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We have six games later. Here are my picks for tonight's games.

Orlando Magic - Philadelphia 76ers - Orlando Magic (-1.5) - Why the Magic are the favorite? Joel Embiid was ruled out to play including Nicolas Bartum. A chance for the Magic to win one more and continue their winning streak to three.

Washington Wizards - Toronto Raptors - Toronto Raptors (-5.5) This is an easy pick considering the Wizards had been losing most of their games. The Raptors are also in bad shape and are now on their third losing streak so expect them to play hard later.

Brooklyn Nets - Milwaukee Bucks - Milwaukee Bucks (-2.5) Giannis is questionable to play which may be the main reason why the spreads are low. But considering how they are playing great even when he is benched then I'll take my chances for them rather than the Nets.

Houston Rockets - Phoenix Suns - Phoenix Suns (-1.5) Josh Okogie and Nurkic are both in probable status so their defense might be weak. All will rely on the offense of Durant and Booker and they should get hot from the start to create a gap because the Rockets are not to be messed with, especially in defense.

Dallas Mavericks - Cleveland Cavaliers - Dallas Mavericks (-1.5) - This is a risky bet, headband Luka is questionable to play but they are at home so I guess they will have a fighting chance if he plays.

Good luck everyone.

Here's some of my pick for today's game. Sixers I know Batum & Embiid is still out for today's game but I believe they can handle Magic, Maxey didn't played well last game against Miami Heat for sure today he will bounce back for today's game.

I pick Raptors because they already lost 3 straight games and this is only Washington Wizards, i think easy win for the Raptors.

Bucks for me even Giannis is questionable to play today. Kris Middleton looking pretty good last game and I think he can still do that against Nets.

Knicks & Rockets ramdom pick 😅. Good luck everyone for you bets today!

I've made the same realization as you in the past but I still coming back in gambling.

Think that you are destine to be a gambler, and you'll stay here. Losing streak is normal, you just gotta learn from it and everything will be good. Now, let's stop with the drama and continue what we love to do. Tomorrow, we have few games on the board and these are my personal picks.

1-Suns -2 ( Nurkic might be back as his status is "probable", and rockets are on a back to back game)
2- Bucks vs Brooklyn (over 240.5)

Sometimes we gotta learn how to bet against ourselves, if you did, that 6 legged parlay would have give you a good pay-out.


Please don't, welll lose a poster here, and we will miss you.

Just let it go man, it's normal, sometimes you have a hot streak, and sometimes you have a cold streak, just come back and try again, maybe limit your number of bets so you'll b able to analyze it well. (but no guarantee)

Took 6 games last night and lost all of them... . I had faith in Pelicans , Hawks , Detroit ( here I understand the loss ) , Timberwolves , Rockets and Spurs but all of them somehow lost them game after a pretty decent start in q1 and q2.

Now , I think it's time to stop betting on NBA for a while and I should just go back to watch instead of betting. 

When we are confident with the Sacramento as we thought they'll just dominate the home team and have a little doubt on Memphis but it was the opposite that happened. Memphis won in a close match, while Sacramento having a off night and loss by a huge margin, this is how risky parlay is.

I'm taking a two legged parlay,

Sacramento -6.5 against Portland + Memphis +5.5 against the Pelicans = 3.17.

Not sure though why Memphis is again the underdog in this game, or Ja Morant not playing here? He singlehandedly beat Pels with that buzzer before and they have been covering the underdog spread since Ja come back

I like that idea. You get around 3.55 for parlaying the match winner of five teams, though i'm not sure if it's worth including the Clippers for the odds boost.

Even though the Rockets had a rare home loss against the Hawks, i'll always take them at odds since they're still solid at home while the Pacers continue to pile up losses on the road (going 1-4) after the in-season tournament.



Edit: Another close loss, as the Pacers cash in with their three-point shooting like they're the Warriors.

I think the way to play today might be a parlay against all the horrible teams in the league.  You have the Nets playing the 2-27 Pistons.  The Magic playing against the 5-23 Wizards.  The Jazz playing against the 4-24 Spurs.  The Kings playing against the 7-21 Trail Blazers.  Finally the Clippers playing against the 7-20 Hornets.  Will all the horrible teams in the NBA lose today?  Probably not.  It's hard to pass up on such a big parlay with so many absolutely terrible teams involved though.  I'll have to check and see if I have anything sitting in my casino account to throw at this today.  Maybe more for fun then trying to win. 

Results for my bet and predictions for the games yesterday

New York Knicks VS Milwaukee Bucks SCORE 129 - 122 - LOST

I was shocked that the New York Knicks were built differently in this game from start to finish I had never seen the Milwaukee Bucks get a Lead from this game, Jalen Brunson was cooking it was a great game for the New York Knicks they managed to get this even though the Milwaukee Bucks Damian Lillard got 32 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo has a double-double of 13 rebounds and 32 points it was not enough as the combination of Immanuel Quickley got 20 points, RJ Barrett got 21 points, Julius Randle got 24, and Jalen Brunson that got 38 points for this game, it was a close game but the Bucks didn't get their lead,

Denver Nuggets VS Golden State Warriors SCORE 120 - 114 - LOST

Actually, I was shocked that Steve Kerr was mad at the Officials, and giving Nikola Jokic as many free throws as he could get there is surely a manipulation of the games like what happened with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers' unfair calls even the flopping was called as a foul, for sure it is really hard to call if a player is flopping or not in the heat of the game an official would rather call it or not but this has become something really unacceptable,

Los Angeles Lakers VS Boston Celtics SCORE 115 - 126 - WIN

Anthony Davis is a monster in this game but if he is just the one who is lifting the heavy lifting them for sure you can not see the win even if LeBron James was on the team he just got 16 points, for the Boston Celtics and the Boston dominates the game with Derrick White's double-double of 11 assist and 18 points, Jrue Holiday got 18 points Jaylen Brown got 19 points Jayson Tatum of 25 points and Kristaps Porzingis has proven something her with a double-double of 11 rebounds and 28 points for this game,

I really hoped that Lebron would have provided something special for Christmas sake, he is a good player that can do something special, like pull a rabbit out of a hat type of player and can get something, but turns out it didn't happen that way.

Sometimes you just have to watch your bet go to waste and there is nothing you can do about it, you just have to let it be and you just have to act like that is normal and there is nothing wrong with it, and I understand why that may feel that way, because watching a game you know you are going to lose is not an easy thing to do, not a lot of people can enjoy that, and I didn't neither so I closed after I realized there was no way coming back from that deficit and just went to bed instead.

Yes, bookies really are good at doing this spread, I mean we have seen that the Heat is becoming the favorite in this game, but still we don't believed and put our bet on the Sixers. And then later we found out that Embiid is not going to play hence that spread on the Bucks. So I'm one of those who fall for the trap as well. I even have seen someone, we compare notes and both of us have the Sixers. But the game is early like 1 am in our timezone but he watch the game and keep on messaging me as the progress of the game. But when I wake up, Bucks already lost. Might stay conservative at the games today, Nets vs Detroit, I'm going with Brooklyn at -5.5 at 1.78

I think you are not alone, bettors would just bet on the Bucks that game as they were the better team, and the spread aren't high, so it's so enticing.


Great win on this gone, Triple JJJ take his game to the next level, I think he had a career high in this game with 31 points and 11 rebounds, and take note, that was 11-15, shooting, this kid doesn't play like a rookie anymore.

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maybe people will stop comparing Chet and Wemby on the rookie ladder as JJJ is going to take over them.

I also got cooked earlier on the Bucks game, and underestimated the Knicks, thinking they couldn't stop the Bucks for the second time after their one-sided loss a few days ago.

On to the next match, I guess i'll take the Heat to win at home even though they've been a hit or miss. The Heat will be without Butler, while the Sixers won't have Embiid, but I still see them beating the Sixers because they haven't won yet without Embiid in their lineup.

∆ T. Maxey 25+ points / T. Maxey 6+ assists @1.70 ∆  X

Like this spot for Maxey with Embiid missing the game for Philly. Maxey usage rate should be elite tonight. Heat guard play isn't anything to stress about, both Lowry and Herro can't guard him. Sixers likely to have an extra shooter out there which means better spacing for Maxey to work with, assists should be there as well.

Maxey's stats from /L3 look great:


image source: https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/maxeyty01/gamelog/2024

Bucks lost the game already, didn't see the game as it was early in the timezone, but it seems that the Knicks started hot in the first quarter and playing good defense on Giannis. Bucks try to comeback in the, but Brunson's torch them with 38 big points.

So obviously, for those who bet on the Bucks, it's a trap again and odd makers know it.


Games started with Boston leading, but let's see, it looks like the Lakers are trying to make a comeback in this game.
It's only the first quarter and James is forcing himself in the middle and scoring.

We have games later guys. 5 games to be exact.
One game will start in 30 minutes. Here are my picks for today.

New York Knicks - Milwaukee Bucks - Milwaukee Bucks (-1.5) - I don't know why the spreads are that low, there's no injury report being posted so I am guessing the bookies think that the Knicks can win but I am going for the favorite.

Denver Nuggets - Golden State Warriors - Denver Nuggets (-5.5) Andrew Wiggins is probable to play for the Warriors. Aaron Gordon and Caldwell-Pope are both probable for the Nuggets. Well, as long as they have Jokic, there's still a chance to win. I just wish they can cover the spread.

Los Angeles Lakers - Boston Celtics - Boston Celtics (-1.5) Porzingis questionable for the Celtics. Too many to mention on the Lakers side are in probable and questionable status, including Lebron and AD.

I might take live betting for the other two games.

Good luck everyone.

Good luck! But honestly, this is the type of game that I'm gonna avoid. With the Bucks being one of the dominant team in the NBA given only -3.5 against mediocre team? There must be something with it, this is a rematch since they already faced last November23 and the Bucks have dominated them with a 130-111 score, so I hope you'll get this right mate.


I agree, the Lakers just recently broken their losing streak, while the Boston Celtics have been winning most of their games, the reason why they are at the number 1 spot now. Although the Lakers have a decent home record, I think it's a non factor against a strong team like Boston.

I'll go with the Bucks at -3.5 @1.93, I think they can cover this handicap and could be plenty to spare. I think Giannis will play very hard as he knows that many are going to tune in this fight this Christmas, so he will have to show something here.

Same with Boston over Lakers, I will go with -3.5 @1.94. Boston is just too strong for the Lakers as this point. Boston has been covering and even beat a good team with double digit except for the Warriors game wherein they have control of the game, but Curry put in a great number to force OT.

We are having an NBA game Tomorrow and here are my bets and predictions,

New York Knicks VS Milwaukee Bucks

The stake odds for this game are 2.34 for the Knicks and 1.63 for the Bucks, for this game DaQuan Jeffries, is questionable if he can play this game, Mitchell Robinson has an ankle injury and is Out for the season, and Jericho Sims has an ankle injury and can not play for the New York Knicks, while Giannis Antetokounmpo is questionable if he can play for the Bucks, and Jae Crowder can not play for the Milwaukee Bucks, for this game because of those injuries and even if Antetokounmpo can not play this game I still be picking the Milwaukee Bucks,

Denver Nuggets VS Golden State Warriors

The stake odds for this game are 1.39 for the Nuggets and 3.10 for the Warriors, Right now Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Aaron Gordon both are questionable if they can play for this game, Vlatko Cancar has a knee injury and can not play for the Denver Nuggets, while Andrew Wiggins is questionable if he can play for this game while Gary Payton II has a calf injury and can not play for this game right now this is a great opportunity in my opinion for the Warriors to test on what they can really do, and Denver Nuggets is a monster team, so I will risk this bet and go with the Golden State Warriors,

Los Angeles Lakers VS Boston Celtics

The stake odds for this game are 2.25 for the Lakers and 1.68 for the Celtics, for this game Gabe Vincent is questionable if he can play for the Los Angeles Lakers while Luke Kornet, Kristaps Porzingis, and Svi Mykhailiuk are all questionable if they can play for the Boston Celtics, for this game I think that the Lakers is exhausted in their previous game for sure the Boston has a highly chance in winning so my pick is the Boston Celtics,