Topic: NBA 2019-2020 betting - page 161. (Read 120512 times)

Since he didn't play, the line movement has been quite volatile. I believe this will lead to an easy win for the Pelicans, as they are in desperate need of a win. The home team has already secured the number 1 spot in the West, so there's no need for them to push too hard. This game may be a relatively relaxed affair, providing the Pelicans with an opportunity to improve their ranking.

Looking at the line up, Marcus Smart performance have dipped a lot imo over the past two months or thereabout, and Celtics might need to rely a bit on their bench players contribution which Derrick white and Malcom Brogdon have contributed a lot to their form this season, but hopefully we'll get the DPOY performance tonight or he's saved it for the post season.

Nuggets vs Pelicans too; I'm not tossing any money either way, but there is speculation of Jokic not suiting up for tonight, that void can't be filled and as such, I might lean a bit more towards New Orleans Pelicans.

Yeah, plus I can't see Jokic yet in player props so there's a chance they will not be playing too hard and just give it away if ever it goes wild for the Pelicans.
I will take the Bucks too, this is going to be hot. Bucks -3.5 should be enough. I still believe they have a deeper bench and their defensive line is way better with lots of big men on their roster.
Even without Giannis, they can win games and the only downside today is they are playing back-to-back games but this is their home and it must be protected.
He is still not listed on the props until now. I'll check back later before the game starts and hope he will be there by that time.
I want to put some bets for his triple-double too or maybe a 50-55 PRA.

Same as others, I am kind of doubting betting for the favorites on our second game. The Pelicans badly needs this win as they are tied with Thunder at 9th and 10th seed while the Mavericks are tailing them at 11th with just 1 win difference.

Celtics might snatch this one as the odds keep decreasing on their side and I think the bookies might now something so for that I will pick Celtics +2.5 at very comfortable odds @1.89

Combing that one with Pelicans +5.5 @ 1.90 making a fine bettingticket I would say. Also , maybe this time it will be a winning one...

I honestly have no idea who will win between the Bucks and Celtics. Giannis is playing great at the moment which makes the Bucks pretty unstoppable, but the Celtics are one of the best teams in the league so it’ll be a great show. Glad it’ll be on TNT. Then the second game between the Nuggets and the Pelicans I feel a little better about the outcome being a Nuggets victory, but it’s basically a must win game for the Pelicans so they’ll be giving it their all… I think I’ll refrain from putting any money behind guesses tonight.

I really don't the match against Indiana Pacers should be a metric of what should be expected here, I'd really fancy the Milwaukee Bucks too, but we all know how twisted this match can be, it often deviates away from the major expectation and it's sometimes always dependent about how the Celtics defense is setup to limit Giannis and neutralize Jrue, that's a daunting tasks but the Celtics are team have had a couple success doing, and the Celtics getting out by washington wizards would be form of wake up call for them too, I guess.

I'm taking the -3 on Bucks too, but I'm interested in the match itself because I don't much on the line for the match.

Since it's MLB Opening Day we only get two ball games, and they both look tight, at least on paper.

I can't say i like anything in particular, but if Jokic plays (he's questionable right now, plus the Nuggets are in the front end of a back-to-back), i might sprinkle a little something on him getting a triple-double.

The odds for the MVP shifted back in his favor after Embiid sit out and didn't play against Jokic, who by the way, finished with a triple-double in that game....also, Jokic had a triple-double the last time they played the Pels.

That 51 points he made versus the Indiana Pacers was indeed Jrue Holiday's career high, and that performance he made got me interested because I'm looking forward to him -seeing if he can still duplicate his performance or even retain the energy later against the Boston Celtics.

In-fact I will bet on their favor -3 because I got this feeling that Khris Middleton and Jae Crowder might return as well because they are upgraded to be probable as of now. This will be a good game to see, a battle of two giants in the East.

There is a chance but on the other hand, I'm thinking that it might not happen as the Nuggets are not yet on the position where it's time to rest their core starters because they still got a handful of games left and they needed to win those games if they still wanted to preserve their spot in the West. It's pretty much better to watch the game and bet live to minimize the risks because currently, Nikola Jokic has been listed questionable.

But for the Celtics vs Bucks match-up, the latter has been favored as the favorites. I guess I'll go for the underdog ML @ 2.29

-5.5 @ 1.82 not bad for the handicap if Nuggets will play solid, but I think it can be covered unless Denver will rest their core starters or they will play soft and let NOP snatch the game from them,.

Oh well, I might follow you, but let me check it during a live game before placing my bet,
chances of resting players might happen here.

My lucky day I guess.

You will have one for you in the future don't worry. We all have lucky days. As for the Mavericks, maybe it's time for you to not bet on them unless they will be playing on their home. I mean their defense is just awful, and that's one of the reasons why they are losing. Yes they have big players like Kleber, Powell, McGee, but still they are losing on games because of their bad defense. Luka is frustrated every game, and you can see it on his face if you are watching him play.

Congratulations to the Kings as they clinched the playoffs already after 16 years of not entering the playoffs. That's the longest playoff drought in NBA history, and now they broke it. The Kings already got the pieces or the perfect roster a few years ago. What they are lacking at that time is a perfect coach for them, and now the team got better when they acquired Coach Mike Brown.

Let's just see how the inexperienced Kings play in the playoffs. They might be inexperienced, but they have a coach who's lots of experience in the playoffs during his stint with the Warriors as their assistant coach.

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We only have 2 games tomorrow. Celtics Vs. Bucks & Nuggets Vs. Pelicans.

Milwaukee Bucks - Boston Celtics - Boston Celtics
- I only put my bet on this one, and will not bet on the other game. Back to back games for the Bucks so I think that the fatigue will be a factor on this one even though they are playing on their home. I believe the Bucks might just not let their key players play, or if they will, it will be limited minutes, and they are 3 games above the Celtics as well, so for this one, I believe that the Celtics will snatch one on the road.

Having Durant back really made the difference and lifted the team's spirits abit because they won the match last night at home with a solid performance of Kevin's premier game back from injury.

Missed watching the matchup but what I have seen from media earlier today he didn't disappoint one bit:
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/kevin-durant-return-suns-western-conference-favorite/ff8d0locg9tufahdlrpvcwqn

How about the games tomorrow?

It's only 2 games but 1 of them is a must see battle, it's between the Bucks and the Celtics. Holiday just had a huge game against the Pacers with 51 points, (not sure if this is his career though). I'm still not decided as to who to beat on this game.

On the other game, it's the Nuggets vs the Pelicans, I might go with the Nuggets here at handicap.

Congratulations to both of you @LogitechMouse and @Baofeng. Nice short parlays there. Man, I could've tailed you both if you input your picks earlier.
I didn't win any of my parlays as I thought Mavericks could at least win one more time. But, it would be a big win for me if they did with the addition of @2.75 in the parlay.

2/4 for my early team bets. Not that bad.

Trusted the Suns to win the game, credits to Og for sharing Durant's return news. I didn't even doubt putting some money into them.

Miami Heat lost to New York Knicks, well they were the underdogs in that game, I just tried my luck and the offer was sweet. They did great in the first 2 quarters until Quentin Grimes got so hot.

Mavs lost. But I do believe they also did great considering they are up against one of the top teams in the league with the unexpected Harden suddenly playing even if the reports was him being out for this game.

Sacramento Kings never fail to amaze me once again. -11.5 was covered with a lot to spare versus the undermanned Trail Blazers.

To everyone who won today, congratulations.

^^ Congrats @LogitechMouse.

Here's my bet, it was just the start of the 1st quarter when I pulled this one, when I see Giannis shooting and missing free throws, I should have bet on the handicap, but still it's a win for them, with that odds.

The game that made me nervous is the Nets against the Rockets because it was very close till the last 5 minutes of the game when the Nets suddenly play good defense and did not allow the Rockets to score.

Phoenix vs T'Wolves, still close as well and I don't know if they can cover the spread because they were just up 6 last two minutes of the game. And in the last 18 seconds, they allow a three, cutting the lead. But in the end Booker and Chris Paul made their free throws and that's enough for them to cover.

I didn't have time to share my bets way earlier, but before I sleep a few hours ago, I already put a parlay bet on some of the home teams.

Looks like your first 2 bets lost. Randle got only 3 points in this game because he got an ankle sprain on the final minutes of the 2nd quarter. I just hope that he's ok, and it's nothing serious because the playoffs are coming, and he's one of those players who played every game this season as well. The Knicks got the win anyway with the help of Quickley and Grimes who got 24 & 23 points.

As for the Mavericks-Sixers, still the Mavericks are struggling to at least get a spot in the play-in tournament as they lost to the Sixers. Let's remember that the Mavs have reached the Conference Finals last season, and in this season, they can't even reach the playoffs. Embiid, Maxey and Harden only scored 62 total points because the benched helped them and scored a total of 39 points. I wonder how Luka is feeling right now after seeing his team struggling. Him requesting a trade on the off-season?

Anyway, here is my parlay bet that I put earlier. 3 out of 4 teams already won, and I'm just waiting for the result of Timberwolves and the Suns. Good Luck to bettors.

And inconsistencies is at all time high right now, even for the over/under choices that I used to prefer aren't what they used to be, I didn't expect Houston Rockets vs Brooklyn Nets to much of an issue for the Nets to win convincingly, but it was a very close game until the final quarter, and significant lead changes, Teams with relatively nothing left to lose from the season are now doing pretty much better, some tipped regular season conference winners and potential championship candidates finding it hard to see off teams already eliminated from the playoffs berth places, though times for bettors.

That's true.
Regarding about intentionally getting a technical foul, I think he can do it without the NBA trying to dig something about it. He could easily make referees annoyed with his nonstop mouth so he can do it if they are safe for the 6th spot. He cannot do it now, T'wolves and Pelicans are still on their tail and they may want to put a gap first before they make stupid decisions.
Speaking of Timberwolves. I will be betting on the Phoenix Suns against them. Phoenix Suns (-3.5)
Thanks for the info, I will be throwing a few bucks for them.  Both teams may badly need a win so Suns won't just give this away especially at their home.

Lots of games to pick from. A long parlay seems to be difficult to win too because of the high spreads.
New York Knicks - Miami Heat - Miami Heat (4.5) It's been a long time since I took a bet for the underdog so here we go. It's kind of confusing why the Knicks are the favorites while I see Butler in props.

Philadelphia 76ers - Dallas Mavericks - Mavs ML @2.75 Another underdog. I am giving the Mavs a chance after I saw some light when they defeated the Pacers in a blowout. Coach Kidd should really use McGee if ever Embiid will play. James Harden still out.

Portland Trail Blazers - Sacramento Kings - Sacramento Kings (-11.5) Against the Portland bench after shutting down Damian. This will be an easy win for the Kings, I hope they will cover the spread.

Here are the results of my picks from yesterday I haven't made my bet and pick for today's game


Atlanta Hawks VS Cleveland Cavaliers SCORE 120 - 118 - WIN

It was a close game 1st quarter was a draw but in the 2nd quarter the Atlanta Hawks made great work of pulling the lead and maintaining that lead until the game ends Trae Young has a double-double of 10 assists and 16 points, Onyeka Okongwu got 21 points and Dejounte Murray got 29 points,

Toronto Raptors VS Miami Heat SCORE 106 - 92 - WIN

Toronto Raptors got the lead from start to finish, OG Anunoby got 22 points Scottie Barnes has a double-double of 12 assists and 22 points and Pascal Siakam got 26 points

Memphis Grizzlies VS Orlando Magic SCORE 113 - 108 - WIN

I hate to admit but the Orlando Magic doesn't have what it takes to beat the Memphis Grizzlies, from start to finish it was a one-sided game Xavier Tillman got 20 points and Desmond Bane got 31 points,

Golden State Warriors VS New Orleans Pelicans SCORE 120 - 109 - WIN

New Orleans had a very great start and I thought that this game will be another blowout for the Warriors but in the 2nd half the Warriors have made a great transition towards the 3rd and 4th quarter, Klay Thompson got 17 points, Jordan Poole got 21.and the GOAT Stephen Curry got 39 points,

∆ M. Bridges 18+ points / S. Dinwiddie 5+ assists / S. Dinwiddie 1+ steals @1.70 ∆   won

Dinwiddie had one of his worst games of the season against Orlando (2 pts on 0/11 shooting), a game BKN shouldn't have dropped. It's a good bounce-back spot for him vs. one of the worst teams in the league. HOU give the most assists to opposing point guards on the season and the second most steals.

Bridges dropped 30 against HOU earlier this month. Rockets are last in def. efficiency /L3, give the second most points per game /L3, bottom in FG%, 3pt%...his volume (leads the team with 20 FGs per game/L7) and HOU's non-existent defense...i can't see him having too much trouble getting his.