darrell,

2-1 last night. Three picks tonight.

My NBA Power Rankings are here.

Good luck , darrell!

***Atlanta +8.5 over PHILADELPHIA (7:05 Eastern)

The Philadelphia 76ers enter into this game in a bad funk, mostly because the main man behind the team's offense, Alan Iverson is out with a injured foot. Not good for the Sixers chances of a ATS victory tonight against a Atlanta Hawks team that beat them 111-108 back in December. The Hawks have become one of the best underdogs to cover the spread this season. Philly has struggled without AI having lost their last 7 of 8 and although the Hawks have not fared much better, they have been playing competitive baseketball and come off losing to the Pistons by just 7 points and they play a Philly team that is expected to cover nearly 9 points without their best player despite being at home. Keep in mind that Hawks beat this team at home the last time they played which shows that Philly has a small revenge factor but it also shows that the Hawks can beat this team and possibly win this game SU. The play here is on the Atlanta Hawks for three stars.

**Sacramento +3 over LA LAKERS (10:35 Eastern)
**Sacramento/LA LAKERS OVER 202.5

Los Angeles looks to follow up last game's win over the Celtics 105-97. While the Kings defeated the Supersonics 105-96. Heading into tonight’s game these two teams are basically deadlocked for the 7th and 8th playoff spot. I think that you could make an argument for Sac to be favored here as they are 15-5-1 ATS in their last 21 games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against the Lakers. They are also 7-3 ATS in their last 10 away games @ the Lakers. LA is, on the other hand, 2-4 ATS in their last six home games and 3-7 ATS in last 10 home games against Sacramento. Sacramento comes in 11-2 OVER the total when the total is 200+ and has been OVER with regularity of late. As well, the Lakers are 22-13 OVER this season as a favorite. The Kings have AVG 109.4 ppg in division this season, while the Lakers have scored 102.4 ppg in the Pacific while allowing 105.1 ppg. And, 7 of last 11 in this series have gone OVER. Two stars on Sac and two stars on the OVER.