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02/22/09 Free Money Making NBA Picks

February 22, 2009 by TheRainMaker  
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Yesterday

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Units Win Loss Win% Units
5 34 16 68% +90
4 26 37 41% -44
3 34 24 59% +30
2 32 25 56% +14
1 129 113 53% +16
Total 255 215 54% +106


Today’s Picks

New York Knicks +3.5 at Toronto 2 units
Orlando Magic -9 vs Miami 2 units
Minnesota Timberwolves +9.5 vs L.A. Lakers 1 units
Portland Trail Blazers -14.5 vs L.A. Clippers 2 units
Cleveland Cavaliers -9 vs Detroit 5 units
Denver Nuggets -3.5 at Milwaukee 4 units
Indiana Pacers +2 vs Chicago 5 units
Houston Rockets -6 vs Charlotte 1 units
Boston Celtics +2 at Phoenix 4 units


Injuries


Name Team Status Injury Note
Kevin Garnett BOS OUT Comment: Garnett (knee) will miss the last three games of the team’s West Coast road trip, the Boston Globe reports.
Tony Allen BOS OUT Comment: Allen (thumb) underwent surgery on Wednesday.
Brian Scalabrine BOS OUT Comment: Scalabrine (concussion) got through practice Tuesday without issue and if goes through practice again Wednesday without issue, will play Wednesday night, the Boston Herald reports.
John Salmons CHI Day-to-Day Comment: Salmons’ acquisition allows the Bulls to gauge Ben Gordon’s interest in re-signing this summer and play it against Kirk Hinrich’s trade value, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Brad Miller CHI Day-to-Day Comment: Miller (hip), who was acquired with John Salmons on Wednesday from Sacramento, has a contract worth $12.25 million next season that also expires after the year, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Jerome James CHI OUT Comment: The acquisition of James as part of the Larry Hughes trade was done based on the view that James’ ruptured right Achilles tendon is expected to be career-ending, which would place close to $9 million in the Bulls’ pockets when insurance pays his salary, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Delonte West CLE Day-to-Day Comment: West (wrist) will likely sit out Sunday’s game against Detroit, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Ben Wallace CLE Day-to-Day Comment: According to the Associated Press, Wallace will play in Friday’s game against the Bucks. However, the Cleveland Plain Dealer still reports that Wallace is a game-time decision.
Carmelo Anthony DEN Day-to-Day Comment: Anthony suffered a bruised knee in Wednesday’s game at Philadelphia and is listed as probable for Friday’s game at Chicago, the Denver Post reports.
Chris Andersen DEN Day-to-Day Comment: Andersen (wrist) returned to action and contributed two points, eight rebounds, and four blocks to Denver’s win at Philadelphia on Wednesday night.
Kenyon Martin DEN Day-to-Day Comment: Martin didn’t play in the second half of Friday night’s game against Chicago because of back spasms, the Associated Press reports.
Allen Iverson DET Day-to-Day Comment: Iverson scored 31 points (13-for-28 FG, 5-for-6 FT) with seven assists, three boards, a steal and a block in 45 minutes against the Spurs Thursday night.
Tracy McGrady HOU OUT Comment: McGrady’s next round of medical examinations on his sore left knee are scheduled for Sunday in Chicago, the Houston Chronicle reports. “He’s meeting with a doctor in Chicago who at this point will likely perform whatever procedure he ends up choosing,” Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said. “I think obviously one of the doctors has recommended the microfracture surgery. Until Tracy hears all the options and we hear all the options, we can sit down together and decide what’s the next step.”
Luther Head HOU OUT
Danny Granger IND OUT Comment: Granger has a partial tear in his right foot and could miss up to three weeks of action, the Indianapolis Star reports.
Mike Dunleavy IND OUT Comment: Dunleavy (knee) could potentially be out for the season, the Indianapolis Star reports. “I don’t know,” coach Jim O’Brien said when asked about Dunleavy’s status. “I know when they say he’s out indefinitely, there is a chance he can come back. When that is, this year? I’m not sure. I don’t feel like we have all the (medical) information available to make that determination yet.”
Jeff Foster IND Day-to-Day Comment: Foster (back) sat out a fifth consecutive game on Friday against Minnesota, the Indianapolis Star reports.
Zach Randolph LAC Day-to-Day Comment: Randolph has been suspended for two games for throwing a punch at Louis Amundson Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Chris Kaman LAC OUT
Brian Skinner LAC Day-to-Day Comment: Skinner did not play against Phoenix on Tuesday due to a sore Achilles tendon in his right foot, the Press-Enterprise.
Andrew Bynum LAL OUT Comment: Bynum has been doing some shooting while rehabbing his torn MCL, the Associated Press reports.
Dwyane Wade MIA Day-to-Day Comment: Wade practiced Friday after being sent home early on Thursday because of flu-like symptoms, the Miami Herald reports.
Jermaine O’Neal MIA Day-to-Day Comment: O’Neal said he still feels soreness near his eye and nose, but practiced Friday and is expected to play Saturday at home against Philadelphia, the Miami Herald reports.
James Jones MIA Day-to-Day Comment: Jones (wrist) was inactive for Saturday’s game against the Sixers.
Michael Redd MIL OUT
Andrew Bogut MIL OUT
Luke Ridnour MIL OUT Comment: Ridnour took part in practice on Thursday and could be available for Friday’s game against Cleveland, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Al Jefferson MIN OUT Comment: Jefferson underwent successful surgery on Wednesday to repair his torn ACL, the Associated Press reports.
Kevin Ollie MIN OUT Comment: Ollie (elbow) participated in shootaround and apparently will be a game-time decision to play or not Friday, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Corey Brewer MIN OUT
Eddy Curry NYK OUT
Jameer Nelson ORL OUT Comment: Nelson will miss the rest of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery Thursday, the Associated Press reports.
Rashard Lewis ORL Day-to-Day Comment: Lewis left Friday night’s game late after getting hit in the face under the basket, the Associated Press reports.
Mickael Pietrus ORL Day-to-Day Comment: Pietrus left Friday’s game in the fourth quarter with a sprained right wrist, the Associated Press reports.
Amare Stoudemire PHO OUT Comment: Stoudemire is expected to miss eight weeks or more due to a detached retina suffered in Wednesday’s win over the Clippers, ESPN.com reports.
Grant Hill PHO Day-to-Day Comment: Hill, who left Friday’s game with a neuroma on his left foot, started the game at power forward in place of Amare Stoudemire (eye) and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future, the Arizona Republic reports.
Greg Oden POR Day-to-Day Comment: Oden (knee) will miss Friday’s game aginast the Hawks and Sunday’s matchup versus the Clippers, the Oregonian reports.
Martell Webster POR OUT Comment: Webster is likely to miss the rest of the season while recovering from a left foot injury, The Oregonian reports.
Chris Bosh TOR Day-to-Day Comment: Bosh (knee) is expected to play Friday night against the Knicks, the Toronto Star reports.
Kris Humphries TOR OUT

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