Topic: NBA 2019-2020 betting - page 164. (Read 120525 times)

5 out of 6 for the last 2 nights on a decent run.  Tonight I like a couple games.  I usually bet my knicks but I don't like the 12.5 point spread, knicks lime to play tight games against teams below them.

Denver at home -5 against Philly.  Top 2 mvp candidates duking it out shoukd be fun.

Blazers +9.5 at home against the Pelicans.  I know Dame is shut down but I still like them.

Timberwolves +5 on the road against sac town.  Shoukd be a playoff type game, expecting a tight one here.

Good luck tonight everyone!

1/3. Ouch.
Didn't win any long parlay too.

Dallas Mavericks lost against the Charlotte Hornets. It must be frustrating for Luka Doncic, he did too much on the offensive end and even had the lead in the 4th quarter yet it's not enough to claim a win. 40 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, and a pair of steals and blocks.
2 losses against the same team on consecutive games. Now they are on the 11th spot of the West, they might miss the playoffs or even the play-in if this won't change.

Brooklyn Nets also lost against the Orlando Magic. Damn, I didn't learn my lesson, don't bet against the Magic. 

My only win, Grizzlies defeating the Atlanta Hawks. That's their 6th winning streak and looks like they are not stopping yet. They can actually rest if they want to, but if they are aiming to keep the number 2 spot then playing more will be their only choice as the Kings might try to take the 2nd spot to avoid the Warriors if ever they stay at the 6th spot.

Yup! it was not a great day for us sure the Nets beat the Clippers and I was really shocked because I thought that Clippers could make a close game at least with the Nets, blowing up the lead for the Nets, was not what I have predicted,

Well, I haven't made a bet for today's game because I am taking a breather right now but maybe later I will think about it, but yeah NBA games are sometimes unpredictable even though you already know those injuries or doubtful if they can play it is not really 100% that the team could win,

Sad to say but the Warriors VS Wolves was a loss for you because the Timberwolves won the game, and it was really a close game, even though the Warriors was at home,


Well this is just a maybe, we don't really know what Kawhi Leonard was thinking but maybe this could be a way to ease his struggle towards scoring but yeah, I could be wrong and there are other things that Kawhi Leonard needs to focus on more, and as you have said adjust himself to be effective and had chemistry with his teammates, and if he can do it with or without Paul George because a Clippers without him is surely not really enough,

I don't know if resting Kawhi Leonard is the best option for the Clippers.

It's kind of "Pick your Poison" for the Clippers right now. You make Kawhi rest, there's a chance that your team will lose... or a higher chance of the team losing because PG isn't playing as well because of an injury, and with how tight the Western Conference still with only a few games left, a mere 3 game losing streak might put them down, and worse they might go into a play-in spot.

Now if you choose Kawhi to play, his performance will decrease over time because I don't know if this is accurate, but in his past teams, he didn't ever play back-to back games in regular season (Correct me still) because of load management. In the past, Clippers let Kawhi rest because of load management, but this time, they can't afford to do it.

Right now, it's either Kawhi will adjust himself, or his team will lose.

The Mavericks are struggling, losing again against a bottom seeded team in Hornets.

Currently, they are in a 4 game losing streak and losing 7 out of their last 10 games, and now out of the play-in tournament. Their remaining 7 games will be very important for them because they're now 1 game behind the 10th seeded Thunder. It seems like the Luka-Kyrie tandem turned out as a fail for the Mavericks isn't it? Do you agree? They gave away defensive first players for an offensive first and ball handler player.

That's a very risky gamble for the Mavericks, but if they will not enter the playoffs this season, it's either they will not sign Kyrie, and pick players who's specialty is defense, or sign him still and pick some defensive minded players.

Bad day for me last night, Bucks was overwhelmed by the Nuggets, Heat in their own homecourt lost to the Nets and then Clippers too against the Pels.

There are a lot of games already, early in my timezone, I might just do a couple of live bets later, see first what teams that could potentially upset the favorite.

Warriors vs Wolves - GSW is playing at their homecourt, so I will go with them again, -5.5.
Portland against OKC - Lillard has a season ending injury, but I will go 10.5 @1.89.

Well, I am not making a bet for the next game that is for sure will be taking a breather after the losses I attained, the Lakers have a pretty much decent performance in their recent games so that is understandable, right now Javonte Green is still can not play for the Bulls while D'Angelo Russell and Mo Bamba can not play for the Lakers but still they got a great team without those two,


It was an epic dunk that led his teammates in utter disbelief, but surely Gianni's jump came short of the block, but still, it was a great posterize dunk, no wonder that the Denver Nuggets won that game they got pretty much decent spread in winning against the Milwaukee Bucks, and Nikola Jokic has made a near triple-double again, but it was still a double-double winning the game against the Bucks,   


Yup! this is really alarming but again I think what he really needs now is some rest, from all that he is doing it surely straining him in doing all he surely needs a rest once in a while just like what Steve Kerr is doing with the Golden State's main players,

Boston Celtics (-13.5) vs San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs (19-55) will battle the Boston Celtics (51-23) tonight at TD Garden. The Celtics should be able to cover since they have covered in their previous matches.
Spurs key injuries: Keldon Johnson (foot) questionable
Celtics key injuries: Jaylen Brown (fracture) available, Jayson Tatum (hip) questionable

Cleveland Cavaliers (-12.5) vs Houston Rockets
The Cleveland Cavaliers (47-28) will host the visiting Houston Rockets (18-56) tonight at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. 12.5 is a lot but I think the Cavaliers will be able to cover.
Rockets key injuries: Jae'Sean Tate (knee) out
Cavaliers key injuries: Raul Neto (hamstring) questioanable

Atlanta Hawks  vs Memphis Grizzlies
THe Atlanta Hawks (37-37) will host the visiting Memphis Grizzlies (46-27) tonight at State Farm Arena. I think the odds for the money line is good since Grizzlies is favorable to win this game.
Grizzlies key injuries: Steven Adams (knee) out, Ja Morant (nasal fracture) available

2 out of 3 last night not a bad night when you beat the book.  Got 3 more games tonight:

Memphis on the road at the Hawks-2.5, Atlanta 2nd night of a back to back.  Tough game for them.

Celtics -16 hilome against the Spurs.  They shoukd be up big throughout this whole game. 

Magic -1 at home.  These 2 clubs are even in terms of talent.  Gimme the home team here.

Good luck today everyone!

Oh yeah! I saw that one. Uncle Jeff still has the hops.   Even Giannis was a bit surprised by what transpired.

9 games tomorrow. Another fun thing to do is make a long parlay and wish it would hit this time for a jackpot prize.
Here are my single-team bets.
Charlotte Hornets - Dallas Mavericks - Dallas Mavericks (-10.5) They already defeated the Hornets yesterday with an 8-point lead, I hope this time they can cover the spread. And, wishing Luka to have a fun game, stop all the drama about not having fun anymore, and just be competitive again.
Tim Hardaway is probable to play.

Orlando Magic - Brooklyn Nets - Brooklyn Nets ML @2.08 We saw how the Nets blew out the strong Miami Heat, their consistency might still not be good but they have a deep roster whenever they need someone to step up his game.

Atlanta Hawks - Memphis Grizzlies - Memphis Grizzlies (-1.5) With Ja Morant back, this team will probably try to cover as many wins as they can while rebuilding their chemistry with their star and secure the 2nd spot in the West, Kings are still tailing them with just 1 win difference.

Good luck everyone.

Don't forget the poster made by Jeff Green against Giannis. He's a 36-year old veteran, but with a verticality of a 20-year old guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be-mh7V3qIA
Giannis lead his team with 31 points while 3 of their starters scored the exact same number of points with 13 (which is kind of unique, and weird at the same time). Anyway, these referees are becoming worse and worse. Hmm what's happening with them.

Kawhi is having a bad night scoring only 12 points with 4/16 on the field. Other players helped offensively as well, but the combination of Ingram, Murphy III, and McCollum is just too much for them scoring 85 of the total 130 points.

Clippers not having PG is a bad thing, but I guess they have enough players to retain that 5th spot or even 4th spot depending on their matches. They have role players like Gordon, Hyland, Mann, Plumlee and others. I think that the Warriors have a chance to get that 4th spot because they will be playing 3 straight games on their home, and we know how good they are on their home.

Tomorrow, we have the Lakers vs. Bulls game. The Lakers are favored by 4 points, and the question is, can they continue their winning streak at home?

According to the injury report, DeRozan is listed as questionable with a quadricep injury, but I believe he will play, as the win is very important for the Bulls. We all know how unpredictable they can be, but the momentum is with the Lakers, so I think I'll go with the home team.

Here are my result for my picks today,

Miami Heat VS Brooklyn Nets SCORE 100 - 129 - LOST

The Miami Heat was in the lead at 1st but the 1st half was all for the Brooklyn Nets, it was a sure thing that Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson made a great comeback this time, they manage to lockdown Jimmy Butler with 18 points, Spencer Dinwiddie got 15 points, Cameron Johnson got 23 points and Mikal Bridge got 27 points,

Denver Nuggets VS Milwaukee Bucks SCORE 129 - 106 - WIN

The only win that I got, and actually I was really hesitant in giving the Nuggets a bet and wants to switch to the Bucks, but again with the Nuggets, and surely the Nuggets got a great spread this time, Michael Porter Jr. got 19 points, Jamal Murray got 26 points and Nikola Jovic has a double-double of 11 assists and 31 points,

Phoenix Suns VS Philadelphia 76ers SCORE 125 - 105 - LOST

Well even though without Kevin Durant they manage to dominate the game against the 76ers, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey had a great job in making those incredible points but because they don't have enough spread with their other teammates the 76ers can not do a thing, T.J. Warren got 16 points, Bismack Biyombo has a double-double of 13 rebounds and 17 points, and Devin Booker got 29 points,

Los Angeles Clippers VS New Orleans Pelicans SCORE 110 - 131 - LOST

It's great that the Pelicans are now doing great even without Zion Williamson, the LA Clippers made a great spread but it was not enough Kawhi Leonard didn't do much, CJ McCollum got 21 points, Trey Murphy III got 32 points, and Brandon Ingram has a double-double of 13 assists and 32 points winning the game against the Clippers,

It's too bad that the Clippers lost again. They certainly miss the services of Paul George, and Leonard struggled with only 12 points due to a poor shooting night. I hope Paul George can return soon so that this team can be competitive in the playoffs. Right now, I don't trust the Clippers, so I'll choose to bet on other teams instead, especially the Warriors, who have been impressive at home

The last person I expected to ruined would have been Jimmy Butler, but here we are and Brooklyn Nets after 5 consecutive losses got a significant win against one of the teams to be wary in the post season.

Other the result, I'm not going to lie, I'd say I like this Brooklyn Nets team better, they might still be missing one or two pieces to help them become a championship contender, but the tension in camp seem to have subsided and all players are on the same page less ego and committed to a common goal rather than pointing fingers at who's the horrible Guard or the Mediocre Centre guy.

It's very unusual to see the Bucks getting blown out, as they are usually the ones dominating their opponents. I only watched the first half of the game, and I thought that the Bucks were going to win since they had an early lead. I was surprised that they ended up getting blown out by the home team.

It's not fair to say that the losing team has to accept that the referees just want the home team to win. While there may be instances where referees make questionable calls, it's important to remember that calls can go both ways and that teams have to play through adversity to win.


That's the right term. The 76ers looked exhausted, which is why they lost again, and this time it was a blowout loss.

It ended with the Nuggets blowing out the 76ers with a 3rd quarter comeback. 34 against 19 points in that quarter. The game was so intense, three Bucks players were called for technical fouls. Giannis, Bobby, and Lopez. They didn't like how the referees are officiating the game, especially with Giannis always attacking the paint with no fouls being called. While on the other hand, Jokic had their attention which resulted in 10 of 11 in the stripe.

I forgot to share my picks earlier. I got the Phoenix Suns to win against the exhausted Philadelphia 76ers.

And the Sacramento Kings to cover -10.5 versus the Jazz. - Not looking good as the Jazz are still clinging in a close game.

∆ J. Butler 25+ PRA / N. Claxton 15+ PR / M. Bridges 20+ PR / S. Dinwiddie 5+ assists @1.57 ∆   X

Not much value at 1.57 but this looks solid to me and is likely to hit by the end of the first half.

Spencer Dinwiddie is third in the league in assists @11.3 /L7 (almost 18 potential assists), 5 shouldn't be a problem for him.

Claxton has been in double-digit scoring /L7, and in that span, averaging close to 10 rebounds a game, he has cleared 15+ PR in 7/L7.

Bridges has the ultimate green light on the Nets right now, he leads the team in FG attempts /L7 @20. There's been only one game /L7 he's gone under 20 points (18 vs CLE).

Butler is averaging 40 PRA /L7 and i've got him at 25.  BKN won the first two games, i'm sure he and the Heat don't want to be swept on the season series, plus the fifth seed is still in play with the way the Knicks are dropping games.

Finally, hit both of my bets last night, Warriors allow Joel to have a monster game but check their core players. While the Bulls just steam rolled passed the B

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lazers with a huge win.

I didn't bet on the Hawks vs Indiana, Hawks though with a huge lead already in the middle of the 4th quarter.

Nuggets vs Bucks - preview of what could be the final? I'm going with the Bucks at the road, this is going to be a big test for Giannis, ML @2.32. Doesn't want to see the Nuggets starting hot and leading double digits, the game should be close enough to see how the Bucks are going to respond.

Heat vs Nets - battle for the 6th spot, Nets going to travel to FTX arena in this game. And wit that I'm taking the Heat -4.5 @1.74.

Clippers vs Pels - I'll go with the Clippers at home here, -4.5 @1.88

Denver Nuggets vs Milwaukee Bucks
The Denver Nuggets (49-24) will host the visiting Milwaukee Bucks (53-20) tonight at Ball Arena. The Nuggets have the best record at home and should beat the Bucks. But I think the Nuggets are faltering lately so maybe the Bucks can get one from the Nuggets.
Bucks key injuries: Jae Crowder (calf) questionable, Khris Middleton (knee) questionable
Nuggets key injuries:  None

Phoenix Suns vs Philadelphia 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers (49-24) will visit the Phoenix Suns (38-34) tonight at Footprint Center. Both teams are missing key players on their side so I am betting with the home team instead.
76ers key injuries: James Harden (Achilles) questionable, Danuel House Jr (shoulder) questionable, Jalen McDaniels (hip) questionable
Suns key injuries: Deandre Ayton (hip) questionable , Kevin Durant (ankle) out

Sacramento Kings vs Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz (35-38) will visit the Sacramento Kings (44-29) tonight at Golden 1 Center. Kings should win this match easily.
Jazz key injuries: Rudy Gay (back) questionable, Lauri Markkanen (hand) questionable
Kings key injuries: None

Los Angeles Clippers vs New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans (36-37) will visit the Los Angeles Clippers (39-35) tonight at Crypto.com Arena. Even without the service of PG13 tonight, I think Kawhi and the squad will be able to take care of business against the Pelicans.
Pelicans key injuries: Jose Alvarado (tibia) out, Trey Murphy III (toe) questionable
Clippers key injuries: Paul George (knee) out, Norman Powell (shoulder) out

Last week or so until playoffs start, gonna be a tight week out in the west.  Some decent games on tonight I'm in on 3 for now:

Pacers on the road +10 against the Hawks.

Suns -2.5 at home

And Denver-3.5 at home against the Bucks.  Excited to watch this game tonight should be a playoff type atmosphere.

Good luck tonight everyone!