NBA 2023-2024 betting

[OgNasty]

Made a couple bucks on the Celtics/Mavs/Lakers wins tonight. I think going forward the Lakers are going to be a good bet this season. Anthony Davis and LeBron have both said how important making the playoffs is to them. LeBron had an off night tonight though. 13 points on 25% shooting. Probably one of his worst games of the season.

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[LogitechMouse]

Made a couple bucks on the Celtics/Mavs/Lakers wins tonight. I think going forward the Lakers are going to be a good bet this season. Anthony Davis and LeBron have both said how important making the playoffs is to them. LeBron had an off night tonight though. 13 points on 25% shooting. Probably one of his worst games of the season.

And I just hope that D'Lo will be back soon because he suffered a right ankle sprain on that game against the Warriors.

Both AD and Lebron had a "OK" night, but the good thing is that they have pieces who can step up anytime if needed and they've shown it tonight. Beasly with 25, Mo Bamba with 12 & 13, Hachimura with 14. These newly acquired Lakers are stepping up, and maybe lets give credits to Rob Pelinka for making some good trades after making some bad ones in the past. Still, the Lakers are in the 13th seed, but only 4 games away from the 5th seed. Lebron and AD must be healthy or in short, all of the players must be healthy to have a chance. A 3-game losing streak might be a huge to their playoff run.

On the other hand, the Warriors are now below .500 with that loss, and they are playing very well on their home (in fact one of the best records on home with 22-7), but the are playing very awful on the road (7-23 record). Their defense again is the main problem as to why they are losing. Can't wait for GPII and Curry to come back soon.

[Baofeng]

Here's my pick:

Magic vs Pistons, - I'm taking the Magic -6.5 @1.86
Cavs vs Nuggets - I think Murray and Aaron Gordon is out in this game that's why the Cavs are the favorite -2.5 @ 1.90

I also took the parlay, @3.53.

Same for me...
I have no doubt that the Cavaliers have a great chance of winning this game, without Aaron Gordon and Murray, the Nuggets become a fragile team!

By the way, let's see if in this round I can make good picks!

Unfortunately, Murray did play in this game, ouch, I thought that he will be out, scored 16 points and that is enough for the Nuggets to win.

As for the Magic vs Pistons, it's very close game, Magic just won by 2 points.

So it's a bad day, 0 wins, hehehe.

It's 0/2 for you tonight, sorry mate, some days are just like that, Orlando Magic really didn't take complete charge of the game, even though they did at some point led by as many as 13 point during the 3rd quarter, that was literally the only time they had at least 7 or more points lead, it's pretty much a close game from the very start to finsih.

Yes, he is very instrumental and when I saw that he is going to play, I said I arleady lost my bet already.

[Kelvinid]

Unfortunately, Murray did play in this game, ouch, I thought that he will be out, scored 16 points and that is enough for the Nuggets to win.

They get even better with Murray, but this team is already good even without him, so it's hard to beat them. However, we are talking about the Cavaliers, who have an impressive home record, so they were the right pick. It's just unfortunate that they lost the game.

[Ziskinberg]

San Antonio vs Dallas -13.5

I haven't seen Dallas win a game yet with Kyrie and Luka playing together, so I might as well still bet against them. I'm taking the other side and placing a bigger bet compared to my bet on the moneyline.

It would have been a bad idea if you had bet against Dallas, because not only did they finally win, but they also covered the spread.

GSW vs LA Lakers -5.5
Portland vs Sacramento -5

I'll go with the underdogs, as both Portland and the Warriors are decent teams. Just because they will be playing on the road, it doesn't mean they'll lose. These teams know how to win, so I think they are undervalued in this matchup.

It's the same in this game; the underdog lost and it wasn't even a close game. I think many of us here were attracted to the underdogs since these games might determine who qualifies for the playoffs.

[Yamifoud]

San Antonio vs Dallas -13.5

I haven't seen Dallas win a game yet with Kyrie and Luka playing together, so I might as well still bet against them. I'm taking the other side and placing a bigger bet compared to my bet on the moneyline.

It would have been a bad idea if you had bet against Dallas, because not only did they finally win, but they also covered the spread.

Yes, it was a mistake, but that's gambling. You cannot win all the time or be guaranteed a win. I thought the struggle would continue, but I was wrong, LOL. So maybe next time I'll bet on this team and be confident that they will cover the spread and win.

GSW vs LA Lakers -5.5
Portland vs Sacramento -5

I'll go with the underdogs, as both Portland and the Warriors are decent teams. Just because they will be playing on the road, it doesn't mean they'll lose. These teams know how to win, so I think they are undervalued in this matchup.

It's the same in this game; the underdog lost and it wasn't even a close game. I think many of us here were attracted to the underdogs since these games might determine who qualifies for the playoffs.

Yes, I got tempted with this one too, but like I said, you can't guarantee a win. So, I'll just consider this like a normal day; you win some and you lose some. But this will be temporary because tomorrow I'll be bouncing back.

Tomorrow, I will be backing the Warriors to win by more than 10 points. They are back at home, so I think they will win.

[danherbias07]

Nice catch by TNT there having good coverage of the Philadelphia 76ers versus Memphis Grizzlies game. That was one heck of a game with the 76ers down by double digits and trying to get back, the last two minutes got so intense when it turned into a close game, and surprised the Grizzlies by stepping up on both ends of the floor. Congrats to the bettors for the 76ers during the live game.

San Antonio vs Dallas -13.5

I haven't seen Dallas win a game yet with Kyrie and Luka playing together, so I might as well still bet against them. I'm taking the other side and placing a bigger bet compared to my bet on the moneyline.

It turned out the bookies are correct in their prediction as the game ended in a blowout.
Doncic had 28 points, Kyrie 23, and Hardaway 22 playing just below 30 minutes. This is a good start for them after the All-Star break, I bet the long rest game them time to fill some chemistry.

[Japinat]

Unfortunately, Murray did play in this game, ouch, I thought that he will be out, scored 16 points and that is enough for the Nuggets to win.

They get even better with Murray, but this team is already good even without him, so it's hard to beat them. However, we are talking about the Cavaliers, who have an impressive home record, so they were the right pick. It's just unfortunate that they lost the game.

It was a good game but it was somehow evident enough for me why Nuggets are dominating the league right now behind the Celtics, that is because their ball is well shared as the level of trust to their teammates is already exceptional. Take note that this is the Nuggets without Gordon and Murray but they even dominated the Cleveland on their own home which got a good record while playing at home, I guess that wasn't the case today. Anyway, the game ended in-favor the Nuggets and they seem not too tired at all especially Jokic.

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GSW vs LA Lakers -5.5
Portland vs Sacramento -5

I'll go with the underdogs, as both Portland and the Warriors are decent teams. Just because they will be playing on the road, it doesn't mean they'll lose. These teams know how to win, so I think they are undervalued in this matchup.

It's the same in this game; the underdog lost and it wasn't even a close game. I think many of us here were attracted to the underdogs since these games might determine who qualifies for the playoffs.

I somehow expected it a bit that the Warriors will get defeated on their game yesterday against the Lakers because they got a huge handicap as Curry and Wiggins wasn't there on the hardwood helping the team to keep afloat. It was a long scoring game for the Warriors and it's different on the Lakers side as they are sharing the ball well without getting AD and LeBron so hyped to lift the whole team, but I guess we will have a different outcome if the Chef was there.

Same as the Kings, we can't really argue their existence on the league now because they managed to get the 3rd seed in the West while the Blazers was having a hard time in the 12th seed. Also, the Blazers lack consistency.

Later today, the Kings will face the Clippers and Westbrook will make his debut at home. This game is anticipated by many, hopefully it will be a different game.

[jakelyson]

Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat
The Miami Heat (32-27) will visit the Milwaukee Bucks (41-17) tonight at Fiserv Forum. This is their last match for the regular season with Miami winning 2 out of 3 meetings.
Heat key injuries: Tyler Herro (knee) probable, Kyle Lowry (knee) out
Bucks key injuries: Giannis Antetokoumpo (wrist) doubtful, Pat Connaughton (calf) doubtful

Chicago Bulls vs Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets (34-24) are going to face the Chicago Bulls (26-33) tonight at United Center. The Nets are coming from a win against the Miami Heat 116-105 last Wednesday. While the Bulls lost to the Bucks last Thursday 112-100.
Nets key injuries: Ben Simmons (knee) questionable
Bulls key injuries: Lonzo Ball (knee) out, Goran Dragic (knee) questionable, Javonte Green (knee) out

[OgNasty]

Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat
The Miami Heat (32-27) will visit the Milwaukee Bucks (41-17) tonight at Fiserv Forum. This is their last match for the regular season with Miami winning 2 out of 3 meetings.
Heat key injuries: Tyler Herro (knee) probable, Kyle Lowry (knee) out
Bucks key injuries: Giannis Antetokoumpo (wrist) doubtful, Pat Connaughton (calf) doubtful

Chicago Bulls vs Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets (34-24) are going to face the Chicago Bulls (26-33) tonight at United Center. The Nets are coming from a win against the Miami Heat 116-105 last Wednesday. While the Bulls lost to the Bucks last Thursday 112-100.
Nets key injuries: Ben Simmons (knee) questionable
Bulls key injuries: Lonzo Ball (knee) out, Goran Dragic (knee) questionable, Javonte Green (knee) out

Those are both some risky picks.  I wouldn't doubt if Giannis plays tonight after the All-Star break to heal.  I did consider making the same bet though because with Kevin Love on the team I'm sure they want to go out and get a win in his debut.  Giannis is just too big of a question mark.  If he plays, I don't think the Bucks lose.

That Nets pick seems risky too.  Without Durant and Kyrie, it's hard to tell how good they'll be.  Sure, they're playing great but who knows how long that will last.

I do think the Warriors get an easy win tonight and I put a little bet on the Suns also, but without Durant and missing the guys they traded for him, it might be a different game than I'd like to see.

[wheelz1200]

Last night was 2-1-1 pushed the Utah game.  Crazy finish on that one in ot.

Tonight I got 4 more games:

Knicks -2 on the road at the Wizards.  Only thing that scares me off this one is Beal I think he is playing.

Timberwolves -6.5 at home.  Think they make a hard push this last portion of the season.

Bucks -1.  This should be a tight game, gimme the home team here.

And same thing for my fourth.  Atlanta at home even odds.  This shoukd be tight gimme the home team here too.

Good luck tonight everyone!

[gagux123]

Unfortunately, Murray did play in this game, ouch, I thought that he will be out, scored 16 points and that is enough for the Nuggets to win.
As for the Magic vs Pistons, it's very close game, Magic just won by 2 points.
So it's a bad day, 0 wins, hehehe.

Well, sometimes the "unlikely happens"
I was also convinced, Murray would not play, but he played anyway and helped the Nuggets win the game. (in my opinion the Cavaliers played so good, it was a competitive game, but Denver won.

Me too, this was another bet/pick that I lost lol

[Harkorede]

Milwaukee Bucks vs Miami Heat
The Miami Heat (32-27) will visit the Milwaukee Bucks (41-17) tonight at Fiserv Forum. This is their last match for the regular season with Miami winning 2 out of 3 meetings.
Heat key injuries: Tyler Herro (knee) probable, Kyle Lowry (knee) out
Bucks key injuries: Giannis Antetokoumpo (wrist) doubtful, Pat Connaughton (calf) doubtful

Chicago Bulls vs Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets (34-24) are going to face the Chicago Bulls (26-33) tonight at United Center. The Nets are coming from a win against the Miami Heat 116-105 last Wednesday. While the Bulls lost to the Bucks last Thursday 112-100.
Nets key injuries: Ben Simmons (knee) questionable
Bulls key injuries: Lonzo Ball (knee) out, Goran Dragic (knee) questionable, Javonte Green (knee) out

Those are both some risky picks.  I wouldn't doubt if Giannis plays tonight after the All-Star break to heal.  I did consider making the same bet though because with Kevin Love on the team I'm sure they want to go out and get a win in his debut.  Giannis is just too big of a question mark.  If he plays, I don't think the Bucks lose.

That Nets pick seems risky too.  Without Durant and Kyrie, it's hard to tell how good they'll be.  Sure, they're playing great but who knows how long that will last.

I do think the Warriors get an easy win tonight and I put a little bet on the Suns also, but without Durant and missing the guys they traded for him, it might be a different game than I'd like to see.

Giannis is definitely out for the Bucks tonight, as per nbcsportsedge.com, but Milwaukee Bucks still aren't not going to be an easy game for the Miami Heat, Khris Middleton would be available and a couple of players like Bobby Portis is also reportedly back into the squad, while Jay Crowder could also make his debut today so the players could also have an important role to play.

I like the Brooklyn Nets ML at Chicago Bulls over that of Miami Heat facing the Bucks.

The Warriors to get an easy win is just another bet I'll be tailing..

GL guys!

[YuginKadoya]

Here are the results for the games Yesterday,

Cleveland Cavaliers VS Denver Nuggets SCORE 109 - 115 - WIN

The Denver Nuggets really give their all in this match 1st was a close game but the Nuggets just bust their move on and get the lead the Denver Nuggets got a good spread with the score every player are giving their all not just Jokic but pretty much has a beautiful spread, Jamal Murray got 16 points Kentavious Caldwell-Pope got 17 points, Nikola Jokic had a triple-double of 18 rebounds 13 assists, and 24 points, and lastly Michael Porter Jr. got 25 points,

Toronto Raptors VS New Orleans Pelicans SCORE 115 - 110 - WIN

The Toronto Raptors really are quite great from start to finish they are still in the lead, and because of the many injuries the Pelicans have they surely expose them so much, but it was really a close game in the 2nd half but the Raptors still manage to win, Both Scottie Barnes and Gary Trent Jr. got 18 points, Jakob Poeltl has a double-double of 18 rebounds and 21 points and Pascal Siakam got 26 points,

Philadelphia 76ers VS Memphis Grizzlies SCORE 110 - 105 - WIN

The Grizzlies were on the lead in the 1st half but again the 76ers managed to sneak it to them, and pretty much James Harden has done a great job in this game, Tobias Harris got 20 points, Joel Embiid has a double-double of 19 rebounds, and 27 points and James Harden got 31 points,

Los Angeles Lakers VS Golden State Warriors SCORE 124 - 111 - LOST

It seems that the Warriors are having a difficult time with the Lakers now, and the Lakers got a beautiful spread the Only loss I have just because I don't want to bet on other teams but surely I really know that the Lakers could have won this, Lebron James and Dennis Schroder both got 13 points Rui Hachimura got 14 points, Austin Reaves got 17 points and Malik Beasley has 25 points,

[Baofeng]

Ok so let's see if I will bounce or not,

Golden State vs Rockets - GSW here, at least they needed a good win and what better way to do it at home, with thousands of screaming fans, -9.5 @1.95.
Knicks vs Wizards - I'll lay on the Wizards at home, it's going to be very difficult, but taking the risk, Wizards -1.5. @1.96.

Goodluck to all of us!!!

[YuginKadoya]

Ok so let's see if I will bounce or not,

Golden State vs Rockets - GSW here, at least they needed a good win and what better way to do it at home, with thousands of screaming fans, -9.5 @1.95.
Knicks vs Wizards - I'll lay on the Wizards at home, it's going to be very difficult, but taking the risk, Wizards -1.5. @1.96.

Goodluck to all of us!!!

Well, just for me, not a profitable bet because the odds for stake.com was so high so I went with the other games, but good luck on us and may your pick really prosper, because I really think this is a sure win for the Golden State Warriors because the Rockets is not that much of a threat and the Warriors badly needed this win, at least until Stephen Curry has able to play again,


Here is my pick for today's game

Atlanta Hawks VS Cleveland Cavaliers

The stake odds for this game are 1.90 for the Hawks and 1.95 for the Cavaliers, Right now John Collins can not play for the Hawks because of a Concussion while Cedi Osman is doubtful if he's going to play, for this game last game this two teams played was back on November 22, and the Cavaliers won the game and both teams don't change so much because of the trades so my pick will be the underdog Cleveland Cavaliers,

Milwaukee Bucks VS Miami Heat

The stake odds for this game are 1.50 for the Bucks and 2.70 for the Heat, Right now Pat Connaughton and Wesley Matthews can not play for the Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo is doubtful if he's going to play, for the game today, while Nikola Jovic, Omer Yurtseven, and Kyle Lowry all can not play because of injuries, so for this game now if Giannis Antetokounmpo can not play for this game and the Heat now has Kevin Love, but surely that hasn't changed a thing my pick will be the Milwaukee Bucks,

Chicago Bulls VS Brooklyn Nets

The stake odds for this game are 1.78 for the Bulls and 2.09 for the Nets, right now Lonzo Ball is out of the season, and Goran Dragic and Javonte Green can not play because of their injuries, while Ben Simmons is doubtful if they can play for the team, for this game after Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant Leave the team it is up to Cameron Thomas to lead it, but it was not enough because even though he is scoring 40 points per game he needs to make a team play and making chemistry with the team and because he is not a solo team, for me I am going with the Chicago Bulls,

Los Angeles Clippers VS Sacramento Kings

The stake odds for this game are 1.36 for the Clippers and 3.25 for the Kings, right now Ivica Zubac can not play for the Clippers while KZ Okpala can not play for the Kings, and now that WestBrick is in the Los Angeles Clippers I really don't know but Russell seems to play decently and has team coordination but surely it was not enough but let's just see because I am going to bet for the LA Clippers this time,

[danherbias07]

I forgot to share my picks yesterday.
Anyway, there are still 3 games that have not started yet so I'll just focus my picks on the upcoming games.

Golden State Warriors - Houston Rockets - Golden State Warriors (-8.5) - Draymond Green is questionable and Andrew Wiggins is out. I think Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole could still handle the Rockets.

Phoenix Suns - Oklahoma City Thunder - Phoenix Suns (-10.5) No Kevin Durant yet, he will be playing on March 1 as his debut game with the Suns.
I want to see Booker back on his normal offensive monster after a long break. Perhaps we will see it today.

Los Angeles Clippers - Sacramento Kings - Los Angeles Clippers (-4.5) - No "Kings all the way" today.  Sorry Kings, this is a different Clippers team and they got stronger.

[Hypnosis00]

Los Angeles Clippers - Sacramento Kings - Los Angeles Clippers (-4.5) - No "Kings all the way" today.  Sorry Kings, this is a different Clippers team and they got stronger.

We are on the same team, but my bet was on the Clippers -7. I had odds of 2.00, and I think they can cover the spread, although the Kings are really a good team. By the way, Westbrook will debut here, so I am also curious to see how he will play. Hopefully, he will not mess up.

Golden State Warriors - Houston Rockets - Golden State Warriors (-8.5)

The Warriors might cover the spread as they are in control from the start.

[LogitechMouse]

Atlanta Hawks VS Cleveland Cavaliers

The stake odds for this game are 1.90 for the Hawks and 1.95 for the Cavaliers, Right now John Collins can not play for the Hawks because of a Concussion while Cedi Osman is doubtful if he's going to play, for this game last game this two teams played was back on November 22, and the Cavaliers won the game and both teams don't change so much because of the trades so my pick will be the underdog Cleveland Cavaliers,

Chicago Bulls VS Brooklyn Nets

The stake odds for this game are 1.78 for the Bulls and 2.09 for the Nets, right now Lonzo Ball is out of the season, and Goran Dragic and Javonte Green can not play because of their injuries, while Ben Simmons is doubtful if they can play for the team, for this game after Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant Leave the team it is up to Cameron Thomas to lead it, but it was not enough because even though he is scoring 40 points per game he needs to make a team play and making chemistry with the team and because he is not a solo team, for me I am going with the Chicago Bulls,

I don't know if it's only me, but I was surprised to see when I'm browsing the scores in the official NBA website.

At one point, the Hawks lead as many as 30+ points against the Cavaliers while the Nets are down more than 40 points against the Bulls. I mean the Cavaliers are one of the top teams while the Nets are still a great team with their new roster, and it's understandable if they will lose in tonight's game, but to lost and having your opponent lead as high as 25 or even 30 is something that I'm surprised (until now). As for the Bulls, it seems like we're seeing the effect of Pat Bev on the court. TBH, I see him as a good leader on the court and I saw it when he's in the Timberwolves. He just can't do it on the Lakers because they have Lebron as their leader. Pat Bev effect??

Milwaukee Bucks VS Miami Heat

The stake odds for this game are 1.50 for the Bucks and 2.70 for the Heat, Right now Pat Connaughton and Wesley Matthews can not play for the Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo is doubtful if he's going to play, for the game today, while Nikola Jovic, Omer Yurtseven, and Kyle Lowry all can not play because of injuries, so for this game now if Giannis Antetokounmpo can not play for this game and the Heat now has Kevin Love, but surely that hasn't changed a thing my pick will be the Milwaukee Bucks,

Giannis only played for 6 mins because of his right hand injury, but still they manage to win against the Heat by almost 30 points.

This is what's good with the Bucks. They're very balanced that even their one superstar player is out, they still have players that can step up offensively and take the game. This time, all of them contributed on offense as 6 players are in double digits. It's good to see Crowder back as well scoring 9 points. 3/3 for you so far. Let's watch the Kings vs. Clippers.