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Friday 6th of March 2026

Doc's Sports

7-Unit Play Take San Antonio -6.5 over LA Clippers (9:40 p.m. EST, Friday March 6)
The Spurs are on a back-to-back after their big win over Detroit last night, but San Antonio has been very good on back-to-backs recently. They have won and covered in their last four in this situation. They were at home last night and will be again tonight, so the B2B doesn’t really hurt them as much as it might if either of the games were on the road, plus the Spurs have a young and athletic team with great depth. The B2B is of no concern to us. The Clippers have been playing great and covering a lot of spread lately. But now they are getting hit with injuries a bit as Collins is out for a few games. They also lost Niederhauser for the season. The young player had been getting more playing time recently (around 16 minutes a game in the last 10 games) because of the lack of depth on this team. That he was even playing that much shows the lack of depth for this team, and this team just can’t withstand injuries right now and stay competitive. Kawhi can’t do it all himself. The Spurs have plenty of players that can step up in the case of injuries. San Antonio barely broke a sweat in their easy win vs. Detroit last night and we expect a similar result tonight.
Best of Luck – Doc’s Sports

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Robert Ferringo

7-Unit Play. Take ‘Over’ 229.5 Miami at Charlotte (7 p.m., Friday, March 6)
Charlotte has held three straight opponents under 100 points. That’s nearly unheard of in the current NBA. This is not some super defense. They are No. 16 in field goal defense and No. 16 in 3-point defense. They allow an average of 112 points per game on the season. So that means this current form is a statistical anomaly due for regression. Charlotte’s last three opponents have shot a combined 93-for-239 (39%) and they were a bizarre 24-for-105 (23%) from 3-point range. The Mavs shot 3-for-22 from deep! That’s almost impossible. Miami never needs an excuse to score. They play at the fastest pace in the NBA and they haven’t been held below 110 but once since Jan. 10. Charlotte has only been held below 109 four times during that same time period. The Heat have also been very good on the road, averaging 120 points away from home over their last 11 road games. And Charlotte shoots well in its own barn. I see both teams chucking a lot of threes and I think at least two of these quarters will have 60+ points in them.

Carpe diem. Good luck.

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Craig Trapp

7-Unit Play. Take #509 NY Knicks (-1.5) Over Denver (9 p.m., Friday, March 6)

The banged-up Nuggets are in a tough spot — in back to back after beating the Lakers last night and now facing a red-hot Knicks squad. New York is 3–1 straight up and 4–0 ATS in its last four. A rested, healthy Knicks team faces Denver missing several key players and an injured Murray (knee-to-thigh issue late last night). Take the Knicks to win and cover on the road tonight.

Craig

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Scott Rickenbach

6-Unit Play. Take #511 LA Clippers +7 at San Antonio (9:40 p.m., Friday, March 6)

The Spurs are in a tough B2B spot and off a big win over a solid Pistons team. Wemby could be limited in a B2B spot like this and the Clippers are another tough team for SA to deal with and that is not easy in a B2B. This is especially true when you consider that LA comes in rested. Note that the Clippers have won 3 straight games and are on a 24-10 long-term run. Also, in the last 11 games for Los Angeles, they don't have a single loss by more than 7 points! Teams are going to really start gunning for the Spurs with how hot they have been and a quality team like the Clippers with a rest edge is the kind of team that will give San Antonio trouble in a spot like this. Look for this one to go down to the wire as it is truly a tough spot for the Spurs even though they are at home. 6* LA CLIPPERS +7

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Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)

3-Unit Play. #504. Take Boston Celtics -15.5 over Dallas Mavericks (Friday @ 7pm est)

I know, scary to lay this many points. But, what you have here is a 21-41 Dallas team facing Boston and given that Boston already beat them once this year is a reason to hesitate back in February, but keep in mind that Boston has Tatum coming back today, this is a fantastic public fade and man is Boston going to be ticked beyond belief after losing to the Hornets - at home - scoring less than 90 points and getting beat 89-118 as they gave up nearly a 120 points too. They lost so bad and they were so upset, they brought back Tatum in their next game immediately lol. We get a Boston team on the bounce-back, a team that had a terrible offensive production, defensive production and the excitement of Tatum coming back and I think that is good enough for us to lay these points here.

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Raphael Esparza (VSI)

NBA BASKETBALL

4 Unit Play. Take #507 Under 226.5 New Orleans at Phoenix (9:10 p.m., Friday March 6)

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Tony George

NBA

3/6/26

3 Units

Take #506 Houston (-6) over Portland

*8 EST

Great setup for the home town Rockets. We are catching them off a 2 point loss to Golden State last night in OT, and also avenging back to back losses to Portland this year so a double revenge game. We also are caching the Blazers on their 5th straight road game. Game opened at 7 and because of an OT game last night I can see money going towards Portland, but they have some injury issues and a bad defense does not travel well, especially late into a road run like they are on.

I like fading teams on the last game of an extended road trip and despite 2 out of 4 wins on the road here, the 2 good teams the Blazers played they got blown out by double digits. I think Houston steps up tonight.

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Vernon Croy

7-Unit Play: #509 New York -1.5-110 over Denver (Friday, March 6, 2026, 9:10pm ET)

Take New York ATS as my top NBA pick for Friday night. This pick falls into one of my top NBA systems and I really like New York in the spot on the road against a Denver team that just played Los Angeles last night. New York has been playing some of their best basketball of the season with a dominant victory against San Antonio along with a dominant victory at Toronto and then they just lost by three points against the best team in the NBA Oklahoma City. New York has covered the spread in forestry games and they have also won three straight games against Denver including their only meeting this season. New York has shot 47.1% as a team overall the season including 37.4% from beyond the arc averaging 117 points per game and this is a New York team that has held opponents to just 110.8 points per game against them overall this season. Play New York ATS

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Scott Spreitzer

4-Unit Play: Take 512 Spurs -7.5 over Clippers (9:40 p.m., Friday, March 6)
We played the Spurs last night and enjoyed their win & cover over Detroit and I’m back on them on Friday. The Spurs are on a 13-1 run (11-3 ATS), winning by 13 ppg. They’re playing their second of back to back nights but their 9-3 SU/ATS when playing without rest including a 4-0 SU/ATS run. I’m laying the points with the Spurs. 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

Passing for today.

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Griffin Murphy

7-Unit Play. Take #509 NY Knicks Vs #510 DEN Nuggets (1st Half Line, OVER 118 Total Points). (9:00p.m, Friday, March 6th)

Denver comes into this game on back-to-back spots after beating the Lakers last night in a high-scoring 120-113 final. The public is going to look at this spot and immediately expect a worn-out, fatigued Denver team. New York is 40-23 on the year, 6-4 in their last 10 games, and coming off a low-scoring 100-point loss to OKC at home on Wednesday. This is a strong synergy spot for the Knicks whilst Denver still has gas in the tank. We do believe Denver is going to wear down, but not until the second half. This gives us a perfect angle to zap the first half OVER, as we expect this game to be all offense with minimal defense intact.

Griffin Murphy

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Nick Menken

4 Unit: NBA Take #511 LA Clippers (+7.5) over SA Spurs (-110) (9:30p.m, Friday, March 6th)
San Antonio is coming off a win last night against Detroit and now faces a Clippers team that has been playing competitive basketball and covering numbers lately. Even after moving Harden, the Clippers have continued to battle and stay within striking distance in most games. Meanwhile, this is a tough scheduling spot for the Spurs with tired legs after last night’s road game. I’m not saying the Clippers have to win this game outright, but this sets up perfectly for them to keep it close and cover the number. Take the Clippers here tonight against a Spurs team in a difficult spot.
Nick Menken

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