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Results for Wednesday 4th of February 2026
| Handicapper | Units | Dollars |
| Doc's Sports | -7 | $-770.00 |
| Scott Rickenbach | -4 | $-460.00 |
| Raphael Esparza (VSI) | -3 | $-330.00 |
| Scott Spreitzer | -3 | $-330.00 |
| August Young | 4 | $400.00 |
| Griffin Murphy | 3 | $300.00 |
Wednesday 4th of February 2026
Doc's Sports
4-Unit Play Take Oklahoma City -120 over San Antonio (9:30 p.m. EST, Wednesday February 4)
We are going with the moneyline here. In December the Spurs won three straight against the Thunder and we don’t think OKC was taking these games as seriously as the Spurs were but that must have been a wake up call because as the calendar turned, the Thunder smacked the Spurs by more than 20. This is officially a rivalry, folks. We mentioned before that the Spurs are the team that will really be a thorn in the side of the Thunder dynasty, and we expect some epic playoff series between these two in the coming years. But the Spurs are still a ways away from being championship quality and of course the Thunder are there now. And if the Thunder are focused, as we believe they will be tonight, they are the better team, even on the road.
3-Unit Play Take Cleveland/LA Clippers OVER 222.5 (10:30 p.m. EST, Wednesday February 4)
This total just seems a bit low to us. These teams just did the blockbuster trade yesterday with Harden going to Cleveland for the injured Garland. We don’t expect either player to play tonight. We think the market reacted to this trade negatively with this total, and we think both teams will be able to score enough to get over this one. The Clippers have gone over in three straight. The Cavs have gone over in consecutive games.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports
Robert Ferringo
Passing for today.
Craig Trapp
3-Unit Play. Take #513 Cleveland (-2) Over LA Clippers (10:40 p.m., Wednesday, February 4)
The Clippers made a smart move getting younger in the Garland-for-Harden swap, but that’s for the future. This season it’s Cleveland — just way more talented than the banged-up Clippers. Take Cleveland to win and cover the spread.
Craig
Scott Rickenbach
2-Unit Play. Take #509 Oklahoma City (-$120) at San Antonio (9:40 p.m., Wed, Feb. 4)
The Thunder won the most recent meeting but the Spurs have taken the other 3 meetings this season and OKC got hammered here at San Antonio by 20 points and remember Wembanyama banging the drum after the game. This is turning into a great rivalry and though the Thunder are in a B2B they were able to rest players last night as it was an easy win for them. They will be ready to go here and they are favored on the road for a reason. The best value for me, so we don't get burned on a 1- point win, is to lay the small price on the money line here with the Thunder. 2* OKLAHOMA CITY -$120
2-Unit Play. Take #514 LA Clippers (+2.5) vs Cleveland (10:30 p.m., Wed, Feb. 4)
No Harden for the Clippers, no problem. Yes, Harden is now with Cleveland but is unlikely to play in this game tonight anyway. I love the fact that LA is off a loss to the Sixers and is 5-0 SU last 5 times when coming off a loss. Also, the Cavaliers enters this one off a blowout win but now with Garland in LA with the Clips. So they are going to need a huge game from Mitchell but also his Cavs are playing right into revenge here as the Clippers lost by double digits in Ohio earlier this season. Also, Cleveland has been missing their big man Mobley. All factors considered this is an excellent situational spot for backing a solid home dog. Remember that the Clips had won 17 of 21 before the loss to Philly. They bounce back here. 2* LA CLIPPERS +2.5
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
4-Unit Play. #507. Take Under 214.5 Boston vs. Houston (Wednesday @ 8:10pm es)
We roll with the Under here. What you have here is a Boston team that comes into this contest having lost to this team last time out by 24 points and they certainly will be motivated coming in. They also lost to them to close out last year too. Boston rolls into this contest beating Dallas, Sacramento and Milwaukee and playing phenomenal defense in the process holding opponents to 100, 79 and 93 points. I think Boston locks down on defense, they play fantastic defense here and with Houston coming off 3 straight wins, they have a bit of a let down on offense here and would not be surprised at all to see this contest go under the posetd total today.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
NBA BASKETBALL
3 Unit Play. Take #573 Over 222.5 Cleveland at LA Clippers (10:40p.m., Wednesday February 4)
Tony George
NBA
2/4/26
7 Units
Take #512 Sacramento ML (-115) over Memphis
10 EST
Memphis is depleted with injuries and now they traded away Jackson Jr. to the Jazz last night. Hard to compete with a depleted roster. Sacramento flying under the radar screen tonight and why not. They have lost 9 in a row and cannot get out of their own way. That said, with LaVine and DeRozen on the roster, they simply have more firepower than Memphis can contend with on the road. LaVine and DeRozen combined for 67 points their last game.
Sabonis is on the trading block for the Kings and has been playing after a long absence, and word is he plays tonight as well, and might be limited on minutes but his court time is an audition for other teams so he will show up. Jackson Jr had 30 his last game for the Griz, he is gone. Despite the Kings defense being 3rd worst in the NBA, I seriously doubt Memphis can exploit it enough for a win, and the Kings at home are desperate for win and I think this is a kitchen sink type game for them with a short-handed Memphis team on the road who just traded away one of their key components mainly for draft picks.
Moneyline is -115. No idea where this line goes during the day, but oddsmakers have not adjusted enough with the Jackson trade in my opinion. It opened at -2.5 and dropped to 1 and now -1.5, so I will take the 1.5 points out of it .
Vernon Croy
Passing for today.
Scott Spreitzer
3-Unit Play: Take 512 Kings -2 over Grizzlies (10:10 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 4)
I’m backing the Kings tonight. Memphis snapped a losing skid of their own on Monday and I expect Sacramento to end a nine-game losing streak tonight. They’ve had two days off since their road trip and face a Memphis squad that can’t shoot straight. I expect the home team to take care of business. I’m backing the Kings. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
August Young
4-Unit Play - (506) New Orleans Pelicans/Milwaukee Bucks OVER 222 -110 (2/4 | 8:00PM EST) The Pelicans have gone under the posted total in four of their last five, and six of their last eight. The Bucks have gone under in two of their last three, and five of their last eight. The combined points scored in all those games between the two teams was 208. However, this is the NBA, and that is not what we should expect to be the norm moving forward, especially with two of the worst defensive teams in the league. Love the crap game, over angle here. Neither team cares about this one which adds a high probability of some 'street-ball NBA'. Perfect.
Strike Point Sports
Passing for today.
Jason Sharpe
Passing for today.
Griffin Murphy
3 Unit Play - Take #510 Spurs (+1.5) Over Thunder (8:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 4th)
OKC has finally cooled down after a great start to the season. They sit at 38-11 on the year, and they come off an impressive 10-point win over the Nuggets, and they are on the back-to-back here after pounding the Magic last night. The Thunder beat San Antonio 119-98 back in January, so the Spurs have some revenge here and we think they play well. They are 17-6 at home, and OKC is 2-5 ATS their last six games. Let's ride the Spurs.
Griffin Murphy
Nick Menken
3 Unit: NBA Take #512 SAC Kings ML (-110) over MEM Grizzlies (10:00p.m, Wednesday, February 4th)
Tonight we head out West where the Sacramento Kings host the Memphis Grizzlies. Both teams have struggled to find consistency this season, but this line immediately stood out to me. Memphis is just 8-13 on the road this year and will be without Ja Morant tonight, who is a massive piece of their offense and leadership. The Grizzlies are coming off a high-scoring home win over Minnesota, 137-128, but now they hit the road in a much different spot. Sacramento, on the other hand, is in the middle of a brutal stretch. The Kings have lost nine straight games and are just 1-9 over their last ten. However, this feels like the exact type of game where that skid can finally end. Even though Sacramento is only 9-16 at home and has just 12 wins on the season, this being a pick’em tells you the market expects them to compete. If the Kings are going to get right, it’s going to be at home against a short-handed Memphis team that hasn’t been reliable away from FedExForum. I expect a focused effort from Sacramento tonight in a game they badly need. Give me the Kings at home in a bounce-back spot.
Nick Menken
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Doc's Sports
4-Unit Play Take Oklahoma City -120 over San Antonio (9:30 p.m. EST, Wednesday February 4)We are going with the moneyline here. In December the Spurs won three straight against the Thunder and we don’t think OKC was taking these games as seriously as the Spurs were but that must have been a wake up call because as the calendar turned, the Thunder smacked the Spurs by more than 20. This is officially a rivalry, folks. We mentioned before that the Spurs are the team that will really be a thorn in the side of the Thunder dynasty, and we expect some epic playoff series between these two in the coming years. But the Spurs are still a ways away from being championship quality and of course the Thunder are there now. And if the Thunder are focused, as we believe they will be tonight, they are the better team, even on the road.
3-Unit Play Take Cleveland/LA Clippers OVER 222.5 (10:30 p.m. EST, Wednesday February 4)
This total just seems a bit low to us. These teams just did the blockbuster trade yesterday with Harden going to Cleveland for the injured Garland. We don’t expect either player to play tonight. We think the market reacted to this trade negatively with this total, and we think both teams will be able to score enough to get over this one. The Clippers have gone over in three straight. The Cavs have gone over in consecutive games.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports
Robert Ferringo
Passing for today.Craig Trapp
3-Unit Play. Take #513 Cleveland (-2) Over LA Clippers (10:40 p.m., Wednesday, February 4)The Clippers made a smart move getting younger in the Garland-for-Harden swap, but that’s for the future. This season it’s Cleveland — just way more talented than the banged-up Clippers. Take Cleveland to win and cover the spread.
Craig
Scott Rickenbach
2-Unit Play. Take #509 Oklahoma City (-$120) at San Antonio (9:40 p.m., Wed, Feb. 4)The Thunder won the most recent meeting but the Spurs have taken the other 3 meetings this season and OKC got hammered here at San Antonio by 20 points and remember Wembanyama banging the drum after the game. This is turning into a great rivalry and though the Thunder are in a B2B they were able to rest players last night as it was an easy win for them. They will be ready to go here and they are favored on the road for a reason. The best value for me, so we don't get burned on a 1- point win, is to lay the small price on the money line here with the Thunder. 2* OKLAHOMA CITY -$120
2-Unit Play. Take #514 LA Clippers (+2.5) vs Cleveland (10:30 p.m., Wed, Feb. 4)
No Harden for the Clippers, no problem. Yes, Harden is now with Cleveland but is unlikely to play in this game tonight anyway. I love the fact that LA is off a loss to the Sixers and is 5-0 SU last 5 times when coming off a loss. Also, the Cavaliers enters this one off a blowout win but now with Garland in LA with the Clips. So they are going to need a huge game from Mitchell but also his Cavs are playing right into revenge here as the Clippers lost by double digits in Ohio earlier this season. Also, Cleveland has been missing their big man Mobley. All factors considered this is an excellent situational spot for backing a solid home dog. Remember that the Clips had won 17 of 21 before the loss to Philly. They bounce back here. 2* LA CLIPPERS +2.5
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
4-Unit Play. #507. Take Under 214.5 Boston vs. Houston (Wednesday @ 8:10pm es)We roll with the Under here. What you have here is a Boston team that comes into this contest having lost to this team last time out by 24 points and they certainly will be motivated coming in. They also lost to them to close out last year too. Boston rolls into this contest beating Dallas, Sacramento and Milwaukee and playing phenomenal defense in the process holding opponents to 100, 79 and 93 points. I think Boston locks down on defense, they play fantastic defense here and with Houston coming off 3 straight wins, they have a bit of a let down on offense here and would not be surprised at all to see this contest go under the posetd total today.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
NBA BASKETBALL3 Unit Play. Take #573 Over 222.5 Cleveland at LA Clippers (10:40p.m., Wednesday February 4)
Tony George
NBA2/4/26
7 Units
Take #512 Sacramento ML (-115) over Memphis
10 EST
Memphis is depleted with injuries and now they traded away Jackson Jr. to the Jazz last night. Hard to compete with a depleted roster. Sacramento flying under the radar screen tonight and why not. They have lost 9 in a row and cannot get out of their own way. That said, with LaVine and DeRozen on the roster, they simply have more firepower than Memphis can contend with on the road. LaVine and DeRozen combined for 67 points their last game.
Sabonis is on the trading block for the Kings and has been playing after a long absence, and word is he plays tonight as well, and might be limited on minutes but his court time is an audition for other teams so he will show up. Jackson Jr had 30 his last game for the Griz, he is gone. Despite the Kings defense being 3rd worst in the NBA, I seriously doubt Memphis can exploit it enough for a win, and the Kings at home are desperate for win and I think this is a kitchen sink type game for them with a short-handed Memphis team on the road who just traded away one of their key components mainly for draft picks.
Moneyline is -115. No idea where this line goes during the day, but oddsmakers have not adjusted enough with the Jackson trade in my opinion. It opened at -2.5 and dropped to 1 and now -1.5, so I will take the 1.5 points out of it .
Vernon Croy
Passing for today.Scott Spreitzer
3-Unit Play: Take 512 Kings -2 over Grizzlies (10:10 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 4)I’m backing the Kings tonight. Memphis snapped a losing skid of their own on Monday and I expect Sacramento to end a nine-game losing streak tonight. They’ve had two days off since their road trip and face a Memphis squad that can’t shoot straight. I expect the home team to take care of business. I’m backing the Kings. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
August Young
4-Unit Play - (506) New Orleans Pelicans/Milwaukee Bucks OVER 222 -110 (2/4 | 8:00PM EST) The Pelicans have gone under the posted total in four of their last five, and six of their last eight. The Bucks have gone under in two of their last three, and five of their last eight. The combined points scored in all those games between the two teams was 208. However, this is the NBA, and that is not what we should expect to be the norm moving forward, especially with two of the worst defensive teams in the league. Love the crap game, over angle here. Neither team cares about this one which adds a high probability of some 'street-ball NBA'. Perfect.Strike Point Sports
Passing for today.Jason Sharpe
Passing for today.Griffin Murphy
3 Unit Play - Take #510 Spurs (+1.5) Over Thunder (8:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 4th)OKC has finally cooled down after a great start to the season. They sit at 38-11 on the year, and they come off an impressive 10-point win over the Nuggets, and they are on the back-to-back here after pounding the Magic last night. The Thunder beat San Antonio 119-98 back in January, so the Spurs have some revenge here and we think they play well. They are 17-6 at home, and OKC is 2-5 ATS their last six games. Let's ride the Spurs.
Griffin Murphy
Nick Menken
3 Unit: NBA Take #512 SAC Kings ML (-110) over MEM Grizzlies (10:00p.m, Wednesday, February 4th)Tonight we head out West where the Sacramento Kings host the Memphis Grizzlies. Both teams have struggled to find consistency this season, but this line immediately stood out to me. Memphis is just 8-13 on the road this year and will be without Ja Morant tonight, who is a massive piece of their offense and leadership. The Grizzlies are coming off a high-scoring home win over Minnesota, 137-128, but now they hit the road in a much different spot. Sacramento, on the other hand, is in the middle of a brutal stretch. The Kings have lost nine straight games and are just 1-9 over their last ten. However, this feels like the exact type of game where that skid can finally end. Even though Sacramento is only 9-16 at home and has just 12 wins on the season, this being a pick’em tells you the market expects them to compete. If the Kings are going to get right, it’s going to be at home against a short-handed Memphis team that hasn’t been reliable away from FedExForum. I expect a focused effort from Sacramento tonight in a game they badly need. Give me the Kings at home in a bounce-back spot.
Nick Menken
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