Milwaukee Bucks at Indiana Pacers (-5.5, 205)
Indiana won by six when these teams met in Indianapolis last Saturday.
That loss hurt the Bucks, but not as much as Wednesday's did. Losing to the Wizards in humiliating fashion, Milwaukee now finds itself 2 1/2 games back of Philly for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Bucks will be desperate coming into Indy, which has won six straight.
"It's an absolute must-win for us," coach Scott Skiles said. "We have to find a way to get that game.
The road team is 9-1-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
Pick: Bucks ---
Minnesota Timberwolves at Detroit Pistons (-5.5, 196)
Detroit took the East-leading Chicago Bulls to overtime on Sunday and unleashed a dominating performance in a 116-77 win over Cleveland on Tuesday. The lead was 100-50 after the third quarter. But after shooting 60 percent in that contest, the Pistons shot 34.8 percent from the floor in a 116-84 loss at Atlanta on Wednesday. Brandon Knight, who led the way with 28 points against Cleveland, slumped to five points on 2-of-9 shooting against the Hawks.
The good news is that everyone is well rested. No one on the roster logged more than 30 minutes in either of the two contests.
The Minnesota Timberwolves may not be tanking, but they sure are fading fast.
The Timberwolves have lost Kevin Love and 11 straight games. After the first week in March, the Timberwolves were battling for a playoff spot. Now they are staring at another winless April. Ricky Rubio’s injury began the downfall, and a handful of games missed by Nikola Pekovic and Michael Beasley accelerated the drop.
The Pistons are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games as a favorite.
Pick: Pistons ---
Indiana won by six when these teams met in Indianapolis last Saturday.
That loss hurt the Bucks, but not as much as Wednesday's did. Losing to the Wizards in humiliating fashion, Milwaukee now finds itself 2 1/2 games back of Philly for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Bucks will be desperate coming into Indy, which has won six straight.
"It's an absolute must-win for us," coach Scott Skiles said. "We have to find a way to get that game.
The road team is 9-1-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
Pick: Bucks ---
Minnesota Timberwolves at Detroit Pistons (-5.5, 196)
Detroit took the East-leading Chicago Bulls to overtime on Sunday and unleashed a dominating performance in a 116-77 win over Cleveland on Tuesday. The lead was 100-50 after the third quarter. But after shooting 60 percent in that contest, the Pistons shot 34.8 percent from the floor in a 116-84 loss at Atlanta on Wednesday. Brandon Knight, who led the way with 28 points against Cleveland, slumped to five points on 2-of-9 shooting against the Hawks.
The good news is that everyone is well rested. No one on the roster logged more than 30 minutes in either of the two contests.
The Minnesota Timberwolves may not be tanking, but they sure are fading fast.
The Timberwolves have lost Kevin Love and 11 straight games. After the first week in March, the Timberwolves were battling for a playoff spot. Now they are staring at another winless April. Ricky Rubio’s injury began the downfall, and a handful of games missed by Nikola Pekovic and Michael Beasley accelerated the drop.
The Pistons are 7-2 ATS in their last nine games as a favorite.
Pick: Pistons ---
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