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Results for Saturday 10th of January 2026
| Handicapper | Units | Dollars |
| Doc's Sports | -4 | $-440.00 |
| August Young | 4 | $400.00 |
Friday 9th of January 2026
Doc's Sports
4-Unit Play Take Brooklyn +4.5 over LA Clippers (7:30 p.m. EST, Friday January 9)
The Clippers have resorted back to a mediocre team after their six-game winning streak and they have lost two of three, with both losses coming in blowout fashion. We think the Nets have a great chance to win here. Kawhi is hurt again, and that is probably the most predictable thing we could expect with this team this season. He is listed as questionable as of this writing, but we think this will be a close game with or without Leonard. The Nets have covered in five of their last eight games and this is a team we targeted for ATS value at the start of the season. They did not play well to start but have been a much better team lately, and we expect them to compete hard tonight.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports
Robert Ferringo
1-Unit Play. Take #562 Washington (+2.5) over New Orleans (7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9)
New Orleans shouldn’t be favored over anyone. They have lost nine straight and have barely stayed within double digits in any of those losses. Washington just made a trade for Trae Young, who won’t play tonight. But I think shorthanded Washington, which has won five of eight games, will rally.
2-Unit Play. Take #563 Philadelphia (-3.5) over Orlando (7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9)
Orlando is not playing good basketball right now. They’ve limped along shorthanded, but just haven’t been very good. The Magic won the first meeting between these teams 144-103, making this a bit of a revenge spot for the Sixers. Philly flopped against Denver earlier this week. Kick out that game and they are on a 4-0 SU and ATS run. Orlando is just 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games.
1-Unit Play. 5-POINT TEASER: Take #565 Toronto (+9) over Boston (7 p.m.) AND Take #572 Phoenix (+6.5) over New York (9 p.m.)
1-Unit Play. Take #567 L.A. Clippers (-4.5) over Brooklyn (7:40 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9)
The Clippers have been playing much better basketball. I like them to regroup after getting worked over by the Knicks. They have won seven of nine and the Nets are only randomly competitive.
3-Unit Play. Take #577 Sacramento (+13.5) over Golden State (10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9)
The Kings have actually won six of the last eight meetings between these two teams, including the first matchup this season (back in November). The Kings suck and have lost six straight. They will get up for this California rivalry game, though. Golden State has only beaten three teams by more than 13 points over the last two months (23 games). They are just 11-12 SU during that stretch and they are not the same Warriors that just routinely demolish lesser opponents.
Carpe diem. Good luck.
Craig Trapp
Passing for today.
Scott Rickenbach
7-Unit Play. Take #563 Philadelphia (-3.5) at Orlando (7:10 p.m., Fri, Jan. 9)
The 76ers are out for road rout payback here! The Magic hammered the Sixers in Philly on Thanksgiving week by a 144-103 margin! That is a home loss a team does not forget about. The 76ers were dealing with a ton of injuries at the time and now those roles are reversed. The Magic are without Franz Wagner plus Moritz Wagner is still not quite ready for his season debut plus Jalen Suggs is out. Note that the Magic are not only an unimpressive 6-7 last 13 games as they enter this match-up, Orlando's last 6 wins included 5 victories over the Jazz, Blazers, Nets and Pacers. Those 4 teams are currently a combined 49-98 (.333) on the season! Now they take on a solid Philly team that has been getting much healthier and has won 4 of the last 5 with the only loss coming in OT by a single point to a tough Denver team. This is a revenge spot and only Embiid (questionable) is on the Philly injury report. The 76ers were off heading into this game and they have a B2B coming up at Toronto. I expect Embiid will play tonight and then rest in one of the two games against the Raptors. Either way, I like the Sixers here against a short-handed Magic team and this is a very manageable number to lay in this one. Each of the 76ers last 7 wins in regulation time have been by a margin of 7 or more points and this one will be too. 7 of Orlando's last 8 losses have been by a margin of at least 6 points. Also, the Magic are off an OT win and they are on an 0-8 SU run when they enter a game off a SU win! Once again I see them failing to notch B2B wins as the 76ers get some revenge on the road and take advantage of a depleted Orlando side. That will take the situational run for the Magic to 9 straight losses as the Sixers roll here! 7* PHILADELPHIA -3.5
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
3-Unit Play. Take Philadelphia 76ers ML (-160) over Orlando Magic (Friday @ 7:10pm est)
We roll with Philadelphia here to get it done over Orlando. Note, Philly rolls into this game having lost to Orlando last contest 144-103 and they certainly remember that. At one portion, this team was down by 26 because they allowed 51 points for Orlando in the 2nd quarter and it was just terrible man. Look for Philadelphia to post a strong effort here, they are finally healthy, the Magic come off a nice win over the Nets, the Magic have beat this several games in a row and it makes perfect sense to back Philadelphia here for a monster win. Note, 1-0 start to Football and we have a 7*NFL Selection this Sunday! Let's go 5-0 this week in Football!
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
NBA BASKETBALL
6 Unit Play. Take #580 LA Lakers -3 over Milwaukee (10:40p.m., Friday January 9)
Tony George
NBA
1/9/26
4 Units
Take #572 Phoenix (+1.5) over NY Knicks
*9 EST
The Suns are rolling and are flat out just scrappy team to contend with, especially at home. The Suns are 7-3 SU and 9-1 ATS their last 10 games. They are 13-4 ATS at home this year. The Knicks are hit and miss since winning the NBA Cup, mainly miss. They also are not a banklable team on the road this season at all. NY is 5-12 ATS on the road and their last road game was a 31 pointy loss to Detroit. The Suns are playing some good ball right now and are a 19 point road win at Memphis. Since the NBA Cup win, the Knicks are 2-12 ATS.
Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play: #566 Boston -10-110 over Toronto (Friday, January 9, 2026, 7:10pm ET)
Take Boston ATS as my top NBA pick for Friday night. This pick falls into one of my top NBA systems and I really like Boston in this spot at home. Boston beat Toronto by 9 points and by 16 points at Toronto this season and now they are at Boston. This is also a nice bounce back spot for Boston coming off a home loss against Denver. Boston has shot 47.4% as a team overall a season including 36.9% from beyond the arc and I do expect them to dominate the boards at home. Play Boston ATS
Scott Spreitzer
4-Unit Play: Take 563 76ers -2.5 over Magic (7:10 p.m., Friday, January 9)
I’m backing the Sixers tonight. Philly ought to be a little more motivated than normal after losing 144-103 to the Magic a month ago. They were out-scored 86-48 in the second and third quarters, combined. Philly was short-handed that night and while Joel Embiid is listed as questionable, everyone else is expected to be available. Orlando is still short-handed with multiple key players still in street clothes including both Wagners and Jalen Suggs. Orlando is allowing teams to make 47.5% of their FGA and the Sixers are 10-1 ATS this season against teams that allow at least 46% shooting. Philadelphia has averaged 122 ppg in those 11 outings. I’m backing the Sixers. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
August Young
Passing for today.
Strike Point Sports
7-Unit Play. Take #572 Phoenix (+1.5) over New York (9:10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9)
I love Phoenix in this spot. The Knicks just snapped their losing streak, but they needed to come back to do so. The Knicks are much better as a home team than they are on the road and Phoenix is the best team in the league when it comes to ATS numbers. The Suns are 26-11 ATS on the season, and they are 13-4 ATS on their home floor. The Knicks meanwhile are just 4-12 ATS on the road this season and they are 3-9 ATS as an away favorite. New York has looked terrible as of late, and should not be favored in this game. This is a public number and an overreaction to their victory over the Clippers the other night. The Suns are 7-2 straight up over their last nine games as they are playing outstanding basketball on both ends of the floor.
Best of Luck - Strike Point Sports
Jason Sharpe
Friday January 9th 2026-
3 Unit Play Take #580 Los Angeles Lakers -3 over Milwaukee (10:40pm est):
The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off an ugly loss last game but it was in a tough back to back spot without LeBron James as well. They dominated Milwaukee earlier this year winning by 24 points and I think they should be much bigger favorites in this one.
Play Los Angeles minus the points.
Thank you and good luck,
Jason Sharpe
Griffin Murphy
Passing for today.
Nick Menken
2 Unit – NBA Take #564 ORL Magic (+3) over PHI 76ers (-110) (6:00p.m, Friday January 9h)
Nick Menken
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Doc's Sports
4-Unit Play Take Brooklyn +4.5 over LA Clippers (7:30 p.m. EST, Friday January 9)The Clippers have resorted back to a mediocre team after their six-game winning streak and they have lost two of three, with both losses coming in blowout fashion. We think the Nets have a great chance to win here. Kawhi is hurt again, and that is probably the most predictable thing we could expect with this team this season. He is listed as questionable as of this writing, but we think this will be a close game with or without Leonard. The Nets have covered in five of their last eight games and this is a team we targeted for ATS value at the start of the season. They did not play well to start but have been a much better team lately, and we expect them to compete hard tonight.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports
Robert Ferringo
1-Unit Play. Take #562 Washington (+2.5) over New Orleans (7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9)New Orleans shouldn’t be favored over anyone. They have lost nine straight and have barely stayed within double digits in any of those losses. Washington just made a trade for Trae Young, who won’t play tonight. But I think shorthanded Washington, which has won five of eight games, will rally.
2-Unit Play. Take #563 Philadelphia (-3.5) over Orlando (7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9)
Orlando is not playing good basketball right now. They’ve limped along shorthanded, but just haven’t been very good. The Magic won the first meeting between these teams 144-103, making this a bit of a revenge spot for the Sixers. Philly flopped against Denver earlier this week. Kick out that game and they are on a 4-0 SU and ATS run. Orlando is just 2-8 ATS in its last 10 games.
1-Unit Play. 5-POINT TEASER: Take #565 Toronto (+9) over Boston (7 p.m.) AND Take #572 Phoenix (+6.5) over New York (9 p.m.)
1-Unit Play. Take #567 L.A. Clippers (-4.5) over Brooklyn (7:40 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9)
The Clippers have been playing much better basketball. I like them to regroup after getting worked over by the Knicks. They have won seven of nine and the Nets are only randomly competitive.
3-Unit Play. Take #577 Sacramento (+13.5) over Golden State (10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9)
The Kings have actually won six of the last eight meetings between these two teams, including the first matchup this season (back in November). The Kings suck and have lost six straight. They will get up for this California rivalry game, though. Golden State has only beaten three teams by more than 13 points over the last two months (23 games). They are just 11-12 SU during that stretch and they are not the same Warriors that just routinely demolish lesser opponents.
Carpe diem. Good luck.
Craig Trapp
Passing for today.Scott Rickenbach
7-Unit Play. Take #563 Philadelphia (-3.5) at Orlando (7:10 p.m., Fri, Jan. 9)The 76ers are out for road rout payback here! The Magic hammered the Sixers in Philly on Thanksgiving week by a 144-103 margin! That is a home loss a team does not forget about. The 76ers were dealing with a ton of injuries at the time and now those roles are reversed. The Magic are without Franz Wagner plus Moritz Wagner is still not quite ready for his season debut plus Jalen Suggs is out. Note that the Magic are not only an unimpressive 6-7 last 13 games as they enter this match-up, Orlando's last 6 wins included 5 victories over the Jazz, Blazers, Nets and Pacers. Those 4 teams are currently a combined 49-98 (.333) on the season! Now they take on a solid Philly team that has been getting much healthier and has won 4 of the last 5 with the only loss coming in OT by a single point to a tough Denver team. This is a revenge spot and only Embiid (questionable) is on the Philly injury report. The 76ers were off heading into this game and they have a B2B coming up at Toronto. I expect Embiid will play tonight and then rest in one of the two games against the Raptors. Either way, I like the Sixers here against a short-handed Magic team and this is a very manageable number to lay in this one. Each of the 76ers last 7 wins in regulation time have been by a margin of 7 or more points and this one will be too. 7 of Orlando's last 8 losses have been by a margin of at least 6 points. Also, the Magic are off an OT win and they are on an 0-8 SU run when they enter a game off a SU win! Once again I see them failing to notch B2B wins as the 76ers get some revenge on the road and take advantage of a depleted Orlando side. That will take the situational run for the Magic to 9 straight losses as the Sixers roll here! 7* PHILADELPHIA -3.5
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
3-Unit Play. Take Philadelphia 76ers ML (-160) over Orlando Magic (Friday @ 7:10pm est)We roll with Philadelphia here to get it done over Orlando. Note, Philly rolls into this game having lost to Orlando last contest 144-103 and they certainly remember that. At one portion, this team was down by 26 because they allowed 51 points for Orlando in the 2nd quarter and it was just terrible man. Look for Philadelphia to post a strong effort here, they are finally healthy, the Magic come off a nice win over the Nets, the Magic have beat this several games in a row and it makes perfect sense to back Philadelphia here for a monster win. Note, 1-0 start to Football and we have a 7*NFL Selection this Sunday! Let's go 5-0 this week in Football!
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
NBA BASKETBALL6 Unit Play. Take #580 LA Lakers -3 over Milwaukee (10:40p.m., Friday January 9)
Tony George
NBA1/9/26
4 Units
Take #572 Phoenix (+1.5) over NY Knicks
*9 EST
The Suns are rolling and are flat out just scrappy team to contend with, especially at home. The Suns are 7-3 SU and 9-1 ATS their last 10 games. They are 13-4 ATS at home this year. The Knicks are hit and miss since winning the NBA Cup, mainly miss. They also are not a banklable team on the road this season at all. NY is 5-12 ATS on the road and their last road game was a 31 pointy loss to Detroit. The Suns are playing some good ball right now and are a 19 point road win at Memphis. Since the NBA Cup win, the Knicks are 2-12 ATS.
Vernon Croy
4-Unit Play: #566 Boston -10-110 over Toronto (Friday, January 9, 2026, 7:10pm ET)Take Boston ATS as my top NBA pick for Friday night. This pick falls into one of my top NBA systems and I really like Boston in this spot at home. Boston beat Toronto by 9 points and by 16 points at Toronto this season and now they are at Boston. This is also a nice bounce back spot for Boston coming off a home loss against Denver. Boston has shot 47.4% as a team overall a season including 36.9% from beyond the arc and I do expect them to dominate the boards at home. Play Boston ATS
Scott Spreitzer
4-Unit Play: Take 563 76ers -2.5 over Magic (7:10 p.m., Friday, January 9)I’m backing the Sixers tonight. Philly ought to be a little more motivated than normal after losing 144-103 to the Magic a month ago. They were out-scored 86-48 in the second and third quarters, combined. Philly was short-handed that night and while Joel Embiid is listed as questionable, everyone else is expected to be available. Orlando is still short-handed with multiple key players still in street clothes including both Wagners and Jalen Suggs. Orlando is allowing teams to make 47.5% of their FGA and the Sixers are 10-1 ATS this season against teams that allow at least 46% shooting. Philadelphia has averaged 122 ppg in those 11 outings. I’m backing the Sixers. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
August Young
Passing for today.Strike Point Sports
7-Unit Play. Take #572 Phoenix (+1.5) over New York (9:10 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9)I love Phoenix in this spot. The Knicks just snapped their losing streak, but they needed to come back to do so. The Knicks are much better as a home team than they are on the road and Phoenix is the best team in the league when it comes to ATS numbers. The Suns are 26-11 ATS on the season, and they are 13-4 ATS on their home floor. The Knicks meanwhile are just 4-12 ATS on the road this season and they are 3-9 ATS as an away favorite. New York has looked terrible as of late, and should not be favored in this game. This is a public number and an overreaction to their victory over the Clippers the other night. The Suns are 7-2 straight up over their last nine games as they are playing outstanding basketball on both ends of the floor.
Best of Luck - Strike Point Sports
Jason Sharpe
Friday January 9th 2026-3 Unit Play Take #580 Los Angeles Lakers -3 over Milwaukee (10:40pm est):
The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off an ugly loss last game but it was in a tough back to back spot without LeBron James as well. They dominated Milwaukee earlier this year winning by 24 points and I think they should be much bigger favorites in this one.
Play Los Angeles minus the points.
Thank you and good luck,
Jason Sharpe
Griffin Murphy
Passing for today.Nick Menken
2 Unit – NBA Take #564 ORL Magic (+3) over PHI 76ers (-110) (6:00p.m, Friday January 9h)Nick Menken
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