darrell,

3-1 last night. Four picks tonight.

My NBA Power Rankings are here.

Good luck , darrell!

**Atlanta +3 over NEW YORK (7:35 Eastern)

The Knicks haven't played defense all season, and don't look for ANY defense here. The Hawks have covered 5 of their last 7, and the team has a new attitude. Atlanta played hard Monday, but lost 88-87 (covered) at Milwaukee. Hawks G Josh Childress missed his fourth straight games, so I don't see his absence being a problem tonight.  And they gave up 108 points Monday in a home loss to Denver. The Knicks are still riding a 4-22 SU/8-18 ATS run. That leads to another loss tonight for NY. Atlanta lplus the points for two stars.

**LA Clippers +5.5 over PHOENIX (9:05 Eastern)
**LA Clippers/PHOENIX OVER 216.5

The Phoenix Suns enter into tonight's home game against the surprising LA Clippers having played last night in Seattle, winning by a score of 129-120. That's 249 points my friends. Tonight's total is 216.5 - up from a 214 opening number. The Clippers had the day off yesterday, and will be well rested and ready to put a 4 game SU & ATS winning streak to the test. Both these teams have been comming on as of late, and both looked fairly evenly matched. The Clippers at +5.5 are the fresher team in this matchup, and that will serve them well in a place they have played well in the past, splitting the L6 games in the desert and more importantly covering 4 of those contests. Phoenix is 91-65 over in all games in the last two seasons and is 47-34 over at home the last two years. The Suns have also been over in eight of their last eleven. At home, Phoenix is averaging 108.5 ppg. Ok now the key stat backing the over play... In their last five games the Suns are scoring 104 ppg but allowing 105. The Clippers are scoring 101.2 ppg, and with the Suns having no defense I can see both teams filling it up. Take the Clips and the OVER here, each for two stars.

**Minnesota +5.5 over LA LAKERS (10:35 Eastern)

The T-Wolves are 3-0 SU/ATS against the Lakers this season and 4-0 SU/ATS the last four series meetings. They desperately want and need a victory tonight and they catch the Lakers off a late loss at Sacramento. LA is a poor 6-14 SU/ATS the last 20 times it played the second of back to back games. They are also just 3-14 ATS the last two seasons off a big blowout loss (15+ points) and we get them off a 98-114 drubbing at the hands of the Kings. Two stars on the Wolves.