NBA Picks & Predictions for Friday, January 8, 2010

Last Updated on January 8, 2010 3:00 pm by drew

Friday’s NBA Picks

Along with key trends for each game, our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for Friday, January 8, 2010 in the NBA.

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Toronto Raptors at

Philadelphia 76ers, 7:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

TORONTO is 33-20 against the spread versus

PHILADELPHIA since 1996

PHILADELPHIA is 28-28 straight up against

TORONTO since 1996

29 of 53 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

TORONTO is 4-3 against the spread versus

PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons 

TORONTO is 5-3 straight up against

PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons 

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

All games played at

PHILADELPHIA since 1996

TORONTO is 19-7 against the spread versus

PHILADELPHIA since 1996

PHILADELPHIA is 16-13 straight up against

TORONTO since 1996

14 of 26 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at

PHILADELPHIA over the last 3 seasons.

PHILADELPHIA is 2-1 against the spread versus

TORONTO over the last 3 seasons 

PHILADELPHIA is 2-2 straight up against

TORONTO 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:

Toronto – View Matchup | Best Line: +2 SBGGLOBAL.com

Chicago Bulls at

Milwaukee Bucks, 8:35PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

CHICAGO is 32-22 against the spread versus

MILWAUKEE since 1996

CHICAGO is 30-24 straight up against

MILWAUKEE since 1996

29 of 53 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

MILWAUKEE is 5-5 against the spread versus

CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons 

CHICAGO is 7-3 straight up against

MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons 

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

All games played at

MILWAUKEE since 1996

CHICAGO is 14-13 against the spread versus

MILWAUKEE since 1996

MILWAUKEE is 18-9 straight up against

CHICAGO since 1996

14 of 27 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at

MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO is 3-2 against the spread versus

MILWAUKEE over the last 3 seasons 

MILWAUKEE is 3-2 straight up against

CHICAGO 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:

Chicago – View Matchup | Best Line: +3.5 SBGGLOBAL.com

L.A. Lakers at

Portland Trailblazers, 10:05PM ET

All games in this series since 1996

PORTLAND is 43-27 against the spread versus LA LAKERS since 1996

LA LAKERS is 40-31 straight up against

PORTLAND since 1996

38 of 70 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games over the last 3 seasons

PORTLAND is 6-2 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons 

PORTLAND is 4-4 straight up against LA LAKERS 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

PORTLAND since 1996

PORTLAND is 24-10 against the spread versus LA LAKERS since 1996

PORTLAND is 24-10 straight up against LA LAKERS since 1996

18 of 33 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1996

Games played at

PORTLAND over the last 3 seasons.

PORTLAND is 4-0 against the spread versus LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons  

PORTLAND is 4-0 straight up against LA LAKERS over the last 3 seasons 

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

NBA Free Pick:

Portland – View Matchup | Best Line: +4 SBGGLOBAL.com

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Posted: 1/8/10 3:00PM ET