Topic: NBA 2019-2020 betting - page 54. (Read 122898 times)

Washington Wizards - Charlotte Hornets - Washington Wizards (-1.5) - Win! Wizards dominate them. The 1st win after a long losing streak.
Philadelphia 76ers - New Orleans Pelicans - New Orleans Pelicans (-7.5) Win! A blowout game that turned into a close one in the fourth quarter but the spread was still covered.
Cleveland Cavaliers - Minnesota Timberwolves - Minnesota Timberwolves ML - Antman was playing badly. Maybe the exhaustion has a big effect on him. Bad decision by Rudy Gobert to get the tech when they are up by 1.
New York Knicks - Orlando Magic - Orlando Magic ML - Lost! Josh Hart is crazy. And Precious Achiuwa dominated the rebounding district.
Oklahoma City Thunder - Miami Heat - Miami Heat (10.5) - Win! Miami did not let me down for quite some games. They always cover because they are not to be underestimated especially their bench.

Later, 7 games.
Here are my picks.
Los Angeles Clippers - Chicago Bulls - Los Angeles Clippers (-4.5)
Detroit Pistons - Dallas Mavericks - Dallas Mavericks (-5.5)
Phoenix Suns - Boston Celtics - Boston Celtics (-3.5)
Golden State Warriors - San Antonio Spurs - Golden State Warriors (-10.5)
Denver Nuggets - Utah Jazz - Denver Nuggets (-10.5

Not many commentaries. Good luck to everyone.

It should have been easily get perfect if D'Lo wasn't cooking. Dude dropped 44 points and he can't miss in the outside only ended missed 3 on the last 12 attempts. He was the key for the big win, without his impressive performance, the Bucks would have easily win and cover the spread. As usual, we already saw how the Lakers melted in the 4th quarter, but this time was different as they have a good run too in order to come back, and win the game.

Tomorrow, I loved the Warriors to win but hopefully Curry will play as he's listed now as questionable. Every game is very important for the Warriors now as they are currently rank number 10 behind the Lakers, and they don't want to dropped lower and miss the play-in.

Updated record 30-31 (49%)

Made 2 wins and had 1 loss in my last pick. Let's hit the winning percentage...

Clippers -7
Bulls are perfect so far on their last 3 road games. I'm fading them against the Clippers who are gonna play their first game at home after some road games.

Suns +5.5
Suns won their last 2 games without Booker, so I'm thinking that I might see the same here but I'm taking the points, +5.5 should be a good value here.

Denver -12.5
There's no doubt how bad the Utah Jazz on the road, so yes to Nuggets for another blowout win.

Couple nights off but last night went 1-2.  Need a couple wins here tonight to right the ship.

Game 1) gimme the cavs -1.5 against the Timberwolves.  Without KAT the duo of Jarret and mobley shoukd be able to handle the center.  Home game and basically a pickem.  Tight game but gimme the cavs.

Game 2) bucks -3.5. In LA and nationally televised game just feels like a dametime 40 point game incoming. Giannis is a lot for that group to handle.  Bucks -3.5 on the road.

And lastly I like Houston-5.5.  This one is more a gut feeling and needed a third game and this one felt the best.  Lol. Probably the only one I win tonight

Enjoy the games!

Results for Yesterday's game I was really frustrated with the result but at least I got 1 I will eventually get a bounce next game.

Detroit Pistons VS Brooklyn Nets - 1st quarter was for the Detroit Pistons but in the 2nd quarter the Brooklyn Nets gut a good momentum to turn the table on them, but still the Detroit Pistons become the winner it was a close match with both teams not really backing down, it was Loonie Walker IV and Dennis Schroders effort that the game was close enough but still the Detroit Pistons somehow got this game a win for them, with Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey was the one that let the Pistons make a win and losing this pick.

Indiana Pacers VS Minnesota Timberwolves - The Timberwolves are so fierce with this game but still the Indiana Pacers didn't allow the Minnesota Timberwolves to likely dominate them it was a very close match with Tyrese Haliburton making plays and Pascal Siakam was cutting the lead of the Timberwolves but still a close game without Karl Anthony Towns but Anthony Edwards was a monster in this team for sure.

Dallas Mavericks VS Miami Heat - Terry Rozier was really cultivating some slick moves while Jimmy Butler was not that active, the 1st half was for the Miami Heat with Rozier lead but the 2nd half was not really for the Heat it was Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving's tandem that they lead the Mavericks in winning against the Miami Heat.

Yup, Chicago's performance is very unpredictable lucky for those risk takers who place bet for the ML, especially against the hot Warriors unfortunately for GSW backers, both handicappers and ML are all lose this bet they unable to bring good shots and plays, Chicago's system managed to take care of the game and like you've said sad to see that Steph got injured as they are really doing well and slowly bringing their standing up, either for playoffs or play-in but every game counts and they needed to keep winning, just assess and analyze again what happened and needs to adjust if whatever they needed as a team.

What a great day. Defense is magnified in 2 games.
1. Sabonis with the steal and dunk to win the game for the Kings against the Spurs.
2. The Timberwolves winning their game through a big-time block by Anthony Edwards. A must-watch highlight.

Detroit Pistons - Brooklyn Nets - Brooklyn Nets (-1.5) - Loss! Crappy Nets, better Pistons.
Indiana Pacers - Minnesota Timberwolves - Indiana Pacers (-1.5) - Loss! No KAT, no problem, Antman did most of the damage.
Dallas Mavericks - Miami Heat - Miami Heat (6.5) - Win! Surprisingly, that is the exact spread needed to win. The Mavs won by 6 points.
Phoenix Suns - Toronto Raptors - Phoenix Suns (-10.5) - Loss! Expected. I just thought Booker will be present.
Sacramento Kings - San Antonio Spurs - Sacramento Kings (-10.5) - Loss! Did not cover the spread. Close game.
Luckily, I won one bet that covered my expenses.

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Later, 8 games.
Here are my picks.
Washington Wizards - Charlotte Hornets - Washington Wizards (-1.5) - This could be an offensive game. I am definitely going for the props too.
Philadelphia 76ers - New Orleans Pelicans - New Orleans Pelicans (-7.5) - The max is -10 but I don't want to underestimate the 76ers who are trying hard to win games without Embiid.
Cleveland Cavaliers - Minnesota Timberwolves - Minnesota Timberwolves ML - No Mitchell, Strus, and Mobley. Antman might dominate again.
New York Knicks - Orlando Magic - Orlando Magic ML
Oklahoma City Thunder - Miami Heat - Miami Heat (10.5) - Again? As I said before, I do trust the bench of the Heat and that's their strength when all the stars are resting including their opponents.

Good luck everyone. Have a great weekend.

Unfortunately, the Warriors failed to win against the Bulls. Chicago being tough in their own homecourt.
Steph though suffers a injury in this game, bad news for the Warriors as they are positioning themselves for the playoff or play-in spot. Hopefully nothing serious for Steph and he could go back in the game.

Same here, I thought that the Warriors is going to win as they have been very hot lately, but unexpected things happen and so the Bulls take the win.
Chicago though is unpredictable and it's really hard to put a bet on them, but congrats who take that big risk.

Updated record 28-30 (48%)

Resuming today.

Cavaliers +1
With their impressive home record I'm confident they will win.  Though Mitchell is still out but this squad is capable of winning as they have a good system. The same with the Wolves, no KAT but they are on the road, so I like the home team because of their advantage.

Miami +8.5
They will test the OKC. Last time they met, OKC beat them on the road, now it's their turn to try to win.

Bucks -1
I don't trust the Lakers anymore as they loss in a winnable game, so not with Bucks with Giannis probably playing.

I'm gonna sit this one out. Both teams needs a win here since they are at the number 9 rank, and Bulls have been so competitive recently, if they loss they'll cover. This is a tough call mate, so I have to say good luck. My bet would be the the Kings winning and covering the spread against the Spurs, and the Nuggets winning at home vs the Celtics.

It's all good, these bad beats happen once in a while and it might be the last time i'll be betting on the Wizards.  

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After the Warriors took care of the Bucks yesterday, i'd expect they'll continue to win again by a decent margin and cover the spread even though they're both playing b2b, the Warriors still have the advantage as they're playing in their home court. The bad part about the Warriors is their tendency to give up too many points, and maybe that's why they're not so hot in covering spreads as a favorite despite being the third-best team in terms of ATS.

Haven't bet in a couple of nights but just dropped down 3 bets:

Dallas -4.5.  Small spread at home, I expect some Luka and kyrie magic tonight with some home cooking.  Dallas by 10.

Warriors -7.5 at home vs bulls.  Warriors got dredged in Boston and expect a comeback and right the ship.  Every game is a must win for them, dubs by 10.

Last game Phoenix-10.5 against the rapters.  In Phoenix don't think this is a good matchup for the rapters.  Suns are gonna sneaky climb the charts and become favorites here again at the end of the year.  Suns 127 - rapters 109

We got 7 games today so here is my pick for today's game

Detroit Pistons VS Brooklyn Nets - The game will commence at Little Caesars Arena home for the Detroit Pistons, Quentin Grimes can not play for the Detroit Pistons while Cameron Thomas, Cameron Johnson, and Day'Ron Sharpe can not play for the Brooklyn Nets, now Lonnie Walker IV will have limited time to play for the Nets, for this game the Detroit Pistons has 3 consecutive losses and is not doing well while the Brooklyn Nets even though they have many injuries they still have Cam Thomas, Dorian Finney Smith, and Mikal Bridge to the team that can turn the tide and eventually won that fight, so my pick is the Brooklyn Nets.

Indiana Pacers VS Minnesota Timberwolves - The game will commence at Bainbridge Fieldhouse home for the Indiana Pacers, Doug McDermott, and Bennedict Mathurin can not play for the Indiana Pacers while Karl-Anthony Towns, and Jaylen Clark can not play for the Timberwolves, right now the Indiana Pacers has a great game right now winning against the mavericks but the Timberwolves has injuries that may change their game so my pick is the Indiana Pacers.

Dallas Mavericks VS Miami Heat - The game will commence at American Airlines Center, Luka Doncic and Maxi Kleber will have a hard time and can play just a limited game against the Heat, while Tyler Herro and Kevin Love can play for the Heat and so the Mavericks even though there is no Luka Doncic for this game but still I think the Mavericks will use him strategically so my pick is the Dallas Mavericks.

After taking a look at the schedule for today I decided to go with a couple of my hometown teams.    Not much to work with as far as odds, but hopefully this will get me a parlay win and a couple of my home teams some wins.  Given my record as of late, I need this.  LOL.  I am concerned how the Kings will fare against Wemby.  They're sort of a short team.  Either Wemby will be a problem or Sabonis will bully him into irrelevance. 

Phoenix Suns - Toronto Raptors
Winner (Incl. Overtime)
Phoenix Suns

Sacramento Kings - San Antonio Spurs
Winner (Incl. Overtime)
Sacramento Kings

Odds
1.42

Washington Wizards - Orlando Magic - Orlando Magic (-5.5) - Win! Magic is strong but the Wizards did give them a hard time to win.
Philadelphia 76ers - Memphis Grizzlies - Philadelphia 76ers (-3.5) - Loss!
Atlanta Hawks - Cleveland Cavaliers - Atlanta Hawks (-1.5) - Win! Finally, I thought I was not going to win a game betting for the Hawks.
Houston Rockets - Los Angeles Clippers - Los Angeles Clippers (-4.5) - Win! It was a close game but I got lucky the Fred reacted so much and was called for a technical foul. PG13 got three free throws in the process instead of two.
Over 221.5. - Win!
Portland Trail Blazers - Oklahoma City Thunder - Oklahoma City Thunder (-11.5) - Win!
Golden State Warriors - Milwaukee Bucks - Golden State Warriors (-3.5) - Win! Warriors showing some strength in numbers.

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7 games later.
Here are my picks.
Detroit Pistons - Brooklyn Nets - Brooklyn Nets (-1.5)
Indiana Pacers - Minnesota Timberwolves - Indiana Pacers (-1.5) - The Pacers as favorite, that's rare.
Dallas Mavericks - Miami Heat - Miami Heat (6.5) - This is high risk. I don't know, I just trust the Miami Heat right now after they gave me consecutive wins.
Phoenix Suns - Toronto Raptors - Phoenix Suns (-10.5) - In their last game, it was said that Booker is near back. I hope it will be now.
Sacramento Kings - San Antonio Spurs - Sacramento Kings (-10.5) - No Wemby, yes problem. -10 should be covered.

Good luck everyone.

Clippers and Magic have been trailing in the early periods of the game, but they were able to come back and win the game. The same with Cavaliers, they were trailing, able to comeback but still fall short in the end. Parlay looking good but you know, one mistake will ruin it all. Failed last night, let's make a  new one for the upcoming games, I'm watching and waiting to tail @OgNasty . 

Almost, not quite, as the Hawks won against the Cavs, after their big win and huge comeback from the Celtics the other night, they seems to be exhausted.
Dean Wade only scored 9 points in 30 minutes as compare to his performance against Boston.

Really hard to hit this kind of parlay and even though it's no handicap and just ML, still, there will be just one game that will really messed it up and destroy your multi-bet. Clippers game though is very close, they've been trailing the whole game and finally found their range in the 4th quarter and erases the first quarter lead of 20 points by the Houston Rockets.

This team is so bad... Damn, I thought they are gonna have a blowout win at home, up 20 points IIRC but ended up losing 10 points. That's why they can't criticize the Pistons because they are now on the same level. Kuzma once said " at this level, I don't want to be in that team", referring to the Pistons. LOL.

Sorry mate, you bet on the wrong side, there's no safe bet now although it looks like a winner early.

I somehow find it unusual to like the spread on the Wizards and regardless of their terrible ATS record, i'd hope the rest advantage is enough to hold the Orlando Magic by 7 or less.



I wouldn't say most of the time, but it happens more frequently than expected even in the previous seasons. Sometimes I would see other bettors start saying it ironically because of how common it is.  

Edit: Another second-half collapse from leading to losing double-digits. 

The Houston Rockets won against the San Antonio Spurs with aggressive defense and team play. While the Rockets showed that they have potential even if they are not in great shape, the Los Angeles Clippers have been up and down since the All-Star break and have been inconsistent in their recent games. But the Clippers have plenty of individual talent to win games. The Clippers won both games this season, but this time on the road. Houston's defense could give them trouble, but I expect the Clippers to win.

Both teams are dealing with significant injuries, but both teams want to keep winning. The Cavaliers, without key players like Mitchell, Strus and Mobley, beat the Boston Celtics. The Hawks defeated the New York Knicks despite injuries to Trae Young and Onyeka Okongwu. Both teams have roster deficiencies. That's why I expect a low scoring and competitive game, with both teams on a downward trend. Therefore, I expect the total score to be below par in this game as well.