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The pace of the game, as well as which team dictates the pace, is a key factor when handicapping basketball games. When pace is an especially strong signal, it may dictate a pick on the over/under. An NBA over/under pick is another way of referring to a prediction on an NBA game point total. NBA total lines are usually well above 200 in today's NBA making them harder for the betting public to find value. For example, the 2004 Detroit Pistons team was very consistently within 5 points of the 90 they averaged. In today's NBA, greater scoring means greater variance. However, professional basketball handicappers can use this to their advantage as the sportsbooks also try to keep track of the higher scoring NBA totals. Doc's sports NBA total picks are some of the best in the business and our total prediction write-ups are insightful. Along with offering our NBA expert picks, we provide free selections that are intended to help bettors with their handicapping legwork.

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Once the regular season is over the NBA tends to resemble the national football league in many ways. Bettors have much more time to make their NBA playoff picks as teams travel to each other's arenas and rest between series. Making successful NBA playoff predictions is as much about when you bet as it is who you bet on. A series might not start for days. That means an NBA spread may move quite a few points especially as the public bets closer to the action. If we see value in a playoff prediction it will rely heavily on getting the line we are quoting in said NBA pick. In the words of the great Tony George, "We are betting numbers, not teams!" That may not be more relevant than when making picks on the NBA playoff games.

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Saturday 1st of March 2025

Doc's Sports

4-Unit Play Take Golden State -8 over Philadelphia (8:30 p.m. EST, Saturday March 1)
Golden State has won and covered the last four meetings. This team is just steamrolling the league right now, and we don’t see that stopping tonight. The Warriors have won and covered in seven of eight overall, and their offense is really efficient right now and their defense is creating a lot of extra opportunities. Morale in Philly is at an all time low. They lost Embiid for the season and they have lost nine straight and covered in only one of their last 10. This team is already several games out of the play in and now it will be tanking time for the remainder of the season. We don’t expect them to put up much of a fight here against an out of conference foe.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports

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Craig Trapp

6-Unit Play. Take #559 Golden State (-7) Over Philadelphia (8:30 p.m., Saturday, March 1)

Sixers continue to be the most disappointing team in NBA tonight as Red Hot Warriors mow down the struggling Philadelphia group. News that Joel Embig is missing rest of season give Sixers another reason to just give up on season. Philly just doesn’t have enough on offense to stay with a Warriors group that will put up points in bunches. Take Golden State to cover the spread on Saturday night.

Craig

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Robert Ferringo

Passing for today.

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Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)

Passing for today.

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Raphael Esparza (VSI)

NBA BASKETBALL

4 Unit Play. Take #553 Over 230.5 Sacramento at Houston (8:10p.m., Saturday March 1)

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Tony George

Passing for today.

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Vernon Croy

4-Unit Play - #553–554 Sacramento/Houston GAME TOTAL OVER 230.5-110 (Saturday, March 1, 2025, 8:10pm ET)

Take Sacramento/Houston GAME TOTAL OVER as my top NBA pick for Saturday night. This pick falls into one of my top NBA systems and I expect the high scoring game here given the way these two teams match up against each other. The last time these two teams met back on January 16th they put up 259 total points and the time before that 231 total points in their only two meetings this season. Sacramento just put up 118 total points at Utah and before that 130 points against Charlotte. Sacramento has averaged 116.9 points per game this season shooting 47.6% as a team. Sacramento has also struggled defensively this season allowing 115.6 points per game. Play the OVER

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Scott Spreitzer

3-Unit Play: Take 559 Warriors -7.5 over 76ers (8:40 p.m., Saturday, March 1)
I’m laying the points with Golden State. Jimmy Butler is questionable with back spasms but the Warriors are playing well at both ends as a unit and should be able to overcome his absence if he can’t play. The Sixers are a mess, won’t have Embiid for the rest of the season, and they’ve lost nine in a row SU and nine of 10 ATS. They’re bad on offense and 30th in FG percentage defense. Look for Steph and the Warriors to stay hot. I’m laying the points with Golden State. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.

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August Young

2-Unit Play - Take #520 Golden State Warriors -8 -110 over Philadelphia 76ers (3/1 @ 8:40PM EST) How can we not take the Warriors here? They have won five straight (4-0 SU and ATS since the all-star break) and are starting to dominate. They have won five of their last six road games while going 5-1 ATS. They have averaged an astounding 120.33 ppg in those games despite playing some very good defensive teams such as Milwaukee, Dallas, and Houston. The 76ers are one of the worst defensive teams in the league and might want to consider tanking at this point. They are 20-38 SU, including just 10-20 at Wells Fargo Center. They are yet to win a single game since the break and have dropped nine straight. They are also just 1-9 ATS in their L/10. There is some concern that we are taking a team at a market high vs. a team at an all-time low, but the numbers are the numbers. We'll reduce the risk to manage that. GL!

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Strike Point Sports

Passing for today.

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Jason Sharpe

Saturday March 1st 2025-

3 Unit Play Take #560 Philadelphia +8.5 over Golden State (8:40pm est):

I expect Golden State sits Jimmy Butler in this one. Butler is dealing with back issues and he's not looked like himself the last two games. It took a herculan effort last game for the Warriors to come back and beat Orlando. Philadelphia needs a win as they've not posted a victory in nearly a month. I expect we see the Sixers step up here in this one.

Take Philadelphia plus the points.

Thank you and good luck,

Jason Sharpe

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Griffin Murphy

Passing for today.

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Nick Menken

Passing for today.

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