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Results for Friday 21st of November 2025
| Handicapper | Units | Dollars |
| Doc's Sports | 8 | $800.00 |
| Craig Trapp | 2 | $200.00 |
| Scott Rickenbach | -4 | $-440.00 |
| Scott Spreitzer | -3 | $-330.00 |
Thursday 20th of November 2025
Doc's Sports
7-Unit Play Take LA Clippers +5.5 over Orlando (7 p.m. EST, Thursday November 20)
The Clippers have won only one of their last nine, but this team is playing better as indicated by their run of three consecutive covers on this road trip. This team hasn’t started well, but we have to remember they were considered a championship contender when the season started. They still have that talent on the court, even though Kawhi Leonard has predictably been injured and they haven’t played well overall. But we have seen signs. And we feel this line is just begging for Orlando money, and that is where most of the public have been unloading their bets so far. The Magic have been playing well lately. But if you look at the recent games they didn’t play their best, those were against bad teams like Brooklyn and Portland. The Clippers probably fall into that category now as a team that isn’t considered a threat, so this could be a team the Magic overlook, especially with the Knicks, Celtics and Sixers on deck for them. It’s still early in the season, but LA has dug themselves a big hole and they have to start winning games before their playoff aspirations evaporate completely. As of now they are out of even the play-in tournament. This seems like a bigger game for the Clippers, and we like the heart we have seen from them lately. We expect a close game here, so take the points.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports
Robert Ferringo
7-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 224.5 Philadelphia at Milwaukee (8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20)
Giannis is out for Milwaukee so everyone is pouring money into the ‘under’ in this game. I’m going the other way. I think the rest of the Bucks will rally in the short-term without him and I’m looking for offense to come in unexpected places. Milwaukee will shoot better in its own gym and I think the Sixers could ease back defensively knowing they don’t have to worry about a 31-point-per-game scorer. Philly never needs an excuse to not play defense and both of these teams are in the bottom half of the league in points allowed. The Sixers are playing their third game in four nights and they had to play last night, allowing 121 points to Toronto. Philly may have some fatigue. Basketball players don’t get fatigued on the offensive end of the court; instead they rest on the defensive end. Between Philly playing ‘under’ in five straight games and Giannis being out this is on overcorrection by the books and bettors. The ‘over’ has hit in five straight meetings and I like it here.
Carpe diem. Good luck.
Craig Trapp
2-Unit Play. Take #520 Under (218.5) LA Clippers vs Orlando (7 p.m., Thursday, November 20)
This Magic team have been one of the best defenses in league for two season now and face Clippers team that love to play slow. LAC can’t win in high scoring games and get back to defense tonight. Take the under here in the Magic and Clippers game.
Craig
Scott Rickenbach
4-Unit Play. Take #521 Atlanta (+1) @ San Antonio (8:10 p.m., Thu, Nov. 20)
San Antonio managed a big rally to not only beat the Grizzlies but end up getting the late cover over Memphis with a big 4th quarter surge. Though they survived that game they face a much tougher team here. Remember too that the Spurs are missing a key, valuable piece. Wembanyama continues to be out for a few more weeks at least. In addition to this, San Antonio is dealing with a cluster of injuries in the backcourt and that is really hurting them for this match-up. Castle and Harper are out and they don't even have little-used McLaughlin to pick up minutes. I like the value here with Atlanta catching the Spurs very short-handed. The Hawks are dealing with some injury issues too but they have already proven used to it and they have weathered the storm. They have been particularly strong on the road where they have won 4 straight road games plus they are 7-2 this season away from home on the season. The Hawks enter this game off a home loss to a tough Detroit team and that sets this one up very well as the Hawks are 4-1 SU this season when off a loss. 4* ATLANTA +1
3-Unit Play. Take #525 Philadelphia (-$134) at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m., Thu, Nov. 20)
I will keep the rating down a little bit at 3 units on this one as I prefer to lay the juice on the money line in this one rather than risk a non-covering win for the 76ers here. Last night I successfully played against the Sixers with a big top game and now I come right back and play on them. Both Paul George and Joel Embiid were held out of last night's game and now I expect at least one, if not both, of them to return tonight. The Sixers are 4-1 SU this season when coming off a loss and that includes a perfect 3-0 when off a loss by margin of 3 or more points. The Bucks are missing their star Giannis right now plus already have been without Kevin Porter for a month now. Losing Prince for a period is also hurting depth. All of these are factors in Milwaukee's decline and the Bucks are now off B2B losses and have lost 6 of their last 10. The Sixers have been strong off a loss and are even stronger here with possibly getting reinforcements back tonight. That means the 76ers absolutely are the play here. 3* PHILADELPHIA -134
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
4-Unit Play. #526. Take Over 224.5 Philadelphia vs. Milwaukee (Thursday @ 8:10pm est)
There will be no Giannis today and we still like the Over. The Bucks only scored 106 points last game and with Philadelphia needing a massive 4th quarter to come back to beat the Clippers, they were very slow out of the gates in that contest, we love the Over here. The ball does not stick with the Bucks when Giannis is not in the lineup, it moves fast and with the Sixers on the bounce-back here coming off an ugly loss to Toronto of sorts, it makes a lot of sense to back the Over. Note, we are on a 12-4 Run in the NBA and great 11-4 start to College Basketball for combined +6000 in both basketball, let's keep it rolling.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
Passing for today.
Tony George
Passing for today.
Vernon Croy
Passing for today.
Scott Spreitzer
Passing for today.
August Young
Passing for today.
Strike Point Sports
Passing for today.
Jason Sharpe
Passing for today.
Griffin Murphy
2 Unit Play - Take #519 LA Clippers (+5.5) Over ORL Magic. (7:00p.m, Thursday, November 19th)
LA comes into this game a brutal 4-10 on the year and has now lost 2 straight games after falling to Philadelphia on Monday in a 110-108 final. LA is 2-1 ATS this season as a road underdog and last year went a ballistic 20-10 ATS during non-conference matchups. Orlando is 8-7 on the year and is coming off a strong 121-113 win over Golden State at home on Tuesday. This is the 2nd of a 3-game homestand for Orlando here, so the public is going to feel safe taking them here on the -5.5. This is the Clippers' 4th consecutive road game, so we can have an expectation that they are going to come out uncomfortable tonight. We don't see it; the line is not accurate, and all angles point towards the magic. We are reverse flipping this play and truthfully believe the Clippers take this game outright. That being said, take the +5.5 for absolute insurance.
Griffin Murphy
Nick Menken
Passing for today.
Expert NBA Picks History:
Doc's Sports
7-Unit Play Take LA Clippers +5.5 over Orlando (7 p.m. EST, Thursday November 20)The Clippers have won only one of their last nine, but this team is playing better as indicated by their run of three consecutive covers on this road trip. This team hasn’t started well, but we have to remember they were considered a championship contender when the season started. They still have that talent on the court, even though Kawhi Leonard has predictably been injured and they haven’t played well overall. But we have seen signs. And we feel this line is just begging for Orlando money, and that is where most of the public have been unloading their bets so far. The Magic have been playing well lately. But if you look at the recent games they didn’t play their best, those were against bad teams like Brooklyn and Portland. The Clippers probably fall into that category now as a team that isn’t considered a threat, so this could be a team the Magic overlook, especially with the Knicks, Celtics and Sixers on deck for them. It’s still early in the season, but LA has dug themselves a big hole and they have to start winning games before their playoff aspirations evaporate completely. As of now they are out of even the play-in tournament. This seems like a bigger game for the Clippers, and we like the heart we have seen from them lately. We expect a close game here, so take the points.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports
Robert Ferringo
7-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 224.5 Philadelphia at Milwaukee (8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20)Giannis is out for Milwaukee so everyone is pouring money into the ‘under’ in this game. I’m going the other way. I think the rest of the Bucks will rally in the short-term without him and I’m looking for offense to come in unexpected places. Milwaukee will shoot better in its own gym and I think the Sixers could ease back defensively knowing they don’t have to worry about a 31-point-per-game scorer. Philly never needs an excuse to not play defense and both of these teams are in the bottom half of the league in points allowed. The Sixers are playing their third game in four nights and they had to play last night, allowing 121 points to Toronto. Philly may have some fatigue. Basketball players don’t get fatigued on the offensive end of the court; instead they rest on the defensive end. Between Philly playing ‘under’ in five straight games and Giannis being out this is on overcorrection by the books and bettors. The ‘over’ has hit in five straight meetings and I like it here.
Carpe diem. Good luck.
Craig Trapp
2-Unit Play. Take #520 Under (218.5) LA Clippers vs Orlando (7 p.m., Thursday, November 20)This Magic team have been one of the best defenses in league for two season now and face Clippers team that love to play slow. LAC can’t win in high scoring games and get back to defense tonight. Take the under here in the Magic and Clippers game.
Craig
Scott Rickenbach
4-Unit Play. Take #521 Atlanta (+1) @ San Antonio (8:10 p.m., Thu, Nov. 20)San Antonio managed a big rally to not only beat the Grizzlies but end up getting the late cover over Memphis with a big 4th quarter surge. Though they survived that game they face a much tougher team here. Remember too that the Spurs are missing a key, valuable piece. Wembanyama continues to be out for a few more weeks at least. In addition to this, San Antonio is dealing with a cluster of injuries in the backcourt and that is really hurting them for this match-up. Castle and Harper are out and they don't even have little-used McLaughlin to pick up minutes. I like the value here with Atlanta catching the Spurs very short-handed. The Hawks are dealing with some injury issues too but they have already proven used to it and they have weathered the storm. They have been particularly strong on the road where they have won 4 straight road games plus they are 7-2 this season away from home on the season. The Hawks enter this game off a home loss to a tough Detroit team and that sets this one up very well as the Hawks are 4-1 SU this season when off a loss. 4* ATLANTA +1
3-Unit Play. Take #525 Philadelphia (-$134) at Milwaukee (8:10 p.m., Thu, Nov. 20)
I will keep the rating down a little bit at 3 units on this one as I prefer to lay the juice on the money line in this one rather than risk a non-covering win for the 76ers here. Last night I successfully played against the Sixers with a big top game and now I come right back and play on them. Both Paul George and Joel Embiid were held out of last night's game and now I expect at least one, if not both, of them to return tonight. The Sixers are 4-1 SU this season when coming off a loss and that includes a perfect 3-0 when off a loss by margin of 3 or more points. The Bucks are missing their star Giannis right now plus already have been without Kevin Porter for a month now. Losing Prince for a period is also hurting depth. All of these are factors in Milwaukee's decline and the Bucks are now off B2B losses and have lost 6 of their last 10. The Sixers have been strong off a loss and are even stronger here with possibly getting reinforcements back tonight. That means the 76ers absolutely are the play here. 3* PHILADELPHIA -134
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
4-Unit Play. #526. Take Over 224.5 Philadelphia vs. Milwaukee (Thursday @ 8:10pm est)There will be no Giannis today and we still like the Over. The Bucks only scored 106 points last game and with Philadelphia needing a massive 4th quarter to come back to beat the Clippers, they were very slow out of the gates in that contest, we love the Over here. The ball does not stick with the Bucks when Giannis is not in the lineup, it moves fast and with the Sixers on the bounce-back here coming off an ugly loss to Toronto of sorts, it makes a lot of sense to back the Over. Note, we are on a 12-4 Run in the NBA and great 11-4 start to College Basketball for combined +6000 in both basketball, let's keep it rolling.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
Passing for today.Tony George
Passing for today.Vernon Croy
Passing for today.Scott Spreitzer
Passing for today.August Young
Passing for today.Strike Point Sports
Passing for today.Jason Sharpe
Passing for today.Griffin Murphy
2 Unit Play - Take #519 LA Clippers (+5.5) Over ORL Magic. (7:00p.m, Thursday, November 19th)LA comes into this game a brutal 4-10 on the year and has now lost 2 straight games after falling to Philadelphia on Monday in a 110-108 final. LA is 2-1 ATS this season as a road underdog and last year went a ballistic 20-10 ATS during non-conference matchups. Orlando is 8-7 on the year and is coming off a strong 121-113 win over Golden State at home on Tuesday. This is the 2nd of a 3-game homestand for Orlando here, so the public is going to feel safe taking them here on the -5.5. This is the Clippers' 4th consecutive road game, so we can have an expectation that they are going to come out uncomfortable tonight. We don't see it; the line is not accurate, and all angles point towards the magic. We are reverse flipping this play and truthfully believe the Clippers take this game outright. That being said, take the +5.5 for absolute insurance.
Griffin Murphy
Nick Menken
Passing for today.Expert NBA Picks History:
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