darrell,

2-2 last night. We had that Atlanta pick easy until OT. Oh well. Not great to push but at least we haven't had an outright losing night in a week. Two picks tonight.

My NBA Power Rankings are here.

Good luck , darrell!

**SEATTLE -7 over Philadelphia (10:05 Eastern)

The AI-less Sixers simply can't get it going without him. Philly has struggled on offense in their last five, scoring just 95.6 ppg. And the opposition is scoring a unreal 101.7 ppg overall against them this year and a whopping 102.2 ppg on the road. The Sixers, as a result, are 12-17 ATS on the road. Seattle has seemingly figured it out offensively, scoring 106.8 ppg in their last five. Philly is 1-9 ATS this season vs. teams with a record of 40% SU or worse. Take the Sonics here for two stars.

**GOLDEN STATE -6 over Minnesota (10:35 Eastern)

The T-Wolves have lost seven straight road games and they are s 7-13 SU and 9-11 ATS on back to back games this year. Any longshot playoff ideas that they may have had been entertaining are now out of the question. They blew a lead late last night and tonight will be playing at their seventh different arena in the past 10 nights. While the tired T-Wolves can't wait to get home, the Warriors are already happily back home and rested and have had the past three nights off and are a ok 6-3-1 ATS vs the Wolves in there last 10 games. They trashed Minnesota 109-77  the last time the teams met here. Look for the Warriors to have their way with the down and out T-Wolves. Two stars on Golden State.