NBA Expert Picks and Best Bets: Yes, the Sixers, are unanimous to cover – CBSSports.com

Our CBSSports.com NBA Expert Picks for Friday, February 5, 2016 from Zach Harper, James Herbert and Matt Moore. First we’ll share our best bets, then below, we’ll measure ourselves against one another by picking three common games.

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BEST BETS

Herbert: Celtics (+7) at Cavs. Boston should lose this game, but I think it’ll be close. I like the Celtics’ bench in this matchup, and this team generally keeps playing hard until the end.

Moore: Jazz (-7) over Bucks: The Bucks are 12-16 as a road dog and the Jazz have covered four of their last six. Milwaukee struggles in the altitude and the Jazz at near-full-strength run away in the second half.

Harper: Celtics (+7) at Cavs. Celtics have been very good on the road this season, but the Cavs are just a bad match-up for them with too much firepower. As good as the Celtics’ defense is, the Cavs should win by around 10 points.

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