Category: Basketball

61-53-2 on NBA in 2018 up 9.28 units

19-17-2 on NBA this season down 2.99 units

Warriors -3 at +112 for 4 units. Warriors have won 2 in a row (although their win against the Kings was too close for comfort). Jazz play the Warriors tough. Both teams are 14-17 ATS this season. Curry is shooting the ball lights out and that continues tonight. Jazz have lost 4 of 5 and only shot 35% over their last two. Jazz don’t have the offense to keep up. Boogie Cousins should be back at the start of February, but the Warriors are 6-2 since Steph’s return. They win another tonight.

T’Wolves/Bucks/Blazers Parlay risking 4 units to win 5.74 units. Timberwolves are 12-4 at home and 2-12 on the road. This game against the Pistons is in Minnesota. The Bucks will be going against the Pelicans, who will be without Payton, Randle and Mirotic. Bucks are 13-3 at home. Pelicans are 4-11 away. Bucks have lost 3 in a row vs the Pelicans, that changes tonight. Trail Blazers lost to Memphis earlier this season. They will get their revenge tonight. Mike Conley isn’t 100% although he will prolly play. Lillard. McCollum, and Nurkic have all been playing well (they all had more than 20 last time out at the Clippers). Blazers have to win these home games to make the playoffs in the closely contested West.

61-53-2 on NBA in 2018 up 9.28 units

18-16-2 on NBA this season down 0.66 units

Wizards -3 at +108 for 4 units. I think the departures of Oubre and Rivers help this Wizards team. I don’t see Oubre and Rivers and think “hard workers”. They are both talented, but Washington wasn’t the best fit for either of their games IMO. They are still technically on the Wiz, but the trade should be finalized sometime soon. Atlanta has not been playing much defense of late. They gave up 144 points to the Nets. John Wall didn’t play in the first meeting this season, but Washington still won by 14. Send it.

Nuggets at -180 for 3 units. Mavs have struggled recently, while the Nuggets just keep winning. Mavs are 2-10 away. Nuggets are 12-3 at home. I have Denver more heavily favored than this..

61-53-2 on NBA in 2018 up 9.28 units

14-15-2 on NBA this season down 4.21 units

The Suns have 5 wins on the season and it is almost Christmas. 2 of those wins are against the Mavs. C’mon Dallas. Dirk played last night, so he officially has the record of 21 seasons with one team. He made a long range bank shot last night and Mark Cuban looked happier than Jerry Sandusky at a youth football game.. sorry that wasn’t PC. Looked happier than a catholic priest at an orphan– never mind. He was happy for Dirk. You get it.

Hornets first half -5 at -115 for 3 units. Hornets have won 3 in a row and are going for their longest win streak of the season tonight at home against the Knicks. Charlotte has already lost to 3 lottery teams this season (Hawks, Cavs, and Bulls). They can’t keep losing these games if they want to make the playoffs. Hornets won the first half by 14 against the Knicks when they played 5 days ago. Kemba struggled at the start of his last game against the Pistons, but he finished strong and I expect that to carry over in this first half.

Raptors at -131 for 3 units. Raptors are 7-3 in their last 10. Blazers are 3-7. Raptors just beat the Clippers and Warriors without Kawhi. Kyle Lowry got going finally against Golden State. He had been struggling this year, but if he can turn it on.. watch out Eastern Conference. Blazers do play better at home, but I doubt Kawhi came out on this 3 game west coast road trip to not play. He is questionable tonight, but I think he plays and this line will go down. Taking the value.

Wizards at +107 for 3 units. Nets are 3-7 in their last 10. Wizards are 5-5. Wizards are 4-11 on the road, but the Nets are 4-10 at home. Both of these teams are below average is what I am saying. Caris LeVert being out has hurt Brooklyn, as he was balling before his injury. The Wizards seem to play down or up to their competition, but I’ll take the team with Beal and Wall.

Bucks/Warriors Parlay risking 3 units to win 1.54 units. Warriors are 13-16 ATS this season, even though I like the -7.5 they are laying, I am taking the money line. The Kings are 17-9-1 ATS this season. Buddy Hield has been playing great. The Pelicans could really use a 3-point shooter like him… Warriors arn’t going to lose two in a row with their big 4 playing.. right? The Bucks have cooled off a little bit after starting off the season 13-4. They are 18-9 now. The Cavs have won 5 of their 7 games at home this season, but Giannis and the Bucks beat them by 16 in their first meeting in Milwaukee. Milwaukee scores 118.1 PPG compared to Cleveland’s 103.4 PPG. Kevin Love and Thompson are still out. Bucks know they have lost 10 of their last 11 in Cleveland. They get revenge on the Cavs for having Lebron..

61-53-2 on NBA in 2018 up 9.28 units

14-13-2 on NBA this season up 1.79 units

Ayyyy, finally up on NBA this season. I love Kemba Walker. Kemba put the team on his back down 11 with a little over 6 minutes to go. Kemba gave up the final shot to Jeremy Lamb who drained it and won me my(our) bet. Malik Monk got so excited during Lamb’s shot he ran on the court a little too soon and got a tech. Pistons got a free throw, but in the end it didn’t matter. I am glad it happened as a Hornets fan because we got this awesome-warm-hearted moment between MJ and Monk. Mj smacked him upside the head lol. Monk played well in the game. Bridges and Monk are both only 20 years old and should be ballers for years to come. RESIGN KEMBA NOW!!

Started off the season horribly, but rebounded nicely like Bradley Beal last night. Kyrie went berserk in overtime and the Celtics got the win over the struggling Wizards. Time to bet against some more struggling teams tonight…

Magic/Mavs Parlay risking 4 units to win 4.08 units. Magic have lost 7 of their last 10, but the Bulls have lost 9 of their last 10. The Bulls give up 110 points a game and barely score 100 a game. This game is in Mexico at Mexico City’s Arena Ciudad de Mexico. Evan Fournier and Mo Bamba should be back in the lineup for Orlando. Vucevic can’t play worse than he did against Dallas, shooting 4-15 from the field. The Bulls have formed a leadership committee… A professional NBA team has formed a leadership committee. Even the Knicks and Dolan are laughing at that.. The Bulls have won their last 5 meetings against Orlando, but Chicago loses tonight.

The Mavs will want revenge for their opening night 21 point loss to the Suns. The Suns have gone 3-21 since that win. Devin Booker is still out for Phoenix. He said he was sick of playing for a team that doesn’t make the playoffs, so it is fitting he has missed the last 5 or so games. Dirk is back for the Magic. It is wild Steve Nash is commentating on Champions League soccer games for TNT, while Dirk is still trying to dunk in the NBA. I love Dirk and Nash. Dallas got outrebounded in the first matchup, DeAndre Jordan will have to be the beast he is tonight. Harrison Barnes has been heating up. I like this spot.

Lakers +6 for 3 units. Rockets have been playing poorly this season. Lebron and the Lakers have been playing a lot better of late. Lakers are 7-3 in last 10. Rockets are 3-7 in last 10. Lebron is averaging 28.3 PPG on 52.1% shooting. He is still great, but how bout you get above 70% from the free throw line Bron Bron. Ariza and Anderson are missed for the Rockets as their bench sucks. James Ennis is out for Houston, which means Gordon has to start. That further hurts their bench. Kuzma is averaging 21 and 9 in his last 7 games without Ingram. I think they should trade Ingram and a first for Beal. Lebron needs another shooter around him IMO.

61-53-2 on NBA in 2018 up 9.28 units

8-11-1 on NBA this season down 10.84 units

Kings at -127 for 5 units. Bulls don’t even want to practice for their coach. That organization needs a rebuild starting at the top. This Kings team has played hard all year and I expect that to continue tonight.

Thunder -5 at -105 for 5 units. Jazz have lost their last 2 away games. Paul George has been playing great of late. Thunder will get a win after losing to the Jazz in the playoffs last season. Thunder have won 16 of last 20.

Lakers at -225 for 5 units. Last meeting ever between Lebron and D Wade. Lebron scored 50 last time they met. Lebron and the Lake show win here. Lakers play a lot better at home (10-4). Hassan Whiteside, Dion Waiters, and Wayne Ellington did not make the trip for the Heat. Ellington 3-point shooting will be missed.

70-62-2 on NCAAB last season and went up 8.95 units

3-6-1 this season down 9.91 units

VCU upsetting Texas ruined my parlay, but as a VCU fan.. I was happy. I honestly didn’t think VCU had enough size to compete with the Texas forwards. The Rams don’t have the best offensive team this season, but they are balances and solid on defense. Virginia will be a big test for them tomorrow.

Florida St/Pepperdine -17 Parlay risking 4 units to win 5.67 units. FSU’s big men, Christ Koumadje and Mfiondu Kabengele will be too much for UConn. Phil Cofer is out for FSU, but Mann and the big men should do enough. Uconn has improved this season with 6 wins over mid major and a win over then ranked #15 Syracuse, but I still like FSU. Pepperdine has lost two in a row, but now is favored by 17 against Jackson St. Pepperdine plays a lot better at home, where the 3 ball falls a littler more often for them. Colby Ross will ball out for the Waves.

70-62-2 on NCAAB last season and went up 8.95 units

3-5-1 this season down 5.91 units

Ohio State/Old Dominion/Texas Parlay risking 4 units to win 4.08 units. Illinois have lost to every power conference school this season. Ohio State should take care of business behind Andre and Kaleb Wesson. William & Mary are not as good as they used to be with Marcus Thornton and Omar Prewitt graduating in the past few years. Old Dominion dominates the all-time series and gets another win here. VCU lost to Old Dominion this season and now plays their former coach in Shaka Smart and Texas. VCU almost beat Mo Bamba and Texas last season in Richmond, but they won’t be as close this season.