Bet on Basketball

Minnesota is traveling to Cleveland tonight for their match against the Cavaliers, who beat the Portland Trail Blazers in their last game.  Tonight, Minnesota would like to fire the trigger and return home with a win in their pockets. Considering offensive ability of the home team, the pick for this match is Over 186.5 points for 5 units.

One of the most interesting games tonight is the Dallas Mavericks at Memphis Grizzlies matchup. The home team scored 111 points last time out even with their slow tempo gameplay, but it is also a sign of how they can quickly adapt “small ball” when they cannot be hard enough in their defensive play. Dallas is recovering from their bad start to the season, so they would like to defeat a team with an inferior scoring performance. Avery Johnson’s team is likely to force the game, so Over 186 is the pick for 5 units.

The Phoenix Suns are hosting the Philadelphia 76ers tonight after a long break for Steve Nash’s crew at home. The away team managed to survive against the Supersonics in Seattle on Wednesday night, when they conceded only 90 points in a night of misses for Seattle. The defensive strength of the 76ers only comes from Chris Webber in the highpost and Solomon Dalembert when he is on song. On the other side of the court, the Suns are eager to win this game since they know they could drift from playoff contention by falling asleep now.  Even MVP’s moderate performance is likely to be enough for Phoenix to win this game at home. Phoenix –7.5 is the pick for 4 units.