CHARLOTTE +1.5 (have I said this before?: the Wizards stink!)

MIAMI -4.5 (revenge from last week)

SEATTLE +14.5 (the Sonics have been blown out three times already by the Spurs; I don't think so this time; Seattle loses this one by 10 or less)

SACRAMENTO +7.5 (the Kings will battle in this one; should come down to the wire; I've actually done well in Kings games this year: 26-13-1 overall, 11-1 last 12, and 6-1 PO's; for whatever reason, I have figured them out this year; now that I've said that, we will watch Dallas win by 20)