Topic: NBA 2019-2020 betting - page 183. (Read 120563 times)

10 games later. Wow. We have to be careful with teams who played yesterday as they may be exhausted.
I'll start sharing with my favorites first.

Chicago Bulls - Phoenix Suns - Phoenix Suns (-4.5) This ain't a debate anymore. With KD around it will be difficult to defeat them. Chicago Bulls are also struggling. They may have won against the Pistons but that's just a 2 point game.

Miami Heat - New York Knicks - New York Knicks (-3.5) Knicks became a better team, their fans are loving it and they are proving it with a 7th winning streak. There's no reason to stop now, climb the ladder and go for a safe spot in the playoffs. Miami Heat Kyle Lowry is still out, and Jimmy Butler is questionable to play.

Sacramento Kings - Los Angeles Clippers - Sacramento Kings (-5.5) Back-to-back games for the Clippers, the reason why Coach Ty Lue surrendered early. But, I doubt they can win this one, Kings are in the 3rd spot in the West for a big reason. They are strong.

Denver Nuggets - Memphis Grizzlies - Denver Nuggets (-5.5) Number 1 against Number 2. This will surely be an entertaining game and I won't miss it.

Good luck everyone.

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It's not just in the Indiana Pacers and Dallas game that there a whole lot of inconsistencies with players, I saw a whole of inconsistencies in the Warriors game too, as well in the Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards fixture too, Pascal Siakam had just 13 points, Kawhi Leonard couldn't get a single assist in 31 minutes, Westbrook had just 8 and 6 assists as starter, and I also lost a bet simply because Doncic couldn't have 7 rebounds 😒

There are a lot of fixtures to recover from today, hopefully.

^^ What the? just 2 rebounds for Christian Wood? that's heart breaking mate, nevertheless, I know that you can get back at it.

Surprised win by the Spurs, although I think the Pacers gets tired from their back to back games, and their win against the Mavs the last time.

While congrats to those who back up the Warriors against the Clippers, and winning in double digit and remain as one of the best team at home with a massive win again without Steph Curry and Andrew Wiggins.

Another good night, right?
It's just Indiana Pacers who lost tonight as Haliburton is out and Myles Turner's offensive magic is not working too. 5/12 FG and 2 rebounds are kind of unusual stats for their big man.

I caught the Warriors' bet at halftime while they are down by 12. My long wait was a success but actually, I didn't need it because I bet all the spreads were covered when they defeated the Clippers in a blowout.
The Wizards won their game.
Mavericks covered the spreads.
I have one heartbreaking betbuilder loss. Damn Christian Wood. His average is 7.8 rebounds per game. Grrr.

Honestly, although they beat a good team in the 76ers, I still don't feel confident betting on them as I find them very inconsistent. Maybe I'm waiting to witness a good winning streak before I'm finally convinced that they are playing with the right chemistry. Irving is quite new to the team, and although he may be a superstar, there will still be more adjustments to be made in order to win.

Dallas is not in a safe position, which is why winning every game is very important due to tough competition, and this is a good start for them since beating the 76ers is not easy, as they are one of the toughest teams in the East.

Aside from the chemistry, it's imperative that Irving stays healthy, as the team is already built around the two superstars, and they would not perform well in the playoffs without him.

First duo in Mavericks history to score 40+ points in a single game. Well, as expected from both superstars who can explode at anytime they wanted it.

Luka got a double-double 42 points and 12 assists while Irving got 40 points and 6 assists as well. TBH, I thought that they will choke again because the Sixers got a good start in the 4th quarter putting down the lead of the Mavericks to as low as 6 points, but those 2 timeouts by Coach Jason Kidd made the difference and made sure that it  will not happen again and from that on, they put the lead into double digits again and never looked back.

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Here are the results of my bets:

Washington Wizards - Toronto Raptors - Washington Wizards - WIN
- The Wizards won on this one. Even though Beal is on foul trouble and didn't contribute that much scoring only 15 points, Kuzma and Porzingis stepped up scoring 30 and 25 points respectively. They will face again a few days from now, but it will be on Toronto's homecourt.

Dallas Mavericks - Philadelphia 76ers - Philadelphia 76ers - LOST
- I lost on this one because I thought that the Sixers will steal this one on the road, but when I looked at the double digit lead by the Mavericks in the final minutes of the 3rd quarter, I put a bet on Sixers +14.5 spread to recover my losses and luckily, I won on that so overall, I'm just breakeven with this. Sixers big 3 of Embiid, Maxey and Harden scored for 91 of Sixers' 126 points though it wasn't enough for them to win, but they almost.

Golden State Warriors - Los Angeles Clippers - Golden State Warriors - WIN
- They did it "AGAIN". After being down 11 at halftime, the Warriors surged in the 3rd quarter and outscored the whole Clippers team 42-16. Poole scored 21 of his 34 points in the 3rd quarter alone so he basically outscored the whole Clippers team on that quarter. The Clippers are just 9/46 from the 3-pt area for 21% which is really worse and that made them lose the game. Now the Clippers are 0-4 since acquiring Westbrook. Still, I'm not saying that he isn't a good fit for the team, but if they will not do something about it, they might fall down on the standings knowing that the battle for Western Conference standings is very tight. Currently, they are now on the 7th spot from 4th before getting Westbrook.

I made the same bet because I was thinking that the Clippers were going to end their losing streak. And the fact that they were listed as the favorite to win, most of us were convinced they would do well on the road and beat the undermanned Golden State Warriors. Klay Thompson played well, but it was really Poole who brought the energy to spark a good run. The entire team was playing well at that point.


You should never underestimate them as they had proven it already having an outstanding home win-loss record.

We have the same bet. I like the Clippers, as I was hoping for a big bounce back, and they are a healthy team compared to the Warriors who have been missing Curry for many games already. Unfortunately, it's not our night because the Clippers only gave us hope in the first half but forgot to play at a high level of competition in the second half.

I now realized that we should never underestimate the Warriors, they have the heart of a champion.

Doncic is not alone now. In this game, I witnessed the chemistry between Doncic and Irving improving already. Their great shooting is evidence of their improving chemistry. Doncic had 42 points while Irving had 40 points, but the other starters on the Mavericks didn't contribute as much as they could have. I think this is better than Doncic getting 40 points and being tired in the fourth quarter. With Kyrie, the load would be lessened.

Crazy game!

Philadelphia 76ers were really locked in for the first two quarters, but then they got blown out in the 3rd quarter and it's was almost a done game already by the end of the 3rd, but Maxey, Harden and other cut the 19 points lead down to just 4 points within a few minutes into the 4th Quarter and forced the Mavericks to call a time out and bring in their starters back, and after that it was just a couple of possessions and the lead was back to double digit, and Doncic is not needing to do it all by himself, because all other players are doing their jobs as well and contributing to entire game plan.

Thanks mate, and that's what happen here, garbage time for the Hornets, although they really try to make it very close throughout the game, but too much Devin Booker.

Sixers +1.5 against the Dallas live betting. The game is pretty much close at this point and it can go either way. But I'm looking at Sixers to even steal one at Mavs homecourt.

I'm tailing on the Indiana Pacers,  although Tyrese Haliburton has been ruled out, maybe that's why the line has reduced a bit it's currently, -4.5 @ 1.90 for Pacers, I'll take it regardless, Spurs are without a lot of core players Keldon Johnson is out, and having to depend on Devin Vassell who's been out injured for around two months and Tre Jones look quite not worth backing for as well.


I've also got an eye out for LA Clippers -3.5 vs Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers look really good the departure of Reggie Jackson and addition of Russell Westbrook have made them a really better team, and according to reports it's seems he's going to be among the starting five for Clippers tonight... I've also got a Props on him to make Over 7.5 assist tonight.

GL!

They almost choked "again" after they choked against the Pacers a few weeks ago.

I mean the Pistons had a chance to tie the ballgame, but their import Jaden Ivey made a huge mistake that caused them to completely loss the game after their comeback. He called a timeout on the final seconds where in fact, they don't have any timeout anymore. Bulls took a free throw and they got the possession as well. That caused them the game, and a possible comeback.

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Anyway, here are my bet's for tonight's games:

Washington Wizards - Toronto Raptors - Washington Wizards
- The Raptors are playing very well in their last 10 games winning 8 of it, but I think that the Wizards will come out victorious on this one especially when their big 3 are playing and it's their home court so... yeah I picked them.

Dallas Mavericks - Philadelphia 76ers - Philadelphia 76ers
- 5 games might be a small size only, but at least we have an idea on how awful the defense of the Mavericks are especially their interior defense and with Embiid playing, I wonder how they can defend him on the paint. He can just score and score there because Mavs' defense is one of the worst right now. I picked the Sixers because of this.

Golden State Warriors - Los Angeles Clippers - Golden State Warriors
- It's their homecourt, and the Clippers are in a losing streak right now. They are on a 3 game losing streak and that caused them going down from 4th down to now 6th. I know it's a must win for the Clippers, but I still believe that the Warriors will win even though they're short-handed.

Good Luck to all bettors.

^ That’s funny. I bet on a few games yesterday and was lucky enough to win them all in a parlay but the only games we had that were the same was the Bucks beating the Magic. I also had the Suns over the Pelicans and the Grizzlies over the Rockets. Not the greatest odds for a 3 game parlay but it felt pretty safe to me. You got lucky on the Bulls game.

Yup! it was but I am just limiting my bet to only 4 and looking at the odds if it didn't make it in my pick maybe the odds are too high for me, but for sure the Suns have won and dominated that game, 91 - 105, and even without Lamelo Ball the Hornets seems good with Kelly Oubre Jr. and Terry Rozier, it was a good game for the Suns, and because Kevin Durant has now played and Chris Paul is doing his job point guard properly with that kind of play it was very effective because they now got Kevin Durant along with Devin Booker

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The results for my picks yesterday I haven't made a pick for today's game because I was so late and fell asleep while making a post so maybe I will make my bet for the Golden State Warriors for sure but can not post it here,

Detroit Pistons VS Chicago Bulls SCORE 115 - 117 - WIN

It was a close game and Bojan Bogdanovic did a pretty good job but it was not enough because the Bulls just got a great spread and Zach LeVine is killing it, while Patrick Beverley is making good pay in getting those assists and rebounds Coby White got 14 points DeMar DeRozan got 21 points and Zach LeVine got 41 points,

Miami Heat VS Philadelphia 76ers SCORE 96 - 119 - WIN

Just like I thought the 76ers are much buff than the Heat right now, it was a close game at 1st until the 76ers have manage to pull something off the 2nd quarter, and the Miami Heat pinned their score to only making 15 points, Tobias Harris got 18 points, James Harden got 23 points and Tyrese Maxey got 27 points winning the game against the Heat,

Boston Celtics VS Cleveland Cavaliers SCORE 117 - 113 - WIN

In a close game, the Cleveland Cavaliers almost got it but has come short with their play, Donovan Mitchell is firing up with 44 points but it was not enough with the Boston Celtics lead now set, Jaylen Brown got 16, Al Horford has a double-double of 11 rebounds and 23 points while Jayson Tatum has a double-double of 11 rebounds and 41 points,

Milwaukee Bucks VS Orlando Magic 139 - 117 - WIN

And Because Giannis Antetokoumpo is now playing it was a dominant play for the Bucks dominating the Magic, Brook Lopez got 18 points Jrue Holiday got 23 points, and Giannis Antetokounmpo got 31 points with having a great spread for the Milwaukee Bucks, and the explosive return of Antetokounmpo it was a win for the Milwaukee Bucks,

Dallas Mavericks vs Philadelphia 76ers
The Dallas Mavericsk (32-31) will host the visiting Philadelphia 76ers (40-21) tonight at American Airlines Center. I am not sure if Joel Embiid is going to play but I am banking that the 76ers are tired coming from a back-to-back game.
Mavericks key injuries: Davis Bertans (calf) out

Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Clippers
The Golden State Warriors (32-30) will host the visiting Los Angeles Clippers (33-31) tonight at Chase Center. The Clippers are trying to break their 3-game losing skid against a very strong home defense of the Warriors. The Warriors are 25-7 at home so WB must work hard and show to his new team he deserves this opportunity.
Warriors key injuries: Stephen Curry (leg) out, Jordan Poole (knee) probable, Andrew Wiggins (personal) out

Yeah, seems the majority has won their bets, so it's a good night for us, 

Raptors vs Wizards - hard to break down this game, 9th and 10th team right now, but I will go with the Wizards at ML.
Mavs vs Sixers, - Sixers back to back games, they are going to be tired, -2.5 for Dallas @1.87
San Antonio vs Pacers - Indiana, -5.5 @1.86

Nice! That Blazers game was the only favorite that lost today. Bad luck, it could've been a perfect night for you.
Yeah, that's because the Warriors are still winning some of their games despite the long list of injured players. Plus, it's a home game where their winning percentage is higher than most teams in the league. It's on you if you want to take the risk of betting for them or you could try live betting to maximize the spread as they are the underdogs.

4 games today.
Here are my picks.
Washington Wizards - Toronto Raptors - Wizards ML Underdog by quite the amount so I'll just take the ML instead. Monte Morris is out but they still have their trio so this could become a close game. The Raptors with a clean roster and injury report tells is still Otto Porter whom I don't think will play the whole season.
Dallas Mavericks - Philadelphia 76ers - Dallas Mavericks (-3.5) I think it's time to win for the Mavs again with their superstar duo. Their record together is 1 win of 6 games. For the 76ers, Joel Embiid is probable which may be the reason for them being the underdogs.
San Antonio Spurs - Indiana Pacers - Indiana Pacers (-6.5) - Spurs are in bad shape, it's just natural we will bet for the other team on this game. Tyrese Haliburton is questionable to play but I think they can still manage to cover the spread.

Warriors vs Clippers for later, will check the roster first.
Good luck everyone.

Good thing for me because I won that specific bet, I know that the Blazers are good but the problem about them is that they are not that consistent and in the end. In my perspective, Lillard is the only one keeping the team afloat. They might be in the playoffs or play-in but they won't survive long enough to keep their ship from sinking.

About the Clippers vs Warriors match-up, I'm still in the middle and haven't yet decide where to put my bets as we cannot disregard the fact that the Warriors is so good at home while the Clippers as well is much healthier and is looking for a bounce back.

Heads up my friend, at least you got two of your three bets correct and it was still a good day.

I admit that Blazers-Pelicans was somehow unexpected because I'm alsoo rooting for the Blazers to bounce back after the loss they got recently but that didn't happened as they just let the Pelicans do their own thing in the last 5 minutes of the game.

How about the games tomorrow? Will the Clippers bounce back this time after their 0-3 run, it is a must win for the team but it won't be that easy because the game will be played at the Warriors homecourt, we all know what that means.