NBA Picks

The 76ers got their first win of the season, easily dispatching the Pacers by 14. Can they double up tonight against Toronto on the road? The Raptors will look to avenge last year’s season-ending 35-point loss.

Everybody loves the Golden State Warriors and will be frothing at the mouth to bet them as 3-point underdogs tonight at Phoenix. But is this the correct play? Get our GS/PHO prediction here!

NBA players love to compete in Madison Square Garden. There is an undeniable energy that permeates through the building, and it’s many guys’ dream to create and feel the buzz that comes with lighting up the scoreboard there. Something tells me that Damian Lillard is one of those guys, and with Emmanuel Mudiay guarding him, I think it’s safe to suggest that he might have his way on Tuesday night. The rest of the Knicks roster is hard to predict game to game, but we don’t need a roster rotation to know that the Knicks are the 27th ranked defensive unit. Can they do enough to stay within 7 to help us beat our sportsbook? Kyle Cash has your NBA prediction.

The Thunder have kept up their torrid pace. The Thunder had won five in a row before Russ went down, but they have still gone 5-1 in his absence. Part of that is schedule-related; Phoenix twice, Cleveland, Dallas, the Knicks, and the out-of-sorts Rockets is not exactly a murderer’s row of opponents. But we can toss the Kings into that scrap heap as well, and there’s no reason that OKC shouldn’t be able to dispatch them and make another notch in their bedpost.

In the 2017 playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs were leading the undefeated Golden State Warriors by 25 in the third quarter – and then Zaza Pachulia happened, Kawhi went down, and history was rewritten forever. In tonight’s game, the Spurs will attempt to avenge the loss they took there as well as the loss they suffered this summer with the Kawhi Leonard trade. DeMar DeRozan has cooled off a little bit, but he and Aldridge are still All-NBA caliber players, and the Spurs are 5-2 at home. Bookmakers have the Spurs as only -2.5 favs over Steph and Dray-less GSW. KC has your NBA pick.

In year’s past, it’s taken until about January for Brett Brown to solidify the defense, but with the amount of two-way talent they now possess, their defense is 4th best at holding opponent’s effective field goal percentage down, and it’s only going to climb. Charlotte, as we outlined in the Cleveland game, has generated quality looks all season, and for the most part has converted. As cliché as it sounds, the winner of this matchup will be either the team that makes shots, or the team that made their opponent miss. Will the Butler-edition of the 76er defense hold up tonight in Charlotte?