Professor MJ's Daily Pregame NBA Projections: 2017-03-07

Click here for the PDF version of the following article.

NBA DAILY PROJECTIONS

BY PROFESSOR MJ

University Professor. PhD in stats. Proud dad of 2 boys.

 

 

March 7th, 2017

 

Last night was great. I recommended 4 plays which were rated 5-star, 4-star, 2-star and 1-star. They all hit, except the 2-star. My record on 3+ stars went up to 10-4-1. In other news, I picked 3 teams in the NHL (2 underdogs and one pick’em) and they all won. I couldn’t be happier.

As I said before, don’t get too high following good nights, and don’t get too low following bad nights. Bad streaks will happen. You just cannot avoid them. You just have to trust the long-term process.

Below are today’s NBA projections:

MARCH 7, 2017

 

SPREAD

MONEY LINE

 

 

 

Pinnacle

PROF. MJ

Pinnacle

PROF. MJ

Pinnacle

PROF. MJ

PICK

ROI

Blazers

+6.5

+7.2

+235

+295

3,35

3,95

 

-15,2%

Thunder

-6.5

-7.2

-265

-295

1,38

1,34

 

2,9%

Tip: No value bet.

 

Pinnacle

PROF. MJ

Pinnacle

PROF. MJ

Pinnacle

PROF. MJ

PICK

ROI

Lakers

+10

+9.8

+465

+497

5,65

5,97

 

-5,4%

Mavericks

-10

-9.8

-555

-497

1,18

1,20

 

-1,8%

Tip: No value bet.

 

Pinnacle

PROF. MJ

Pinnacle

PROF. MJ

Pinnacle

PROF. MJ

PICK

ROI

Wizards

-4

-4.8

-179

-194

1,56

1,52

 

2,9%

Suns

+4

+4.8

+161

+194

2,61

2,94

 

-11,2%

Tip: No value bet.

 

Basically, nothing good tonight in the NBA. The Wizards opened as 3.5-point favorites and I liked them to some extent. However, the injury to Bradley Beal worries me and it’s unclear whether he’ll play in Phoenix or not.

I’m also going to track the Thunder line. Will Victor Oladipo play? Yesterday the news was that he was “questionable at best” so it felt like he was going to sit out. However, I just read that he felt good at Monday’s light practice and that we’ll know more this morning about his situation. If he plays, the line moves and you wonder whether you should bet or not, my updated projected lines would become Blazers +392 versus Thunder -392 (spread Blazers +8.7 versus Thunder -8.7). I’d recommend betting if the money line on OKC is -315 (decimal 1.32) or higher. In terms of the spread, you could bet them if you can get Thunder -7.5.

Have a good day!

Professor MJ

www.professormj.com

Come join our Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfessorMJ/