Kyle Cash

Despite his reputation as a B-list star, Kyle Lowry is an important piece for the Raptors. He is out tonight and his absence will not go unnoticed. Toronto’s offense plummets from a Warriors-esque 117.8 Offensive Rating to a Pistons-esque 107.0 Offensive Rating whenever he leaves the court, and they’re about 12.9 points per 100 possessions worse without their PG. Of course, there are also things that Lowry brings to the table that doesn’t show up in a box score. But is his absence enough to play the Thunder tongiht? Kyle Cash has your NBA pick!

Could it possibly get worse than this? In the last three weeks, the Lakers have lost to the 12, 14, and 15-seeds in the West and the 12 and 15-seeds in the East. That is a murderer’s row of teams that are actively not trying to win basketball games. So how do we handicap a Lebron James led team that sportsbooks have opened as 13 point underdogs? KC gives his Lakers vs Bucks prediction!

The sportsbooks have opened the Portland Trail Blazers at -3 and moved them to 4 point home favorites this AM without their star shooting guard tonight against the NBA’s Little Team That Could, the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers are a team that needs to continue to win these types of games to get homecourt advantage in round 1 and have a chance to see more than one team this post season. Can the Pacers work with 4 points and help bettors get a win against the spread? KC breaks it down!

The Golden State Warriors at the Oklahoma City Thunder go at it tonight at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Neither team has been playing well as of late combined with Kevin Durant’s status make this a tough game to call. That’s not stopping our NBA handicapper Kyle Cash to have an opinion on this game. Read on to get his free pick and game analysis.

Boston was able to utilize the Stan Van Gundy “FORM A ****ING WALL!” defense last year against both Antetokounmpo and Ben Simmons, and there’s no doubt that Coach Spo has mimicked the strategy. If they can control the pace while somewhat limiting Giannis in the paint, the Heat do have a chance at the underdog cover here. But are the odds good enough at +5? KC has your NBA pick.

Lebron James owns the Raptors. He’s 22-6 in the regular season and 10-2 in playoffs. But it was Serge Ibaka who gave a Lebron-style whooping on the Lake Show with 34 & 10 at 88% FG% & 3-3 FT in last meeting. Ibaka is suspended tonight & LA is still getting 10 points at most sportsbooks. Is this a betable angle for Lakers backers? KC gives his NBA prediction.

With a quiet leader such as Jokic in the fold, there are bound to be games where they lack proper motivation. Richard Jefferson describes them last year as “the quietest locker room [he’s] ever been around.” Overlooking a weakened Timberwolves team can be easy to do as we approach the end of the regular season, and Denver’s heart might not be in it. Can Denver cover the bookie’s monster spread? DJ has the NBA prediction.

The most important factor in this matchup may be controlling the glass. The Clippers have the energizer bunny bros in Pat Beverley and Montrezl Harrell, and they would die on the court before surrendering a 50/50 ball. Boston has historically struggled at keeping opponents off of the offensive boards, and if the Clips can grab extra possessions for Gallinari and Lou Will to work their magic, the Celtics might be leaving LA with only LeBron’s head in their bag.

The Lakers look like they have thrown in the towel; losers of six of their last seven contests. They did win in their only match against the Celtics this season back in Boston 129-128 in early February, so they may have a shot here tonight at home. The linesmaker has the visiting Celts as -5-point favorite with the total offered up at 220.5 points. See who the Cash man is picking tonight.