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The Boston Celtics trail the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Yet Boston remains the solid futures market favorite to win the 2025 NBA championship. Boston is obviously pacing itself for the 2025 NBA Playoffs. In turn, gamblers are worried about Boston’s unreliable betting value this season. The Celtics are not yet profitable despite their straight up success on the hardwood. Naturally, the Los Angeles Lakers are in the red as well. The Lakers are perpetually one of th... 

Two teams hovering just above the .500 mark meet on Wednesday night, as the Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Dallas Mavericks on ESPN. The Timberwolves are completing a quick two-game road trip, as they were at Memphis on Monday night, while the NBA has done the Mavericks no favors of late, as Dallas has been playing one game on the road and then one game at home for the past week. The M... 

It may catch the NBA betting casual sector by surprise. Still, Thursday’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers is a realistic possibility of being a preview of the 2025 NBA Finals. Certainly, the Thunder and Cavaliers are keeping gamblers happy with two of the best profit margins in the NBA. Both teams have engineered impressive rebuilds that have put them in po... 

The New York Knicks visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in a game that can be seen on ESPN. The Knicks have been a pleasant surprise in the East this season, as they come into this game in third place in the conference. On the other side, the 76ers have been a disappointment, but the reason for most of their struggles is the health of superstar center Joel Embiid. When Embiid is healthy, the 76ers have looked like a title contender, but when he is out of the lineup, they have been on... 

The two best teams in the NBA meet on Wednesday night, as the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on ESPN. The Thunder are the clear leader in the Western Conference, as they are seven games in front of Houston and Memphis, while Cleveland is just in front of Boston in the Eastern Conference. This will be the second straight huge game for the Thunder, as they hosted the C... 

When the 2024-25 NBA season began, the San Antonio Spurs looked like a team that would miss the playoffs. Second-year star Victor Wembanyama looked like he could have one of the most disappointing careers in NBA history. His supporting cast looked to be nonexistent. But in recent weeks, the Spurs have found a new gear and are one of the hottest brands on the NBA board. San Antonio is currently in a play-in spot with plenty of time to gain a regular playoff position. On Wednesday night, Wembanyam... 

The Boston Celtics visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night in a game that can be seen on TNT. The Celtics are in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference, while the Timberwolves are battling to get into the top six in the Western Conference. Both teams played on Tuesday and then had New Year’s Day off. The Celtics are not at full strength, as Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday are dealing with injuries and may miss this game. The Celtics have done well against the Timberwolves straight up... 

At the onset of the season, the Philadelphia 76ers were picked to contend for an Eastern Conference playoff spot. But for the 76ers, success comes down to center Joel Embiid, who has struggled to stay in the lineup the past two seasons. When Embiid is in the Philadelphia lineup and at 100%, they can beat anyone in the NBA.But when Embiid is out, the 76ers are a pitiful, helpless, wannabe... 

At the onset of the season, the LA Clippers moved into their spectacular new home with new branding for what they hope will be a more promising future.After years of playing under the marquee of the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena, the Clippers broke off on their own to play at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, which is near SoFi Stadium, home of the NFL Rams and Chargers. On the hardwood, not much has changed for the Clippers. LA remains an above average team that offers surprising value bec... 

The Denver Nuggets visit the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night on ABC and ESPN in the second half of a home and home, as the teams met in Denver on Monday night. It is the last of five games on Christmas Day on ABC and ESPN. The Nuggets and Suns are still considered darkhorse NBA title contenders, but neither team has played up to expectations so far this season. The Nuggets will be playin... 

The Philadelphia 76ers visit the Boston Celtics on Wednesday in a game that can be seen on ABC and ESPN. It is the middle game of a five-game Christmas Day NBA schedule with all five games being shown on ABC and ESPN. The 76ers are coming off a home game against San Antonio on Monday, while the Celtics were in Orlando on Monday. This game really comes down to whether or not Joel Embiid i... 

The New York Knicks visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night on TNT in what should be an interesting contest, with Karl-Anthony Towns returning to face his former team. The Knicks come into this game playing well, having won six of their last eight games but they have not played since Sunday when they beat Orlando. The Timberwolves are also playing well, as they come into this contest having won six of their last seven, and they also haven’t played since Sunday when they beat San Anton... 

After a brutal start to the season the Milwaukee Bucks have turned things around winning six games in a row to get over .500. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. look to continue their surge with a visit to the champion Boston Celtics on Friday in the first game of an ESPN doubleheader. Losers of six straight following a season-opening win over Philadelphia, the Bucks matched that run on the positive side beating Washington 124-114 behind a triple-double from Giannis. Boston has showed no signs of a c... 

Two of the best teams in the Western Conference take to the hardwood for an early season showdown when the Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. The game is the second of an ESPN Black Friday doubleheader tipping off at 10 p.m. ET from Crypto.com Arena. With recent wins over Portland and Sacramento, OKC has taken over the top spot in the West, but that doesn’t mean much at this point in the season. The West is expected to be tight all season and early results prove ... 

The Dallas Mavericks were an upstart surprise winner of the 2024 Western Conference championship. But in the NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics exposed all of Dallas' weaknesses for a dominating rout and a world championship. So far, the Mavericks are showing a hangover from last season, with lackluster play and unreliable betting value. Speaking of hangovers, the Denver Nuggets have not recovered from their 2023

At the onset of the NBA betting odds season, the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns are two of the top performers. First year head coach Mike Budenholzer has the Suns off to an impressive start. Budenholzer is best known for leading the Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA title. He has also won wherever he has coached. Thus, Budenholzer arrived in the Valley of the Sun with total credibility. On Friday night Budenholzer will lead Phoenix in a tough road tilt against the Dallas Mavericks. In the same way as the Suns, Dallas is off to a good start. The Suns and Mavericks showdown is the ESPN late Friday night matchup. Dallas remains a public betting on NBA using crypto brand because of its 2023 playoff success. Sharps will look hard at the Suns as a quality road team that squares ignore. On Friday, November 8, 2024, the Dallas Mavericks will host the Phoenix Suns at American Airlines Arena in Dallas, TX. Tipoff time is set for 7:30 p.m. ET, and television coverage will be on ESPN. ... 

Last season, the Denver Nuggets played with an NBA betting odds championship hangover. And the Nuggets long-suffering fans would tell you everyone was entitled to it. Denver won its first NBA title in 2023 and milked it for all it was worth. However, gamblers became frustrated with the Nuggets' inconsistent play for the first half of the season. Finally, at the All-Star break, Denver reg... 

Since 2014, the Los Angeles Lakers have only four NBA Playoff appearances. Previously, in the 2020 COVID campaign, they won the NBA championship, which is why the Lakers signed LeBron James in the first place. However, Father Time is catching up to LeBron, who is still quite good but less dominant than in the past. Additionally, there is plenty of NBA betting odds evidence that James runs the Lakers. Ownership defers to him for everything. The Lakers drafted James’ son, who NBA scouts admit is t... 

The Boston Celtics open defense of their record 18th NBA title by hosting the New York Knicks on Tuesday, October 22 in the season opener. The game is part of a TNT doubleheader and tips off at 7:30 p.m. ET from TD Garden. The Celtics ran away with the Eastern Conference last season finishing 14 games ahead of the second place Knickerbockers. Looking to close the gap New York was active ... 

The Boston Celtics are showing why they are the best team in the NBA. Not only did they run away with the Eastern Conference finishing 14 games ahead of the pack, they’ve made things look easy in the postseason and are now just two wins away from their record 18th NBA title. Boston won its ninth straight playoff game and is 14-2 following Sunday’s 105-98 win in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Timing is everything when betting on games and the line for Game 2 opened at Boston -7.5 with the number dropping to 7 and in some places closing as low as Boston -6.5. With the margin being seven points you can see how that would affect your wager. I was fortunate enough to back Dallas when the spread was +7.5 making me a winner on that wager. But my same game NBA Finals parlay didn’t pan out when the teams failed to go over the total of 214.5. To say Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday, June 12 is a must-win for the Dallas Mavericks isn’t entirely true since there is at least one more game, but another loss puts them in a position no team in the history of the NBA has ever come back from. Playing at home the Mavs opened as a 1.5-point favorite but they are just 5-3 SU and 4-4 ATS on their home floor. Meanwhile, the Celtics have won all six road playoff games earning payouts in three of them. ... 

The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics eased their way through the conference finals setting up a NBA Finals matchup that had a week of hype. There is no shortage of superstar talent, which is why the clubs are the last two standing. Boston had the best team during the regular year and lost just twice in the first three playoff rounds. The Mavs slayed three of the Western Conference’s top four seeds and they are 7-2 on the road this postseason. So, there are plenty of betting options in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, June to build a winning NBA parlay. The Celtics hit the board for Game 1 of the NBA Finals as a 6.5-point home favorite. If the number stands it would be the lowest in a Boston playoff game this season. Boston closed as a betting favorite of at least 7 points in all 14 games with the number reaching double-digits eight times. Boston failed to cover in its last two against Indiana and in five of the previous six games. The Celtics won the two regular season meetings covering the spread both times, and they are unbeaten with payouts in each of the previous four encounters with Dallas. ... 

The Minnesota Timberwolves aren’t going down without a fight in their Western Conference Final series with the Dallas Mavericks. Facing a must-win scenario in Game 4, the Wolves lived to see another day and avoided the sweep with a huge road win bring the series back to Minnesota for Game 5 on Thursday, May 30. However, history isn’t on their side since no team has rebounded from losing the first three games to win a best-of-7 NBA Playoffs series. I guess there has to be a first time just like a No. 16 seed beating a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. It took more than 30 years but if finally happened in 2018. And just five years later it happened again. So, I guess anything is possible, but beating a team as good as the Mavs four games in a row is asking a lot. Minnesota is a good team as well finishing the regular season with six more wins than Dallas and beating the Mavs in three of their four encounters. The Wolves were outplayed in crunch time, though, committing costly turnovers and mistakes that led to a three-game deficit in the series. At the stage of the season with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line, a team’s best players have to step up and the Wolves haven’t gotten that from Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns and the Mavs did from Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. ... 

We’re down to the final four in the NBA Playoffs and while most everyone expected the Boston Celtics to be playing for a trip to the NBA Finals, I’m not sure many outside the state of Indiana had the Pacers reaching the Eastern Conference Final. The teams square off in Game 2 of their series on Thursday, May 23 with tip at 8:30 p.m. ET on TNT. The Pacers advanced with a Game 7 rout of the Knicks at MSG when they shot 67 percent from the field and 54 percent from three-point range. The Pacers went just 2-5 on the road in their first two series, but that’s all they needed since they’ve were perfect at home. Needing only five games to win each of their first two series, the Celtics enjoyed a little breather before returning to the court. Their only two playoff losses came in Game 2s at the Garden. The Celtics lost 111-101 to Miami in the first round when favored by 14 points. They also lost 118-94 to Cleveland in the second round when laying 13 points. Boston earned six payouts in their first 10 playoff games despite being a double-digit favorite eight times. ... 

The top seeds in each conference are in action on Wednesday, May 15 as the 2024 NBA Playoffs continue. The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder will need extra games in order to win their semifinal series since both clubs were upset at home in Game 2. However, while the Celtics were able to wrestle homecourt advantage away from the Cleveland Cavaliers with a Game 3 road win OKC wasn’t as fortunate. The No. 1 seed in the West dropped Games 2 and 3 to the Dallas Mavericks surrendering the homecourt edge. The good news for the Thunder is that they lost more than two games in a row just once during the regular season. Handicapping games for a NBA parlay this postseason hasn’t been easy. I’m not sure anyone expected the Denver Nuggets to lose two in a row at home to Minnesota, though the Wolves are a good team. Both of Boston’s losses took place on the parquet floor with the Celtics having trouble winning consistently in their barn over the past three years. Both of Boston’s home setbacks were by double-digits when the Cs were favored by at least 13 points. In four of their first six playoff wins the Celtics covered the NBA betting line when laying double-digits. ...