NBA Point Spread Predictions May 30th, 2016

The Thunders meltdown on Friday night meant a loss for me , dropping my playoff record to 41-37 (+30) and season record to 162-155-3 (-$650). The Western Conference Finals concludes tonight and my pick will be using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors
As great as Klay Thompson was in Game 6 for the Warriors I believe this was a Thunder choke job where they could not even get a shot off in the last three minutes of a winnable game. Tonight's game is in Oracle Arena and given the way game 6 ended I can't see any outcome other than a Warrior blowout. Give me the Warriors and I'll lay the 7 points.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 28th, 2016

The Cavaliers handed me my 6th loss in 7 games to drop my playoff record to 41-36 (+140) and season record to 162-154-3 (-$540). The Western Conference Finals continue tonight and as usual I'll be picking against the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder
The Warriors averted elimination on Thursday and now face a must-win game on the road. It is possible the Thunder may choke but I tend to think they will finish this series out in game 6 just like they did against the Spurs. I;ll take the Thunder and 2½ points to eliminate the defending champions.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 27th, 2016

The Thunder allowed a late cover last night, dropping my playoff record to 41-35 (+250) and season record to 162-153-3 (-$430). The Cavaliers have a chance to close out the Eastern Conference Finals in Toronto tonight. As usual my pick will be against the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors
The home teams are 9-1 in the conference finals this season. I will stop bucking that trend and pick the home Raptors getting 6 from the Cavaliers. From a basketball perspective the Raptors have played much better at home than on the road so I will be expecting an inspired effort and a close game.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 26th, 2016

Cleveland's 3rd straight big win at home broke my losing streak, lifting myplayoff record to 41-34 (+360) and season record to 162-152-3 (-$320). The defending champion Golden State Warriors head home on the brink of elimination tonight and my pick will be against the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors
The Thunder have won 3 of 4 including a game in Golden State, yet are 7½ point home underdogs. I've picked the Warriors every game so far but this dies not seem to be the same Warriors team that won 73 games in the regular season and certainly not the same Thunder team that seemed to sleepwalk through the first 82 games. The Thunder look like a good value getting the points so I will pick Oklahoma City and take the 7½.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 25th, 2016

My 4th straight loss on a road favorite dropped my playoff record to 40-34 (+260) and season record to 161-152-3 (-$420). The favorites are back at home for game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals and as usual my pick will be against the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers
This series returns to Cleveland tied at 2 games apiece. While the Raptors have regained their confidence with two home wins, the Cavaliers won the two games in Cleveland by 20+ points each. I expect the rims to be friendlier to the home team tonight and will take the Cavaliers giving a whopping 10½ points.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 24th, 2016

Another loss on a road favorite dropped my playoff record to 40-33 (+370) and season record to 161-151-3 (-$310). Tonight I will take the road favorite once again using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors
Despite getting blown out on game 3 the Warriors are still a 2 point favorite. Part of me thinks the Thunder has the Warriors' number but another part of thinks the defending champs will not go down easy. I'll take the Warriors giving the 2 points.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 23rd, 2016

Yesterday's gruesome Warriors loss dropped my playoff record to 40-32 (+480) and season record back into the red to 161-150-3 (-$200). The Eastern Conference Finals continues in Toronto tonight and as usual my picks will be against the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors
Toronto blew out the Cavaliers on Saturday. How will the Cavaliers handle their first loss in the playoffs? I expect a more focused defensive effort and will go with the Cavaliers giving the 5½ points.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 22nd, 2016

Yesterday's Raptors win made for me a loser, dropping my playoff record to 40-31 (+590) and bringing my season record back into the red at 161-149-3 (-$90). The Western Conference Finals travel to Oklahoma City tonight and I'll be making my pick using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder
These teams split the first two games of the series in Golden State and The Thunder are 2½ point home underdogs. I think the Warriors will beat the Thunder 2 out of every 3 games if not more. I can see either team win but if I can pick a team that has won 73 games in the regular season and has won 4 of 5 this year against the Thunder and only give 2½ I'm inclined to take it so give me the Warriors laying the points.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 21st, 2016

The Cavaliers covered as predicted on Thursday to raise my playoff record to 40-30 (+700) and season record into the black at 161-148-3 (+$20). The Eastern conference finals move to Toronto tonight and as usual I'll be picking against the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Cleveland Cavaliers at Toronto Raptors
The Cavaliers easily won both games in Cleveland but now the series moves to Toronto. I expect the Raptors to put up their stiffest resistance but after losing the first 2 games by 50 points I will have to see the Raptors cover a point spread befor I pick them to do so. I will take the Cavaliers and give the 5½ points.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 19th, 2016

My Warriors pick paid off to bring my playoff record to 39-30 (+600) and season record to 160-148-3 (-$80). The Eastern conference finals resume tonight and I will pick it using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cavaliers won the first game of the series by 30 and it doesn't appear the Raptors have any way they can win this series. The line has moved from 10 to 12 and while I'm sure at some point in this series the Cavaliers will relax or Lowry and DeRozan will catch fire for the Raptors I have to think the Cavaliers will win by double digits more often than not. I'll pick the Cavaliers and give the 12 points.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 18th, 2016

Yesterday's Cavaliers cover lifted my playoff record to 38-30 (+500) and season record to 159-148-3 (-$180). The western conference finals continues tonight and as usual my pick is based on the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors
The Warriors lost to the Thunder on Monday yet the line for game 2 has gone from 7½ to 8½. The Warriors should be desperate to make a statement in this game. Normally I would like the Thunder but I tend to think the Warriors were the victims of cold shooting in the second half Monday and should be able to find the form they user to take a 12 point halftime lead in Game 1. So give me the Warriors one more time laying the 8½.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 17th, 2016

The Thunder's stunning upset over the Warriors dropped my playoff record to 37-30 (+400) and season record to 158-148-3 (-$280). The eastern conference finals starts off tonight I'll make my pick using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cavaliers have had a week off and my be rusty against a Raptors team that has been playing every other night for the past 2 weeks. Nonetheless I feel the Cavaliers superior talent and depth should carry the day in a big fashion and I'll take the Cavs giving the 10 points.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 16th, 2016

Instead of keeping the game close in the 4th quarter the Heat fell apart, dropping my playoff record to 37-29 (+$510) and season record to 158-147-3 (-$170). The conference finals kicks off tonight with a west coast game and as usual I'll make my picks using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Oklahoma City Thunder at Golden State Warriors
The Thunder seem to have found a new identity in the playoffs by out-muscling the Spurs on the inside with big men Steven Adams and Enes Kanter. I don't see this working against a Warriors team that should be able to force the Thunder out of their big line up with their 3-point attack. The Warriors have enough time to prepare for the Thunder and while I don't expect a blowout I am looking for a double-digit win. Give me the Warriors tonight laying the 7½ points.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 15th, 2016

The Heat covered on Friday after many tribulations to bring my playoff record to 37-28 (+$620) and season record to 158-146-3 (-$60). After the first dark NBA game since April 15th the last conference semi-final series concludes with the Heat-Raptors game 7. As usual I'll make my picks using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Miami Heat at Toronto Raptors
I am very conflicted about this game. Part of me thinks the Heat pulled a rabbit out of the hat by playing small forward Justise Winslow at center and that the Raptors will prove too athletic for the Heat. Another part of me thinks the Heat's Goran Dragic has a newfound freedom with the Heat's centerless lineup and that Raptor guards Lowry and DeRozan will have one of their many miserable shooting nights. I do expect the game to be close and in close games I like to take the team with the best player which in this case is still Dwyane Wade of Miami so I will take the Heat and the 4½ points.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 13th, 2016

Yesterday's surprisingly easy win by the Thunder lifted my playoff record to 36-28 (+$520) and season record to 157-146-3 (-$140). Tonight the last conference semi-final series continues and as usual I'll make my picks using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat
This series has baffled me from the beginning. Both teams have suffered an incredible amount of injuries and neither team has been able to impose its will over the other. I expect the Heat to play in a desperate manner as they are the home team facing elimination so I'll take the Heat and lay the 4 points.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 12th, 2016

I was 2-0 yesterday thanks to the Raptors late cover and the Blazers holding the game close. My playoff record is 35-28 (+$420) and season record is 156-146-3 (-$260). There won't be more than one game per day from here on out and as usual I'll make my picks using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
The Thunder have won 3 of the last 4 in the series and the last four games have been extremely close yet the Spurs are a point and a half favorite. The Spurs look super tired while the Thunder are finding a way to win their share of these close games so I will pick the Thunder at home and grab the 1½ points as a small insurance policy.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 11th, 2016

Yesterday's Thunder cover and win boosted my playoff record of 33-28 (+$220) and season record to 154-146-3 (-$460). The Game 5's of the second round continue tonight and as usual I'll make my picks using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Miami Heat at Toronto Raptors
3 of the 4 games in this series have gone to overtime, underdogs have covered 3 of 4, and the Heat have covered 3 of 4. I'm going to buck the historical trend and pick the Raptors giving the 4 points at home.

Portland Trailblazers at Golden State Warriors
The great Curry is back and the Warriors have their biggest point spread of the series at 13 points. I like the Warriors to win but think 13 points is too much and will take the scrappy Trailblazers to cover.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 10th, 2016

I lost the bet I should have won when the Raptors fell apart in the last 30 seconds of overtime and won the bet I should have lost when the Warriors covered in overtime. The split left me a playoff record of 32-28 (+$120) and season record of 153-146-3 (-$560). Tonight marks the first game 5 of the second round and once again I'll pick using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs
The 3 games after the Game 1 Spurs blowout have all been close heading into the final minutes. I like this game to also be close so I will take the Thunder and the 7 points over the tired looking Spurs.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 9th, 2016

Yesterday's split gives me a playoff record of 31-27 (+$130) and season record of 152-145-3 (-$550). I'll again be picking today's game 4's using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat
I have no clue about this series. I haven't picked a game correctly and both centers are injured. Since the underdog has won every game so far I'll pick the Raptors and take the 5½ points.

Golden State Warriors at Portland Trailblazers
Will the Warriors make the necessary adjustments to slow down Lillard and the Trailblazers? I believe so and will pick the Warriors giving the 5 points.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 8th, 2016

An 0-2 Saturday leaves me with a playoff record of 30-26 (+$140) and season record of 151-144-3 (-$540). I'll be picking today's game 4's using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks
I haven't seen anything to make me pick against the Cavaliers. The Hawks played their best game of the series on Friday and still lost by double digits. Give me the Cavaliers laying 5 points.

San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
Just as a 4 day gap between games benefited the Spurs on Friday the 2 day gap will be in the Thunders favor today, especially in wearing down Tony Parker. I'll pick the Thunder to even the series and will take the point as an extra benefit.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 7th, 2016

The late covers by the Cavaliers and Spurs brought gave me a 2-0 Friday, bringing my playoff record to 30-24 (+$360) and season record to 151-142-3 (-$320). As usual I'll be picking tonight's games against the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat
This series shifts to Miami where I predict the Raptors will struggle to get points and calls from the officials. Give me the Heat laying the 5½ points.

Golden State Warriors at Portland Trailblazers
This is the best chance for the Trailblazers to win a game but with 4 days between games I suspect the Warriors will have found ways to exploit their strengths even without Curry. I'll take the Warriors and give the smallish 3½ points.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 6th, 2016

Yesterday's failure by the Raptors to cover leave me with a playoff record of 28-24 (+$160) and a season record of 149-142-3 (-$520). Tonight the second round shifts to the sites of the lower seeded teams and once again my pick are made against the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks
I don't expect the Cavaliers insanely hot shooting to continue in Atlanta but this series has sweep written all over it. I'll take the Cavaliers giving 3 points.

San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
Despite the Thunder being in front of their rabid home crowd I expect the Spurs to benefit from the 4 day gap between games and will give the 2 points to the Thunder in what looks to be the pivotal game of the series.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 5th, 2016

An easy win by the very impressive Cavaliers boosted my playoff record to 28-23 (+$270) with a season record of 149-141-3 (-$410). Once again I'll pick the single game from the playoff schedule using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Miami Heat at Toronto Raptors
Kyle Lowry of the Raptors seems to be hurt but now the Heat's Dwyane Wade is also injured. I think the Wade's injury and some desperation on the part of the Raptors will propel Toronto to a win so I'll once again give the 4½ points to the Heat.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 4th, 2016

A late cover by the Warriors gave me a miracle split last night for a playoff record of 27-23 (+$170) and a season record of 148-141-3 (-$510). Tonight I will pick the single game from the playoff schedule using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers
As well as Atlanta played in spurts Monday night they still lost by double digits. Both teams had players with poor shooting nights but at the end of the day I don't see the Hawks being able to stop LeBron James so I'll pick Cleveland and give the 7 points.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 3rd, 2016

A late cover by the Cavaliers offset the Spurs loss to give me a split for last night. My playoff record stands at 26-22 (+$180) and my season record is 147-140-3 (-$500). There are two games tonight for me to pick using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Miami Heat at Toronto Raptors
I have done very well picking against the Raptors in the first round but with the 'first-round monkey' off their back I expect them to play loose and will give the 4½ points to the Heat in the opening round game of this series.

Portland Trailblazers at Golden State Warriors
The Warriors barely covered on Sunday and the spread increased from 8½ to 10 points. I can't imagine the Trailblazers' bench playing as great as they did on Sunday so I'll take the Warriors and lay the 10.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 2nd, 2016

The Pacers backdoor cover gave me a 2-1 record for Sunday, bumping my playoff record to 25-21 (+$190) and my season record to 146-139-3 (-$490). The conference semi finals are in full swing and as usual I'll make my picks using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland swept Atlanta this season with 2 blowout wins at home and swept them in the conference finals last year. Atlanta is marginally better than last year while I feel Cleveland is much better. Until proven otherwise I am taking the Cavaliers and in game one will give the 7½ points to the Hawks.

Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs
The Spurs won game 1 by 30 points and the line only moved from 6½ to 7½ points. I expect a much better performance from the Thunder but their defense was so bad that even if they played much better they could still lose by 15 points. I'll once again take the Spurs until proven otherwise.

NBA Point Spread Predictions May 1st, 2016

The Spurs demolition of the Thunder put me back in black for the playoffs with a 23-20 record (+$100) and edged my season record to 144-138-3 (-$580). There are 2 games 7's and one game 1 on the schedule as the first round of the playoffs gives way to round 2. I think game 7's tend to be close and I will bet accordingly using the betting lines from the Betonline.ag lines as listed on the Yahoo Sports page for entertainment purposes only with $110 wagered on each game taking $100 on my wins unless otherwise stated.

Charlotte Hornets at Miami Heat
Charlotte missed a golden opportunity Friday to close out the series at home. I was very impressed by Kemba Walker's ability to get to the rim at will and will pick the Hornets to hang close and take the 6½ points.

Portland Trailblazers at Golden State Warriors
I expect the Warriors to do their best to not give the Blazers hope they can win this series/ I also think the Spurs huge win yesterday will encourage Golden State to 'hold serve' despite not having Stephen Curry. I'll take the Warriors and give the 8½ points.

Indiana Pacers at Toronto Raptors
Despite the Game 7 being in Toronto I think the Pacers are the better team at the moment. While home court or a big game by Lowry or DeRozan could lead to a big Raptors win I will take the Pacers to cover the 6 point spread.