2% max recommended unless otherwise noted. 1% max recommended for soccer.
Friday April 14
Play in 8th seed games
Chicago Bullls (40-42) 9th in the East Versus Miami Heat (44-38) 8th in the East.
Chicago is a 5.5 point dog. Vegas has the total at 208.5.
Miami’s Lowry,knee; Butler,personal; and Vincent,back,are game time decisions. Jovic,back, is out.
Vegas early action shows 74% lean toward Chicago and 80% favor the over.
Oklahoma City Thunder (40-42) 9th in the West Versus Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40) 8th in the West. The Thunder are 5.5 point dog. Vegas has the total at 228.5.
OKC’s Pokusevski is out, knee. The Wolves’ Golbert, back; Towns, calf; Nowell, knee are all game time decisions. Reid, wrist; McDaniels, hand are out.
Vegas early action shows 71% lean toward OKC and 62% favor the over.
Not official recommended picks.
Mike’s NBA free pick of the day: Bulls will cover the spread.