Sports Handicapper Jack Jones's Picks & Predictions

Jack's Free Pick Wednesday: Los Angeles Clippers -4

The Los Angeles Clippers are battling the Suns, Blazers and Warriors for play-in positioning here down the stretch.  They currently sit in the 8th spot just 0.5 games ahead of the Blazers.  Getting the 7th or 8th spot would give the Clippers a big advantage to make the playoffs.

Darius Garland and Bennedict Mathurin have been huge trade additions for the Clippers this season.  Both are healthy and ready to go tonight, as is John Collins who has been big for them as well.  Kawhi Leonard is listed as questionable, but he usually plays when he is questionable, and he had 28 points in 24 minutes last game.

The Raptors will be playing their 3rd road game in 4 days here after traveling to Phoenix and Utah.  They lost by 22 in Phoenix before beating the tanking the Jazz the next night.  They have three starters listed as questionable tonight in Ingram (21.6 PPG), Quickley (16.9 PPG, 6.0 APG) and Poeltl (10.4 PPG, 7.6 RPG).

The injury, rest and motivational situations really favor the Clippers tonight.  I'll gladly lay the short number with them at home.  Bet the Clippers Wednesday.

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20* Yankees/Giants 2026 MLB Season Opener on New York -118

The New York Yankees have big advantages on the mound and at the plate tonight and should be bigger favorites over the San Francisco Giants as a result.  The Yankees are 6-0 in their last six meetings in San Francisco as well, so the Giants are getting too much respect for home-field advantage here.

Max Fried is far and away the Yankees' best starter to open the season and has earned the opening day start.  Fried went 19-5 with a 2.86 ERA and 1.10 WHIP with 189 K's last season for the Yankees.  Fried is 4-1 with a 2.61 ERA and 1.10 WHIP in eight career starts against the Giants.

Logan Webb is the clear ace of the Giants as well.  But his numbers benefit from playing in a pitcher-friendly park his entire career.  Webb is 1-2 with a 5.50 ERA and 1.28 WHIP in three career starts against the Yankees, allowing 11 earned runs and 3 homers in 18 innings.  Bet the Yankees Wednesday.

15* NBA Wednesday Total DOMINATOR on Mavs/Nuggets OVER 244.5

The Denver Nuggets are a dead nuts OVER team.  They rank 1st in offensive rating and 21st in defensive rating this season.  They are as healthy as they have been in a long time and thriving offensively right now.

The Nuggets and their opponents have gone for at least 233 combined points in 10 of their last 12 games overall.  They are coming off a 125-123 win in Phoenix for 248 combined points, and they have gone for at least 240 combined points in seven of their last 10 games.

The Dallas Mavericks are a dead nuts OVER team going 5-1 OVER in their last six games overall with 240 or more combined points in all six games.  They have gone for 232 or more combined points in eight consecutive games now.  They are going more small ball with the players that are available, and they rank 5th in pace this season so they are playing fast and small ball, which is a recipe for OVERS.

In the two meetings between the Mavs and Nuggets this season in which Nikola Jokic played in, they were both very high-scoring games.  Dallas won 131-121 for 252 combined points on the road in a game that only saw 46 combined points in the 4th quarter to boot.  Dallas won 131-130 at home for 261 combined points.  Bet the OVER in this game Wednesday.

15* NBA Wednesday Night Line Mistake on Indiana Pacers +11

The Indiana Pacers 3-0 ATS in their last three games with covers against the Magic, Blazers and Spurs, and they recently only lost by 9 to the Knicks to get the cover as well.  While they are tanking, they have stayed reasonably competitive, and this 11-point spread against the Lakers is a couple notches too high.

The Pacers have Siakam, Nesmith and Nembhard back healthy and playing.  Siakam had 37 points to lead the Pacers to a 128-126 road win at Orlando as 10.5-point dogs last time out.  While they have been tanking, they are clearly playing harder than they get credit for with these double-digits spreads.

The Lakers had their 9-game winning streak come to an end with a 113-110 loss in Detroit against a Pistons team that was without Cade Cunningham.  I always like fading teams in that first game after having a long winning streak snapped.  There tends to be a hangover effect.

The Lakers have been very fortunate in close games all season and each of their last five wins during their 9-game winning streak came by 8 points or fewer.  They aren't blowing anyone out.  And without two of their best defenders in Marcus Smart and Rui Hachimura tonight, plus DeAndre Ayton questionable, the Lakers are very short-handed.  They lost to the Pistons in their first game without Smart in a while, and he is their glue guy that will be missed trying to defend all these Pacers' guards.  Bet the Pacers Wednesday.

15* NBA Wednesday Undervalued Underdog on Dallas Mavericks +12.5

This is a very tough spot for the Denver Nuggets.  They will be playing the 2nd of a back-to-back after a 125-123 win in Phoenix last night.  They will also be playing their 6th game in 9 days.  Four starters played at least 32 minutes for the Nuggets last night, and I question how much they'll have left in the tank for this one.

The perception that Dallas is tanking is giving up more points here than they should be getting.  They clearly aren't tanking intentionally as they are coming off two straight OT losses to the Clippers and Warriors, two playoff contenders.  They are pretty healthy with Cooper Flagg, and you can tell he and his teammates are trying hard night in and night out when you watch them.

That effort should be there tonight against the Nuggets, who the Mavericks have actually matched up well against this season.  They pulled the outright upset in the two meetings in which Nikola Jokic played for the Nuggets.  They won 131-121 as 11.5-point road dogs and 131-130 as 6.5-point home dogs.  They will take the tired Nuggets to the wire again tonight.  This will be just the 3rd game in 7 days for Dallas.  Bet the Mavericks Wednesday.

15* NBA Wednesday Non-Conference KNOCKOUT on Wizards/Jazz OVER 238.5

The Washington Wizards are a dead nuts OVER team.  They rank 6th in pace and dead last (30th) in defensive rating.  They have really quit playing defense in the midst of their tanking 16-game losing streak.  They have allowed 117 or more points in 16 of their last 17 games overall.

The OVER is 10-3 in Wizards last 13 games overall with 234 or more combined points in 11 of those 13 games.  They are coming off 258 combined points with the Knicks and 243 with the Thunder with 242 or more combined points in four of their last five games overall.

The Utah Jazz are 26-11 OVER at home this season.  They rank 2nd in pace and 29th in defensive rating for a very similar profile to the Wizards.  The Jazz went for 270 combined points with the Raptors in their last game, and they have gone for 242 or more combined points in three of their last four contests.

It's safe to say this game will see a ton of possessions and zero defense.  The end result will be this game sailing OVER this 238.5-point total.  Bet the OVER in this game Wednesday.

15* Heat/Cavs Eastern Conference ANNIHILATOR on OVER 242.5

The Miami Heat are a dead nuts OVER team.  They rank 1st in pace this season and are fully healthy right now with their full compliment of weapons.  They are a potent offensive team when that's the case, but they have really slipped defensively.

The Heat are 9-1 OVER in their last 10 games overall finishing with 231 or more combined points in eight of those nine games.  They have gone for 242 or more combined points in four straight games coming in, so this total of 242.5 isn't that high for a game involving Miami right now.

That's especially the case when you consider their opponent in the Cavaliers, who have gone 5-2 OVER in their last seven games overall with 239 or more combined points in five of those seven games.  They are coming off a 136-131 win over the Magic last night for 267 combined points.  That's a Magic team that was without three of their top five scorers.

The OVER is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings between the Heat and Cavaliers.  In their two meetings this season, they combined for 278 and 246 points.  The 278 was in OT, but that was at 256 at the end of regulation.  Bet the OVER in this game Wednesday.

20* NBA Non-Conference TOTAL OF THE MONTH on Lakers/Pacers OVER 237.5

The Indiana Pacers are a dead nuts OVER team going 13-3 OVER in their last 16 games overall.  They are absolutely tanking and just quit playing defense.  They have allowed at least 123 points in 14 of their last 16 games, including 126 or more points in 12 of those.  

The Pacers have gone for at least 231 combined points in 14 of those 16 games with their opponents.  That includes 246 or more combined points in five straight games coming in.  They are much healthier now with Siakam, Nembhard and Nesmith playing so their offense has really improved during this stretch.  This total of 237.5 is very low for a game involving the Pacers in their current state.

The Lakers are an elite offensive team as long as Doncic and Reaves are healthy and playing, which they have been here down the stretch.  But the Lakers are down two of their best defenders in Marcus Smart and Rui Hachimura right now, making them even more of an OVER team.  The Lakers have scored at least 120 points in five of their last eight games overall and will hang a big number on the Pacers tonight.  

The OVER is 3-0 in the last three meetings with 239 or more combined points in all three meetings.  They have gone for 239 or more combined points in four of their last five metings as well.  Bet the OVER in this game Wednesday.