Just when you think you have a handle on this basketball picking, the NBA Gods jump up and posterize you. 0-4 last night. Games were close, but fell the wrong way.
Three games, four plays.
All wagers and returns based on $10. Please check game time lineups before wagering.
Thunder at CELTICS 7:05 pm EDT, Nets at RAPTORS 7:35 pm, Timberwolves at ROCKETS 9:05 pm.
3-pointers: Kyrie Irving (Nets) double-double +200 (Returns $30.00) I nis last 5 games, Kyrie has averaged 26 points and 9.6 assists. In his last three games, he's gone for double-doubles. As long as James Harden is out and KD is playing, Kyrie is a DD threat every night.
2-pointers: Christian Wood (Rockets) double-double +130 (Returns $23.00) Wood should be back in the starting lineup tonight and that means he has a good chance for a DD. he's doubled up in five of his last 10 games, so at +130 you're getting a little more bang for your buck.
CELTICS Over Thunder and Under 216 +116 (Returns $21.60) Neither team is playing well and the Celtics will be without Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker. Hence, the Under. They are at home, however, they are dangerously close to falling out of the playoffs and they need a win against a Thunder team that has lost 14 straight.
Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves) Over 12.5 rebounds +113 (Returns $21.30) Towns averages 11 boards, the Rockets are one of the worst shooting teams in the NBA and the last time these teams played, he had 15.
Free Throws: Kelly Olynyk (Rockets) Over 7.5 rebounds -108 (Returns $19.30) Yes, I have an Olynyk bias because he's paid off for me 6 of 7 times. He's consistent. 7.5 boards is a fair number, but he's gone over it in 7 of his last 10 games, and in two of the others he had 7 – and was never below 6. At -108, that's a good wager to me.
Steals: None
Winners:
None
Losers:
2-pointers: WIZARDS Over Spurs on the Moneyline +130 (Returns $23.00) Spurs won 146-143 in OT.
KNICKS Over Suns on the Moneyline +110 (Returns $21.00) Knicks lost 118-110 after being ahead much of the game.
Free Throws: PJ Dozier (Nuggets) Over 12.5 points -107 (Returns $19.40) Dozier scored 9 points in 26 minutes.
Nerlens Noel (Knicks) Over 16.5 points, rebounds, assists -107 (Returns $19.40) Noel went 4-3-3 = 10 in 28 minutes.
Canceled:
None
$40 wagered (0-4), $0.00 returned.
Day 111: -$40.00
Total: +127.25 (227-275 off 502 $10 wagers)