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03-13-09 Free NBA Picks

March 13, 2009 by TheRainMaker  
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Units Win Loss Win% Units
5 48 26 65% +110
4 33 43 43% -40
3 44 33 57% +33
2 40 38 51% +4
1 153 136 53% +17
Total 318 276 54% +124

Today’s Picks

Orlando Magic -8 at Washington 3 units
Minnesota Timberwolves +5 vs New York 1 units
Milwaukee Bucks +3.5 vs New Orleans 2 units
Portland Trail Blazers -6.5 vs New Jersey 3 units
Boston Celtics -11.5 vs Memphis 4 units
Indiana Pacers +5.5 at Atlanta 4 units
Houston Rockets -1 at Charlotte 1 units
Toronto Raptors +1 vs Detroit 5 units
Dallas Mavericks +1.5 at Golden State 3 units
Cleveland Cavaliers -10 at Sacramento 2 units
Philadelphia 76ers -3.5 vs Chicago 3 units

Injury Report


Name Team Status Injury Note
Marvin Williams ATL OUT Comment: Williams has decided not to have surgery on his ailing back, opting for a more conservative treatment program, the Associated Press reports.
Kevin Garnett BOS OUT Comment: Garnett (knee) will not return for Sunday’s game against the Bucks as hoped, the Boston Herald reports.
Rajon Rondo BOS Day-to-Day Comment: Rondo (ankle) will miss Wednesday’s game against the Heat, the Associated Press reports.
Tony Allen BOS OUT
Glen Davis BOS OUT Comment: Davis (ankle) departed Sunday’s game on crutches and is expected to miss at least Wednesday’s game, according to the Boston Globe.
Brian Scalabrine BOS OUT
Luol Deng CHI OUT Comment: Deng will miss at least two more weeks due to a tiny stress fracture in his right leg, the Associated Press reports.
Jerome James CHI OUT
Tim Thomas CHI Day-to-Day Comment: Thomas (knee) will likely return to the Bulls’ lineup Friday against the 76ers, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Delonte West CLE Day-to-Day Comment: West fell awkwardly when Steve Nash attempted to take a charge from him on Thursday night. He left the game with a sore back.
Ben Wallace CLE OUT
Josh Howard DAL OUT Comment: Howard (ankle) will rejoin his Dallas teammates in Oakland after another visit with a foot specialist, the Dallas Morning News reports. It remains unknown when Howard will be cleared to play.
Shawne Williams DAL OUT
Devean George DAL Day-to-Day Comment: George (knee) will not suit up as Dallas takes on Golden State Friday night, the Dallas Morning News reports.
Jerry Stackhouse DAL OUT Comment: Stackhouse (heel) is rejoining his Dallas teammates in the Bay Area and hopes to return in the next few games, the Dallas Morning New reports.
Allen Iverson DET OUT Comment: Coach Michael Curry said Iverson has been in therapy for his sore back and there’s still not a concrete timetable, the Detroit Free Press reports.
Rodney Stuckey DET Day-to-Day Comment: Stuckey, who exited Monday’s win over the Magic with a turned ankle but returned later in the game, isn’t expected to miss any action, Mlive.com reports.
Rasheed Wallace DET OUT Comment: Wallace will miss the Pistons’ next two games to rest the strained left calf he suffered Monday against the Magic, the Detroit News reports.
Brandan Wright GSW OUT Comment: Wright (shoulder) practiced for the first time in two months on Tuesday, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Ronny Turiaf GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Turiaf was held out of most of Tuesday’s practice due to soreness in his left knee, but should play on Wednesday, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Kelenna Azubuike GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Azubuike (back) returned to action after missing three games but only scored four points in eight minutes on Wednesday.
Marco Belinelli GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Belinelli did not practice on Tuesday and is doubtful for Wednesday’s game against New Jersey due to a sprained right big toe, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Monta Ellis GSW Day-to-Day Comment: Ellis (ankle) was back in the Warriors’ starting lineup after missing seven games and scored 19 points in a win over New Jersey.
Tracy McGrady HOU OUT
Danny Granger IND Day-to-Day Comment: Granger (foot) went through a workout on Tuesday, but was noticeably wincing and grimacing, the 1070 am in Indianapolis reports. Still, the Pacers say he could return Friday.
Mike Dunleavy IND OUT
Jeff Foster IND Day-to-Day Comment: Foster missed Tuesday’s loss to the Jazz with a sore back, the Indianapolis Star reports.
Chris Mihm MEM OUT
Michael Redd MIL OUT
Andrew Bogut MIL OUT
Al Jefferson MIN OUT
Randy Foye MIN Day-to-Day Comment: Foye (ankle) returned to practice on Thursday and says he can play Friday against the Knicks. “If [head coach Kevin McHale] decides not to suit me up, I’m OK with that, but I definitely do want to play,” he told the St. Paul Pioneer Press
Corey Brewer MIN OUT
Rodney Carney MIN Day-to-Day Comment: Carney (groin/lower abdomen) will be a game-time decision for Friday’s game at New York, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.
Eduardo Najera NJN OUT
Peja Stojakovic NOR Day-to-Day Comment: Stojakovic is listed as questionable for Wednesday night’s game against Washington, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Sean Marks NOR Day-to-Day Comment: Marks (flu) will not play Wednesday against the Wizards, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Eddy Curry NYK OUT
David Lee NYK Day-to-Day Comment: Lee participated in only portions of Monday’s practice because of sore knees, the New York Post reports.
Jared Jeffries NYK Day-to-Day Comment: Jeffries (knee) practiced Monday and is ready to go for Tuesday night’s game in Milwaukee, the New York Post reports.
Jameer Nelson ORL OUT
Hedo Turkoglu ORL Day-to-Day Comment: Turkoglu (achilles) will be a game-time decision for Wednesday night’s game, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Michael Pietrus will likely be the one to start in his place if he does not go.
Andre Miller PHI Day-to-Day Comment: Miller sat out Tuesday’s practice with a left shin contusion but will play Wednesday night, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Elton Brand PHI OUT Comment: Brand (shoulder) has begun range-of-motion exercises, the Associated Press reports.
Royal Ivey PHI Day-to-Day Comment: Ivey sat out Tuesday’s practice with a left quad contusion but will play Wednesday night, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Greg Oden POR OUT Comment: Oden (knee) turned in impressive workouts on Tuesday and Wednesday, leading Blazer officials to believe he’s close to a return, the Oregonian reports.
Rudy Fernandez POR Day-to-Day Comment: Fernandez left 15 minutes before shootaround and will not play Wednesday night, the Oregonian reports.
Steve Blake POR Day-to-Day Comment: Blake injured his right hand during Monday’s win over the Lakers, but was able to finish the game, the Oregonian reports.
Martell Webster POR OUT
Kevin Martin SAC Day-to-Day Comment: Martin (ankle) sat out practice Wednesday, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Beno Udrih SAC Day-to-Day Comment: Udrih continues to rehabilitate a sprained foot that has kept him out of the past five games, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Spencer Hawes SAC Day-to-Day Comment: Hawes sat out practice Wednesday to rest his left knee, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Kris Humphries TOR OUT
Etan Thomas WAS OUT
Mike James WAS Day-to-Day Comment: James missed Monday night’s game because of an illness, the Associated Press reports.
DeShawn Stevenson WAS OUT

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