Picks for 5/12/25
NBA
7:30 PM EST
Rotation # 575-576
Celtics/Knicks Over 208 (win)
Boston found their three-point touch the other night and seems back on track. Sam Hauser is trending towards playing tonight, so the Celtics will soon return to full strength. Boston got a wake-up call from shooting poorly in games one and two, and should continue their hot shooting from the other night. The Knicks will have to up the pace and can’t bank on Boston missing miserably like they did early in the series. If Hauser is back tonight, it gives the Celtics another three-point threat. The Celtics will even up the series, but they are overvalued as the favorite, and I believe the total is a better play. Look for a high-scoring game. Take the Over.
MLB
7:40 PM EST
Rotation # 908
Cubs -1.5 runs over Marlins -120 (win)
Rea/Quantrill
The Cubs hit right-handed pitching well while the Marlins are weak against it. Marlins starter Cal Quantrill has bounced around three ball clubs in the past three years and has lost his touch. Quantrill has been struggling this year, and nothing will come easily on the road. Chicago is a better organization from top to bottom and should cash in at home. The money is too high. We will play the run line. Take the Cubs -1.5 runs -120.