Mike Lundin – Sports Handicapper

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The slumping LA Clippers have lost five straight games and failed to cover the spread in all five. They took a 112-94 home loss to the Golden State Warriors Friday night and are 0-7 ATS in their last seven games following a double-digit loss at home. 

Here the Clippers will face a surging Spurs team that has won won eight of its 11 and is a solid 17-7 ATS home at AT&T Center. 

Spurs' guard DeMar DeRozan missed Friday's 116-113 triumph at the Minnesota Timberwolves with an ankle injury. By the looks of it it's nothing serious though, and DeRozan is likely to return to the lineup for this contest. "He’s been playing a lot of minutes, more than most people," said Popovich. "It seemed like it was better to have his body recover tonight.”

10* play on San Antonio Spurs. 

Mike Lundin closed out 2018 red hot; he's on a 126-100 (56%), +$16,000 TOP PLAY run since Sep 1 and a SCORCHING HOT 14-6 L20 NFL premium picks which bodes well for the Conference Championship matchups!

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The Indiana Pacers host the Charlotte Hornets Sunday night, and I think we'll see an easy victory for the home team. 

Both sides will be playing the second leg of a back-to-back, but fatigue shouldn't be much of an issue as no starter for either team logged more than 33 minutes yesterday. The Pacers have the advantage of staying home in Indianapolis though while the visitors have to fly in from Charlotte. 

The Hornets are just 1-7 ATS in their last eight road games vs. a team with a winning home record and the home team is 8-2 ATS in the last 10 meetings in the series. 

10* play on Indiana Pacers. 

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The LA Rams will visit the New Orleans Saints to battle it out for the NFC Championship Sunday afternoon. I like the home team to win and cover the spread. 

The Rams ran over Dallas' defense (literally) with 273 rushing yards in last weeks' 30-22 win, but they're up for a tougher task here against a New Orleans defense that was No. 2 in the league against the run during the season. 

It's also worth noting the "Dome Advantage". The Saints have gone 6-0 in playoff games in the Superdome during the Sean Payton/Drew Brees coach/QB combo and they beat LA 45-35 here in the Superdome on Nov 11. Brees carved up the Rams' defense for 346 yards passing and four TDs in that matchup and should have another big game here. 

Saints are 25-7 ATS in their last 32 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. Rams are 21-45 ATS in their last 66 road games vs. a team with a winning home record.

8* play on New Orleans Saints. 

GAME OF THE WEEK (NFL): MIKE'S AFC CHAMPIONSHIP BEST BET ATS

The Kansas City Chiefs will host the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game Sunday afternoon. Both teams are coming off blowout victories in the Divisional Round, but I think KC's home field advantage will be too much for the Pats to overcome in this contest. 

New England was just 3-5 SU and ATS on the road during the regular season, including three double-digit losses. Here it'll face Kansas City defense that may have ranked ranked 31st in the league during the regular season, but allowed just 266 yards and 15 first downs in last week's 31-13 win over the Indianapolis Colts. 

The Chiefs owned the No. 1 offense in the regular season and 23-year-old first-year starting QB Patrick Mahomes threw for 358 yards and four passing touchdowns against the Pats in Week 6. The Patriots won that contest 43-40, but I expect the Chiefs to execute revenge here when it counts. 

10* play on Kansas City Chiefs.