Today's NBA Picks

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Today's NBA Picks
Toronto at Cleveland
The Cavaliers look to take advantage of a Toronto team that is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games as an underdog between 5 and 10 1/2 points. Cleveland is the pick (-9 1/2) according to Dunkel, which has the Cavaliers favored by 13 1/2. Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-9 1/2). Here are all of today's picks.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19
Time Posted: 7:30 a.m. EST
Game 501-502: Toronto at Cleveland
Dunkel Ratings: Toronto 116.403; Cleveland 129.745
Dunkel Line & Total: Cleveland by 13 1/2; 206
Vegas Line & Total: Cleveland by 9 1/2; 203
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (-9 1/2); Over
Game 503-504: Indiana at Miami
Dunkel Ratings: Indiana 113.203; Miami 119.519
Dunkel Line & Total: Miami by 6 1/2; 205
Vegas Line & Total: Miami by 5 1/2; 206 1/2
Dunkel Pick: Miami (-5 1/2); Under

 

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Tuesday's best NBA bets

Tuesday's best NBA bets

Tuesday's best NBA bets

Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers (-9.5, 203)

Whether you?re getting paid in American or Canadian funds, the Toronto Raptors are single-handedly pulling bettors out of the recession.

Toronto has gone 10-3 since Dec. 18, covering in nine of those 13 contests. The Raptors? most recent win was a 110-88 beating of the Dallas Mavericks as 1-point home underdogs Sunday night.

"To get to where we want to go we're going to have to win big games and today was a big game," forward Chris Bosh told reporters. "We came out prepared and I'm really proud of my guys for the way they played."

Toronto?s offense has been firing on all cylinders during this winning stretch. The Raptors are averaging more than 104 points per game in 2010 and rank fifth in the NBA in scoring.

Toronto won its lone meeting with Cleveland this season, taking a 101-91 win over the Cavaliers as 7-point home underdogs in late October.

Pick: Toronto

Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat (-5.5, 205)

If you lived in South Beach, you wouldn't want to leave either. The Miami Heat are back in the Sunshine State after a six-game western road trip that saw the team go 3-3 SU and ATS.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra was disappointed after his team?s 98-80 loss to Oklahoma City Saturday. He talked to his team about getting big wins that can set the tone for the second half of the season.

"We'll have another opportunity for a defining moment and we'll be ready for that,'' Spoelstra told the Sun Sentinel. "I liked some of the things we did in the two games against Golden State and Houston in terms of our defensive effort and the ball movement.

"We'll continue to work on that and take it another step forward as we go home and head back on the road.''

While beating the Pacers at home isn?t considered a ?defining moment?, it is a step in the right direction before Miami hits the road again for two more games this week.

Pick: Miami

 

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