The Los Angeles Lakers (46-20) will try to get back to their winning ways against the Dallas Mavericks (47-18) tonight at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas at 9:00pm ET on NBA TV. The Lakers are coming off a streak-ending loss to the Miami Heat on Thursday Night in Miami, and will now be heading into another vicious road challenge against the Western Conference’s #2 seed. The Mavericks are coming off a huge 21-point victory over the New York Knicks on Thursday night.

The Boston Celtics (46-16) will be visiting the Wells Fargo Arena with the hopes of beating the free basketball picks underdogs, the Philadelphia 76ers (33-31) for a third consecutive time this season. The Celtics have won this season’s previous two meeting by a combined five points, and currently, the Sixers are playing some of their best basketball on the year. Both teams are coming off a loss, with Boston losing at home by five points to the Los Angeles Clippers, while Philadelphia’s was also a five-point loss at home, theirs coming against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Los Angeles Lakers (46-19) will head to sunny South Florida to take on the backpedaling free basketball picks underdog Miami Heat (43-19) at the American Airlines Arena at 7:00pm ET on TNT. These teams seem to be heading in completely opposite directions, as Miami is on a five game losing streak and they can’t seem to protect their late game leads, while the Lakers are coming off their eighth victory in a row, with their last two coming in convincing fashion on the road against NBA-best San Antonio and the Atlanta Hawks.

The New York Knicks (33-29) will head to the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee, to take on the free basketball picks favorite Memphis Grizzlies (36-29) at 8:00pm ET on NBA TV. The Knicks are coming of a big win at home against the Utah Jazz in which they pulled away late and were able to rest their starters. Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points even though he was pulled early in the fourth quarter after their lead became insurmountable. The Grizzlies have had a good stretch themselves recently, winning their last two games and three of four overall.

The Los Angeles Lakers (45-19) will invade the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia to take on the Atlanta Hawks (37-26) on Tuesday at 7:00pm ET in an inter-conference free basketball picks showdown between legitimate playoff contenders. The Lakers come in riding a seven-game winning streak and are coming off a very impressive road win over the best team in the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs. The Lakers final score indicates a closer game than what it really was as the Lakers led by 30 at one point.

The Chicago Bulls (43-18) head back to the United Center to take on the New Orleans Hornets (37-28) in tonight’s free basketball picks selection, which is set to tip off at 8:00pm ET on CSNC. The Bulls closed out a successful road swing in which they beat both the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat on their home floors. Chicago has created a little wiggle room as the second seed in the East, with Miami struggling to keep pace with the elite teams in their conference.

With today’s free basketball picks selection, we travel to the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, where the Chicago Bulls (42-18) are set to take on the Miami Heat (43-19). Tip-off for this game is set 1:00pm ET on ABC, and that is when the Heat will try to snap out of this funk they have been in lately. The Heat has lost four important games throughout the course of the last couple of weeks and fans in Miami are starting to hit the panic button.

The Toronto Raptors (17-45) and the New Jersey Nets (18-43) will close out the NBA’s first-ever trip to Europe, when they close out a two-game set tonight at the O2 Arena in London. The Nets won the game yesterday by a score of 116-103 and tonight’s free basketball picks selection tips off at 3:00pm ET on NBA TV. Deron Williams notched his first victory as a part of the New Jersey Nets, and he got plenty of help from his supporting cast. The Raptors hung in there and kept the game close until the fourth quarter, when the Nets just took over the game.

The Miami Heat (43-18) will invade the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, as they get set to battle the best team in the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs (50-11) on Friday night at 9:30pm ET on ESPN. The Heat are coming off of another heartbreaking loss at home in which they led the Orlando Magic by 24 points before blowing yet another huge lead, en route to a 99-96 loss at the American Airlines Arena last night.

The Miami Heat (43-17) will host the Orlando Magic (39-22) in a free basketball picks showdown between the two top teams in the Southeast Division. The clash is set to tip-off at 8:00pm ET on TNT, live from the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Miami has won two of the three games played in this season series so far as these teams have split two games in Orlando, while the Heat won the first game played in Miami.

The Boston Celtics (43-15) will host the Phoenix Suns (31-27) at the TD Garden at 7:30pm ET on NBA TV, in tonight’s free basketball picks, inter-conference showdown. The Celtics are still getting used to life without Kendrick Perkins, who was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder last week. It seems like they will however, sign forward Troy Murphy to help fill the void left behind by the big man.

The New York Knicks (30-27) will stay in Florida to face the Orlando Magic (38-22) at the Amway Arena in another Eastern Conference challenge between two second-place teams. Tipoff for this free basketball picks selection is set for 7:00pm ET, and you can catch all the action live on NBA TV. The Knicks are coming off an impressive road win against the Miami Heat on Sunday Night and they will be going for their second straight victory against the top teams in the Southeast division. New York will be facing an Orlando team that is coming off a 14-point win against the Charlotte Bobcats.

The Boston Celtics (42-15) will battle the Utah Jazz (32-28) in an inter-conference showdown at the EnergySolutions Arena at 9:00pm ET on NBA TV. Both of these teams were involved in big trades right before Thursday’s deadline last week. The Jazz traded away their star point guard Deron Williams, while the Celtics traded Kendrick Perkins to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Jeff Green. The Celtics players were stunned by the Kendrick Perkins trade, and it was evident as they came out later that evening and lost by 14 points to the Denver Nuggets.

The Miami Heat (43-16) are all set to host the New York Knicks (29-27) at the American Airlines Arena in a free basketball picks dandy of a match-up between two star-studded squads. The Knicks are 1-1 since acquiring Carmelo Anthony earlier this week. New York won their Carmelo Anthony debut against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Garden, but followed that up with a loss to the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers. Miami is also 1-1 in their last two games, but their loss came against one of the Eastern Conference’s top teams, the Chicago Bulls.

The Dallas Mavericks (41-15) look to continue their winning ways when they face the Washington Wizards (16-42) at 8:00pm ET on Saturday night in the Verizon Center. The Mavericks are coming off a big win against Utah a couple of nights ago, giving them 14 victories in their last 15 games. The Wizards unfortunately, are moving in the wrong direction. Washington has lost 13 of their previous 15 games and is coming off their latest loss to the Miami Heat. The Wizards hung in there and only trailed by two points at halftime against Miami, but the Heat were able to pull away late in the game.

The Oklahoma City Thunder (36-20) prepare to invade the Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida tonight at 8:00pm ET, where they will take on the Orlando Magic (36-22) in an inter-conference free basketball picks showdown that will be televised on ESPN. Oklahoma City is coming off a hard-fought four point loss at San Antonio, while the Magic will try to recover from a disappointing six point loss against the injury riddled Sacramento Kings.

The Miami Heat (42-15) will head to the windy city to face the Chicago Bull (38-17) in what should be an interesting NBA odds showdown between two Eastern Conference contenders. Miami is coming off a 20-point victory over the Sacramento Kings at home, while the Bulls are coming of a home loss to the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. The NBA betting odds at SBGGlobal.com opened up with the Chicago Bulls as -2.5 point home favorites over Miami and tip off time is set for 8:00pm ET on TNT.

The New York Knicks (28-26) hope to have Carmelo Anthony on the floor Wednesday at Madison Square Garden when they face the Milwaukee Bucks (21-34) at 7:30pm ET on MSG in this free basketball picks showdown. Sixth in the Eastern Conference and seeking their first playoff berth since 2004, the Knicks  made a blockbuster move Tuesday when they acquired Anthony from Denver in a three-team trade that also involved Minnesota.

The Miami Heat (41-15) head home to open up the second half of the NBA betting season to face the Sacramento Kings (13-40) at the American Airlines Arena at 7:30pm ET on Sun Sports. The Heat leads the Southeast Division by 5.5 games over their in-state rivals, the Orlando Magic. The 2011 NBA all-star game brought mixed emotions to the basketball world in Miami. LeBron James joined Michael Jordan as the only other player to ever record a triple double in all-star game history.

The New York Knicks pulled off a complex, three-team deal that will bring Carmelo Anthony to his hometown, thus greatly improving New York’s 2011 NBA Championship Odds. The Knicks are ready to make a charge within the Eastern Conference as they are in second place in the Atlantic Division behind the Boston Celtics. This deal has been a distraction for plenty of teams but Anthony finally got the deal he was looking for. The Knicks offered Anthony a contract over the All-Star break and from what it seems, they said all the right things.

With the season turning the corner towards the playoffs, there are several teams whose odds to win the 2011 NBA Championship have strengthened significantly. The defending champion Los Angeles Lakers (+425) remains the favorites in the Western Conference, even though they have been outperformed by the upstart San Antonio Spurs (+500). In the East, the two teams that have been favored since the beginning of the season are still the top two teams to beat.

Dive into the world of 2011 NBA All-Star game predictions as we take a closer look at this match-up between the best of the best. This year’s All-Star game will be hosted at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with the tip off time set for 8:00pm ET on TNT. Now that all the skills competitions have been completed, we saw Miami’s James Jones repeat as the 3 point shootout champion and Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin win the slam dunk contest.

The 2011 NBA All-Star game tips off tonight at 7:00 PM live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Kobe Bryant and the West go into this game as only -1.5 home favorites which tells you that anything can happen tonight just like it did in yesterday’s All-Star game skills challenge where Blake Griffin took the title by jumping over a car. To get free NBA picks and complete 2011 NBA All-Star game betting odds remember to check back here early and often!

It’s the East vs West in the 2011 NBA All-Star Game and we’ll be taking a look at the betting preview for this game, which will be hosted at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Greg Poppovich will lead the West against Doc Rivers and the Eastern Conference all-stars on Sunday, February 20th at 8:00pm ET on TNT. The East has won four of the last six all-star games and holds a 36-23 all-time edge. The East won last year’s contest by a thrilling score of 141-139 behind an MVP performance from Dwayne Wade.

In a Western Conference showdown between two playoff contenders, we take a closer look at the Mavericks vs Suns NBA odds live from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. These two teams will rekindle their conference rivalry when they tip-off at 10:30pm ET on TNT in the second game of a nationally televised double header. The Dallas Mavericks (38-16) have been very strong this year, even after the season-ending injury to Caron Butler.