(Today’s installment of your faithful reporter’s quest to prognosticate all 1,230 NBA regular-season games this season.)

Bucks (9-14) at Warriors (6-15), 7:35 p.m.
Pick: Warriors -1.5
One of the league’s worst-shooting teams (the Bucks are 27th at 43.3 percent) against the league’s absolutely worst defensive rebounding team (the Warriors grab 66.3 percent). If you have Andrew Bogut on your fantasy team, you should definitely think about playing him tonight.

Pacers (7-13) at Raptors (8-12), 4:05 p.m.
Pick: Pacers +3.5
It’s really kind of unfathomable that the best player to date in the T.J. Ford-Jermaine O’Neal deal between these two teams has actually been Rasho Nesterovic.

Knicks (9-12) at Nets (11-8), 4:35 p.m.
Pick: Knicks +7.5
Stromile Swift is still in the league? Who knew?

Bobcats (7-14) at Hornets (11-6), 5:05 p.m.
Pick: Hornets -12.5
Well, Boris Diaw will certainly be an upgrade over Sean May. Plus, now the Bobcats have an extra $5.4 million to spend in the Summer of 2010 to lure LeBro– er, Chris Bo—er . . . oh hell, how about T.J. Ford?

Cavaliers (18-3) at 76ers (9-12), 5:05 p.m.
Pick: Cavaliers -7
Maurice Cheeks still clings to the fantasy that his team wants to play up-tempo basketball. Maybe you do, Mo, but all evidence says your team most definitely does not.

Grizzlies (6-15) at Thunder (2-20), 5:05 p.m.
Pick: Grizzlies -2
Quite the rarity for Memphis: A revenge game they can actually win.

Hawks (12-8) at Spurs (12-8), 5:35 p.m.
Picks: Spurs -6.5
Every time I pick a game involving either of these two teams, I seem to get it wrong. Shouldn’t that effect cancel itself out in this case?

Timberwolves (4-16) at Nuggets (14-7), 6:05 p.m.
Pick: Nuggets -13
As if he hasn’t made Minnesota fans suffer enough all these years, Kevin McHale’s coaching debut featured a devastating, kick-to-the-gut reversal of fortune in the final seconds. Seriously, haven’t you caused enough pain, Kev? And we’re not even getting into the sweater selections. . .

Suns (13-9) at Lakers (17-3), 7:35 p.m.
Pick: Lakers -12.5
Hey, with Shaq out, why not just sabotage all your chances by trading two rotation players, including your designated Kobe-stopper?

Yesterday: 4-5
Season record: 153-157-3

– Geoff