NBA 2024-2025 betting

[Finestream]

I would be keeping a close eye on the thread to see when you post tips for Clippers vs Suns series game 5 and possibly the last game.

I guess I would still follow the trend here, there's a major line movement, the line open at 216, now down 212.5, this is a big indication that the game might be a defensive game again and they might not hit 200 points in this game. Therefore my pick is under 212.5, good luck to us!

The line dropped a bit again and is currently at 211.5.

I have a contrary opinion and I believe this might go Over, Clippers have nothing left to lose so they at least wouldn't want to go down without a fight. It will be more about the offensive efficiency here rather than the defence.

I'm going with Over 211.5 @ 1.97

Congrats, it goes over, both teams have efficient shooting in this game, it was the Suns who lack effort on their defense, maybe they are too complacent because they are playing at home, and now they are feeling the pressure because if Clippers will win game 6, we will see a decisive game 7.

PG was outstanding, 41 points and 13 rebounds, that's playoff George.

[danherbias07]

Game 4 Hawks versus Bucks. I am still betting for the Bucks here at -6.5. Over 216.5

Trae Young questionable for Game 4. Bone bruise in his foot.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31726560/mri-shows-atlanta-hawks-trae-young-bone-bruise-foot-guard-questionable-game-4
It will be difficult for the Hawks to find their offense if their leader won't be playing with them.
Who will take the point guard position? Will it be Lou Williams? Bogdan also probable while Giannis is also listed but a higher chance to play.
Good luck.

[Yaunfitda]

Game 4 Hawks versus Bucks. I am still betting for the Bucks here at -6.5. Over 216.5

Trae Young questionable for Game 4. Bone bruise in his foot.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31726560/mri-shows-atlanta-hawks-trae-young-bone-bruise-foot-guard-questionable-game-4
It will be difficult for the Hawks to find their offense if their leader won't be playing with them.
Who will take the point guard position? Will it be Lou Williams? Bogdan also probable while Giannis is also listed but a higher chance to play.
Good luck.

I agree, Bogdan is already suffering from kind of injury that's why he is struggling as well. He is missing a lot of shots, not sure about Lou Williams, if he can provide the spark. So yeah, it will be a difficult game if Trae Young doesn't show up. All the Bucks do is to really play good defense and let their offense carry them. I think Giannis doesn't want to miss this game. So if he can play, definitely he might go for it but with limited minutes. They still have Middleton who finally get his shooting back and then Jrue Holiday.

[carlisle1]

Game 4 Hawks versus Bucks. I am still betting for the Bucks here at -6.5. Over 216.5

Trae Young questionable for Game 4. Bone bruise in his foot.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31726560/mri-shows-atlanta-hawks-trae-young-bone-bruise-foot-guard-questionable-game-4
It will be difficult for the Hawks to find their offense if their leader won't be playing with them.
Who will take the point guard position? Will it be Lou Williams? Bogdan also probable while Giannis is also listed but a higher chance to play.
Good luck.

Unlike Hawks where offense relied mostly with Trae, Bucks do have Holiday and Middleton who are both can contribute more enough to lift the team.

It's possible that Bucks will take another game inside Hawks homecourt, they already have the system where they can counter every Hawks attacks, If Giannis will play he's dominance inside really brings tough job for the Hawks.

It's Hawks term to find solution with the aggressions that Bucks is giving them, they need to play that same hypes both offense and defense to compete well.

[Sanitough]

Game 4 Hawks versus Bucks. I am still betting for the Bucks here at -6.5. Over 216.5

Trae Young questionable for Game 4. Bone bruise in his foot.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31726560/mri-shows-atlanta-hawks-trae-young-bone-bruise-foot-guard-questionable-game-4
It will be difficult for the Hawks to find their offense if their leader won't be playing with them.
Who will take the point guard position? Will it be Lou Williams? Bogdan also probable while Giannis is also listed but a higher chance to play.
Good luck.

Unlike Hawks where offense relied mostly with Trae, Bucks do have Holiday and Middleton who are both can contribute more enough to lift the team.

It's possible that Bucks will take another game inside Hawks homecourt, they already have the system where they can counter every Hawks attacks, If Giannis will play he's dominance inside really brings tough job for the Hawks.

It's Hawks term to find solution with the aggressions that Bucks is giving them, they need to play that same hypes both offense and defense to compete well.

I don't know but I think if Trae Young is not 100% in game 4, Hawks might be over in game 5.

The momentum is on the Bucks already, they have dominated the Hawks in two games and when they have a good run, they seemed to like it and play with a high confidence.

Trae young is questionable but I think he will play.
https://theathletic.com/news/trae-young-injury-hawks-guard-questionable-for-game-4-vs-bucks/1mKgSk8hpWTP

[Fredomago]

Congrats, it goes over, both teams have efficient shooting in this game, it was the Suns who lack effort on their defense, maybe they are too complacent because they are playing at home, and now they are feeling the pressure because if Clippers will win game 6, we will see a decisive game 7.

PG was outstanding, 41 points and 13 rebounds, that's playoff George.

They attempt to rally back and almost successful they put it down to only 4 points, if that 3 points that Jackson made and that flagrant foul by Crowder, Clippers might end up to nothing,

Congrats to all those who believes that Clippers will still hang on, they managed to win and keep their hope alive, they'll got another game at home and have that chance to continue chasing for the ring.

Who knows what fate is waiting for them, Suns needs to work if they wanted to finished this series and advance to the finals.

[Botnake]

Game 4 Hawks versus Bucks. I am still betting for the Bucks here at -6.5. Over 216.5

Trae Young questionable for Game 4. Bone bruise in his foot.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31726560/mri-shows-atlanta-hawks-trae-young-bone-bruise-foot-guard-questionable-game-4
It will be difficult for the Hawks to find their offense if their leader won't be playing with them.
Who will take the point guard position? Will it be Lou Williams? Bogdan also probable while Giannis is also listed but a higher chance to play.
Good luck.

I agree, Bogdan is already suffering from kind of injury that's why he is struggling as well. He is missing a lot of shots, not sure about Lou Williams, if he can provide the spark. So yeah, it will be a difficult game if Trae Young doesn't show up. All the Bucks do is to really play good defense and let their offense carry them. I think Giannis doesn't want to miss this game. So if he can play, definitely he might go for it but with limited minutes. They still have Middleton who finally get his shooting back and then Jrue Holiday.

If you didn't mention the status of Giannis, I would not know that he is also injured. What happens to them? they are so prone to injury and this is not good really as it will lessen the excitement. If Giannis would not be explosive, I think it's just an even affair and I would like to expect the Hawks to even the series.
There's no fresh update about the status of Giannis.
https://hoopshype.com/storyline/giannis-antetokounmpo-injury/

2 days ago – via Twitter TimBontemps
Tim Bontemps: Giannis Antetokounmpo is in the starting lineup, as expected, after dealing with calf tightness and being listed as probable on the injury report. No changes to the starters on ether side.

[Reid]

They attempt to rally back and almost successful they put it down to only 4 points, if that 3 points that Jackson made and that flagrant foul by Crowder, Clippers might end up to nothing,

Congrats to all those who believes that Clippers will still hang on, they managed to win and keep their hope alive, they'll got another game at home and have that chance to continue chasing for the ring.

Who knows what fate is waiting for them, Suns needs to work if they wanted to finished this series and advance to the finals.

Paul George wants that win so bad he will do everything for it. Patrick Beverley has the same motivation as him and he input it all with his defensive explosiveness.
CP3 was having a hard time dealing with him and so does Booker.
I like how Tyronn Lue trusted Batum to defend Booker whenever both stars are on the floor.
He may not have the speed but he has long reach and it affected Booker's performance.

Later, Bucks and Atlanta, the odds are already telling who has a higher chance to win. Quite different with Clippers and Suns spreads that are almost identical.
The Bucks will win this.

[Fredomago]

Paul George wants that win so bad he will do everything for it. Patrick Beverley has the same motivation as him and he input it all with his defensive explosiveness.
CP3 was having a hard time dealing with him and so does Booker.
I like how Tyronn Lue trusted Batum to defend Booker whenever both stars are on the floor.
He may not have the speed but he has long reach and it affected Booker's performance.

I noticed that Tyron Lue's adjustment in terms of much tougher defense with Booker and CP3 works well, Batum and Beverly have that capabilities to run and prevent good looks for Booker and Paul. They are not allowing this 2 stars to have a closer looks but instead let them to take tough shots with contested defense. Very effective to cool down Booker explosiveness.

Later, Bucks and Atlanta, the odds are already telling who has a higher chance to win. Quite different with Clippers and Suns spreads that are almost identical.
The Bucks will win this.

Just the same, Bucks have that huge advantages since Trae's condition is still questionable, even he made to play he's capabilities to provide is very much limited due to that injury, if Bucks will take this and not giving any hope for the Hawks this series may possible to end much earlier.

[Maslate]

Just the same, Bucks have that huge advantages since Trae's condition is still questionable, even he made to play he's capabilities to provide is very much limited due to that injury, if Bucks will take this and not giving any hope for the Hawks this series may possible to end much earlier.

Trae Young is the heart and soul of the team, if he is injured and can't produce as usual, then his team will struggle. They have to remember that they are in the ECF already, the test is getting tougher and the Bucks are also a hungry team, they want to win a championship especially Giannis who has been criticized many times for failing to reach the NBA finals, and sometimes his team got easily dominated.

[Baofeng]

Just the same, Bucks have that huge advantages since Trae's condition is still questionable, even he made to play he's capabilities to provide is very much limited due to that injury, if Bucks will take this and not giving any hope for the Hawks this series may possible to end much earlier.

Trae Young is the heart and soul of the team, if he is injured and can't produce as usual, then his team will struggle. They have to remember that they are in the ECF already, the test is getting tougher and the Bucks are also a hungry team, they want to win a championship especially Giannis who has been criticized many times for failing to reach the NBA finals, and sometimes his team got easily dominated.

If Trae Young is not 100% today or won't play then I will pick the Bucks to win over 218.5

As you have said, Trae is the leader of this team, if he is injured then it will be a challenge for the team as Bucks has a lot of offensive firepower. Milwaukee is also one of the best offensive team right now and also allowing their opponents 103 point per 100 possessions. I think it will be another dominating win for the Bucks.

[TravelMug]

Just the same, Bucks have that huge advantages since Trae's condition is still questionable, even he made to play he's capabilities to provide is very much limited due to that injury, if Bucks will take this and not giving any hope for the Hawks this series may possible to end much earlier.

Trae Young is the heart and soul of the team, if he is injured and can't produce as usual, then his team will struggle. They have to remember that they are in the ECF already, the test is getting tougher and the Bucks are also a hungry team, they want to win a championship especially Giannis who has been criticized many times for failing to reach the NBA finals, and sometimes his team got easily dominated.

If Trae Young is not 100% today or won't play then I will pick the Bucks to win over 218.5

As you have said, Trae is the leader of this team, if he is injured then it will be a challenge for the team as Bucks has a lot of offensive firepower. Milwaukee is also one of the best offensive team right now and also allowing their opponents 103 point per 100 possessions. I think it will be another dominating win for the Bucks.

And the Hawks has responded without Trae Young, Lou Williams have a good game in the first quarter and that is enough or the Hawks to take an early lead and now it's going to like 20 points. And without Giannis now, the Bucks need to dig deeper in their arsenal. I'm not really sure if the over 2018 can be met in this game. The same as last game, both are playing good defense so it might be an obvious under, but I don't know if Bucks could win.

[Baofeng]

Just the same, Bucks have that huge advantages since Trae's condition is still questionable, even he made to play he's capabilities to provide is very much limited due to that injury, if Bucks will take this and not giving any hope for the Hawks this series may possible to end much earlier.

Trae Young is the heart and soul of the team, if he is injured and can't produce as usual, then his team will struggle. They have to remember that they are in the ECF already, the test is getting tougher and the Bucks are also a hungry team, they want to win a championship especially Giannis who has been criticized many times for failing to reach the NBA finals, and sometimes his team got easily dominated.

If Trae Young is not 100% today or won't play then I will pick the Bucks to win over 218.5

As you have said, Trae is the leader of this team, if he is injured then it will be a challenge for the team as Bucks has a lot of offensive firepower. Milwaukee is also one of the best offensive team right now and also allowing their opponents 103 point per 100 possessions. I think it will be another dominating win for the Bucks.

And the Hawks has responded without Trae Young, Lou Williams have a good game in the first quarter and that is enough or the Hawks to take an early lead and now it's going to like 20 points. And without Giannis now, the Bucks need to dig deeper in their arsenal. I'm not really sure if the over 2018 can be met in this game. The same as last game, both are playing good defense so it might be an obvious under, but I don't know if Bucks could win.

You are right, that's why I have to do some live betting to cover my early Bucks pick (lost) and still win a few sats.



And I agree that this is one for the books, playing without Trae Young, but still manage to shutdown the Bucks early, and limit them to less than 100 points, that's outstanding defense.

Lou Williams and Bogdanovic came up big. The big question is how Giannis knee after that bad fall and Trae Young injury. Will both of them be available in the next game?

[yahoo62278]

I personally think Trea Young is a terrible player. Always forcing passes and throwing up those floaters. Kinda happy to see the Hawks win 1 without him. Far as the series goes, if Giannis is out the Hawks will take the series.

[Reid]

I personally think Trea Young is a terrible player. Always forcing passes and throwing up those floaters. Kinda happy to see the Hawks win 1 without him. Far as the series goes, if Giannis is out the Hawks will take the series.

Yes, a sudden change with the flow of the series with Giannis being injured.

hyper-extend
forcefully extend a limb or joint beyond its normal limits, either in exercise or therapy or so as to cause injury.

I saw it and I thought it was really bad but he managed to walk by himself afterward and it was a relief.
A part of his feet bent backward after he came down trying to block Capela. I cannot even watch the replay as it melts my heart.
The bad part also was he was starting to find his rhythm.

Middleton should start heating up early from now on. He had been inconsistent for an All-Star player.
Game 1 15 points
Game 2 15 points
Game 3 38 points
Game 4 16 points
Sorry, he was consistent in a bad way.  15 PPG

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Game 3 was Middleton's break out game, unfortunately, tonight he didn't produce the same numbers, but to be fair with him, even Giannis and Jrue Holiday had a horrendous shooting night. Giannis air ball in free throws and 3's, maybe the crowd has something to do with it. Because they are serenading him with count down when he is shooting in the line, adding more pressure to him. It's a swing game, as Hawks proved they can win without Trae Young.

[YuginKadoya]

I am surprised even without Trae Young the Hawks is doing fine, and just like I have said in my previous post the Hawks will eventually tie the game but never expecting that the Atlanta Hawks is doing tremendous gameplay without Young, giving 21 pts is Lou Williams, and Bogdan Bogdanovic a 20 pts and I think the Bucks have lost their way in getting a lead in game 4 because of the very bad injury of Giannis Antetokounmpo a hyperextended knee and without assurance if he can play on game 5 this was really unexpected for the Milwaukee Bucks and just like what I have said the Hawks can surely make the game tied but I didn't expect that they can do it without Trae Young.

[Finestream]

I am surprised even without Trae Young the Hawks is doing fine, and just like I have said in my previous post the Hawks will eventually tie the game but never expecting that the Atlanta Hawks is doing tremendous gameplay without Young, giving 21 pts is Lou Williams, and Bogdan Bogdanovic a 20 pts and I think the Bucks have lost their way in getting a lead in game 4 because of the very bad injury of Giannis Antetokounmpo a hyperextended knee and without assurance if he can play on game 5 this was really unexpected for the Milwaukee Bucks and just like what I have said the Hawks can surely make the game tied but I didn't expect that they can do it without Trae Young.

No one sees that coming, Hawks are +9 underdog in that game, but they started hot and finish the game without authority, everyone is contributing while the offense of the Bucks was pretty much limited. I can tell, both camps are making good adjustments after every game and this series should reach game 7.

By the way, what's the status of Giannis now?

[carlisle1]

I am surprised even without Trae Young the Hawks is doing fine, and just like I have said in my previous post the Hawks will eventually tie the game but never expecting that the Atlanta Hawks is doing tremendous gameplay without Young, giving 21 pts is Lou Williams, and Bogdan Bogdanovic a 20 pts and I think the Bucks have lost their way in getting a lead in game 4 because of the very bad injury of Giannis Antetokounmpo a hyperextended knee and without assurance if he can play on game 5 this was really unexpected for the Milwaukee Bucks and just like what I have said the Hawks can surely make the game tied but I didn't expect that they can do it without Trae Young.

No one sees that coming, Hawks are +9 underdog in that game, but they started hot and finish the game without authority, everyone is contributing while the offense of the Bucks was pretty much limited. I can tell, both camps are making good adjustments after every game and this series should reach game 7.

By the way, what's the status of Giannis now?

I'm also waiting for Giannis condition there's no update/ news yet but he returned sitting inside their bench after that wrong fall.
I'm sure that Bucks will check it out and assess carefully, they don't want  to gamble their main man, the series still have a long way,.

Without both Main man coaches needs to find good plays and good combinations inside the court, Hawks unexpectedly lift by Lou Williams, he brings leadership the same way when he still part of Clippers franchise.

Williams and the rest of Hawks did well, while, Bucks after that Giannis fall didn't find any good rhythm resulting to this loss.

[Finestream]

I am surprised even without Trae Young the Hawks is doing fine, and just like I have said in my previous post the Hawks will eventually tie the game but never expecting that the Atlanta Hawks is doing tremendous gameplay without Young, giving 21 pts is Lou Williams, and Bogdan Bogdanovic a 20 pts and I think the Bucks have lost their way in getting a lead in game 4 because of the very bad injury of Giannis Antetokounmpo a hyperextended knee and without assurance if he can play on game 5 this was really unexpected for the Milwaukee Bucks and just like what I have said the Hawks can surely make the game tied but I didn't expect that they can do it without Trae Young.

No one sees that coming, Hawks are +9 underdog in that game, but they started hot and finish the game without authority, everyone is contributing while the offense of the Bucks was pretty much limited. I can tell, both camps are making good adjustments after every game and this series should reach game 7.

By the way, what's the status of Giannis now?

I'm also waiting for Giannis condition there's no update/ news yet but he returned sitting inside their bench after that wrong fall.
I'm sure that Bucks will check it out and assess carefully, they don't want  to gamble their main man, the series still have a long way,.

The series is still 2-2, if Giannis is okay but requires some rest, I think he should follow the protocol and play only when it's needed.
Even if the Hawks will win in game 5, the Bucks still have a chance as long as Giannis is healthy again.

I'm not sure about the status of Trae Young, but I'm sure he is feeling some relief now as his team has already even the series.

Without both Main man coaches needs to find good plays and good combinations inside the court, Hawks unexpectedly lift by Lou Williams, he brings leadership the same way when he still part of Clippers franchise.

Williams and the rest of Hawks did well, while, Bucks after that Giannis fall didn't find any good rhythm resulting to this loss.

Lou Williams is a veteran, he is a good pick up by the Hawks, bad for him, he was not able to get a max contract with the Clippers, but it's still good as his talent is recognize again in an underdog team that has already reach this far.