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Pick 'n' Roll: Today's best NBA bets

Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets (-4.5, 201.5)

The Blazers are playing their best basketball of the season but head coach Nate McMillan isn’t a happy man these days.

"I want to see more," McMillan told the Oregonian earlier this week. "And I think we are going to have to see more. And what I mean by more is the bench. Our bench, we have to get them involved and get them in a flow and get that combination happening together. Where that first group is playing well and that second group is playing well."

The bench, once the strength of the Blazers, has become a team handicap. Rudy Fernandez delivers inconsistent performances, Martell Webster’s confidence isn’t the same as when he was starting and Jerryd Bayless seems hesitant whenever he sees the floor.

"We're surviving," Webster said of his bench mates. "We're winning games and that's the only thing that matters. We can bring more and everybody needs to bring more. But we're still winning."

That, they are. Portland is 13-3 straight over its last 16 games and 5-1-1 against the spread over its last seven.

Bench production is normally better at home than on the road, and Portland should be a little gassed after playing the Knicks on Wednesday. The Nuggets aren't exactly cooking offensively either. The under is 7-1 in Denver's last eight games.

Pick: Under

 

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NBA TNT doubleheader

Orlando Magic at Dallas Mavericks

March happiness

Orlando (52-22, 39-33-2 ATS) wrapped up the month of March with a 12-2 record (8-5-1 ATS) and took a 4.5-game lead over Atlanta in the Southeast Division.

The Magic scored 105.6 points per game in that span, shot 48.6 percent from the floor and limited opponents to 92.5 points per contest. Dwight Howard averaged 18.6 points, 13.3 rebounds and 2.4 blocks during the 14-game stretch.

But the Magic might have a tough time extending the hot play into April because of a recent rash of injuries. Shooting guard Vince Carter sprained his right big toe in a Sunday win over Denver and reserve forward Mickael Pietrus re-injured his left ankle last Wednesday against the Hawks. Starting point guard Jameer Nelson also got banged up in the last-second loss in Atlanta, jamming his right thumb.

All three players are expected to take the court on Thursday night, and only Carter is listed as questionable.

Keeping an edge

The Mavericks (49-25, 31-42-1 ATS) crushed Denver 109-93 at home on Monday and, like Orlando, they have also built a 4.5-game advantage in the standings (over San Antonio in the Southwest Division).

Don’t expect a late-season hiccup from what sounds like a focused group.

“I don't want us to feel comfortable,” coach Rick Carlisle told the Dallas Morning News. “I think that's a dangerous feeling to have. We need to keep an edge. I'm going to stay on these guys to keep fighting hard.”

Motivation should not be a problem. The Mavericks face a difficult final push, starting at Memphis on Wednesday and then at home against Orlando.

“In this West it's crazy,” explained Dirk Nowitzki said. “I mean the seeding is going to get all the way down to the last day of the season. I'm just going to play these last eight games like the playoffs are already here. The atmosphere was almost like it [against Denver], and whoever we're going to face we're going to adjust to that.”

Dallas is a stellar 26-11 at home this season, but just 9-27-1 ATS in those 37 contests.

Prior engagement

This season’s lone previous encounter between the Magic and Mavericks came on Feb. 19 in Orlando, where the visitors prevailed 95-85. The Mavs were 7-point underdogs and they played like it for three quarters, but a 30-16 fourth quarter stunned the crowd and ensured the upset.

Dallas recorded 23 assists and nine steals while the team saw five different players score in double-figures. Playing in his third game as a Maverick, newly-acquired center Brendan Haywood scored 15 points and pulled down nine rebounds.

Trending topics

The Magic are 4-0 ATS playing on three or more days of rest this season. The Mavericks are 10-7 (8-9 ATS) in the second of back-to-back games for their 2009-10 campaign.

Orlando (29-44-1 O/U) has been an outstanding under play this season, but Dallas (39-35 O/U) has leaned just slightly toward the over. Despite the latter trend, the under is 4-0 in the Mavericks’ past four games.

Head-to-head, the over is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings between the two teams. Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last five trips to Dallas.


Portland Trail Blazers at Denver Nuggets (-4.5, 201.5)

Blazing hot

Portland (45-29, 40-32-2 ATS) has won three straight games, eight of its last nine and 11 of its last 13 heading into a Wednesday night home date with New York. The Blazers have surged ahead of San Antonio into the Western Conference’s seventh spot, comfortably in the playoffs (6.5 games ahead of ninth-place Memphis).

The recent recipe for success is a solid one—defense and veteran leadership. Portland has limited six of its last seven opponents to fewer than 100 points.

Marcus Camby has grabbed double-digit rebounds in five consecutive outings and six of his past eight, Juwan Howard has been providing valuable minutes off the bench and Andre Miller recently enjoyed a 26-point, four-assist, six-rebound performance in a 92-87 win over the Thunder on Sunday. Miller has scored in double-figures in 11 of his last 12 games.

Billups to the rescue?

The Nuggets (48-27, 31-38-6 ATS) have been going in the opposite direction. They have lost five of their last six (0-5-1 ATS) and now register behind Utah in the Northwest Division. Once on pace to be the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, Denver would be seeded fifth if the playoffs started today.

Enter Chauncey Billups, who said earlier this week that he is ready to provide the same kind of veteran leadership that Portland has been getting from its trio.

“I probably haven't been doing a good enough job of leading the team in game situations and even out of game situations, film sessions, stuff like that,” Billups told the Denver Post. “I probably haven't taken a big enough piece of the pie of the responsibility as probably I should have.”

Problems go far beyond that, however, ranging from selfish offense, to unenthused defense, to coach George Karl’s cancer-related absences, to Kenyon Martin’s woes (Martin has missed 14 straight games with a knee injury and is expected to return in mid-April).

“We just need to play basketball how the game is supposed to be played,” assured Arron Afflalo. “That's pretty much it. The past couple of games, we've had 15 or below assists.”

Prior engagements

Denver has won two of three meetings against Portland this season. As 7.5-point road underdogs on October 29, the Mavericks pulled out a 97-94 victory thanks to 41 points from Carmelo Anthony. The Blazers got revenge as 1-point home favorites on Christmas Day, prevailing 107-96.

Denver got its first shot against Portland at home on March 7 and took care of business 118-106 as a 7-point favorite. Anthony went for 30 points in that most recent contest and J.R. Smith added 22.

Trending topics

The Blazers are 3-0-1 ATS in their last four overall and 4-0-1 ATS in the last five against Western Conference opponents. The Nuggets are 1-4 ATS in their last five home games and a dismal 0-8-1 ATS in their last nine games overall.

Portland (39-35 O/U) has been a decent over player this season, but the under has just barely been the way to go with Denver (35-40 O/U). The under is 4-1 in Portland’s last five overall and 7-1 in Denver’s last eight overall.

Head-to-head, the under is 5-2 in the last seven encounters between the two teams. The Nuggets are 5-1 ATS in their last six home games against the Blazers.

 

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Mar 2010 stats: 58-31-1
Apr 2010 stats: 0-0-0
Past 3 days: 4-4 (2-1, 1-2, 1-1)

April 1 Plays:

MLB 04/01 Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays pick: Tampa Bay Rays pts: -140 2 units

NBA 04/01 Portland Trailblazers at Denver Nuggets pick: Denver Nuggets pts: -4.5 2 units
NBA 04/01 Portland Trailblazers at Denver Nuggets pick: under pts: 202 3 units

CBB 04/01 North Carolina at Dayton pick: Dayton pts: -2.5 2 units

NHL 04/01 Atlanta Thrashers at Washington Capitals pick: Washington Capitals pts: -1.5 (+115) 2 units
NHL 04/01 Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators pick: Ottawa Senators pts: -170 2 units

 

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Game of the day: North Carolina at Dayton

North Carolina Tar Heels at Dayton Flyers (-3, 137.5)

North Carolina (20-16) is trying to become the first team to win the NIT title a year after win the NCAA championship. They’re not jumping up and down for joy, however.

“Let’s be honest,” UNC coach Roy Williams said, “this was not where we wanted to be. Everybody wanted to be in the NCAA tournament.”

Dayton (24-12) is looking for its third NIT title and first since 1968.

Lucky to be here

The Tar Heels defeated Rhode Island 68-67 in overtime to reach the final. After a UNC miss with six seconds to play, URI’s Lamonte Ulmer picked up the loose ball and set off for the Rhody basket trying to get off a buzzer beater.

But Ulmer was inadvertently tripped by UNC’s Will Graves and lost the ball.

“I don’t know what happened, but something should have been called there at the end,” UNC coach Roy Williams said. “I feel badly the game ended that way.”

URI’s Marquis Jones said: “We know we’re not going to get that call.”

Rhode Island had only itself to blame, however, as the Rams could have put the game away in regulation but missed four straight free throws down the stretch.

Common threads

Like UNC, the Flyers hoped to be playing in the NCAA this year. Dayton was picked first in the A-10 preseason poll and ranked 21st in the nation’s preseason poll. But it fell apart down the stretch and finished seventh in a deep and talented conference.

While UNC had a great deal of trouble with URI on Tuesday, Dayton lost to the Rams as a 4.5 favorite at home earlier this year.

And while UNC outrebounded URI 60-45, Dayton lost the battle on the boards to its conference foe 30-27.

Home away from home

Dayton is playing in its 22nd NIT, second only to St. John's (27), and the Flyers are 39-24 at Madison Square Garden, giving them more wins at the arena than any other school outside the New York metropolitan area.

Hottest team in the country?

Before his Mississippi team played against Dayton, Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy said that the Flyers were the team to beat.

“They are playing some of the best basketball — maybe the best — of any team left playing in the country right now,” Kennedy said. He was talking about the NCAA Tournament, as well as the NIT.

“They play extremely hard, they play selfless and they have a lot of interchangeable parts. I think they have a terrific team.”

Chris Johnson has been the biggest reason the Flyers have turned things around. Johnson scored a game-high 22 points in the NIT semifinal in 32 minutes of action. He was scoreless in just 11 minutes in the Flyers’ A-10 tourney loss at Xavier.

Last meeting

These two teams haven’t met since 2006 when UNC posted an 81-51 decision. Those Tar Heels featured the likes of Tyler Hansbrough and Ty Lawson.

North Carolina has been an underdog in each of its past three NIT games and won all of those contests outright. The Tar Heels failed to cover the number as 9-point favorites in their NIT opener against William & Mary.

UNC is without leading rebounder Ed Davis, who suffered a season-ending wrist injury back in February.

Trend-setting

North Carolina is 4-1 ATS in its last five games following a victory and its last five games against Atlantic 10 teams.

UNC is 46-19 ATS in its last 65 non-conference games.

The under is 14-3 in UNC’s last 17 non-conference games.

The under is 8-2 in Dayton’s last 10 non-conference games.

Dayton has covered the spread in its last eight non-conference games.

 

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Ice picks: Today's best NHL bets

Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators (-180, 5.5)

The Senators made some noise in the Eastern Conference with their 5-4 overtime win against the first-place Washington Capitals Tuesday night. That noise was the constant flicker of the red goal light hanging above the head of Capitals goalie Jose Theodore.

Ottawa has found its scoring stride in recent games, averaging four goals a night in its past three contests. The Sens have topped the total in two of those outings, pushing with the number in Sunday’s 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers.

"At this time of year, not only do you want to win games, but you want to feel good about how you're playing, too," forward Jason Spezza told the CBC.com. "Confidence is huge this time of year, and there's a big difference between the win and the loss and how the mood is in the room the next day."

Ottawa will be brimming with confidence when it plays host to Carolina Thursday night. The Sens are rolling on a five-game winning streak and boast a 25-10-1-3 mark inside Scotiabank Place this season. Carolina, on the other hand, has trouble winning on the road, going just 12-19-4-2 as visitors.

The home team has been the play whenever these two clubs collide. In the last nine meetings, the host has won every game and outscored the visiting side 33-11 in that span. The last time these two teams played in Ottawa, the Senators took a 4-2 victory after scoring two goals in the third period back in mid-December.

Pick: Ottawa


Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto is desperately trying to return to form after losing back-to-back games which followed a stretch of five win in seven outings for the perennial underdog. The last team the Leafs want to face right now are the Sabres, who have had their neighbor to the north’s number in recent games.

Buffalo has won 10 straight games against Toronto, going back to the 2009 season. The Maple Leafs, no matter how hard they try, can’t crack the Sabres. This season, three of their five games have been decided by one goal including two overtime finishes.

Beating the Leafs doesn’t get tired for the Sabres either. These two teams have a general dislike for each other, as was evident in their most recent meeting, a 3-2 win for Buffalo, in which Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller stopped 48 of 50 shots.

"I really don't like them. They're a rival and they're in our division," Miller, who has won all 10 games during the Toronto winning streak, told the Associated Press. "They constantly talk about how they're going to rough me up every night. I love nothing more than to get a win against them and send them an hour-and-a-half on their way."

Miller has remained sharp in goal for Buffalo, helping the team win six of their last seven games heading into Wednesday’s outing against the Florida Panthers.

Pick: Buffalo

 

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LT Profits

North Carolina/Dayton OVER 137 -110

 

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NBA

10* Portland +4.5 over Denver

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DCI NCAA

Season
Straight Up: 3902-1286 (.752)
ATS: 1752-1728 (.503)
ATS Vary Units: 4702-4750 (.497)
Over/Under: 1559-1603 (.493)
Over/Under Vary Units: 2418-2418 (.500)

National Invitation Tournament
Championship at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Dayton 70, North Carolina 67

 

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DCI NBA

Season
Straight Up: 749-315 (.704)
ATS: 577-518 (.527)
ATS Vary Units: 1342-1211 (.526)
Over/Under: 546-558 (.495)
Over/Under Vary Units: 728-728 (.500)

Orlando 100, DALLAS 99
DENVER 102, Portland 101

 

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DCI NHL

Season: 388-265 (.594)

BOSTON 3, Florida 2
Buffalo vs. TORONTO: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Philadelphia vs. N.Y. ISLANDERS: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
WASHINGTON 4, Atlanta 2
OTTAWA 3, Carolina 2
DETROIT 4, Columbus 2
St. Louis vs. NASHVILLE: TOO CLOSE TO CALL
Vancouver vs. LOS ANGELES: TOO CLOSE TO CALL

 

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418 - 308 run 58 %

Bonus Play Thurs Dayton -3

 

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Mighty Quinn

Mighty hit with Virginia Commonwealth (-2) last night.

Today it's the Magic. The surplus is 25 sirignanos.

 

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SPORTS ADVISORS

THURSDAY, APRIL 1

NIT

(at New York City)

North Carolina (20-16, 13-21 ATS) vs. Dayton (24-12, 17-15-1 ATS)

The Tar Heels will try to become the first team in history to follow up a national championship with an NIT title when they battle Dayton in this winner-take-all contest at Madison Square Garden. North Carolina survived a fourth straight NIT thriller in Tuesday’s semifinals, outlasting Rhode Island 69-68 in overtime as a one-point underdog. Deon Thompson recorded a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Will Graves (14 points) and Tyler Zeller (13 points) also scored in double figures for Carolina. The Heels had a 60-45 rebounding edge, but were sloppy with the basketball, committing 18 turnovers, the final one occurring in the waning seconds while clinging to a one-point lead. Dayton reached the NIT championship game for the first time since in 42 years by holding off Ole Miss 68-63 as a one-point favorite Tuesday. Chris Johnson drained five critical free throws down the stretch and finished with a game-high 22 points, but both teams struggled to put the ball in the net all night (both shot 33.9 percent). However, the Flyers had a 43-34 rebounding advantage and made nine more free throws.
After going just 5-12 in the ACC season – winning consecutive games just once – the Tar Heels have now won four in a row (4-0 ATS) for the first time since starting the season 4-0. All four of North Carolina’s NIT victories have been close, as it preceded Tuesday’s triumph over Rhode Island with an eight-point win over William & Mary, a two-point road victory at Mississippi State and a five-point road win at UAB. The Flyers were the preseason pick to win the Atlantic 10 title, but they stumbled down the stretch of the conference season, losing six of their final nine games (1-7-1 ATS). However, they’ve taken advantage of a second season in the NIT, posting four impressive victories by an average of 11.5 points per game, also knocking off Illinois State (63-42 at home), Cincinnati (81-66 on the road) and Illinois (77-71 on the road). Dayton has cashed in all four NIT wins. These teams last met on New Year’s Eve 2006 in North Carolina, and the Tar Heels rolled 81-51, cashing as a 22-point favorite. Despite the consecutive wins over Cincinnati, Illinois and Ole Miss, Dayton is still just 8-10 away from home this year (8-9-1 ATS), including 3-3 in neutral-site games (2-4 ATS). Meanwhile, the Tar Heels are 6-11 outside of Chapel Hill, N.C. (7-10 ATS), including 2-3 SU and ATS at neutral venues. However, they’re 2-1 SU and ATS at Madison Square Garden this year. North Carolina is on its first 3-0 ATS streak of the season, and the Heels are on additional pointspread surges of 46-19 in non-conference play, 4-1 against Atlantic 10 foes and 8-3 at neutral sites. However, they’re also on ATS nosedives of 8-16 overall, 4-10 as an underdog, 2-8 as a pup of less than seven points and 4-8 after a SU win. The Flyers have now cashed in four straight games overall and eight consecutive non-conference contests, and they’re 5-1-1 ATS in their last six after a spread-cover and 4-0 ATS in their last four against winning teams. However, they’ve failed to cover in four of five at neutral sites and they’re 3-9-1 ATS in their last 13 on Thursday. Both of Tuesday’s semifinal contests stayed under the total. Also, the Tar Heels are on “under” runs of 20-7 overall, 4-0 against the Atlantic 10, 5-1 as an underdog, 6-1 as a pup of less than seven points, 6-2 as a neutral-site pup, 7-1 after a SU win and 14-3 after a spread-cover, while Dayton has stayed low in eight of 10 non-conference contests. However, the Flyers remain on over runs of 5-2 overall and 5-2 after a SU win.

ATS ADVANTAGE: UNDER


NBA

Orlando (52-22, 39-33-2 ATS) at Dallas (50-25, 32-42-1 ATS)

Two teams looking to solidify their playoff positioning square off inside the American Airlines Center, where the Magic open a two-game Texas trip against the Mavericks. Orlando has won two straight (0-1-1 ATS) and five of six overall (3-2-1 ATS) as it arrives in Texas for consecutive contests against the Mavs and Spurs. The Magic have been off since a 103-97 home win over the Nuggets on Sunday, pushing as six-point favorites. They saw a three-game SU and ATS road winning streak halted in their most recent roadie, falling 86-84 at Atlanta as a one-point pup. Dallas has rattled off three consecutive wins (SU and ATS), including Wednesday’s 106-102 come-from-behind overtime win in Memphis, cashing as a 1½-point favorite after trailing by 13 points late in the fourth quarter. The Mavs scored a 109-93 win over Denver on Monday in their most recent home game, easily covering as five-point favorites. Still, even though they are 26-11 at home this season, the Mavericks are a horrendous 9-27-1 ATS. In this series, Dallas has taken two in a row (SU and ATS) and six of the last seven (4-3 ATS), including a 95-85 win in Orlando on Feb. 19 as a seven-point underdog. The road team has won and cashed in each of the last four series clashes and is 10-1 ATS in the last 11, with Orlando cashing in five straight trips to Dallas. The Magic are 4-0 ATS in their last four games after getting three or more days off, but they are on ATS skids of 3-7 on Thursday and 3-8 against Southwest Division squads. Dallas in 4-1 ATS in its last five contests on the second night of a back-to-back, but otherwise is on ATS slides of 5-26-1 at home, 0-4 against Eastern Conference teams and 2-6 at home against teams with winning road marks. Dallas has topped the total in four straight after getting three or more days off, but it is on “under” streaks of 35-16-1 overall, 15-6 on Thursdays, 7-2 against Southwest Division teams and 35-15-1 against the Western Conference. Dallas has stayed below the posted number in eight of nine Thursday contests and four of five overall. Finally, the over has cashed in eight of the last Magic-Mavericks battles overall, and the over is 5-0-1 in the last six matchups in Dallas.

ATS ADVANTAGE: ORLANDO


Portland (46-29, 41-32-2 ATS) at Denver (48-27, 31-38-6 ATS)

The surging Trail Blazers shoot for their fifth straight win as they trek to the Pepsi Center to take on the fading Nuggets.
Portland ran its SU and ATS winning streaks to four in a row with Wednesday’s 118-90 home win over the Knicks, cashing as an 11-point favorite. The Blazers have also won four of five on the highway (3-1-1 ATS), including back-to-back wins Saturday and Sunday at New Orleans and Oklahoma City, respectively. The Blazers have held their opponents to 98 points or less in seven of their last eight contests (6-1-1 ATS).
Denver finished a disastrous road trip at 1-4 (0-4-1 ATS) with Monday’s 109-93 loss in Dallas, coming nowhere near cashing as five-point ‘dogs. The Nuggets have dropped five of their last six games and gone 0-8-1 ATS in the last nine. The high-flying squad has only reached triple digits once in its last eight games, and that was a 109-104 loss in New York as seven-point favorites. Denver has taken two of the three season clashes in this divisional rivalry (SU and ATS), including a 118-106 home win on March 7, cashing as a seven-point favorite. The host has won and covered in six of the last seven meetings going back to 2008, including three straight wins and covers by the Nuggets. In fact, Denver has dominated this series lately, going 5-1 ATS in the last six meetings in Colorado and 25-10-1 in the last 36 clashes overall. Portland is on ATS surges of 4-0-1 overall, 3-0-1 on the road, 7-3-1 as a road ‘dog and 39-17 on the second night of a back-to-back. Denver has cashed in its last six home games against teams with a winning road record, but they are on ATS skids of 0-6 as a favorite, 1-4 at home (all as a favorite) and 0-4-1 against teams with winning records.
The Blazers have topped the total in seven of nine on the road, nine of 13 on the second night of a back-to-back and 12 of 16 on the road against teams with a winning home record, but they are on “under” streaks of 7-2 as an underdog and 5-2 against teams with winning records. The Nuggets are on “under” runs of 7-1 overall, 5-0 as favorites and 5-2 against winning teams. In this series, the under has hit in five of the last seven meetings overall, but the over is 12-5 in the last 17 played in Denver.

ATS ADVANTAGE: PORTLAND

 

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sportsbetsnow 10-7 +11.3 units for tourney

NCAAB

3 units Duke -2.5

 

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Jr. O'Donnell / RedZone Sports

free internet play: Denver Nuggets.

 

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CAPPERS ACCESS

Dayton

 

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Gamblers data
columbus/detroit over 5.5

 

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Joe wiz Bonus Play

nashville/st louis over

Added Bonus Plays
Philly Flyers
Port/Den under

 

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DUNKEL NBA

Portland at Denver
The Blazers look to take advantage of a Denver team that is 0-6 ATS in its last 6 games as a favorite. Portland is the pick (+4 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Nuggets favored by only 1. Dunkel Pick: Portland (+4 1/2)

Game 701-702: Orlando at Dallas
Dunkel Ratings: Orlando 124.113; Dallas 123.763
Dunkel Line & Total: Orlando by 1; 206
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A

Game 703-704: Portland at Denver
Dunkel Ratings: Portland 121.430; Denver 122.527
Dunkel Line & Total: Denver by 1; 199
Vegas Line & Total: Denver by 4 1/2; 201 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Portland (+4 1/2); Under