Doc’s Sports NBA Picks & Against the Spread Plays

3-Unit Play. Take #962 Detroit over Chicago (AL) (1:10 p.m. Wednesday, April 18)

Detroit has lost 5 games in a row but they have been close games especially the last two that they lost in extra innings. Tyson Ross will be in charge of trying to end the streak as he will be making his second appearance at home for the Tigers. Ross was great in his first start in Detroit going 7 innings allowing 1 run on 5 hits in a 3-1 win over the Royals. He will need some help from his offense and especially Miguel Cabrera who is still in search of his first home run on the season. Ivan Nova has been up an down in his three starts for the White Sox and is still searching for his first win for his new club and I think he will still be looking after this contest. I think the Tigers win this game and end their losing skid.

Best of Luck - Doc's Sports

4-Unit Play. #046. Take Winnipeg over St. Louis (Thursday, April 18 at 8:38 p.m.)

As per your selection on Winnipeg, we are going to roll with the home team in this spot as they have simply been the better team in every game this series and have won two straight to get the series back to 2-2. Now they get to go home to a place where they dominated most of the regular season and with momentum on their side, this Winnipeg team is a scary team to face. We don't believe the Blues have the offensive fire power to go goal for goal with the Jets and with the Jets big guns finding a way to contribute offensively, they have a distinct advantage. The Jets outplayed the Blues in Game 3 and if it weren't for another stellar performance by Jordan Binnington the Blues would have been blown out. We are going to side with the Jets as they have home ice back and they have momentum on their side. They are not going to let St. Louis come to MTS Centre and take a third game this series.

The Clippers are getting a lot of love for their historic Game 2 comeback in the Bay Area. While the Clippers certainly earned that win, a lot had to do with poor coaching decisions from Golden State and an apathetic attitude from the team when they were up big. This Golden State team hasn’t had the fire that they have had in recent years. This team seems to need motivation to come from outside. But they should have that motivation tonight, and we see this one as being a blowout as the Warriors give a superhuman defensive effort in LA.