January 21, 2021 Picks:

College Basketball:

Indiana at #4 Iowa (-10) - The Luka Garza show now rolls to Bloomington, Indiana as the Hawkeyes and Hoosiers face off in a Big Ten battle. Garza is averting 27 points and 9 rebounds for Iowa, and Indiana doesn’t have the players to slow him down. We predict at least 30 for the big man as Iowa wins big. Pick: Iowa 87 Indiana 72

#24 UCLA (-9) at California -Welcome to the rankings UCLA! The Bruins have won six games in a row, all in the Pac-12, and now face a Golden Bears team that has been better than the pundits anticipated. Everything in the Pac 12 seems to be weird, with the exception of UCLA winning games. We see no reason why that would be different today. Pick: UCLA 79 California 67

NBA:

Los Angeles Lakers at Milwaukee (-1) - In what could be an NBA Finals preview, the Lakers and Bucks square off in Milwaukee. These are two of the highest scoring teams in the league, so there should be plenty of offensive fireworks in this one. The Lakers lost their last game and we don’t see them dropping a second in a row tonight. Los Angeles wins a wildly entertaining game. Pick: Los Angeles Lakers 126 Milwaukee 122

New Orleans at Utah (-7) -These two teams played two nights ago and the Jazz won by 16. Utah has won six games in a row and looks to be a top team in the Western Conference. New Orleans is 3-7 in their last ten games and the biggest issues for the Pelicans is inconsistency on offense. We can’t go against the way these two are playing right now, so give us the Jazz. Pick: Utah 119 New Orleans 107

New York at Golden State (-4.5) - The Warriors are playing a second game of a back to back, and now have to face a Knicks team that is very good defensively. We think the Knicks are going to wear the Warriors down on that end, and score just enough to get the road win against the Warriors. Pick: New York 103 Golden State 99

Happy picking everyone!