Free NBA Expert and Computer Picks For Every Game April 12, 2026
BK
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TOR
Sun, Apr 12 • 6:00 PM ET
TOR -19.0 (-110)
Looking to fend off any possibility of slipping into a play-in spot, the Raptors will be highly motivated to wipe the floor with the league’s worst offense. The Nets also remain littered with injuries, so I’ll take Toronto to not let up on Sunday.
CHA
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NY
Sun, Apr 12 • 6:00 PM ET
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ATL
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MIA
Sun, Apr 12 • 6:00 PM ET
ORL
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BOS
Sun, Apr 12 • 6:00 PM ET
u217.5 (-110)
Orlando's defensive rating over that same stretch is 115.3. That sounds like points until you realize the teams they've been running up and down the floor were actually capable of exploiting it.
Garza and Scheierman can score, but the Celtics' reserves are not that team. They don't have enough overall firepower to punish a leaky defense, but they will scrap like crazy defensively.
Take the Under and don't look back.
MIL
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PHI
Sun, Apr 12 • 6:00 PM ET
UTA
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LAL
Sun, Apr 12 • 8:30 PM ET
NO
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MIN
Sun, Apr 12 • 8:30 PM ET
SAC
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POR
Sun, Apr 12 • 8:30 PM ET
SAC +16.5 (-110)
Portland is just 3-4 against the spread at home as a double-digit favorite this season. Those three covers came against Washington, Brooklyn, and Milwaukee, and the Kings have been quietly covering all month.
The Trail Blazers are below .500 ATS when asked to lay big numbers on their own floor, and that's why we’re taking the points and Sacramento.
PHO
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OKC
Sun, Apr 12 • 8:30 PM ET
DEN
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SA
Sun, Apr 12 • 8:30 PM ET
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