NBA Picks & Predictions for Saturday, January 2, 2010

Last Updated on January 2, 2010 11:00 am by drew

Saturday’s NBA Picks

Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Saturday, January 2, 2010 in the NBA.

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Charlotte Bobcats at

Miami Heat, 3:35PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

CHARLOTTE is 11-8 against the spread versus

MIAMI since 1996

MIAMI is 13-7 straight up against

CHARLOTTE since 1996

10 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

CHARLOTTE is 5-3 against the spread versus

MIAMI over the last 3 seasons 

MIAMI is 4-4 straight up against

CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons 

4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at

MIAMI since 1996

MIAMI is 5-5 against the spread versus

CHARLOTTE since 1996

MIAMI is 8-2 straight up against

CHARLOTTE since 1996

7 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at

MIAMI over the last 3 seasons.

CHARLOTTE is 3-1 against the spread versus

MIAMI over the last 3 seasons 

MIAMI is 3-1 straight up against

CHARLOTTE over the last 3 seasons 

3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

NBA Free Pick:

Charlotte – View Matchup | Best Line: +6 SBGGLOBAL.com

Minnesota Timberwolves at

Indiana Pacers, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

INDIANA is 16-7 against the spread versus

MINNESOTA since 1996

INDIANA is 15-9 straight up against

MINNESOTA since 1996

13 of 23 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

INDIANA is 2-2 against the spread versus

MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons 

INDIANA is 2-2 straight up against

MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons 

4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at

INDIANA since 1996

INDIANA is 7-4 against the spread versus

MINNESOTA since 1996

INDIANA is 9-3 straight up against

MINNESOTA since 1996

7 of 11 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at

INDIANA over the last 3 seasons.

INDIANA is 1-1 against the spread versus

MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons 

INDIANA is 1-1 straight up against

MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons 

2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

NBA Free Pick:

Indiana – View Matchup | Best Line: -4.5 SBGGLOBAL.com

Oklahoma City Thunder at

Milwaukee Bucks, 8:35PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

OKLAHOMA CITY is 17-8 against the spread versus

MILWAUKEE since 1996

OKLAHOMA CITY is 15-11 straight up against

MILWAUKEE since 1996

14 of 25 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

MILWAUKEE is 3-2 against the spread versus

OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons 

MILWAUKEE is 3-2 straight up against

OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons 

4 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

All games played at

MILWAUKEE since 1996

MILWAUKEE is 6-6 against the spread versus

OKLAHOMA CITY since 1996

MILWAUKEE is 9-4 straight up against

OKLAHOMA CITY since 1996

6 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at

MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons.

MILWAUKEE is 2-0 against the spread versus

OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons 

MILWAUKEE is 2-0 straight up against

OKLAHOMA CITY over the last 3 seasons 

2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons 

NBA Free Pick:

Milwaukee – View Matchup | Best Line: +1 SBGGLOBAL.com

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Posted: 1/2/10 11:00AM ET