NBA
Tuesday, April 15
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Pick 'n' roll: Tuesday's best NBA bets
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Charlotte at New Jersey (-3, 209)
The Bobcats don't have the record to back it up, but they're really not a bad basketball team. They lose a little strength with Gerald Wallace on the sideline, but Jason Richardson and Emeka Okafor can pick up the slack in the frontcourt and Raymond Felton is one of the best young guards in the league. The best thing about the Bobcats, however, is that they've been steadily improving. They've won six of their last 10 games and of those loses, only one was by more than four points – and that was against the first-place Celtics.
Pick: Bobcats
Minnesota at Detroit (-7, 188 1/2)
Don't make the mistake of thinking the Pistons have nothing left to play for. They've locked up their second-place seed for the playoffs, but home-court advantage in the Finals is still on the line – and a win tonight could sew that up. Although Flip Saunders said earning that advantage "hasn't been our marching order," it's still enough reason to keep the starters in the game for significant minutes. With that in mind, seven points isn't a bad handicap for the Pistons considering they were laying 6 1/2 in Minneapolis in their previous meeting this year and they are 25-15 ATS at home.
Pick: Pistons
Tuesday, April 15
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Pick 'n' roll: Tuesday's best NBA bets
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Charlotte at New Jersey (-3, 209)
The Bobcats don't have the record to back it up, but they're really not a bad basketball team. They lose a little strength with Gerald Wallace on the sideline, but Jason Richardson and Emeka Okafor can pick up the slack in the frontcourt and Raymond Felton is one of the best young guards in the league. The best thing about the Bobcats, however, is that they've been steadily improving. They've won six of their last 10 games and of those loses, only one was by more than four points – and that was against the first-place Celtics.
Pick: Bobcats
Minnesota at Detroit (-7, 188 1/2)
Don't make the mistake of thinking the Pistons have nothing left to play for. They've locked up their second-place seed for the playoffs, but home-court advantage in the Finals is still on the line – and a win tonight could sew that up. Although Flip Saunders said earning that advantage "hasn't been our marching order," it's still enough reason to keep the starters in the game for significant minutes. With that in mind, seven points isn't a bad handicap for the Pistons considering they were laying 6 1/2 in Minneapolis in their previous meeting this year and they are 25-15 ATS at home.
Pick: Pistons
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