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i bet very sparingly on the NBA during the regular season... too hard to predict who will come to play on a given night... but now the playoffs are here, so it's time to get busy!

 

1st Round

 

Series bets

CELTICS (-175) vs Heat

MAVS (-165) vs Spurs

 

Game 1 bets

small plays: Clev 1Q (-3.5), Clev 1H (-6), Clev (-11)

ML parlay: Den / Dall (+120)

 
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Futures

MAGIC (+500) to win the NBA championship

 

this is a value bet... i always bet on someone to win it all, but this is based on their road... they are a sure thing to make the EC finals... when it is all said and done, i think the Clev - Orlando series will decide who has a ring this year, so i'll take a shot at 6:1...

 
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oops... forgot one!

series bet

THUNDER (+500) vs Lakers

 
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 Great Post!  Very insightful.
 
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thanks ChopnBrock! 

 

 
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BOL Ice.... Gotta root against your Thunder series bet though

I'm on the Cavs today

Have a great playoffs..

 
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MAN U SHOULD ADD PHOENIX TO IT ML
 
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Best of luck this post-season Ice
 
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thanks peeps!  GL everyone... 10 straight hours of basketball today... could barely sleep last night...

looking for a healthy blowout to start off the day, but after that it should be some good games...

 
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was gonna put a late bet on Atlanta but didn't pull the trigger... stupid!

 
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considering a small play on Phoenix... will post when i play it...

 
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finally got some Day 2 plays:

 

Round 1

small plays:  Pho 1Q (-2.5), Pho 1H (-5), Pho (-9)

 
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Round 2

small plays: Hawks (-7.5), Thunder (+6.5)

 

i highly advise everyone to get on OKC for game 2... take a little piece of the ML... they will most likely win game 2, and if they do not, they will possibly be my Western Conf play of the year in game 3...

 
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that last post was for game 2, not round 2...
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Ice4Blood:

1st Round

 

Series bets

CELTICS (-175) vs Heat

MAVS (-165) vs Spurs

 

Game 1 bets

small plays:  Clev 1Q (-3.5),  Clev 1H (-6),  Clev (-11),  Pho 1Q (-2.5),  Pho 1H (-5),  Pho (-9)

ML parlay:  Den / Dall (+120)

Sides: 3-3

ML parlay: 1-0

 

don't be surprised if i don't bet on Phoenix again these playoffs...

 
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No disrespect to you Ice of course

However I think your Thunder Series bet was a bit of a stretch considering its their first playoff series for them ever vs the world champion Los Angeles Lakers..


 
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Game 2 bets

small plays: Cavs 1H (-6.5), Cavs (-10.5), Cle/Chi (UN 191.5), Hawks (-7.5), Bos/Mia (OV 179), Thunder (+6.5)

 

i like Boston to take apart Miami in game 2, but am riding out my series bet on that game, as well as the Dallas series...

best play so far of these playoffs comes up tomorrow night with the Thunder against the Lakers... i have watched, followed and bet the Thunder from day 1 this season, and have a good feel for how they play... they have been great bouncing back from losses (both SU and ATS) this year, and i think they got rid of some jitters in game 1...

be warned:  this game will go 1 of 2 ways... either, the Thunder will rise to the occasion and give the Lakers everything they can handle, in which case there is at least a 50% chance they win, and about a 90% chance they cover... OR... they will play tight, get behind, and start pressing things like a young team can do...

i don't think the latter will happen, because they know they have nothing to lose, and this game 2 is a chance to steal one, so a young team will usually have the right mentality for this game... but IF they do get routed, never fear... the REAL money-maker will be game 3 in OKC... first time playoff game for the fans, and it will play into the fact that the Thunder have not played 3 straight bad games except for 1 time this year... i would expect a line between +1 and -1, and a straight up win for the Thunder...

if i lose the play tomorrow night, i will almost certainly have a full play on OKC in game 3...

 
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Quote Originally Posted by Gold_Rush:

No disrespect to you Ice of course

However I think your Thunder Series bet was a bit of a stretch considering its their first playoff series for them ever vs the world champion Los Angeles Lakers..


GR... Thunder series bet was a small bet... but i still think there is a high probability this series will be tied after 4 game, meaning i just need them to take 2 of 3... or i might buy back out of the bet after 4, with the series price dramatically reduced, to guarantee i can't lose money...

and as for calling them the World Champions (remember i bet them before game 1 of the playoffs to win it all last year)... we won't be able to call them that for much longer... i don't think this team has what it takes to beat Dallas or Denver in a 7 game series, and i think they would have to do both to get back to the finals...

in fact, the Thunder series bet is a hedge... i want the Lakers to win that series... because then i can REALLY make some money fading them against as a favorite against a superior opponent...

 
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Quote Originally Posted by Ice4Blood:

series bet

THUNDER (+500) vs Lakers

 

Futures

MAGIC (+500) to win the NBA championship

 

forgot to re-list these... still pending, of course...

 
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Quote Originally Posted by Ice4Blood:

Game 2 bets

small plays: Cavs 1H (-6.5), Cavs (-10.5), Cle/Chi (UN 191.5), Hawks (-7.5), Bos/Mia (OV 179), Thunder (+6.5)

 

sides:  6-6

ML Parlay: 1-0 

 
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take the Mavs tonight... i am riding my series bet, but love the Mavs tonight... this series will be over in 5 games at the very most...
 
 
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 gl today boss - shouldve listened to u on that heat game

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