Topic: NBA 2019-2020 betting - page 96. (Read 125820 times)

Yeah, I think the Nuggets against the Nets, we can take that handicap for the Denver, opening line is -2.5 for them, but I think risking higher at -4.5 is better as we all know that they can easily covered that. Thing with Nets is that they are a good team for the first 3 quarters and suddenly have difficulty to sustain it and so Nuggets might take advantage of it

Of course Warriors playing at home and then against their former player in Poole, gonna be fun. But Curry and Thompson will lead this team and also their new found Draymond Green in Trayce Jackson-Davis. So maybe a double digit win for the Warriors.

Great decision, betting against the Spurs is the easiest way to win actually. As of now, they are again on a losing streak, currently at 3 but this will increase like the last time.


Sixers vs Raptors, I'll pass, the spread is too high, and I believe Raptors are capable of covering that and even upsetting the Sixers on the road.

And this;

Nets vs Nuggets and GSW vs Washington... I'm all for Nuggets and GSW here, with the spread of course, which is -4.5 and -12 respectively.

My experiment was not successful. I thought the Detroit Pistons could at least win that game against the weak undermanned Utah Jazz with most of their stars injured.
2 of 4.
Chicago Bulls won and covered the spreads without a problem and just like I thought they were energized from their previous wins.
New Orleans Pelicans also won their game against the undermanned Cleveland Cavaliers.
But, my last game which is for the Bucks didn't cover the spreads. They won but Orlando Magic did not make it easy for them.

Later 6 games.
Philadelphia 76ers - Toronto Raptors - Philadelphia 76ers (-6.5) @1.68 This is fine for me, I won't be greedy and take that -10.5 against the Raptors.

Brooklyn Nets - Denver Nuggets - Denver Nuggets (-2.5) @1.69 Recently, Denver Nuggets had been playing badly in their second-half games especially if they got the big lead in the first half. Carelessness.
I know it's easy for them to make a score using Jokic but while he is resting they cannot make any good plays.

Golden State Warriors - Washington Wizards - Golden State Warriors (-10.5) @1.69 Win as much as they can, especially against a weaker team. The Warriors defeated a strong Celtics and their confidence might still be there in this game. Plus, they have the homecourt advantage so winning this game is mandatory to build up the fans too.

Too bad for my Sacramento bet against the Celtics, I thought that they can make a comeback and or least cover +7.5. But Boston is too much and it shows it's power against a great team in the West.

I just took the Bulls at -4.5 and I was right about that it's a good bet as the Bulls is riding high on a momentum win and beating the Spurs by almost 20 points.
There could be some games tomorrow night that might be "easier" to predict,

Sixers vs Raptors
Nets vs Nuggets
GSW vs Washington

I'm on OKC -4.5 because the Clippers might not be in the best shape after playing yesterday against the Mavs, and a few key players like PG and Kawhi could be out.



The Timberwolves spread would've been a good grab because it opened around -6, but it already shifted to -9.5, making the Lakers spread look good.

I'm staying away from the clash of the worst teams, it's too unpredictable.  

^Congratulations guys.

8 games today. 1 game is about to start. Thankfully I woke up early and I will place my bet now.
Here are my bets for today's games.

Detroit Pistons - Utah Jazz - Detroit Pistons (-1.5) I was about to bet for the Jazz but I checked the injury reports first. Will this be the time that the Detroit Piston wins? It is a homecourt advantage and they are playing against an undermanned team. No, THT, Markannen, and Jordan Clarkson. It's a chance to stop the bleeding.

Cleveland Cavaliers - New Orleans Pelicans - New Orleans Pelicans (-1.5) No, Garland, Mitchell, and Mobley. The Pelicans should take advantage of it.

Chicago Bulls - San Antonio Spurs - Chicago Bulls (-4.5) The Bulls are hot ever since Alex Caruso returned. Will they continue this winning streak? It will be 3 if they win again.

Oklahoma City Thunder - Los Angeles Clippers - No bets yet. Waiting for confirmation if Kawhi Leonard and PG13 will play or not. The Clippers right now are at +5.5, we could take advantage of that or wait for the starting lineup to be announced. It will be sad to see their 9th winning streak being broken because of injuries or load management.

Milwaukee Bucks - Orlando Magic - Milwaukee Bucks (-10.5) The Bucks dominance will not be easy to break. They have a healthy roster now and if this keeps on they might get that top spot soon. They are on their 5th winning streak and might go 6 especially while playing at their homecourt. Their fans would love to see how strong they are. Orlando Magic on the other hand is on their 3rd losing streak.

Good luck everyone.

After that big loss, I will not bet on today's game and will bet on tomorrow's games instead to give me time to think about my losses last time, and this is to maybe change the bet after a while or just focus on tomorrow game instead of making a quick guess in today's game but this is my pick for tomorrows game,

Brooklyn Nets (2.49) VS Denver Nuggets (1.56)

• Brooklyn Nets Injury List

Dennis Smith Jr. (Back/ Game Time Decision)
Lonnie Walker IV (Hamstring/ out until at least Dec 26)
Ben Simmons (Back/ out until at least Jan 5)

• Denver Nuggets Injury List

Aaron Gordon (Heel/ Game Time Decision)
Vlatko Cancar (Knee/ out until at least Apr 2)

Miami Heat (1.79) VS Atlanta Hawks (2.07)

• Miami Heat Injury List

Dru Smith (Knee/ Out for the season)
Jimmy Butler (Calf/ out until at least Dec 25)

• Atlanta Hawks Injury List

AJ Griffin (Personal/ out until at least Dec 23)
Mouhamed Gueye (Back/ out until at least Jan 20)
Jalen Johnson (Wrist/ out until at least Dec 26)
Kobe Bufkin (Thumb/ out until at least Jan 7)

Sacramento King (1.73) VS Phoenix Suns (2.16)

• Sacramento King Injury List

Malik Monk (Foot/ Game Time Decision)
Alex Len (Ankle/ out until at least Dec 29)

• Phoenix Suns Injury List

Keita Bates-Diop (Head/ Game Time Decision)
Josh Okogie (Hip/ Game Time Decision)
Bradley Beal (Ankle/ out until at least Jan 7)
Damion Lee (Knee/ out until at least Dec 31)

I won 2 of my money lines and I think I am OK with the results as I got 2 wins, for me it is not really that bad,

Toronto Raptors VS Denver Nuggets SCORE 104 - 113 - WIN

I can not say that this is a one-sided game as the Toronto Raptors were not left behind it was just a close-score game for the Raptors but from start to finish the Denver Nuggets were consistently on the lead, and the Toronto Raptors could not do anything about it, even though Scottie Barnes has a double-double of 10 rebounds and 30 points, they can not exceed with their lead against the Nuggets, Michael Porter Jr. and Aaron Gordon both got 12 points, Jamal Murray got 20 points and Nikola Jokic has a double-double of 15 rebounds and 31 points,

Chicago Bulls VS Los Angeles Lakers SCORE 124 - 108 - LOST

Actually, this is a great back-to-back close game for both teams but the Chicago Bulls got their rhythm in the 3rd quarter and they didn't let the Los Angeles Lakers take another lead from there, it was a close game for both teams the Los Angeles Lakers is not far behind they didn't manage to reclaim back their lead LeBron James got a double-double of 10 rebounds and 25 points while both Alex Caruso and Patrick Williams got 15 points, Cody White got 17 points, and DeMar DeRozan got 27 points,

Sacramento Kings VS Boston Celtics SCORE 119 - 144 - WIN

At 1st the Sacramento Kings got a massive lead and they were doing great at the beginning of the game but the Boston Celtics managed to take that lead in the 2nd quarter of this game and after that, the Boston Celtics didn't take that lead off to themselves, as the Sacramento Kings can not make a further lead against the Celtics until the 2nd half of the game Payton Pritchard got 20 points, Jrue Holiday has a double-double of 10 assist and 21 points, Kristaps Porzingis has 24 points, while Derrick White and Jaylen Brown both got 28 points,

Okay, let's get it moving to the upcoming games fellas!

We have some exciting games coming ahead, and based on my taste, these are the games that I like to bet on.

Pelicans vs Cleveland
Indiana vs Memphis
Magic vs  Bucks
Clippers vs OKC
Lakers vs Minnesota

The most anticipated, battle of the worst teams. 

Wizards vs Trail Blazers.

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I'm not betting yet, I'll leave that up to you guy. Tell me, what game should we bet and on what team?

I knew Bulls will smash Lakers last night and I was right. Now , I'm glad I even took a bet with ML on Bulls and 76ers as the payout at @3 odds was kinda great even if I was scared to place more than 10$.

Game of the night for me was Heat who were underdogs in every possible scenario against Orlando and yet , they were around 20+ in front after 3rd quarter and I think if they wanted to , they could have easily put 30+ in front.

Based on my experience, live betting lines like that end up to be a trap. If Celtics was against a bad team, then I'd gladly take the live betting, but we know that Kings is a team that could come back, so most likely it was able to attract a lot of bettors. +7.5 live from -3.5 before the game, you could think of it as a steal, (so that's the trap).

He was a hidden gem of the team. It seems like it's a blessing in disguise for this guy as he benefited from the absense of Draymond Green. I think he will continue to earn good minutes and as he continue to show some consistency, who knows, he might be at the starting 5 soon.

Klay Thompon's shooting is slowly showing some consistency though, especially in big games like their win against the Celtics, Game 6 Klay loves to show who he is.

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Too bad they didn't make a come back. Celtics despite playing a back to back game still win the game by 25 points. I guess Kings has to evaluate themselves, they should be more ready against a team like Celtics because they are very dominant and without improving their defense, they would struggle.

Celtics scored 144 points in a game, too much offense there.

Damn! What a waste!

I won the first 6 games but cash out was not available because the LA Lakers were trailing and so did the Houston Rockets. Both are favorites and yet they were upset by their opponents.
Boston Celtics on the other hand is winning their game with a big lead against the Kings.

Joel Embiid did great in the 4th quarter coming back from the deficit and winning the game with a huge lead.
I guess no one expected that Miami Heat could win that game considering they are underdog against the Orlando Magic. Sadly, I didn't make any single bet and poured most of my balance into that parlay and another through Over and Unders. Both bets didn't win, it could've been a big one. Well, better luck next time and congratulations to the winners today.

How about their rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis, he did a good job as well, and he has that one critical block in the game.

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I'm taking +7.5 for the Kings against the Boston Celtics live betting at 1.90. They are down double digits from the Celtics, but I think they will make a huge comeback in the last 2 quarters. Or at least make it close and enough for that handicap to be covered by them.

Here are my bets and predictions for the upcoming games for the today games of the NBA

Toronto Raptors VS Denver Nuggets

The stake odds for this game are 2.47 for the Toronto Raptors and 1.57 for the Denver Nuggets, for this game Christian Koloko has an Illness and can not play for the Toronto Raptors, not until December 22, while Aaron Gordon and Jay Huff are questionable if they can play for Nuggets and Vlatko Cancar have a Knee injury and can not play for the Denver Nuggets, for this game even though they have some injuries it is OK along as their main players can win this all, my pick is the Denver Nuggets,

Chicago Bulls VS Los Angeles Lakers

The stake odds for this game are 2.55 for the Bulls and 1.54 for the Lakers, for this game Alex Caruso, and Patrick Williams, are questionable if they can play for the Bulls, and Lonzo Ball is Out for the season. Torrey Craig, Henri Drell, Onuralp Bitim, and Zach LaVine can not play for the Chicago Bulls while LeBron James, Jarred Vanderbilt, Anthony Davis, and Gabe Vincent all is questionable they can play for the Lakers, and Jalen Hood-Schifino have back injuries, and can not play for the Los Angeles Lakers, and so even though they have all the great games you can tackle it is always enough for them and for sure Lebron James and Anthony Davis will be OK with this, so my pick is the Los Angeles Lakers,

Sacramento Kings VS Boston Celtics

The stake odds for this game are 1.74 for the Chicago Bulls and 2.14 for the Celtics, for this game Alex Len has an Ankle injury and can not play for the Sacramento Kings, while Kristaps Porzingis  has a calf injury and is questionable if he can play for the Celtics and Luke Kornet has a Thigh injury and can not play for the Boston Celtics, for me my pick is the Boston Celtics as even though they have lost to the Warriors last game I think they will retaliate because of that and having the best defense in the season I think my pick is the Boston Celtics,

Not the luckiest day yesterday because I lost all four picks. The New Orleans squad was timid on the defense in front of their fans. But I enjoyed the match so much. Ja Morant is a superstar and the Grizzlies need him. Milwaukee Bucks won but not enough for the spreads. I was counting the Bucks and the second unit to outclass the Spurs and lead as high as 20. And what is happening to the Phoenix Suns? They appeared lost. They are losing matches that they could have won. And only won by small margins on matches they could have taken big leads. And the Warriors without Draymond Green shocked the Celtics. Steph Curry was pouring three pointers and the likelihood of getting fouled out.

People would have a different thought if Memhpis were not able to come back and win.

The score in the first half was 41-60. It's a 19 points deficit going to the 3rd quarter, and this is on the home court of the Pelicans, so it's expected that they'll have a hard time coming back to the game or just even covering the handicap, but as to my surprised they win, so the stroy has change.

Regardless of the outcome, there's always a story of this game because it's an important game, the first game of Morant after serving his suspention.

Guess what, Memphis will be hype now, so I guess I'll be betting against them on their next game.

This is the 1st time I thought of making my multi-bet on my own, and it was a failure, I just tried it because I was feeling very lucky lately but here is the result of my picks and multi-bets for today's game,

New Orleans Pelicans (1.34) VS Memphis Grizzlies (3.40) - LOST


Never imagined the return of Ja Morant in this game and that has given another edge for the Memphis Grizzlies to win this game, the New Orleans Pelicans did a great job at the start of the game but Morant has started heating up led Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. t do what they do best, but it was a close game and I thought that the Pelicans will win this, so it turns out to be a lost for me,

Milwaukee Bucks (1.07) VS San Antonio Spurs (9.80) - WIN


The San Antonio Spurs clearly don't have what it takes to win and without Victor Wembanyama in their roster it is really hard to make a play but they still manage a great score so it is OK for me as the Milwaukee Bucks did great Antetokounmpo made an adjustment for this game and let the other players of the bucks take the score, while he makes the play, I think this is effective form for the Bucks,

Golden State Warriors (2.90) VS Boston Celtics (1.43) - LOST


Amazing performance for the Golden State Warriors but it was really a close game, at 1st There were some turnovers because of Stephen Curry, but it was clearly shaken off by the team's greater offense in the 2nd half that made it possible for the Golden State Warriors winning this, I think the overtime have wasted the Boston Celtics as clearly the Warriors has many reserves for an OT, it was a clear win for the Warriors and that is without Draymond Green,

Portland Trail Blazers (3.40) VS Phoenix Suns (1.34) - LOST


Close game but I never imagined that the Phoenix Suns would lose to the Trail Blazers, as the Portland Trail Blazers are down the line in the west in the 14th position but they clearly got a win over the team in the 10th position and Kevin Durant is great in this game, making 40 points or maybe Devin Booker is not feeling all well for this game, while Portland Trail Blazer Deandre Ayton has a double-double of 15 rebounds and 16 points, Jerami Grant got 22 points, and Anfernee Simons got 23 points it was a close game and the game that has ended their 7 losing streak,

With Ja returning for the 1st time this season it was kind of a no brainer to take the points in last nights game. Now for them to win the game was amazing and shows just how much they depend on Morant. I wouldn't bet the farm on Memphis just yet, but I would def consider them a more dangerous opponent at this time.

That's what he does, he could explode anytime, so it's hard to bet against him, but on the first game? That's just so impressive, not everyone can lead the team on their first come back game. So those who have caught that bet are really smart, I would say.

Yeah, there's lots of trap games but I don't see betting on the Pelicans a trap since Morant is back and Pelicans spread is still high.

It was just one of the bets that didn't hit, you know, that's how it is, we make predictions that sometimes doesn't give us a win.

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Anyway, I got some early leans here, maybe you guys like it also.

Dallas +3 and ML
Bulls +4 and ML