Spurs and Heat along with that Raptors and Thunder. The 76ers and Heat are almost impossible to defeat at home, while the Raptors look to upset the Thunder on the road. Let's get right to it!

Free NBA Picks Tuesday, January 14 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/13/2020

Tuesday's slate features six games, with the most exciting matchup coming from Brooklyn between the Nets and the Jazz. Kyrie Irving is back from the injury list and helped the Nets to their first win since December 21, while the Jazz are riding a nine-game winning streak without Mike Conley and potentially Donovan Mitchell. Also, the Rockets will travel to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies, who are on a five-game winning streak. Will the Rockets snap the streak? Here are the early leans.

Free NBA Picks Saturday, January 11 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/10/2020

In the seven-game slate for Saturday's NBA action, the main game that NBA fans around the world will watch will be the Thunder at home against the Lakers. It remains unclear whether Anthony Davis will be playing in this game, but after the Thunder's recent performance against the Rockets and recent play overall, things are getting interesting in Oklahoma City. Here are the early leans for Saturday's action.

Free NBA Picks Friday, January 10 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/9/2020

In Friday's 10-game slate, the Knicks and Pelicans are on national television. I guess that sums up the quality of these 10 games. However, quality or not, there are still decisions to be made and also money to be made. The Nets are looking to stop the bleeding after losing seven straight games, while the Jazz and Lakers look to continue their long winning streaks. Here are the previews and early leans for Friday's action.

Free NBA Picks Thursday, January 9 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/8/2020

There's a four-game slate for Thursday's NBA action featuring a couple potential deep playoff matches between the Celtics and 76ers and the Rockets vs the Thunder. Both Joel Embiid and Russell Westbrook will be questionable for this game but will likely play. This will be Westbrook's return to Oklahoma City after the trade with the Rockets in the off-season. Here are the early leans for Thursday's action.

Free NBA Picks Wednesday, January 8 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/7/2020

There are nine games on the slate for Wednesday's NBA action. Seven of the nine games on the slate feature at least one team that won't have a chance at making the playoffs this year. The two exciting games to watch will be the Heat against the Pacers and the Nuggets against the Mavericks. For the other seven games on the slate, the job of picking teams against the spread just got a little harder. Can the poor teams cover, or will the dominant teams blow the bad teams out? Here's the early lean for January 8.

Free NBA Picks Tuesday, January 7 and Opening Line Report
by Jason Radowitz - 1/6/2020

There are six games on the NBA slate for Tuesday, January 7. The Oklahoma City Thunder will put their five-game winning streak on the line against the Nets, who will put their five-game losing streak on the line. The Lakers are also on a five-game winning streak, and they'll play the Knicks at home looking to make it six straight. Check the early leans for Tuesday's slate to see which picks should already be penciled in.