NBA Playoff Picks - April 16th

The postseason begins today for the NBA. There weren't any games scheduled yesterday, which gave me some time to look into today's games.

Before you take a look at my picks below, check out my statistics on the regular season.

OVERALL 82-62 (57%)
RATINGS POINTS +6000
LAST 20: 13-7 (65%)
ATS - 43-31 (58%)
O/U - 39-31 (56%)

Thought I would provide how I did for each team that is playing today. I will provide the rest of the teams with my picks tomorrow.

Chicago 4-6 (1-5 ATS, 3-1 O/U)
Indiana 2-4 (2-2 ATS, 0-2 O/U)
Miami 7-1 (3-0 ATS, 4-1 O/U)
Philly 6-3 (4-1 ATS, 2-2 O/U)
Orlando 7-0 (4-0 ATS, 3-0 O/U)
Atlanta 3-1 (2-0 ATS, 1-1 O/U)
Dallas 11-2 (7-0 ATS, 4-2 O/U)
Portland 4-9 (3-4 ATS, 1-5 O/U)

Now to the picks:


Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game 1

1PM Tip

CHICAGO vs. INDIANA

champs311 picks IND@CHI, IND +11.5 and says: IND is 9-1 ATS last 10 when playing on the road and as the underdog. IND is 4-1 ATS last 5 following a loss of more than 10 points. CHI is 0-4-1 ATS last 5 playoff games as the favorite. (200)

champs311 picks IND@CHI, IND o187.5 and says: OVER is 6-0 last 6 games when IND scored less than 75 in their previous game. OVER is 8-2 when IND is playing on 2 days of rest. OVER is 7-3 last 10 playoff games when CHI is the favorite. (100)

Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game 1

3:30PM Tip

MIAMI vs. PHILLY

champs311 picks PHI@MIA, PHI +10.5 and says: PHIL is 4-1 ATS last 5 games as an underdog in the playoffs. MIA 4-10 ATS last 14 games as the home favorite between 5 and 11 points. (100)

champs311 picks PHI@MIA, MIA u190 and says: UNDER is 11-5-1 last 17 meetings. UNDER is 9-3 last 12 playoff games for PHIL where they were an underdog between 5 and 11 points. (200)

Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game 1

7PM Tip

ORLANDO vs. ATLANTA

champs311 picks ATL@ORL, ORL -8.5 and says: ORL is 15-5-1 ATS after allowing less than 75 points in their previous game. ATL is 3-12-1 ATS last 16 playoff games as the underdog. (100)

champs311 picks ATL@ORL, ATL o179.5 and says: OVER is 6-1 last 7 when ORL allowed less than 75 in their previous game. Every statistic I see has this game going UNDER. Vegas knows this and made the number a low one. (100)

Western Conference Quarterfinal Game 1

9:30PM Tip

DALLAS vs. PORTLAND

champs311 picks POR@DAL, POR +5 and says: DAL is 1-4 ATS last 5 playing on 2 days of rest. POR is 10-4 ATS last 14 playoff games as the underdog. POR is 6-2 ATS last 8 overall games as the underdog. (100)

champs311 picks POR@DAL, DAL u186.5 and says: UNDER is 7-2 last 9 playoff games that POR was the underdog. UNDER is 8-3-1 last 12 games when Dallas was the favorite. (100)

(All tip-offs are based on EASTERN TIME ZONE)