Topic: NBA 2019-2020 betting - page 190. (Read 124189 times)

I'm still not all in on betting on the Lakers yet even after their recent performance either.  They've burned me too many times with false hope now.  When LeBron comes back from his injury, if they take it to another level and start beating really good teams without injured star players then I might start getting excited for the playoffs.  I think Phoenix is still the team to beat though if KD can stay healthy.  Crazy how injuries have become such a major role in today's NBA.

Agreed this year has probably been my worst year in terms of day to day.  I'm still weary on the Lakers.  I got dough against them most of the time they are constantly over bet just like the yankees in baseball (and I'm a yankees fan).  Just look at their nba championship odds, they are like 10th right now and might not even male the playoffs lol.  It's always an easy bet year in year out.

I've been away for a while, but I'm active again!

I confess, I'm a surprised by the result of some games and that's a fact, day after day the games are very competitive and several teams want a seed in the playoffs.

It's incredible, the performance of the Lakers in these last few games, literally AD is carrying the team on its back!
I have no doubt that he could be the go-to player for the Lakers when LJ is absent.

Lately I'm betting a little bit, because I'm having difficulty to "hit" some bets.

Here are my picks for today's game all of these 4 bets are against the odds or all underdog when it comes to odds, so take it with a grain of salt,

Washington Wizards VS Atlanta Hawks

The stake odds for this game are 2.00 for the Wizards 1.85 for the Hawks, right now both teams, don't have anyone listed with injuries or players that can not play for now, last game the Atlanta Hawks won the game despite Kristaps Porzingis getting a career-high of 43 points the Hawks just shows great numbers with their spread right now it is a close game so I am taking the risk and will bet for the Washington Wizards,

Miami Heat VS Cleveland Cavaliers

The stake odds for this game are 1.78 for the Heat and 2.09 for the Cavaliers, right now Duncan Robinson, and Kyle Lowry can not play for the Heat, and Kevin Love is doubtful if he can play for the Heat this time, while Darius Garland is the one that is doubtful if he can play for the Cavaliers, and for this game just like the 1st game I think I will bet against the odds, so making my Cleveland Cavaliers pick, and this is another close game that may happen,

Minnesota Timberwolves VS Brooklyn Nets

The stake odds for this game are 1.56 for the Timberwolves and 2.49 for the Nets, right now Jaylen Nowell and Karl-Anthony Towns can not play for the Timberwolves, and Austin Rivers is doubtful he can play for the Timberwolves while Ben Simmons can not play for the Nets, looks like I want to ride another against the odds game, despite seeing a Nets without Ben Simmons they still have a chance against the Timberwolves that are now an inconsistent team, and this is their 1st game facing each other without Irving and Durant, so I am going with the Brooklyn Nets,

Los Angeles Lakers VS Toronto Raptors

The stake odds for this game are 2.19 for the Lakers and 1.72 for the Raptors, right now Mo Bamba, and LeBron James can not play because of injuries D'Angelo Russell and Anthony Davis are both doubtful if they can play for the Lakers, while Will Barton is doubtful because of illness if he's going to play for this game, right now Fred VanVleet is struggling to get his scoring or shooting touch, this could still happen with this game and I really don't want to go with the Lakers this time because Lebron James can not play and D'Angelo Russell is doubtful but I think D'Angelo Russell will play a crucial role with this game and may play a couple of minutes, so risking my bet against with the Los Angeles Lakers,

Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers is going to be televised on ESPN here, and that would have been my game of interest except for the fact that Miami Heat players doesn't really interest me these days.

Darius Garland would be unavailable for the match as far as I can tell, but then I would still fancy my chances with Cavaliers ML @ 2.1 Odds

Timberwolves should be an easy win vs the very shorthanded Brooklyn Nets right ? That should be an easy call for me as well, unless there are certain development within the next 3-4 hours.

Another night another night on the wrong side of the book.  Here are my bets tonight need to turn this bus around!

Gonna take the heat at home -2

Raptors at the Lakers-2.5 gimme the Raptors

San Antonio +13 at home against Denver.

Philly -9.5 at home

And last gimme the Timberwolves-4.5 at home against the Nets.

Good luck tonight everyone!

Thanks for the tip, I might do a parlay on that.
Nuggets lost badly against the Chicago Bulls in their last game. I bet they want their revenge here in San Antonio and will do it in a blowout.
I don't see that energy on the defensive end yesterday. Yeah, maybe they need Wiggins back but there's no time span given on how long his "family matters" will take. All we can do is hope it can be soon. The Warriors are in a bad rank right now. Tied with Mavs and Twolves at the 6th spot. There's a chance they will be in the play-in tournament again if they cannot win their next games.

6 games.
Washington Wizards - Atlanta Hawks - Atlanta Hawks (-2.5) I bet both teams will play really hard. Hawks trying to climb more at the 6th spot while the Wizards securing their position while being tailed by the Bulls.
Minnesota Timberwolves - Brooklyn Nets - Minnesota Timberwolves (-3.5)

This is Philly's first home game after a successful road trip with 4 wins in 5 games. I don't know, but I have a feeling that the Trail Blazers might pull off a surprise. If the road team doesn't improve their defense, then we will likely see the same outcome as their game against the Boston Celtics.

I'm looking at the team's defense, as they are a great defensive team.

Anyway, here's some good news for the Trail Blazers, though.

https://www.blazersedge.com/2023/3/9/23632998/portland-trail-blazers-injury-report-philadelphia-76ers-anfernee-simons-jusuf-nurkic-latest-news

Legitimate concerns for sure. Portland is definitely more likely to win a game then the Spurs and the Trailblazers are in the playoff hunt so they’re motivated. Dame has also been playing amazingly the last couple months. The 76ers have been playing well too though and are a much more stacked team. Even if Dame does have a great game, it’s Philly’s play that will determine the winner.

The home court advantage is mostly the strength of the Warriors,

Maybe it's tough to judge if how they will perform against the Bucks, knowing that the team is really something that
tough to handle.

Especially if all the players are doing great with the core starting 5 that's very competitive. Warriors needed to find that
rhythm to start winning games.

I will get 1.42 for a parlay bet. Well, I guess it's safe, but sometimes the Trail Blazers could also pull off a surprise. They are not a bad team like the Spurs this season. All I am worried about is, what if Lillard has a lights-out game and breaks his 71 points this season?

No nationally televised games tonight, but there are a couple of lopsided match ups that might be worth betting on for a small win. The 76ers should be able to beat the trailblazers, and the nuggets should be able to beat the spurs no problem. Neither of those bets should pay much but they’re pretty safe bets. Might be good to combine some parlays.

They will be able to figure out how to win again; after all, they are the defending champions, right? They have lost some games and won some games, and although they may be in a losing streak now, it won't last long as their pride is so strong. Expect a win soon; who knows, it might even be in the next game.

Also, remember that the Kings are a great team, and they are playing at home, so their confidence is very high. I understand that the NYK is also a good team, but we have a home team that is well-rested, so they have a good chance to win.

As a Warrior fan, it's very frustrating to see them losing in the road.

The once team who is very dominant in terms of defense are now one of the worst right now at least in the road. I wonder how they are performing very well in their home, but very awful on the road. I guess the absence of Wiggins and Kuminga affects the team. Both of them are good wing defenders especially Wiggins and with both of them out, it might be hard for Green to do it all.

Anyway, I lost both of my bets today against the Warriors and against the Knicks. It seems like the double-overtime win of the Knicks over the Celtics got them. There is a possibility that the fatigue is getting them thus, they are playing worse than how they are playing.

The road losses of the Warriors are getting frustrating as it grows into a pile of numbers. 
That's not the defense that I would like to see if you are aiming for a win, literally bad. No question. I watched it over and over and one of them is Klay Thompson who looks like he forgot to eat his breakfast.

1/3
Warriors loss.
Bucks won but did not cover.
And my savior, Sacramento Kings. I put big money for them as I am in no doubt they can win the game. Knicks may have given them a hard time but they still managed. A big triple-double game for Domantas Sabonis and Fox found his rhythm in the 2nd half of the game.

In their next game, they'll be back at home with enough rest, but take a look at the team they'll be playing against: the Bucks, which is currently the hottest team. So, I guess it's going to be a huge challenge for them. However, I like the situation they are in since they are playing at home and against a good team. It's definitely a moneyline situation.

The struggle continues for the Warriors. It should have been their best chance to win since Morant was out, but it turns out the game was completely one-sided, with Memphis dominating them. Well, I guess the best strategy now is to never stop supporting the Warriors until they break their losing streak. Their best chance to win is at home, regardless of the betting spread.

Here are the results of my picks today

Orlando Magic VS Utah Jazz SCORE 124 - 131 - LOST

It pretty the Utah Jazz really has a good start, with the 1st half then the Magic manage to get the points tied in the 3rd quarter, surely even though they don't have Jordan Clarkson on their team the Jazz had a great spread, well I shouldn't have trusted the Orlando Magic with winning against the Utah Jazz, but yeah it was a loss for me,

Detroit Pistons VS Charlotte Hornets SCORE 103 - 113 - WIN

Just like I thought the Detroit Pistons aren't really on a play-offs level kind of a team, you can see that the Charlotte Hornets did a great job from start to finish the Pistons have struggled a lot in managing in just getting over the Hornets, and yes it was a win for me this time,

Memphis Grizzlies VS Golden State Warriors SCORE 131 - 110 - LOST

I never realise something like this could really happen and I almost forgot that the Memphis Grizzlies is a very different team without Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, and Jaren Jackson Jr. got 21 points, and Tyus Jones has a double-double of 11 assists and 22 points, but surely the Warriors needs something to win this, and I would still go with the Warriors because yeah I don't really like the Grizzlies,

Sacramento Kings VS New York Knicks SCORE 122 - 117 - WIN

Another good game to watch and the Sacramento Kings are surely a dominant team here from start to finish they managed to not let the New York Knicks make a lead in this game, and Malik Monk got 19 points De'Aaron Fox got 23 points and Domantas Sabonis has a triple-double of 13 rebounds, 10 assists, and 24 points,

The Warriors have come back within sight before I could get the chances, I really don't understand how the warriors lost the 1st quarter by 20 points, they cut it to 4 at some point in the second, but it's back to a 9 points lead for the Memphis Grizzlies, I think Steve Kerr is really messing with his team roster a lot and trying out different things from Looney having limited time on the court to playing Draymond often has the only big guy on the court, while the other 4 players on the court can be terrific scorers, should they be able to get it right defensively with this lineup, it's going to be a very decent team to beat.


EDIT: Warriors from being down 4, have went back to being down to a 18 point deficit at halftime, but then is it what risking the ML on Warriors @ 4.57

The grizzlies are getting off to a pretty good start against the Warriors. I don’t think they’ll be able to maintain the lead the entire game because they’ve been shooting a crazy high percentage, so I think for the live bettors out there this might be an opportunity to get some pretty good odds on the Warriors ending up winning the game.