NBA 2025-2026 betting

[OgNasty]

Some picks for today.  Not feeling great about these but it's so early in the season there is only so much you can do.  Still, the odds seemed good for what should be a bunch of outcomes that surprise nobody.  I also did a second parlay bet with a Trump Presidential victory attached.  That would be a nice one to have hit, for many reasons. 

Orlando Magic - Brooklyn Nets
Winner (Incl. Overtime)
Orlando Magic

Toronto Raptors - Philadelphia 76ers
Winner (Incl. Overtime)
Philadelphia 76ers

Milwaukee Bucks - Chicago Bulls
Winner (Incl. Overtime)
Milwaukee Bucks

Utah Jazz - Golden State Warriors
Winner (Incl. Overtime)
Golden State Warriors

Portland Trail Blazers - New Orleans Pelicans
Winner (Incl. Overtime)
New Orleans Pelicans

Odds
5.05

[danherbias07]

As I said, that Denver Nuggets ML was not a recommended bet. I was right all along, but I was stuck as a Jokic fan. Ergh. They didn't play well, Jokic got his normal triple-double but Murray was not there. Was it defense? I doubt that. It's a low-scoring game so I am guessing both offensive teams are just trying to heat up for now.

For some reason I've been getting up around 5 am in the last few weeks, so just in time to catch Dario Saric debut and damn, Nuggets looked bad. I thought that those preseason losses are just because Jokic didn't really care much, but this didn't look good at all. Murray not on his level (while playing for 38 minutres whihc was imho weird decision by malone), almost non existent bench, atrocious 3 pts shooting..

Hopefully its just 1 bad game and they show more vs Clippers on Sunday.

Hopefully. I don't like watching the Denver Nuggets playing like this. They are an offensive team and Jokic can create a lot of openings but they are not hitting them right. I don't even know how he still got those 13 assists, considering how bad their offense is. The Thunder is a great team but 87-102, that sucks.

@OgNasty, I like your picks. I am going to steal the Warriors' pick and the Pelicans too.
Here are my choices.

Utah Jazz - Golden State Warriors - Golden State Warriors (-2.5)
Portland Trail Blazers - New Orleans Pelicans - New Orleans Pelicans (-3.5)
Cleveland Cavaliers - Detroit Pistons - Cleveland Cavaliers (-10.5)

The Lakers are the favorite against the Suns, I think it's because Bradley Beal is probable to play and their two best defenders Allen and Okogie.

I might also try a parlay but with different handicaps. Good luck everyone.

[jossiel]

Heat lost against the Magic, Bam and Jimmy's stats aren't impressive.

I lost my bet on that one too. I had the home team covering that low spread, but they ended up getting blown out by the Magic.

GSW won.

They carried that momentum right into the regular season, and it ended with a 35-point victory with contributions from everyone. Buddy Hield was the leading scorer with 22 points, and he only played 15 minutes- talk about being impressive.

Another spectacular performance of Buddy Hield there, another splash bro indeed, in the making. 

Whilst, Clippers and the Suns are on game now and they're at OT after ending Q4 in 103-103. KD got it.

That was an epic matchup, especially with Harden carrying the team in the second half. The OT was the Suns' only chance to cover the spread, but they ended up winning by just 3 points. If Booker hadn't fouled out, they might have been able to dominate the Clippers in OT.

It's okay, the important thing there that they've still won. Suns opponent tonight is Los Angeles Lakers, this is a good match and let's see who's going to have their first loss.

[ralle14]

I'm also trusting the Pelicans against the Blazers later today. They're already on a good start after beating the Bulls so I doubt they'll have a problem dispatching this Blazers team that got blown out by the Warriors.

This would be a road test for the Pelicans since the Blazers used to be a decent home underdog last season when it came down to the spread.

[passwordnow]

Since the reg season is in. And after Suns just lost to the Lakers, I think that they're going to lose against Mavs with their next game and so, I am betting with the Mavs. Klay says enough with all of the preseason hippy dippy fun on him.

[Maslate]

Since the reg season is in. And after Suns just lost to the Lakers, I think that they're going to lose against Mavs with their next game and so, I am betting with the Mavs. Klay says enough with all of the preseason hippy dippy fun on him.

Might be a decent bet, considering it's a back-to-back game for them, and they just blew a 22-point lead to lose to the Lakers. Same story happened with the Clippers in their first game, though they managed to push it to OT and pull off a win.

Right now, it feels like nothing has changed with this team – they still lack depth, and they can’t seem to hold onto a big lead. Honestly, I’m thinking they might miss the semis again or even have an early exit if they do make the playoffs.

[passwordnow]

Since the reg season is in. And after Suns just lost to the Lakers, I think that they're going to lose against Mavs with their next game and so, I am betting with the Mavs. Klay says enough with all of the preseason hippy dippy fun on him.

Might be a decent bet, considering it's a back-to-back game for them, and they just blew a 22-point lead to lose to the Lakers. Same story happened with the Clippers in their first game, though they managed to push it to OT and pull off a win.

Right now, it feels like nothing has changed with this team – they still lack depth, and they can’t seem to hold onto a big lead. Honestly, I’m thinking they might miss the semis again or even have an early exit if they do make the playoffs.

I get you despite that they've got superstars and they're the most stacked roster there spending a lot of money for their roster, still, they don't go that far. Well, we're going to see if they will miss it or not. The season is still has a long way to go so, let's just see how it's going to be with the Suns but then, I think that Mavs will be able to make it back again the both conf. finals and NBA finals.

[Jating]

Detroit will host the Pacers, we all know how bad Detroit was from last season, and the Pacers had one of their best, so with that, I might go with the Pacers at -3.5 at 1.82 odds.

I agree with it, they were a bad team last season, and I do like the pick. However, in my book, it's at -4.5 now with 1.92 odds. From what we’ve seen in the first two games, the winning team usually wins by a big margin, so I think they can cover the spread. The Pacers are strong and score a lot, so if they dominate, a double-digit win seems pretty likely. Good luck, I’m tailing too but with a higher spread.

If Pacers will push the win I agree that it can be a double digit lead seems that bookies favoring a bit the homecourt advantage of Detroit but comparing how these two team played the game  Pacers is more superior than Detriot not unless there's something that bookies are seeing to give this kind of a close margins, no spare for now but I like the handicap for Pacers. Good luck!

Sorry for the late reply but the Pacers had won already and so it was a big W for me.

And speaking of Buddy Hield as a Warrior,

Buddy Hield has led the Warriors in points (49) and made 3-pointers (12) in his first two games with the franchise and the Warriors have won both games by a combined margin of 77 points, the largest margin of victory to begin a season in NBA history.

https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/buddy-hields-warriors-tenure-off-to-historic-start-20241025

And there was another record that I saw in my Facebook feed, but I forget to capture it.

Probably he can also a great candidate for the 6th man of the year award for this season, and could be a winner if he continues with this consistent numbers.

[Fredomago]

Detroit will host the Pacers, we all know how bad Detroit was from last season, and the Pacers had one of their best, so with that, I might go with the Pacers at -3.5 at 1.82 odds.

I agree with it, they were a bad team last season, and I do like the pick. However, in my book, it's at -4.5 now with 1.92 odds. From what we’ve seen in the first two games, the winning team usually wins by a big margin, so I think they can cover the spread. The Pacers are strong and score a lot, so if they dominate, a double-digit win seems pretty likely. Good luck, I’m tailing too but with a higher spread.

If Pacers will push the win I agree that it can be a double digit lead seems that bookies favoring a bit the homecourt advantage of Detroit but comparing how these two team played the game  Pacers is more superior than Detriot not unless there's something that bookies are seeing to give this kind of a close margins, no spare for now but I like the handicap for Pacers. Good luck!

Sorry for the late reply but the Pacers had won already and so it was a big W for me.

And speaking of Buddy Hield as a Warrior,

Buddy Hield has led the Warriors in points (49) and made 3-pointers (12) in his first two games with the franchise and the Warriors have won both games by a combined margin of 77 points, the largest margin of victory to begin a season in NBA history.

https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/buddy-hields-warriors-tenure-off-to-historic-start-20241025

And there was another record that I saw in my Facebook feed, but I forget to capture it.

Probably he can also a great candidate for the 6th man of the year award for this season, and could be a winner if he continues with this consistent numbers.

Yeah he got a good numbers but it's too early for that, I'm pretty sure that teams will have their adjustments to be more competitive, and adding to that, regular season mostly the trial part for each system and strategy for each coaches, then as far as improvement's concern there's trade deadline that can change the direction of the team that will gain better benefits from the trade that they'll take.

Moving back to the game seems that Mavs vs Suns and Lakers vs Kings are games that might excite the fans and the bettors, good luck!

[danherbias07]

Lots of games later. Here are my picks.

Denver Nuggets - Los Angeles Clippers - Denver Nuggets (-6.5) - They played badly last time, they know it and they will probably change.
Detroit Pistons - Boston Celtics - Boston Celtics (-11.5) The Core and bench of this team are strong, even with an injured Tatum and Brown, they can still win games and overwhelm them.
Chicago Bulls - Oklahoma City Thunder - Oklahoma City Thunder (-10.5) OKC is strong, they have one of the offensive players in my opinion. They will win this, I just hope they hit the handicap.
Phoenix Suns - Dallas Mavericks - Dallas Mavericks (-1.5) - Must watch. Rivalry game.

Good luck everyone!!!

[OgNasty]

Some Sunday picks as we get underway with today's games.  Nothing groundbreaking here.  I'm expecting the Bucks and Pelicans to win and with the Hawks being undefeated I'm hoping they can stay in the game with the Thunder.  Good luck!

Brooklyn Nets - Milwaukee Bucks
Winner (Incl. Overtime)
Milwaukee Bucks

Portland Trail Blazers - New Orleans Pelicans
Winner (Incl. Overtime)
New Orleans Pelicans

Oklahoma City Thunder - Atlanta Hawks
Handicap (Incl. Overtime)
Atlanta Hawks (12.5)

Odds
3.10

I also made this same bet with a Trump presidential victory added in, as I plan to do with all my picks while it is still possible.

[danherbias07]

1/4 yesterday. Bad.

Well, I am late to place my bets today so I guess I will just go for live betting for the ongoing ones. But later could be a great matchup. Warriors versus Clippers.

Here are my bets for the remaining games.

Oklahoma City Thunder - Atlanta Hawks - Oklahoma City Thunder (-10.5)
Golden State Warriors - Los Angeles Clippers - Golden State Warriors (-7.5) @1.71 only. -9.5 is @1.97.

I am kind of confused why, the Clippers ain't that bad of a team, they just defeated the Nuggets yesterday or maybe it's because of the back-to-back games. Well, good luck with your bets everyone!

[OgNasty]

Some Sunday picks as we get underway with today's games.  Nothing groundbreaking here.  I'm expecting the Bucks and Pelicans to win and with the Hawks being undefeated I'm hoping they can stay in the game with the Thunder.  Good luck!

Brooklyn Nets - Milwaukee Bucks
Winner (Incl. Overtime)
Milwaukee Bucks

Portland Trail Blazers - New Orleans Pelicans
Winner (Incl. Overtime)
New Orleans Pelicans

Oklahoma City Thunder - Atlanta Hawks
Handicap (Incl. Overtime)
Atlanta Hawks (12.5)

Odds
3.10

I also made this same bet with a Trump presidential victory added in, as I plan to do with all my picks while it is still possible.

Actually amazing that every one of these was a favorite and they all lost. If you bet a parlay against all my picks you could have made a massive bundle tonight.

[Questat]

Actually amazing that every one of these was a favorite and they all lost. If you bet a parlay against all my picks you could have made a massive bundle tonight.

Looks like there are a lot of heavy favorites that ended up losing today. Here are the teams that lost:

1-Pacers -8.5
2-Pelicans -6.5
3-Bucks -8.5
4- Warriors -9

Just imagine if you had parlayed all the underdog teams in that match-up.... the total odds would probably be around 233. Has anyone here seen this coming and turned it into profit?

[xLays]

Four games had big upsets today: the Warriors lost to the Clippers at home, the Bucks lost to the Nets by more than 10 points, the Pacers lost to the 76ers in overtime, and the Blazers beat the Pelicans by almost 20 points. It was a good day for anyone who bet on the underdogs. I guess many of you lost your bets. Only OKC managed to win against underdogs for today's game.

[Ziskinberg]

bets. Only OKC managed to win against underdogs for today's game.

They almost lost if they hadn’t managed to come back.

I’m sure a lot of bettors ended up losing their bets, but the Warriors’ loss is somewhat understandable since Curry was injured, giving them an excuse for what happened. This is just one of those days where the underdogs won; tomorrow might not be the same.

[danherbias07]

Just imagine if you had parlayed all the underdog teams in that match-up.... the total odds would probably be around 233. Has anyone here seen this coming and turned it into profit?

Damn! That's huge. But who would've thought that? I will definitely be impressed with a prediction of underdog parlay.

11 games later. My golly! And they want to add more teams. Maybe in the future, we will see 16 games in a day.
Anyway, here are my picks.

New York Knicks - Cleveland Cavaliers - New York Knicks (-1.5)
Miami Heat - Detroit Pistons - Miami Heat (-7.5)
Dallas Mavericks - Utah Jazz - Dallas Mavericks (-10.5)
Sacramento Kings - Portland Trail Blazers - Sacramento Kings (-10.5)

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I hope one of you will receive a prize there.
Good luck with your bets.

[Fredomago]

Four games had big upsets today: the Warriors lost to the Clippers at home, the Bucks lost to the Nets by more than 10 points, the Pacers lost to the 76ers in overtime, and the Blazers beat the Pelicans by almost 20 points. It was a good day for anyone who bet on the underdogs. I guess many of you lost your bets. Only OKC managed to win against underdogs for today's game.

Yup, lucky for those who loves chasing bigger odds as underdogs manage to upset those favorite, either ML or handicap those 4 games for underdog gave bettors decent amounts of profits, while on the other side those who loves doing parlays surely loses their bets, the games that they pick ends up not favorable for their selection, moving forward  its just need to analyze well before engaging with your picks.

[AmoreJaz]

Four games had big upsets today: the Warriors lost to the Clippers at home, the Bucks lost to the Nets by more than 10 points, the Pacers lost to the 76ers in overtime, and the Blazers beat the Pelicans by almost 20 points. It was a good day for anyone who bet on the underdogs. I guess many of you lost your bets. Only OKC managed to win against underdogs for today's game.

Yup, lucky for those who loves chasing bigger odds as underdogs manage to upset those favorite, either ML or handicap those 4 games for underdog gave bettors decent amounts of profits, while on the other side those who loves doing parlays surely loses their bets, the games that they pick ends up not favorable for their selection, moving forward  its just need to analyze well before engaging with your picks.

The dilemma when you bet on underdog is that what is the chance that it will really happen? They are underdogs for so many reasons, hence, having such high odds. I don't think anyone will bet those odds in multi-bets and think that he will get 233x or more, because, the likelihood that it will happen this kind of odds is actually very very low. You are extremely lucky if that will actually happen to your multi-bet with bet amount of 100 bucks or more. This is why it is not surprising that most of NBA bettors here lost in those games.

[ralle14]

Seeing how the Cavaliers are on a good start made me take their spread over the Knicks. The extra points might not matter because of their winning margin, but you never know how this game could end.

The Knicks could easily be a solid team at home despite their 1-1 start, but from my view, this is a toss-up game with the possibility of the Cavaliers getting away with a win.

I'd better ride the the team that could go 4-0 after this game given how they've been beating teams by double digits.