NBA Picks & Predictions for Thursday, March 18, 2010

Last Updated on March 18, 2010 3:00 pm by Anthony Rome

NBA Thursday Picks

Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Thursday, March 18, 2010 in the NBA.

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Orlando Magic vs. Miami Heat, 7:00PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

MIAMI is 31-27 against the spread versus ORLANDO since 1996

MIAMI is 32-27 straight up against ORLANDO since 1996

29 of 57 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

ORLANDO is 6-4 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons

ORLANDO is 8-3 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons

6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

All games played at MIAMI since 1996

MIAMI is 17-12 against the spread versus ORLANDO since 1996

MIAMI is 18-11 straight up against ORLANDO since 1996

14 of 28 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at MIAMI over the last 3 seasons.

MIAMI is 3-2 against the spread versus ORLANDO over the last 3 seasons

ORLANDO is 3-2 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons

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

NBA Free Pick: Miami – View Matchup | Best Line: +2 SBGGLOBAL.com

New Orleans Hornets vs. Denver Nuggets, 9:35PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

DENVER is 20-19 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS since 1996

DENVER is 21-19 straight up against NEW ORLEANS since 1996

23 of 40 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

DENVER is 8-7 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons

DENVER is 9-6 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons

9 of 15 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

All games played at DENVER since 1996

NEW ORLEANS is 11-8 against the spread versus DENVER since 1996

DENVER is 12-8 straight up against NEW ORLEANS since 1996

13 of 20 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at DENVER over the last 3 seasons.

DENVER is 4-4 against the spread versus NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons

DENVER is 6-2 straight up against NEW ORLEANS over the last 3 seasons

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

NBA Free Pick: Denver – View Matchup | Best Line: -14 SBGGLOBAL.com

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Posted: 3/18/10 3:00PM ET