NBA Playoff Predictions: Wednesdays Free Basketball Picks

I managed a split on Tuesday, dropping the Lakers and Blazers spreads (though I warned you all about the Blazers) and winning pretty easily with the Hawks and Celtics – and I’m feeling really good about that Celtics game. Here are my picks for both of Wednesday’s game 2′s. Enjoy!

Charlotte Bobcats (+9) @ Orlando Magic (4-21: 7:00 PM ET – TNT): I wouldn’t be stunned if Charlotte pulled off the upset in Orlando in game 2. They played absolutely terrible in Game 1, and they still came back to make it interesting. They have the bigs to match up with Dwight Howard down low, the have a solid back court and a great coach. Nine points is a lot, even against a Magic team with all those ways to beat you. I think there is a good chance at an upset, but I’ll take the 9 points just to be safe.

San Antonio Spurs @ Dallas Mavericks (-3.5) (4-21: 9:30 PM ET – TNT): When I stare in the crystal ball I just see a much better team that happens to be on the better side of the match-up game as well. Sometimes you can get a better team in a tough match-up situation, but the Mavericks have the bigs to give Tim Duncan some trouble, they have an unguardable guy in Nowitzki, they have a surplus of scorers in Dirk, Butler, and Terry, and they have a point guard that runs a team as well as anyone in the league. They are playing at home after thieving a win last time out – I say they start 2-0 against the Spurs, and cover the small spread at home.