NBA Basketball Playoffs Betting Picks & Predictions for April 20th 2010

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Free Pick: Trailblazers vs. Suns Over 204 (Jim Feist)
Phoenix shot 41% at home and the game still landed right around the total. Phoenix is about uptempo and shooting threes, and they had a poor shooting game. The Suns don’t pay much attention to defense and allowed Portland 47% shooting. The Suns’ Grant Hill and Jason Richardson were a combined 1 of 10 shooting in the first half and finished 4 of 21. Jared Dudley, fourth in the NBA in 3-point percentage in the regular season (46 percent), was 1 of 5 from long range. All of which means looks for more scoring in Game 2. Play the Blazers/Suns Over the total.

Free Pick: Bucks vs. Hawks Over 187.5 (Jack Jones)
All you really need to know in this game is that the OVER is 9-0 in the last 9 meetings. Furthermore, the last 9 meetings have all seen combined scores of 193 or more points. Milwaukee has no answer for Atlanta athletically, and the Hawks will score at will on the Bucks again in Game 2. Atlanta has scored 102 or more points in 8 of their last 9 meetings with Milwaukee. With Andrew Bogut out, look for the Hawks to sail over the 100-point mark again and for the Bucks to keep pace with 90 or more as they go to a small line-up.

This play also falls under a system that is 42-14 (75%) over the last 5 seasons. It tells us to bet the OVER on all teams where the total is between 180 and 189.5 points (ATLANTA) - in the 2nd game of a playoff series. With a total of less than 190 and the last 9 meetings finsihing with 193 or more combined points, the clear value is with the OVER in Game 2. Take the OVER Tuesday.