Topic: NBA 2019-2020 betting - page 86. (Read 122898 times)

Anyone get trap on the Philly's lost to the Bulls? I didn't expect that Joel will be absent on that game, and so it was a big upset and Philly's lost their winning streak as they mostly covered the double digit handicap they have in the last 3 games.

Dallas also lost by a big margin against the Nuggets. I thought that the Mavs will fare good in this game, but it's the same game for them. It was only Luka and the support cast is not there to provide anything. Only Luka and Exum scored double digits for Dallas.

Edit: @Russlenat - thanks, because when I try to watch the game for a brief moment, the announcer said that Joel Embiid is absent, and I thought that he didn't play. Now I realized that he did play but the announcer might have been just referring to that quarter around, (if I'm not mistaken, it was the second quarter). So I didn't continue to watch that game as I have misunderstood it and knows that my bet will take a L without Joel.

With a bit of luck.

I literally forgot my bets yesterday. It was all set at Stake.com but I got so sleepy that I shut down my computer without knowing I didn't press the bet button. Well, I was lucky because most of my bets could've been lost.
The Philadelphia 76ers lost against the Chicago Bulls. Big upset.
Houston Rockets too against the Cavaliers, I could've bet for the Rockets there as they are a hot team.
Miami Heat also lost against the Timberwolves.
Then finally the Lakers lost against the New York Knicks.

Anyway, we have just 4 games later.
This will be the return of Ja Morant but I doubt they can win this against the Pelicans. With Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum, Brandon Ingram, and Valanciunas, all they need is to put Jared Jackson Jr. in foul trouble and then they can dominate the paint.
New Orleans Pelicans - Memphis Grizzlies - New Orleans Pelicans (-4.5)

Milwaukee Bucks - San Antonio Spurs - Milwaukee Bucks (-14.5) Malik Beasley is the only probable to play for the Bucks. Wemby was ruled out to play.

Portland Trail Blazers - Phoenix Suns - Phoenix Suns (-5.5) Grayson Allen is probable, and Josh Okogie is ruled out to play. Well, they still have KD and Booker so I think that -5.5 is low enough. @1.73.

Good luck everyone.

Congrats on your win, although I didn't put a bet on tonight's game, but I did keep tabs on the score. That was a huge comeback by the Wolves, I thought that the Heat are going to pull an upset win here.

But then again, the Wolves will not be on the top of the West if they don't have the mentality to make a strong comeback and win big even in the road. So that's what they did here against the Heat. Just imagine though if someone do live betting on the Wolves when they are down in the first half, it could be a very attractive odds.

Thanks, I was about to accept my loss on the Timberwolves when the Heat was close to a 20-point lead in the second quarter and then came back to see a turnaround in the near end.

Nice catch on the Lakers' live odds, but their shooting was a bit off when they had some uncontested shots.

You were right again on this one, Miami Heat started strong but the 2nd half all belonged to the Timberwolves.

I got a wrong pick today because I bet on the Sixers thinking they'll again dominate their opponent. Unfortunately, it's the Bulls who ended up winning the game, I didn't notice that the Bulls has been playing recently, should have bet on the other side, but that's gambling, just gotta move on to the other game.

Right now, lakers are down a double digit, but I believe they'll come back. Betting line now @2.65 moneyline.

I'm in the same boat with a couple of your picks, mainly on the Twolves, as the Heat still looks questionable with their recent results, while the Twolves remain dominant even on the road.



Good choice on skipping the Suns match because they only woke up once the fourth quarter started.

Congrats to you as well, it was a sweep on your end,  

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Thanks mate, I skipped the Suns game, not confident with them having that -10.5 (or isn't it 12.5?) initial line and same with the the GSW, although they've won and cover the spread by just .5 points. hehehe.

My 3 game parlay here, handicap and then over and under. My handicap is @5.95 and then over and under @.6.50.

my picks,

Cavs -3.5, Clippers -1.5, Wolves -1.5 Mavs +8.5.

Something that he needed while growing up in this league, taking low percent shots compared to passing it over to a much open teammate,
if he will not adjust and continue throwing ball like this, I'm sure the management will look for good alternative.

I guess that's also one of those reason why GSW trade him aside from that conflict against Draymond, his shot selection and his offensive production
from the last season is far from what he got during the last title they shared.

Lucky for those who take the handicap as Suns failed to cover but to those who risk for ML a sorry missed for them.

Great job, reducing the spread help it. Looks like you know what's gonna happen, Genius!

Rockets were able to make it close actually, they aren't going anywhere but they were fighting the whole game. However, frustrations probably sink in to them as they weren't playing within their pace anymore, in additiona, Brooks was ejected and their coach, so it's a total mess.

Despite that, I still think it's good to back the Rockets on their next game as they are a legit team with a good standing this season compared to the last. Actually I won on this game as I took a live bet with a handicap of +9.5 in favor of the Rockets.



They were lucky they beat the Lakers and their long losing streak was stopped, but they are back to reality again, I think they'll start filing a losing streak.

Very nice win. Congratulations.
Lucky! Yes, 8 points but the Nuggets slowed down. OKC did turn the tables on that game which surprised me a lot.
3 of 3.
It was just the right amount of spread for the Golden State Warriors as they won by 4 points. Thankfully my greed didn't activate and I accepted the 1.69 odds.
Houston Rockets gave the Milwaukee Bucks a bit of trouble but like I said, their stars are rested well enough due to their big win in their previous game so they can still play until the end without any sign of exhaustion. Plus it's a home game so they might as well win it for the crowd. Giannis let Lillard do his thing and he scored 39 points in the process.
The New Orleans Pelicans won by a big margin. San Antonio Spurs are back to losing games.

We have lots of games later. I am still waiting if there will be changes in the odds so I will share my early bets later. Also, I am preparing another long parlay and maybe luckily win it this time. 11 games will get you to 200+ or maybe even better with the right picks.

You were correct, Suns were able to come back and win but they didn't cover the high spread. 108-112, it's just a 4 point win, so @Boltz was right as the underdog have covered the handicap. You know what I saw in the game? Poole again with a bad shot selection, I mean it doesn't look like a usual shot, looks like an acrobatic shot for me, he didn't wait until he got a clear view or maybe just pass it to someone with, he just shoot the ball with his low percentage shot.

As predicted by you, Suns were able to make a come back with their good run, they didn't take the lead yet but it's now already a single digit game and per betting odds, Suns is likely to win now.

This is the Wizards, they aren't a team you can trust even if they'll have a good start and earn the big lead because they cannot hold on to that, they usually gas out in the 2nd half, probably due to poor coaching, or some weakness they have, but the Suns, you know they are a strong team, they'll come back to win.

I'm now certain that the Suns will win, but as to covering the spread, I'm 50/50 on that.

What's the odds for +7.5? I think the pre-game spread was +12.5 and you took +7.5, would that mean you take a bigger odds on that particular bet?

Guess it's time for the Suns backers to take the moneyline now, it's currently at 1.84 as the Suns are down 12 points now.
If the Suns would come back in the 3rd quarter and take the lead going to the 4th quarter, it's possible that they can still cover the spread which was -12.5.

Good luck to both sides though!

Congrats on cashing that sweet five-legged.  

I have to go with the Suns regardless of their poor form (1/5) because Booker and KD are still a scary duo to go against.

Then again, you might be up to something since the Wizards are a decent team in covering the spread (8-6 on the road).



Edit:  My ticket is probably dead. Instead of the Suns taking the lead, it's the opposite. 

I smell a trap game between Suns and Wizards but on the same time I really can't trust Wizards to win a game and especially to win 2 games in a row  but I think they can cover the spread so taking Wizards +7.5 should be a safe bet. Also , it would worth to trow 10$ on ML as well as the odds are ~@7 and I think it will go down around 2.5 during the game as long as Wizards will keep up the pace with Suns.

I got lucky last night, hitting a 5 game parlay with a odds of 11.63 Here.

Boston vs Magic is currently playing, wasn't able to bet on this one but the Celtics is already on a double digit lead after struggling on the first quarter. However, they came back in the second quarter, now leading by double digits.

I think the initial line for this game is -6.5 so good chance to win that handicap.

@danherbias07 - I skipped the Pacers game and have the OKC +6.5 against the Nuggets to complete my parlay. I thought I have lost my bet as the Nuggets is leading by 8 points in the last 3 minutes.

Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets. C'mon.


I got a good win of 4 of 5 at team picks but I badly want that parlay. Greedy.
Milwaukee Bucks had no problem covering the spread.
Philadelphia 76ers also blew out the Charlotte Hornets.
Miami Heat won by two which made me lose my team pick which is -3.5 in the spreads.
The Mavs had no problem and so did the LA Clippers against the Knicks. Clippers is playing like a championship contender and they never failed all my bets for them recently.

Later, 5 games only.
Here are my picks.
Portland Trail Blazers - Golden State Warriors - Golden State Warriors (-3.5) @1.69
Milwaukee Bucks - Houston Rockets - Milwaukee Bucks (-5.5) Back to back for the Bucks but their stars had a good rest because of the big lead.
San Antonio Spurs - New Orleans Pelicans - New Orleans Pelicans (-5.5)

Good luck everyone.

Boston it is tomorrow, they were playing great at home, covered most of their games and remained undefeated, so most likely we will see the same outcome the last time they played the Magic.

If these players will play according to @owengtam09... we will see an interesting game.


All of them are in game time decision, means there's a chance to see them. I think gonna make them better, but winning is exactly a different story.

Yup! It was a bad day, and I am surely feeling frustrated seeing the result and I surely admit it, that is why I haven't made any bets for the following games I feel like I lost a lot in this game not getting even 1 win is hard but the games right now are unpredictable actually I have thought that the following games would win because of the main player's injuries but it was clear that all was a close game and pretty much it never ends up in the way that I expected it,


Never expected that to happen but still, it was a close game, and well the Miami Heat also had a struggle way to the finals last season, but this time maybe the emo hair of Jimmy Butler could be to blame for not getting much points it was covering his eyes that much, but it will surely depend on him if that could be a problem or not, but it is still hilarious seeing his emo hair like that,

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Now I am ready to bet again so here are my bets for the games tomorrow,

Boston Celtics (1.30) VS Orlando Magic (3.70)

• Boston Celtics Injury List

Dalano Banton (Illness/ Game Time Decision)
Luke Kornet (Thigh/ out until at least Dec 23)

• Orlando Magic Injury List

Markelle Fultz (Knee/ Game Time Decision)
Jalen Suggs (Undisclosed/ Game Time Decision)
Joe Ingles (Ankle/ Game Time Decision)
Wendell Carter Jr. (Finger/ out until at least Dec 20)

San Antonio Spurs (3.50) VS New Orleans Pelicans (1.32)

• San Antonio Spurs Injury List

Tre Jones (Illness/ Game Time Decision)
Zach Collins (Knee/ Game Time Decision)
Charles Bassey (Knee/ Out for the season)

• New Orleans Pelicans Injury List

Dereon Seabron (Undisclosed/ Game Time Decision)
Matt Ryan (Elbow/ out until at least Jan 29)
Larry Nance Jr. (Ribs/ out until at least Dec 31)

Milwaukee Bucks (1.41) VS Houston Rockets (3.05)

• Milwaukee Bucks Injury List

Malik Beasley (Illness/ Game Time Decision)
Khris Middleton (Rest/ Game Time Decision)
Jae Crowder (Groin/ out until at least Jan 17)

• Houston Rockets Injury List

Amen Thompson (Illness/ Game Time Decision)
Victor Oladipo (Knee/ Game Time Decision)
Jae'Sean Tate (Illness/ Game Time Decision)

Thanks!... I enjoyed watching the game, there was never a nervous moment after I put that bet as Clippers were really strong in dominating the game. Now, I can confidently trust the Clippers as they have found a way to make their trio worked, as what I have noticed, Leonard was the biggest contributor in the recent games and good things happened.