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They are trying but it does not happen as long as Luka is on the floor. Luka does dictate what will happen in the game because he holds the ball all the time, he can easily have a double double if he wants, and that makes him a better player. However, his teammates are not so independent as eventually they will just rely on Luka most of the time, and only in this type of occasion where we see a player showing their real potential, just like when Brunson exploded in the playoffs, Luka was out for many games that time.

Great game for him, he stepped up when it's necessary. Luka's early exit probably have chance the live betting spread, but it turns out it's just a trap after all as the Mavericks still won a game without Luka. I guess Dinwiddie needs to score at least 20 points per game to help Luka lessen the burden, because as what we've seen, we know he can do it.

But it's still a failure. Damn. It's getting frustrating how these strong teams are losing despite being the favorites. It could've been more acceptable if they win and didn't cover the spread.
0/3 on my early team picks.
Boston Celtics losing against the New York Knicks. Julius Randle is really finding his shots in the distance. 8/12 last time against the Cavs and now 5/13 which is not bad at all.
Chicago Bulls also lost their game against the Hornets. I think this is the most frustrating of all. Just comparing the stars of the Bulls vs the Hornets you will be surprised how it went down like that.
The Nets also lost against the Detroit Pistons. Two home games were defeated in front of their own crowd.
Chased my losses for the Clippers -10.5 and Cavs -10.5, and got lucky. 

I was a bit surprised when I saw that the Knicks won against the Celtics, but I'm more surprised when I saw the Pistons defeated the Nets. I mean who would've thought that the road team Pistons which are at the bottom spot defeated the 4th seeded team in Nets. I'm pretty sure there are some who lost money in these 2 games.

Hoping for a speedy recovery for Luka's ankle as he is also a starter in the upcoming all-star game. As for the Pistons, I just don't know what happened to them, but to see Simmons having 0 points in that game is very frustrating if you are a Nets fan. Simmons also got a -12 plus-minus rating. Seth Curry didn't play as well, but it's good to see Claxton being more efficient than he was last season. A double-double machine scoring more than 20 points in his last 5 games and getting more than 10 rebound in 4 of his last 5 games and he's only 23 years old.

Brooklyn Nets are actually dragging themselves down with this whole Ben Simmons issues, and imo he duly deserves every bit of smoke he's been getting lately, the Nets would actually have been better off with a couple of first round draft picks in the James Harden trade, than they seemed to have gotten with the little Miss Ben Simmons, they irritative part of the whole saga is that Ben Simmons clearly doesn't seem to be putting in any effort whatsoever to actually get better, I really can't believe I was one of those who felt the Nets got a fair deal from the trade at first.


Spencer Dinwiddie just had to do it all, without the help of Luka Doncic, I also lost a players props' parlay due to the unfortunate incident, I didn't think much of it at first, honestly It didn't look serious and I felt he would return to the game at most at some point during the 2nd quarter, but I guess they chose to cautious due to nature of the game, and were still able secure the win.

That Pistons win really destroyed my parlay for the night. I didn’t think they’d be able to take the Nets even without Durant. I was wrong.

Looks like the Mavericks are about to beat the Suns. Luka only played a couple of minutes before leaving the game. I hope his ankle isn’t bothering him too bad. The all star break is coming soon though and I think all NBA players could use the break. Their schedule is brutal.

Ouch, some of us had Boston on the handicap, unfortunately they lost the game. They forced the OT against the Knicks but New York stay focus even if Boston took the lead in the OT.

Detroit Piston as well pull an upset win against the Nets, Kyrie had another big game with 40 points, Ben Simmons though, 0 points in this game.
It was Nic again who help Kyrie was not enough, while Pistons has like 8 players scoring double digits. So it's 0/2 for me tonight.

I will also go with the Dallas Mavericks here, I mean Luka has been playing very good when he is facing the Suns. And for sure the Suns will not forget what Luka did to them last season. Still 2.01 odd for Dallas ML.

As for the other games, hmm, maybe we can see some upset on the game between Celtics vs Knicks, and Brooklyn vs Detroit games, just saying.

∆ N. Claxton 25+ PR / N. Claxton 2+ blocks / K. Irving 20+ points @1.91 ∆  won

N. Claxton just set a new career high in points against the 76ers. He is averaging a solid double-double /L7 on an impressive 75% shooting and covered the 25+ PR line in 6/L7. He's also a legitimate DPOY candidate, with 14 games and counting of at least two blocks or more. Detroit gives up the third most blocks to opposing centers this season, and is tied with Indiana for the third most blocks per game /L3 at 6.7.

Kyrie has scored 30 or more points in each of the last four games for BKN, and with Seth Curry listed as questionable, he should have around 20-25 shots tonight given it's not a blowout win. He scored nearly 40 points the last time these two teams met. Worth noting, the Pistons are near the bottom of the league in terms of giving points to opposing guards, defo a good matchup for him.

I like all picks and I'll go with them as singles, and small parlay.

I'm sentimental about Suns vs Dallas, It's quite hard to pick a side here and seem more like a coin flip for me, because I witnessed the Suns play through huge injuries and adversity, but still delivered when undermanned, having the likes of CP3 and Cam Johnson back only makes them a tougher  nut to crack. I understand the strength that lies within Dallas squad as well having DFS and Hardarway Jr shooting pretty well is another means to wreck havoc, I might just wait for the line up or see the tempo of the game and bet live.

Barely won mate, hehehe. The Magic though has total control, they just slack in the 4th thinking that they got this at hand but the Pacers come back hard just like they did against the Bulls. However, the Magic was able to hold on that lead and enough for the bettors to win that handicap. However, all of my bets are are a lost.

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For tonight's game,

Celtics vs Knicks - take the home team Celtics, -7.5.
Bulls vs Hornets - Bulls will have to make a statement win after that huge blunder, blowing up a 20+ lead -5.5.
Suns vs Dallas - gonna be interesting, but I'm going with the underdog Dallas here.

It's -5.5 , and I got a good feeling about the game that the outcome will be in favor towards the favorite because the Sixers got a good control to lead the game and managed to drag their lead towards the second half, and so I expected as well that the handicap will be covered enough but an unfortunate happened because the Nets keeps on sticking and chasing the score.

^ I bet against the Suns for tonight. Luka always seems to have their number and with no Booker I think the Mavericks are going to have their way with them. We’ll see. Maybe no Booker will be a good thing as I know how much Luka likes to torch him. Ever since the playoff elimination it feels like Dallas has had Phoenix’s number.

I hit a x10 parlay on yesterday’s games. Probably should’ve bet more than $8.

I like your Celtics and Suns pick. There's lots of value in the Mavs vs Suns pick although with that many players absent on the side of Suns, it really is a huge gamble to bet on them, especially without Djae Crowder and Devin Booker, two of the main play makers in the said team. Both teams are on the losing side of the coins for their last 10 games so both have no momentum to carry over. Luka, while being effective on the scoring side of things, doesn't seem to have enough fuel in the tank to carry his team single-handedly, so this is a 50-50 game. Even still, I'd take Suns just for the juice even with a lot of key players missing and just bet that the Mavs will not perform effectively tomorrow.

Here are my picks for tomorrow's game

Boston Celtics VS New York Knicks

The stake odds for this game are 1.27 for the Celtics and 3.95 for the Knicks, Right now Marcus Smart and Danilo Gallinari can not play for the Celtics, while Mitchell Robinson can not play for the Knicks and Evan Fournier is questionable if he can play for the Knicks, for this game we can see that even without Marcus Smarts the Celtics has the tandem of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, so no worries for them, so I think my pick is the Boston Celtics

Charlotte Hornets VS Chicago Bulls

The stake odds for this game are 2.90 for the hornets and 1.44 for the Bulls, right now Cody Martin and Kelly Oubre Jr. can not play for the Hornets while Lonzo Ball, Javonte Green, and Goran Dragic, can not play for the Bulls this game I really never trusted the Hornets about handling a win but for the Bulls, this is a team that could likely surprise us, so my pick is the Chicago Bulls,

Brooklyn Nets VS Detroit Pistons

The stake odds for this game are 1.32 for the Nets and 3.55 for the Pistons, right now Kevin Durant can not play for the Nets, while Day'Ron Sharpe has back pains, for this game without Durant pretty much the Nets can not do some major scoring with just Kyrie Irving, but for me, I think that the Nets can handle it because they still got players that are a hand full and can truly help carry on, so for my pick, there is no other than the Brooklyn Nets,

Phoenix Suns VS Dallas Mavericks

The stake odds for this game are 1.83 for the Suns and 2.02 for the Mavericks, right now DJae Crowder. Cameron Payne, Landry Shamet, and Devin Booker can not play for the Suns, and Deandre Ayton is questionable if he can play for the Suns, while Maxi Kleber can not play for the Maverisk and Christian Wood is questionable if he can play for the Mavericks, right now even without their respective main players the Suns are going fine, for a while, so for me, I think I will still go with the Phoenix Suns for this,

I like the explanation on why you choose your bet. Bounce back from a lose is always a good factor to consider. I guess the pick with a high percentage of winning here is the Boston Celtics pick, it's their first game back home, and they came from 2 losing streak on the road, I believe they will be more than ready to dominate the Knicks, although I must say it's not guaranteed since NYK is also a good team, but I trust the home team here.

Yes, you are right, that's -6.5 before the game started at 2.00+. I was lucky I just picked the -3.5 there, didn't think it will that close considering Embiid was able to play although reported probable.

6 games tomorrow guys. Place your picks.
Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks - Boston Celtics (-8.5) - They lose 2 consecutive games, Celtics may want to get back on track of winning more than losing. As for their record, most of their home games are in big leads like 9+. I don't doubt they will win this one, I just wish the spread will be covered.

Charlotte Hornets vs Chicago Bulls - Chicago Bulls (-6.5) After the Bulls blew a 21-point lead against the Indiana Pacers, I bet they want this to end in a sure win by burying the Hornets in a big lead. When it comes to the offense they have more firepower than them, time to build a win streak and it starts here.

Brooklyn Nets vs Detroit Pistons - Brooklyn Nets (-6.5) Back-to-back game for the Nets and I wish Kyrie will be present. I know he doesn't like it but their team needs him. Also expecting this to be a high-scoring game. Over 230.5 as an addition.

Based on the pregame spread, that was -6.5. 76ers led as many as 16 points in that game, I thought the spread will be covered easy, but with the unpredictability of the game, things like this could happen, and it's very costly because it's only one game that will destroy your winning parlay bet.

Sorry to hear that mate, they are really in control of the game and taking double digits lead, but the Nets won't simply go away. Ben Simmons hit some of those shots, his right hook and instrumental in the comeback.

If I'm not mistaken, the spread is like -6.5 right?

I lost my bet because I took Sacramento, but they are really off in this game at their homecourt. As if they don't want to take this win because there are a lot of turnovers. There are stretch wherein Sabonis will have like 3 TO in succession. Very bad game for them at home.

I almost hit my 6 teams parlay last night, I just lost on the 76ers game because I took the spread. They could have covered that already as they were leading with a decent margin, but I'm just unfortunate that they allow the Nets to come back a bit, just enough to cover the handicap.