At 10:10 pm, our selection is on the Golden State Warriors minus the points over Los Angeles.  The Lakers are injury-riddled and, as a result, on a 3-game losing streak.  Two of those three defeats were to the NBA's best team (OKC), but those two losses also sandwiched a 134-128 setback in Dallas.  And in the Mavericks' last 6 games, that is their only win, while their five losses have come by an average of 16.6 ppg.  So, yes, the Lakers need to win tonight's game to help their Playoff seeding, while Golden State is locked into the #10 seed.  And, yes, Steph Curry is questionable to play tonight.  Regardless, we'll take the Warriors.  Lay the points.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

Our 3 selections include the Orlando Magic, San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers.<br><br>At 7:10 pm, our selection is on the Orlando Magic minus the points over Minnesota.  We played on the Timberwolves last night, but will fade them on the road in Orlando this evening.  Minnesota has guaranteed itself a top-6 seed, so it will avoid the play-in round, while the Magic are still battling for seeding within the play-in round.  After a 2-8 slide, the Magic have rebounded with three straight wins, including their best game in four weeks when they smashed Detroit, 123-107, as a 1.5-point home dog.  We'll ride the momentum, as Orlando is 7-4 ATS this season after covering by double-digits, and 18-6 ATS the last three seasons as a favorite of 12 or less points after covering by double-digits.  Lay the points.<br><br>At 9:40 pm, our selection is on the San Antonio Spurs minus the points over Portland.  San Antonio is laying a short price at home tonight, as Victor Wembanyama suffered a rib contusion on Monday, and will be held out of this game.  Luke Kornet will get the start at center for San Antone.  The Spurs were upset at home by Portland, 115-110, in the prior meeting.  We'll take San Antonio tonight, as it's 31-16 ATS at home when playing with revenge.  Lay it.<br><br>At 10:10 pm, our selection is on the Los Angeles Clippers + the points over Oklahoma City.  The Clippers were blown out, 122-101, by OKC in the last meeting.  The good news for the Clippers is that they are 8-2 ATS their last 10 as a revenge-minded home dog.  This will be OKC's 3rd game in four nights, after blowing out the Lakers 123-87 last night.  And it's 6-10 ATS this season when playing in that scheduling situation, including 3-7 ATS when playing without rest.  Grab the points with the Clippers.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie. 

At 7:10 pm, our selection is on the Detroit Pistons minus the points over Milwaukee.  The Bucks lost last night (their 17th loss in 22 games), and this will be their 3rd game in four nights.  Milwaukee is 8-14 ATS its last 22, and is a miserable 57-88 ATS when installed as an underdog of more than 2 points, including 39-63 ATS on the road.  The Pistons have cashed 62% since 1990 as double-digit favorites vs. unrested foes.  Lay the points with Detroit.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 7:40 pm, our selection is on the Milwaukee Bucks minus the points over Brooklyn.  When these teams last met, the Nets massacred Milwaukee, 127-82.  With revenge from that 45-point beatdown, we'll take the Bucks tonight.  Indeed, over the last 36 seasons, road favorites have cashed 64% when playing with revenge from a loss by 33+ points.  And the Bucks are 40-24 ATS when favored in the regular season, and playing with revenge from a loss by 15+ points.  Take Milwaukee.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 7:10 pm, our selection is on the Minnesota Timberwolves minus the points over the Indiana Pacers.  The T-Wolves were blown out at home, 122-108, on Sunday by Charlotte.  And that was Minnesota's 3rd straight defeat, overall.  We'll lay the points tonight with the T-Wolves, as rested, road favorites off 2+ losses are 442-365 ATS since 1990 vs. foes off a SU loss.  Take Minnesota.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 8:50 pm, our selection is on the UNDER in the Michigan/Connecticut game.  Before the start of the season, I made my annual Futures prediction, and tabbed the Wolverines (at 20-1 odds) to win the National Championship.  But rather side with U-M or UConn in this Title game, I'm going to look at the Over/Under.  Both the Wolverines and Huskies played a majority of their games UNDER the total this season, and that's the way we will look on this Monday.  This is Dan Hurley's eighth season in Storrs, and his teams have played 37 post-season games.  They've gone 26-11 UNDER the total in those 37 games, including 8-0 UNDER when priced from 142 to 149.  The last thing that Connecticut will want to do is get involved in a run-and-gun game with Michigan.  UConn will need to slow down the tempo, and deliberately run its offense, if it is to have a chance at pulling an upset.  Indeed, in Michigan's games this season where it scored 81 points (or less), it went 9-2 SU and 0-11 ATS; when Michigan scored 82+ points, it was 27-1 SU and 19-8-1 ATS.  Slowing down the Wolverines is critical for any team to have an opportunity to pull an upset.  And, given how UConn came back from 19 points down to stun Duke in the Elite Eight round, Dan Hurley won't abandon this strategy if the first half doesn't necessarily go well.  Take the Wolves and Huskies UNDER the total. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 9:10, our selection is on the Los Angeles Clippers minus the points over Sacramento.  When these two teams met last month, the Kings upset the Clippers, 118-109, as a 14-point underdog.  We'll take the revenge-minded Clippers tonight, as road favorites have cashed 61% when playing with revenge from an upset loss as a 12-point (or greater) favorite.  Even better:  the Clippers are 9-5 ATS at Sacramento, including 5-1 ATS off a SU loss.  Lay the points.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.

At 8 pm, in the NIT Tournament, on ESPN2-TV, our selection is on the Auburn Tigers and Tulsa Golden Hurricane to go UNDER the total.  Tulsa's games this season have averaged 158.21 ppg, and have gone Over the total by an average of 4.2 ppg.  Similarly, Auburn's games have averaged 161.27 ppg, and have gone Over the total by an average of 3.6 ppg.  The knee-jerk reaction might be to look for a high-scoring game here, but NIT Tourney games have gone Under 75% of the time if the two teams, on average, went Over the total by 2.97 (or more) ppg.  Additionally, the UNDER falls into an 82% Totals system of mine.  Take the Tigers and Golden Hurricane UNDER the total.

At 7:10 pm, our selection is on the Minnesota Timberwolves over Charlotte.  The T-Wolves have been installed as a home underdog vs. Charlotte tonight.  And we'll happily grab the points, as Minny is 23-7-1 ATS its last 31 as a home dog, including 10-2-1 ATS off a SU loss.  The T-Wolves have won the last 3 meetings vs. the Hornets by 21, 15 and 17 points.  Take Minnesota to rout the Hornets.  Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.