Sam Panayotovich
Fox sports betting analyst
Now that the Golden State Warriors, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat and Orlando Magic have punch in the 16 -team playoff field, the NBA’s postseason can really start.
Play-in, Schmay-in.
I will admit that it is exciting that we no longer need to monitor what superstars are kidnapping nights for load management or what bum teams do they do and do not care about daily basketball gravel. Thank God.
Here are seven NBA bets of bets that are heading to Round 1.
Wow, the Celtics and Thunder They are expenses!
In terms of prices of the series, Boston is as high as -6000 in Las Vegas to move forward to magic in the opening round. So, you must put $ 6,000 to win $ 100, something I would like, no matter how free a space seems. Oklahoma City is not so expectation against Memphis, but -4500 is also steep.
LeBron James Can tow early in series
When I was a young reporter in Chicago, I covered some Bulls playoffs series against King James and their teams lost the game 1 three times. It is probable that it is not fair to say that LeBron does not prioritize a first game in the series, but has 31-23 of all time in the postseason games. Michael Jordan (27-10) never! It is much more difficult to dethrone King James the deeper a series, but I was glad to bet on some Timberwolves +5 of Minnesota at Saturday’s premiere.
Everyone wants a piece of The clippers
Six weeks ago, the clips were 30-1 to win the West Conference. Then he closed the regular season in a fierce race, winning 18 or his last 21 competitions. That will call the attention of any sports gambler. Now you are lucky to find somewhat higher than 15-1 in the West Market and it is a sexy first round against Denver Nuggets. Denver opened as high as -190 to advance to the second round, but most books are treating the -120.
When he will Damian Lillard Return?
That is the million dollars in Milwaukee. Lillard is no longer taking medications for the cry of blood, by Shams Charania de ESPN, so he is certainly in the right direction. Lillard won the game in Saturday’s first game, but given the way in which the NBA Espacia its first -round games, maybe they could play next Friday when the series changes to Milwaukee. If bucks can gain a division in Indianapolis, the cavalry will be waiting to bet them to win the series.
There is money to make in alternative markets
Basketball Handicaper Rick Camp Joined “Bet Sweats” this week“ And discussed several angles in some of the exotic markets. He brought Nikola Jokić to make two 3 in all games against the clippers (+2000), Anthony Edwards to have five assists in each game against the Lakers (+2000) and Mikal Bridges to have in Knicks Preals). These are fun markets where you bet a little to win a lot and the camp loves bar shots.
Houston Is a little earlier than expected
There is a reason why rockets are a considerable helpless (+150) against Golden State despite being a 2 seeds with a family court advantage. Of course, Houston can easily win a couple of games, but it is difficult to imagine Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler and Dreemond Green bouncing in his first best of seven together. I have no problem putting -170 in the warriors to advance, especially considering that the market opened closer to -200. Let’s buy the dip.
I bet on Celtics to reach the NBA finals
Congratulations to the Cleveland Cavaliers for winning 64 games and ensuring No. 1 at the First Category Oriental Conference. I am not a believer yet. Boston has the best five initials in basketball and, except for an injury, I do not see that he slips over banana peels on his way back to the NBA finals. You can establish a relatively cheap -150 price in the Celtics that win the east for the second consecutive year and imagine that it will be more spending in the future.
Sam Panayotovich is a sports betting analyst for Fox Sports and the Betmgm Network. He previously worked for WGN Radio, NBC Sports and Vsin. Follow it on Twitter @Spshoot.
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