NBA Picks for Tues. Dec. 23
NEW ORLEANS -3 (PUNCHOUT) (the Fakers are so overrated by the oddsmakers due to the public's perception of this team; I think they finally adjusted the line a bit for this game; I was hoping to get a PK or plus points but I will take this because the Hornets will win by double digits; only the second time the Fakers have been dogs this year; other was against these same Hornets, but we will see a much different result in this game; L.A., 0-10 ATS in its last 10, is playing its fourth road game in five nights, while the Hornets have stepped it up since the slow start and loss to the lowly Kings at home; New Orleans is 11-2 SU & 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games and playing for revenge in this one)
PORTLAND -7.5 (PUNCHOUT) (the Nuggets stepped it up without Melo in the lineup, but now I see them struggling on the road without Melo again in this home-and-home series against a very good home team)
MILWAUKEE +1.5
And now a bunch of bad teams getting plenty of points on the road:
OKLAHOMA CITY +12
WASHINGTON +6.5
MEMPHIS +12
MINNESOTA +13.5
Season Record: 62-69-4 (47.3%)
Punchouts: 7-14-2 (33.3%)