Topic: NBA 2019-2020 betting - page 22. (Read 119742 times)

My pick = Pacers ML @2.55. - Loss! Crap! I have been on a losing streak for the past few days. I thought they could win it after making that 12-point lead but they cannot protect it and the Villanova Boys are just too energetic.
Haliburton tried and he is doing some volume shots now unlike in Game 1 where he only shoots 6 times in a game. Still, he badly needs some help on the offensive end. Their defense is great, especially TJ McConnell against Jalen Brunson. It got me curious why he was benched on crunch time.

Anyway, we have two games later. Here are my picks.

Boston Celtics - Cleveland Cavaliers - Cleveland Cavaliers (11.5) Adjustments will happen and I think Allen is ready to play again. We will see. It will be a great addition to their offense and defense underneath the rim.

Oklahoma City Thunder - Dallas Mavericks - Dallas Mavericks ML @2.65 - I will not give up on the thought that the Mavs will steal one game from OKC's home. Game 2, adjustments. I know Coach Kidd is good at reading the floor, he did it against the Clippers.

\\  Updated record 12(W)-15(L)..... 44%

Moving on to the upcoming games...

Cleveland is not really a bad team but in the first game they loss via blowout. Now in game 2, I think they are ready to make the series interesting, so I expect the game to be a close one, and with that said, I'm taking the handicap +13.5.

2nd game, I have the Dallas Mavericks +5

Maybe you thought that Brunson is not coming back, I would say it was the right bet, you got confidence betting on the road team with that -7 spread. Unfortunately, Knicks is not a kind of team that easily give up, you see they loss OG and yet they still know how to win games. As per stats, Knicks are good in winning games when the game is close, and that's what happen in that game after the Knicks run. IMO, if the Pacers want to win in game 3, they should dominate the Knicks and don't allow them to come back.

Another win, home teams really are racking in the playoffs so it's hard to go against the trend. I thought the Pacers would beat the home team when Brunson went to the locker room after a possible injury, but man he's really tough, he came back and lead the team even losing OG in that game due to an injury (which will possibly made him unavailable in game 3).

I got my bet live after the firs half, I had -7 Pacers, damn, wrong move.

I have to trust the Knicks today as well, I still can't count out the Pacers from keeping this a close game, so i'm only betting on their match-winner.

After watching the first game, the Pacers had a lot of players who could keep their offense rolling, and it almost made me want to take their spread.

The over should be easy like the last game, and I also placed a small bet since the Pacers won't be slowing down anytime soon when they have that many players that can score while the Knicks mostly rely on their starters.

I didn't bet on the moneyline or point spread odds for tonight game. I just went for player props bet builder. I'm not sure who will win between the Knicks vs Pacers, but I still think it's the Knicks. So, this is my bet builder instead. I believe that this series will go to Game 7. I also believe that the Knicks will win, so I expect the series score to be 4-3 in favor of New York Knicks. GL everyone!

Honestly lost the under by a .5 point lol.  But I nailed the Celtics spread and had more money on that so all good.  Tonight is an easy one for me.  Knicks -4.5 yeah I know it's been tight all playoffs but I have to believe in the fellas.  And as a smaller side bet over on jalen brunson points.  It's sitting at 37.5 which is wild.  It seems like an under bait so I will take the opposite.  Pacers defense sucks and JB averaging almost 30 fga and 11 ft attempts per game.  Gimme the point God for the over.

Go knicks.

I said I wasn't going to bet any games or watch them today because I don't really care about the series between the Pacers and the Knicks.  That being said, I had to toss something at the game just to make it a little interesting.  This is a crazy bet that makes no sense in almost any scenario, but I'm taking it because why not.  The Pacers to win by between 1-5 points.  I don't think I've ever made a prediction like that before, so I'm sure it's a loser, but for entertainment purposes it should be useful. 

New York Knicks - Indiana Pacers
Winning Margin (Incl. Overtime)
Indiana Pacers by 1-5

Odds
6.61

Boston Celtics - Cleveland Cavaliers - Boston Celtics (-10.5) - Won! -10 worked out just fine. I thought the game will be close but it's only for the first half of the game until the Celtics found their rhythm especially Derrick White. They need him to help in their offense while Porzingis is still out.
Oklahoma City Thunder - Dallas Mavericks - Dallas Mavericks ML @2.44 - Loss! Well, OKC proved how strong they are but I did love the physicality and the battle inside the paint where Gafford and Holmgren are not letting it easy for anyone to shoot. Both teams have many weapons, let's see the Mavs adjustments in Game 2.

Later, New York Knicks versus Indiana Pacers Game 2. My pick = Pacers ML @2.55. They've done well in Game 1 and they just made some mistakes but they can definitely win.

Good luck everyone.

It was a complete dominance from Celtics, I think everyone should have expected this, at least for the game 1 with how exhausting the last series was for the Cavaliers and how much time the Celtics have had to prepare themselves for this game, that still is inexcusable for Cavaliers losing that much in a second round playoffs. They should be able to get some adjustments done before the second game and maybe Jarrett Allen would be back by then, they really could use his service right now.

Jason Tatum to the rescue for me, I had him on 10+ Rebounds @ 2.00 Odds.

What was the line for the under/over? I do hope you cashed on the under since the shooting performance of these two teams was all over the place. In the first quarter, they dropped 74 points then barely put up 34 points in the second quarter, and i'm glad they secured my over before they started bricking in the last few minutes. The same thing happened in the second half and earlier, I noticed the over bettors getting tilted by the state of the game.

I'm going the opposite I'm taking the under on this game.  I think the cavs will struggle to score on the road and are completely dependent on spida who is hit or miss.  I got the Celtics in a 108-93 win tonight.  Also taking the Celtics line tonight.  Cavs struggled against a very inexperienced young orlando team Celtics shoukd take them to town.

I'll still ride with the Celtics' first-half team total like last time since these guys can't be stopped from scoring, and I think the Cavs will only push the pace even further.

Based on the Magic series, the Cavs haven't been that solid on the road, and even without KP, the Celtics are still a tough team to stop. The Celtics should drop at least 60 points here unless they suddenly have an off day and I hope it's not today.

I'll be taking the Dallas Mavericks at ML @2.44.

The inexperience of OKC might show in this game and then Luka and Kyrie, who has been playing good tremendously, showing in this game and the OKC doesn't have any others from either of this playoff players. SGA might score the usual but the rest could have butterflies in their stomach in this series.

I've got a couple bets for today and I feel somewhat good about the odds here.  I'm not sure why Boston is expected to destroy the Cavs by so much, but I don't think they'll beat them by 15+...  We'll see...  I like my chances today.

Boston Celtics - Cleveland Cavaliers
Handicap (Incl. Overtime)
Cleveland Cavaliers (14.5)

Odds
1.75

and...

Boston Celtics - Cleveland Cavaliers
Handicap (Incl. Overtime)
Cleveland Cavaliers (14.5)

Oklahoma City Thunder - Dallas Mavericks
Winner (Incl. Overtime)
Dallas Mavericks

Odds
4.27

New York Knicks - Indiana Pacers - Indiana Pacers ML @2.95. - Loss! But almost snatched that game in New York. I loved the performance by both teams though. Josh Hart was even forced to become a scorer. I forgot to bet for the Total over score here. That's could've split my bet.
Denver Nuggets - Minnesota Timberwolves - Denver Nuggets (-3.5) Loss! I think that was the worst performance I have seen from the Nuggets. It's an eyesore.

Later, 2 games. Here are my picks.
Boston Celtics - Cleveland Cavaliers - Boston Celtics (-10.5) I don't like the -10 but will have to take it. Cavs are exhausted and they only have a day of rest while the Celtics will probably energized from start to finish.

Oklahoma City Thunder - Dallas Mavericks - Dallas Mavericks ML @2.44 - I want to see the Mavs surprise the OKC and snatch one home game from them. 

Good luck everyone. Have a good day.

The defense was very impressive, it looks like they really found the recipe on stopping the Denver Nuggets. I guess lot of bettors loss their money on that game as the line opened at -5.5 and close at -7.5, the line movement was due to the announcement that Gobert will not play, but instead of the Nuggets taking advantage on that, they even experience the loss worst of the series so far.

Here are the results of the 2 games for the NBA I was surprised 2 of my bets failed but the semi-finals are still starting and for me, there is still a chance for the other teams to win.

New York Knicks VS Indiana Pacers - LOST

It was a close game between these two teams and so many Knicks because Jalen Brunson did well, while we can see that Tyrese Haliburton is not performing well maybe because of his injuries, Pascal Siakam, T.J. Mc Connell and Myles Turner have eventually progressed with their performance that the Indiana Pacers makes the game so much close while Josh Hart, Donte DiVincenzo, OG Anunoby, Isaiah Hartenstein, and Jalen Brunson was pushing further the score and taking the lead the pacers have established but the New York Knicks have eventually taken the lead it was a close game and a lost for me.

Denver Nuggets VS Minnesota Timberwolves - LOST

I was in disbelief seeing how the Minnesota Timberwolves were crushing the Defending Champion the Denver Nuggets it was horrible Jamal Murray was stopped with 13 rebounds 2 assists and 8 points while Nikola Jokic with 16 rebounds, 8 assists, and 16 points stopping the 2 Giants of the team because of the strong defense of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the 3 point shooting of Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards remarkable play through it was really those key component that the Minnesota Timberwolves win this game and for the Denver Nuggets committing so much turnover.

Wolves seemed to be on the way of making a history, if they can swept the Nuggets in this series, that's another one as they swept the Suns in the first round. I think if the Wolves will win the series it will only be the Dallas Mavericks that could stop them, LOL.. Not kidding, they have Luka and Irving and these two step up in big games, so I trust them. However, I think they need to impress me first by defeating the OKC so I could beat on them in the WCF.

Speaking of the Dallas, first game tomorrow between OKC on the road, but I'm leading on them to win and the handicap as well which is +3.5.

Thank you, I actually wasn't aware of the regular season records between them until your post, I guess that's why the Wolves could come in here playing like they're not the road team, I just think this being the playoffs might be of better psychological advantage to them and, they have actually learned something tonight which could be how to survive defensively without Gobert.

23 points lead less than 7 minutes, and the Wolves still are playing like they are the trailing team, Reggie Jackson headed for the locker room with what seem to be a leg injury, everything is heading the Wolves way right now, the Nuggets would definitely need to hold on to that regular season belief, that's all they can do right now to keep themselves afloat in the series from here on.