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Wednesday 15th of April 2026

Doc's Sports

5-Unit Play Take LA Clippers -5.5 over Golden State (10 p.m. EST, Wednesday April 15)
2-Unit Play Take Golden State/LA Clippers UNDER 222 (10 p.m. EST, Wednesday April 15)
The Clippers would not even be in this position if not for a slow start to the season and they are a legitimate playoff team in our eyes. We expect a strong defensive performance tonight and Kawhi Leonard is rested for the Clippers and should have a big game. These teams always seem to play in low scoring games (the under is 7-1 in the last eight). And we think the Clippers take control of this and set up a meeting with the Suns for an invitation to the big dance.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports

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Robert Ferringo

2-Unit Play. Take 'Under' 221.5 Orlando at Philadelphia (7 p.m., Wednesday, April 15)



Carpe diem. Good luck.

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Craig Trapp

3-Unit Play. Take #568 LA Clippers Team Total Over (113.5) points (10 pm, Wednesday April 15)

The Warriors can only win by outscoring the Clippers, but L.A. has the superior offensive talent. Expect a high-scoring night - Take the Clippers team total OVER.

Craig

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Scott Rickenbach

6-Unit Play. Take #562 Philadelphia -1.5 vs Orlando (7:30 p.m., Wed, Apr. 15)

Coaching is always important but this is particularly true come playoff time. We saw that again yesterday as the Heat nearly, and should have, upset the Hornets in Charlotte. They had the coaching edge in that one with Spoelstra and if Bam Adebayo had not been hurt early in the game (on a dirty play by Alonza Ball by the way) the Heat would have likely won the game instead of suffering a 1-point OT loss. So about the coaching situation in this one, the fact is that Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley is overseeing a locker room with which he seems to have some disconnect at times. There is absolutely no reason Orlando should have lost outright to the Celtics (who were resting everyone) in the season finale. That inexcusable loss is why this game is in Philly instead of Orlando and that is significant as the Magic had a losing record in road games this season. I just don't see Mosley last much longer as the head coach of Orlando and I don't see them winning this game. Yes I am aware that Joel Embiid is out for the 76ers but how many times this season have the Sixers had Goerge, Maxey, Edgecombe, Oubre all available? The answer is not nearly as many times as you would expect. Maxey and Oubre had some injury issues and so too did George plus he had that 25-game suspension. Also, that suspension did not wrap up that long ago and the veteran Paul George has shown he is stronger as a result of all that time off. He is very fresh for the playoffs. This line is ticking toward Philly and rightfully so. The Sixers did get blasted by Orlando in one game this season but Maxey was the only one of their key five players that saw action in that game! The Sixers won the other two meetings with Orlando this season and Maxey averaged 36 points in those two games. He will lead the way again tonight but now the Sixers have George too plus Edgecombe and Oubre. Remember that George, Embiid and Oubre all played in only one game of the three with the Magic this season and yet Philly still took 2 of 3 games. The 76ers are a perfect 8-0 SU the last 8 home games against teams that finished the regular season with less than 50 wins! All 8 of those wins were by at least 4 points! This included many games when the Sixers had a lesser lineup than they will have tonight. So the point is the Sixers have been excelling when hosting all but the very top tier teams in the NBA and certainly the Magic are not a top tier team. All signs point to the Sixers taking that 8-0 run to 9 in a row here and, without hesitation, I will lay the short number in this one. 6* PHILADELPHIA -1.5

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Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)

4-Unit Play. Take Orlando Magic +1.5 ove the Philadelphia 76ers (Wednesday @ 7:30pm est)

Orlando is gelling at the righ time, they are deep, healthy and have massive revenge and we love them to shock on the road here.

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Raphael Esparza (VSI)

NBA BASKETBALL

4 Unit Play. Take #567 Under 221.5 Golden St at LA Clippers (10:00 p.m., Wednesday April 15)
This is a good rivalry and a great matchup for the Play In Tournament. These teams have gone under in seven of the last eight meetings and this one should be low scoring as well as these teams ramp up the defense in a high stakes matchup. Both teams have been struggling a bit on the offensive end and can’t count on inconsistent players getting hot and the team that plays the best defense should win this one.

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Tony George

NBA

4/15/26

3 Units

Take #561 Orlando (+2) over Philadelphia

*7:30 EST

Embiid is out and an ongoing issue all season long for the 76ers. The sum of all parts is better for Orlando and I think quite frankly they are the better team. Orlando is healthy and have their key components in place. The Magic had 4 out of their last 6 games where they had 123 points or more and were clicking on offense.

Philly lost 3 out of their last 5 games, all 3 losses against Playoff teams and all 3 losses by double digits. If Embiid was in this game, I would be on Philly, but he is not. Philly also has issues from beyond the arc, Orlando does not and Magic are one of the best in NBA at defending the 3 point shot. Both dogs covered on Tuesday and I think the Magic win outright.

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Vernon Croy

Passing for today.

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Scott Spreitzer

4-Unit Play: Take 561 Magic +2 over 76ers (7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 15)
I’m taking the points with Orlando. Joel Embiid is listed as doubtful (appendix) and that spells trouble for the Sixers. Philadelphia has played .651 basketball when Embiid has played during his career. They’ve won just 40% of their games without him. And in fact, the Sixers are 53-97, (.353), without Embiid the last three seasons and here they are a favorite on Wednesday. This season, Paolo Banchero faced the Sixers in two of the three meetings. Banchero scored 32 points when Embiid was out but he struggled, making just 6 of 18 shots when Embiid played. While the Sixers have Tyrese Maxey, they will now be more guard-oriented and play at a quicker tempo. However, the Magic have the backcourt to thwart the three-guard approach. Orlando went through a lot of injury issues this season but they’re healthy now. I’m taking the points with the Magic. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.

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August Young

Passing for today.

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Strike Point Sports

Passing for today.

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Jason Sharpe

Wednesday April 15th 2026-

7 Unit Play Take #561 Orlando +1.5 over Philadelphia (7:30pm est):

I think the wrong team is favored in this one. Orlando is the better of these two teams especially with Philadelphia playing without big man Joel Embiid in this game. The Magic come into this one off an embarassing result in their regular season finale but I think they use that as a wake up call here in this contest and grind out a victory.

Play Orlando plus the points.

Thank you and good luck,

Jason Sharpe

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Griffin Murphy

4-Unit Play. Take #568 Clippers (-5.5) Over Warriors (10:00p.m., Wednesday, April 15th)

The most surprising thing about this game is that Steph Curry is on a minutes restriction. Obviously he is dealing with injuries, but you would think with a game of this magnitude he would be let loose, but Steve Kerr says no, he will not play him past X amount of minutes, which the likely number is 30 minutes of play. Remember, the Clippers came back from the dead this season; they started the season 6-21 and went 36-19 since Dec. 20. Credit to Kawhi Leonard; he's obviously a six-time All-NBA forward and heads into the play-in round averaging eye-popping numbers at 28 ppg and 2.6 three-pointers made per game. The line opened at Clippers -3.5 and quickly rose, reflecting our belief that the Clippers will likely dominate the struggling Warriors.

Griffin Murphy

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Nick Menken

6 Unit: NBA Take GS Warriors vs LAC Clippers (First Half: UNDER 107.5 Total Points) (10:00p.m, Wednesday, April 15th)
The NBA Play-In Tournament continues tonight with a high-stakes West matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the LA Clippers at the Intuit Dome. The big story is Stephen Curry being back in the fold. While he’s been active recently, he did miss a significant chunk of time earlier this season, and the Warriors' offense has been inconsistent during that stretch. Even with the "greatest shooter ever" on the floor, there’s usually a feeling-out process in these high-pressure elimination games. Both of these teams finished the regular season with records that suggest they are better than their seeds, but they’ve also shown they can go through scoring droughts. In a "win-or-go-home" scenario, teams tend to play much tighter, more physical defense early on as they settle into the atmosphere. The Clippers, led by a deep veteran roster, are well-equipped to slow the pace and force Golden State into a half-court game. I’m with you on the slow start. Expecting a defensive grind in the first 24 minutes before the desperation kicks in and the scoring picks up late. Take the Under on the First Half Total in the Warriors vs. Clippers game.
Nick Menken


2 Unit: NBA Take #561 ORL Magic ML (+110) over PHI 76ers (7:30p.m, Wednesday, April 15th)
Nick Menken

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