Topic: NBA 2019-2020 betting - page 97. (Read 123601 times)

We should not forget what the Dallas, particularly Luka did to the Phoenix Suns when they beat by a huge margin in game 7.
Luka statement cannot be forgotten, he said .. "everybody's acting tough when they're up", and after that he really beat the Suns by making a huge statement.



I like the Kings as well but there must be a change of line (increase ) since Sac is currently -4.

About the first game, I'm with you on this one, I like the home team, they are so offensive so ML is the right bet. Also, I'm thinking of betting the over 241, they should hit this.

True. Luka is something and I think that is why the commentators of the LA Clippers during their game back on November 25 were not yet confident with their lead even though it was in double digits. The Mavericks are scary when they make runs and it was shown during that game against the OKC Thunder.

Later 2 games. Quarter Final of the In-Season Tournament.

I kind of like how the Indiana Pacers are playing. Fast-paced type of game and I am rooting for them to claim the crown in this mini tourney.
Indiana Pacers - Boston Celtics - Indiana Pacers ML @2.65

My other bet:
Sacramento Kings - New Orleans Pelicans - Sacramento Kings (-2.5)
Oh, how I wish this would not be so much of a close game. Kings had been great but they were defeated by the Pelicans on their last meeting although it was just 5 points and it was the Pelicans' home.
If I am not mistaken, the Kings have not won against them in their two meetings. This will be both vengeance and the aim to win the NBA Cup.
Good luck everyone.

Nice couple of wins there.  Crazy that Dallas went on a 30-0 run and couldn't win the game.  Think it was one of the longest runs without winning the game in history. Lula was a beast.  Looking at the games ahead for the playin tourny and can't decide.  I think I have to lay on the Knicks as a Homer bet but can't decide on the others yet.

Here are the results for my picks for the NBA games yesterday,

Chicago Bulls (2.27) VS New Orleans Pelicans (1.67) - LOST


It was a close game and it was actually a back-and-forth game but eventually, the New Orleans Pelican was leading at the end of halftime because of Herb Jones, Zion Williamson, and Brandon Ingram they managed this, but for sure the Chicago Bulls didn't allow this and eventually got their rhythm with Ayo Dosunmu, Torrey Craig, DeMar DeRozan, and Coby White getting this game a win for them, and a lost for my bet,

Milwaukee Bucks (1.41) VS Atlanta Hawks (3.00) - WIN


It was a close game as well until the end of halftime and the Milwaukee Bucks got the 4-point lead until they Milwaukee Bucks didn't let it slip in the 4th quarter actually an amazing performance for Saddiq Bey, Dejounter Murray, and Trae Young for the Hawks and keeping the score close, but eventually the Milwaukee Bucks with Malik Beasley, Cameron Payne, and Damian Lillard's play makes have eventually gained the momentum and Giannis Antetokounmpo triple-double,

Dallas Mavericks (2.39) VS Oklahoma City Thunders (1.61) - WIN


Close game for the Oklahoma City Thunders and the OKC got a lead in the 1st half closing the halftime with 72 points OKC and 56 Mavericks, but the Dallas Mavericks cut the lead to nothing in the 4th quarter, but the Oklahoma City Thunders managed to take the close win against the Mavericks and Luca Doncic's incredible triple-double performance, but the OKC manage to win this with 6 points lead,

Los Angeles Lakers (1.52) VS Houston Rockets (2.60) - WIN


A solid lead for the Los Angeles Lakers at the end of halftime, with 44 for the Rockets and 60 for the Lakers, and the Los Angeles Lakers didn't let the Houston Rockets take another lead in the 2nd half that eventually managed to take the win top performer was Anthony Davis but still the team of the Lakers had a great time with this game, and manage to make a win

I was really surprised with my bet result and if it weren't for the Golden State Warriors losing I would have had a perfect win sure was 1 point difference and it was a close game for sure,

Los Angeles Clippers VS Golden State Warriors SCORE 113 - 112 - LOST

It was a crazy lead for the Warriors and they surely played the 1st half that great but unfortunately the Los Angeles Clippers have made some adjustments and gotten a slow but surely pace in getting that game comeback sure both teams really did well, it just the Warriors got a great advantage with that lead but they have blown it away, what I like about the Warriors now is their rotation I think they need to see their problem and make it in playing their new players to their veteran players for sure it is really going well this way, but yeah James Harden got 21 points, Kawhi Leonard got 20 points and Paul George got 25 points,

Charlotte Hornets VS Minnesota Timberwolves SCORE 117 - 123 - WIN

The Timberwolves were very dominant in this game for sure Minnesota Timberwolves have done a great job in getting their lead from start to finish, and the fact that the Minnesota Timberwolves is a great team now not the greatest but against the Charlotte Hornets sure that is a total struggle for the Hornets in getting their rhythm for this game, Naz Reid got 23 points, Rudy Gobert has a double-double of 12 rebounds and 26 points and Karl-Anthony Towns got 28 points,

Brooklyn Nets VS Orlando Magic SCORE 129 - 101 - WIN

Another blown-out game and this time the Brooklyn Nets dominated this game against the Orlando Magic, from start to finish the Brooklyn Nets didn't give the lead to the Orlando Magic, Cam Thomas got 20 points Spencer Dinwiddle got 22 points, and lastly, Mikal Bridge that has to unlock his potential and getting a crazy 42 points for this game,

Detroit Pistons VS Cleveland Cavaliers SCORE 101 - 110 - WIN

In this game, the Detroit Pistons got a great job in making this game that close at the start of the game it was a 1st half lead for the Pistons but for some reason, the Cleveland Cavaliers got their pace in the 2nd half and for sure another great decision that the Cavaliers will win this one, Cade Cunnigham made a great time but still the Cleveland Cavaliers in this game Jarrett Allen has a double-double of 11 rebounds and 19 points Donovan Mitchell got 20 points and Darius Garland and Max Strus both got 22 points for this game,

I got a W here, it was fun and easy, thinking that Warriors would also win the game as they had a very comfortable lead. However, like we witness in the past, their opponents could comeback against them despite being down big time because of their lack of size and defense, and the Clippers were able to do that with a one point win, courtesy of PG13 step back 3 point shot.

Anyway, I still win with the handicap, but no games tomorrow, so let's take a break for a while.

Here are my bets and predictions for the games today

Los Angeles Clippers VS Golden State Warriors

The stake odds for this game are 1.48 for the Clippers and 2.75 for the Warriors For this game Brandon Boston Jr. has a Quadriceps injury and is questionable if he can play for the Los Angeles Clippers, Mason Plumlee has a knee injury and can not play for the Clippers while Andrew Wiggins has a finger injury and right now is questionable if he can play for the Warriors and Usman Garuba, has a finger injury, Chris Paul has a lower leg injury and Gary Payton II has a calf injury for this game and because the Warriors have injured This Paul for sure it is up to Curry and the rest in doing this so my pick is the Golden State Warriors,

Charlotte Hornets VS Minnesota Timberwolves

The stake odds for this game are 2.75 for the Hornets and 1.48 for the Timberwolves, Right now Nick Richards and Brandon Miller are both Questionable, and Frank Ntilikina, LaMelo Ball, and Cody Martin are games he didn't know While Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards are both questionable if they can play and Jaden McDaniels, Jordan McLaughlin, and Jaylen Clark all cannot play for Minnesota for this game right now the Minnesota Timberwolves is doing great in every game and you can see in the standings that the Timberwolves wouldn't need anything and in actuality they are number 1 in the west right now so my pick is the Minnesota Timberwolves,

Brooklyn Nets VS Orlando Magic

The stake odds for this game are 1.72 for the Nets and 2.17 for the Magic, right now Dennis Smith Jr. has a back issue, and is questionable if he can play for the Brooklyn Nets, Dariq Whitehead, Noah Clowney, Lonnie Walker IV, and Ben Simmons are all injured and can not play for the Brooklyn Nets, while Jonathan Isaac has an Ankle injury and he is questionable if he can play for the Orlando Magic, Wendell Carter Jr., Markelle Fultz, and Kevon Harris all can not play for the Orlando Magic, for now this is a close game but for sure the Brooklyn Nets I feel like there are still value with that odds so my pick is the Brooklyn Nets,

Detroit Pistons VS Cleveland Cavaliers

The stake odds for this game are 4.20 for the Pistons and 1.25 for the Cavaliers, right now Ausar Thompson and Bojan Bogdanovic an injuries and both are questionable if they can play for the Detroit Pistons while Joe Harris and Monte Morris both have injuries and can not play for the Pistons while Ty Jerome, Caris LeVert, Dean Wade, and Ricky Rubio all have injuries and can not play for the Cleveland Cavaliers, while this game is pretty much going their way for the Cavaliers they still can not underestimate the Pistons in this game but my pick is still the Cleveland Cavaliers,

Here are my picks for games today for the NBA

Chicago Bulls (2.27) VS New Orleans Pelicans (1.67)

• Chicago Bulls Injury List

DeMar DeRozan (Ankle/ Game Time Decision)
Lonzo Ball (Knee/ Out for the season)
Onuralp Bitim (Illness/ out until at least Dec 6)
Zach LaVine (Foot/ out until at least Dec 8 )

• New Orleans Pelicans

Jose Alvarado (Ankle/ Game Time Decision)
Matt Ryan (Calf/ Game Time Decision)
CJ McCollum (Chest/ out until at least Dec 4)
Larry Nance Jr. (Ribs/ out until at least Dec 31)

Milwaukee Bucks (1.41) VS Atlanta Hawks (3.00)

• Milwaukee Bucks Injury List

Andre Jackson Jr. (Back/ Game Time Decision)
Pat Connaughton (Ankle/ out until at least Dec 5)
Jae Crowder (Groin/ out until at least Jan 17)

• Atlanta Hawks Injury List

Jalen Johnson (Wrist/ out until at least Dec 26)
Mouhamed Gueye (Back/ out until at least Dec 11)
Kobe Bufkin (Thumb/ out until at least Jan 7)

Dallas Mavericks (2.39) VS Oklahoma City Thunders (1.61)

• Dallas Mavericks Injury List

Tim Hardaway Jr. (Back/ Game Time Decision)
Maxi Kleber (Toe/ Game Time Decision)
Dante Exum (Personal/ Game Time Decision)
Luka Doncic (Personal/ Game Time Decision)

• Oklahoma City Thunders Injury List

No Injuries

Los Angeles Lakers (1.52) VS Houston Rockets (2.60)

• Los Angeles Lakers Injury List

LeBron James (Calf/ Game Time Decision)
Anthony Davis (Groin/ Game Time Decision)
Jaxson Hayes (Elbow/ Game Time Decision)
Cam Reddish (Groin/ Game Time Decision)
Gabe Vincent (Knee/ out until at least Dec 5)

• Houston Rockets Injury List

Victor Oladipo (Knee/ Game Time Decision)
Amen Thompson (Ankle/ out until at least Dec 4)

Won on Magic but you lose on Dallas.

Luka didn't play on that game but it was suppose to be a winnable game by Dallas since they are at home hosting a struggling less-Morant Memphis. This was unexpected as not only Dallas loss, but they loss like they don't have inspiration to play hard. 108-94, tough loss.

@freedomgo, sorry but seems like you had a tough day. Most of your picks didn't go your way, you only hit one which was Philly +6.5.

Anyway, these are just normal day on the office for us bettors, so let's focus on bouncing back on the upcoming games.

Speaking of upcoming games, I also like to share some bets to bettors here.
Warriors vs LAC rematch, this time in LA. I have the Warriors here +4.5 and to win SU. 

I got the Magic ML and took Dallas live to win, but I'm an idiot and didn't look to see that Luka is out tonight so my bet is probably a loser. Currently Dallas is down 14 ugh.

Good luck with your bets.

We have part 2 of Wizards vs Magic, I'm guessing it'll have the same result, so i'm talking Magic -11 hoping they'll cover and their hot streak to continue.

Aside from that game, I'm also leaning on the following teams with point spreads.

1) Philadelphia  +6.5 and  a little touch on ML
2) Dallas at Memphis over 226
3) Spurs at Pelicans over 237
4) Denver at Phoenix under 224

Good luck everyone!

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost and it was a shocking game for the Portland Trail Blazers. They played really great especially Shaedon Sharpe who stepped up his game. The key to winning was defense which the Cavs did at the first half that's why they had the lead but they forgot their strength which is scoring in the paint and that's why they lost.

The Miami Heat game was kinda scary because the Pacers were really hot in the first half of the game. Tyrese Haliburton scored 28 points in just a half if I remember it right. But 2nd half is all Jimmy Buckets. Despite losing Bam Adebayo due to an injury, they still managed to claim a win.
Oh, and this is a sad bet builder for me.

Bam! Oh! Bam. Why did you go?

Atlanta Hawks won but did not cover the spread.
Minnesota Timberwolves covered the -10.5 at just the right amount.
2/4 on my team bets.

Later, 6 games.
Celtics versus 76ers
Suns versus Nuggets
I will not miss these games.

Here are my bets.
Orlando Magic - Washington Wizards - Orlando Magic (-10.5)
Boston Celtics - Philadelphia 76ers - Boston Celtics (-4.5)
Phoenix Suns - Denver Nuggets - Denver Nuggets (-1.5)

Good luck everyone.

I looked at it and when Thunder manages to have an advantage then the odd becomes low so it makes hesitate to bet it because if win it will only give very small profit.
I was waiting for the Lakers to get things back together and have chance to win but it was all in vain, I didn't get anything from this match.

The Thunder victory was unexpected and they really played well, even SGA and J-Dub, who were the players with the biggest contribution to the Thunder victory, could not be broken by the Lakers players when the two players shot.
This was game that surprised me because the Lakers experienced almost the same defeat again when they were beaten by the 76ers.

Yes, looking at how the two team played this season, the Lakers could still be expected to win and look good, but the result was that they lost to the Thunder by absolute points.

Almost all of the Thunder players were able to work well in turning the situation around.
In fact they all looked very good at attacking to be able to create shots that could actually legitimately produce points, the Lakers were so far behind that they even seemed to have difficulty keeping up with the Thunder game.
At the start, I hoped that the Lakers would have chance to win and dared to bet on them, but when I saw what actually happened, this desire failed even when I wanted to use the Thunder as favorites Odds changed significantly.

On paper it was interesting but the result isn't.

Thunder just demolished the Lakers with a 133-110 win, Lakers is good defensively but it was the Thunders offense that cannot be stop. Although they are a young team but it's very evident how good their chemistry is, so it's not suprising that they beat the LA with the huge margin.

I hope you ddin't pull the trigger on that game, I mean betting on the Lakers is a mistake.

Looks like lots of bettors fall into the trap of Lakers game. They were +5 in the game, had a good start but weren't able to come back after a big run by the OKC in the 2nd quarter. OKC still remains a team that you can rely to cover the spread, and SGA always maintain a good shooting percentage, he had 33 in this game from 11 of 18 shooting.

For today's 9 NBA games my pick is Cavs over Blazers, Knicks over Pistons, Heat over Pacers, Nets over Hornets, Timberwolves over Jazz, Thunder over Lakers, Bucks over Bulls, Hawks over Spurs, Clippers over Warriors.

I've mostly chosen home teams except for the last three games: Bucks, Hawks, and Clippers.

2/3 again.
Orlando Magic covered the spreads, Lakers covered it too by a lot. But the Phoenix Suns were defeated by the Raptors. I guess the travel affected them. KD did 30 points but when you watch the game, he is playing like he is off night. 11/30 field goals, 2/8 in distance shots, and one of them is a crucial shot that he didn't sink in. Also a rough night for Devin Booker, with 2/12 field goals, and 0/5 in distance shots, and he played 32 minutes. Ouch! They managed to keep it close thanks to the offensive rebounds of Nurkic and Okogie, they are not known for 2nd chance shots and yet that happened.

Later, 9 games.
Cleveland Cavaliers - Portland Trail Blazers - Cleveland Cavaliers (-10.5)

Miami Heat - Indiana Pacers - Miami Heat (-1.5)

San Antonio Spurs - Atlanta Hawks - Atlanta Hawks (-5.5)

Minnesota Timberwolves - Utah Jazz - Minnesota Timberwolves (-10.5)

Good luck everyone.

You gotta bet on the team that you believe will win. If Lakers are to win, you'll be winning with a very attractive moneyline odds.

As per the betting lines now, Lakers is +5.5 which looks very attractive since Lakers having Lebron is a popular team, and although this is a back to back game for them but that was a big win so I'm sure they didn't exert much effort here. On their win against the Pistons, Lebron and AD played less than 30 minutes, so they aren't too exhausted coming to this game against OKC.

I'm liking how the bookies have set up the line as it's almost look like a trap if you don't look at the stats of the OKC.

As for their record against the spread, they are 12-4-1 or 75% average in covering their spread. So either you choose to follow the stats or you follow which is the popular team.

Lakers will play tomorrow against the Thunder and it looks like this will be an interesting match because the two teams, if we look at their performance, are almost equal.
But previously, in the last two matches, Thunder experienced different defeats from the Lakers, who in the last two matches still had yesterday victory when they met the Pistons and their defeat when they met the 76ers and this was defeat by very large difference.

There is still hope for the Lakers to win the game against the Thunder tomorrow and we will see if D'Lo is able to have more points and make big contribution to the Lakers.