With the baseball betting season getting underway, the NBA regular season is winding down and now is the time where the legitimate playoff contenders separate themselves from the rest of the field. While the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs are in comfortable position battling it out at the top of the Western conference, the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets are on the bubble at the bottom of the playoff picture, and fighting to secure a spot in the elite eight.Toronto Raptors @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Sunday, 7:00 PM ET
When the Thunder welcomed the Bulls to Oklahoma City in a potential NBA finals preview last Sunday, they complete blew them away with a 92-78 win in a game that wasn’t even close. Next up for Kevin Durant and company, a Raptors’ team that has managed just eight wins through 26 road games, and are struggling just to stay relevant to their own home fans in Toronto. Contrast the Raptors’ awful road play with the fact that the Thunder rank among the best teams in the association and are still fighting to lock down the top seed in the Western conference, and you have the perfect pay head formula for a blowout.
NBA Betting Pick: Oklahoma City Thunder
Utah Jazz @ San Antonio Spurs
Sunday, 7:00 PM ET
Just two games back of Oklahoma City for the top spot in the conference as of Tuesday night, the Spurs understand how good they will have to be down the stretch to climb past the Thunder for first place and secure what could become a crucial home court advantage for the postseason. An eight-game win streak helped San Antonio climb back in to contention for the No. 1 spot, and while their play on the road has improved significantly as the season has progressed, this team is where it is because of its dominant play at home. The Jazz are currently just on the outside looking in to the Western conference playoff picture, but for as much as this game would mean to Utah, it’s hard to take them as top betting lines underdogs on the road until they improve on a start that saw them win just 9 of their first 28 road games.
NBA Betting Pick: San Antonio Spurs
Houston Rockets @ Sacramento Kings
Sunday, 9:00 PM ET
The Kings are once again among the worst teams in the NBA, and once again this time around ownership has to be hoping to strike it big with a lottery pick in a deep draft class. The scariest part about the situation in Sacramento is that for as awful as they are overall, they actually are two games above .500 at home this season. That said, the Rockets have been pushing hard for more consistency as the visiting team, and they should be able to get the job done here as they fight for their playoff lives as Betonline road favorites.
NBA Betting Pick: Houston Rockets
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