NBA Picks

Kyrie Irving will be out due to straining his right knee in the Celtics’ last game against the Clippers on Sunday. Kyrie leads the Celtics in scoring with 23.6 points per game and assists at 6.9. Losing your best player would make many teams double digit dogs versus Philly. Bookmakers have opened the new look Sixers as 6 point favorites. Franks has your Celtics vs Sixers Play!

The Mavericks were on the court last night when they hosted Portland in game down to the wire. The Rockets will be wrapping up a two-game home-stand here against the Mavericks but have not been on the court for two days.

The Heat have an advantage that makes them a threat in pretty much any game they participate in and the is their defense. The Heat own the third best scoring defense in the NBA giving up just 105.5 points per game. Miami also sits third in opponent field goal percentage. Can this defensive prowess have enough of an impact versus the gunslingers on GSW? Sportsbook believe not as they opened the Warriors at -14!

These two teams last met on January 29th in Los Angeles with the Sixers defeating the Lakers 121-105 to produce an easy cover as a 7.5 point favorite. Philly led by as much as 24 points in game where the Lakers did not have LeBron James. Can LA return the favor handing the Sixers a home loss? Or, stay within 7 to cover and hand our bookie a loss? Franks breaks it down and gives his NBA pick.

Houston’s secret recipe for beating OKC isn’t exactly a secret. James Harden has scored 30 points in 28 consecutive games, which doesn’t quite sound as impressive as it actually is. Can Harden counter his high usage brother, Russel Westbrook? KC has your NBA prediction

The Philadelphia 76ers host the Denver Nuggets Friday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Tip-off for the game is set for 7 PM ET and the game can be viewed on NBA TV. The sportsbooks have opened the Sixers as a -4.5 favorite on the point spread line with an O/U line of 228.5. Denver easily dispatched Philadelphia back in late January wining by 16 at home 126-110. However, the Nuggets are a much different team on the road. See who our handicapper is taking.