NBA Betting Forum

The Hawks are 1-4 straigth up and 0-5 against the spread in five road assignments going into tonight’s game at Phoenix.

For Opening Night in the NBA, the Westgate SuperBook has installed the Bucks as one-point home favorites vs. Brooklyn.

Dallas guard Luka Doncic is the +450 favorite to win NBA MVP honors, followed by Kevin Durant (+500) and Steph Curry (+650).

Blake Von Hagen explains his ATS pick on the side for tonight’s Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

FanDuel has the Bucks as -390 favorites to win the NBA Finals as they head back home for Game 6 with a 3-2 lead.

As of Saturday afternoon, most shops had Phoenix listed as a four-point home favorite with a total of 219.5 or 220.

Blake Von Hagen takes a look at the 2021-22 NBA future odds from The Westgate SuperBook in Las Vegas.

FanDuel has the Suns as -270 ‘chalk’ for the updated series price, with the Bucks listed as +200 underdogs.

FanDuel has the Suns as -480 favorites for the updated series price in the 2021 NBA Finals.

After handing out a Game 1 winner to readers on the Suns, our Blake Von Hagen has another play on the side for Game 2.

Most books have the Suns installed as six-point home favorites for tonight’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals vs. Milwaukee.

The Westgate SuperBook has Phoenix as a -175 ‘chalk’ to win the NBA Finals, with Milwaukee as a +155 underdog.

Despite a shoulder injury, a COVID-19 diagnosis and ligament damage in his right hand, Chris Paul led Phoenix into the NBA Finals with an epic Game 6 performance.

Renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael Gilmore tells MajorWager that Giannis Antetokounmpo isn’t playing tonight and is likely out “at minimum a week.”

As of late Wednesday morning, most books had the Bucks listed as 2.5-point home favorites for Thursday’s Game 5 of the East finals.

Our Blake Von Hagen explains his selection on the side for tonight’s Game 6 of the West finals.

The Westgate Superbook has opened Milwaukee as a favorite vs. Phoenix in the NBA Finals.

With Trae Young listed as ‘questionable’ with a bone bruise in his right foot, Milwaukee is listed as a seven-point road favorite for Tuesday’s Game 4 at Atlanta.

Most books have the Suns listed as 5.5-point home favorites for tonight’s Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.

The Hawks are 22-4 straight up and 20-6 against the spread in their last 26 home games.

Most spots have Atlanta installed as an eight-point road underdog in tonight’s Game 2 at Milwaukee.

The Suns are one-point road favorites over the Clippers in tonight’s Game 3 at Staples Center.

One Mississippi bettor has risked $950,000 to win $190,000 on Milwaukee at -500 odds to advance past Atlanta and into the NBA Finals.

Most books have the Atlanta Hawks as generous underdogs in the +375 neighborhood to defeat Milwaukee and advance to the NBA Finals.

As of Monday afternoon, most shops had Phoenix installed as a six-point home favorite for Tuesday’s Game 2.

The Hawks own a 22-3 straight-up record and a 20-5 against-the-spread mark in 25 home games since Feb. 21.

BetOnline has Brooklyn assistant Ime Udoka listed as the +400 ‘chalk’ to become the next head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans.

MajorWager’s Blake Von Hagen explains his opinion on the side for Thursday’s Game 6 back in Milwaukee.

Chris Paul will miss an indefinite period of time for an apparent violation of the NBA’s health and safety protocols.

Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is ‘out’ of tonight’s Game 5 at Utah and the team fears he could be done for the season with damage to his ACL.

Giannis Antetokounmpo fumbled at crunch time while Kevin Durant erupted and led Brooklyn to victory in a comeback thriller.

As of Tuesday afternoon, most books had Milwaukee listed as a 2.5-point road favorite for tonight’s critical Game 5 at Brooklyn.

As of Friday, most betting shops had Brooklyn listed as a 1.5-point road favorite for Sunday’s Game 4 at Milwaukee.

The Atlanta Hawks have won 12 of their last 14 games going into Tuesday’s Game 2 at Philadelphia.

Phoenix is a 4.5-point home favorite for tonight’s Game 1 showdown vs. Denver. The total is 220.5 points.

A BetMGM gambler won $1 million by risking $400,000 on Dallas to win Game 5 over the Clippers as a +250 money-line underdog.

BetOnline has Jay Larranaga installed as the +300 ‘chalk’ to become the Boston Celtics next head coach.

The series price for Brooklyn is -220 against Milwaukee (+190) in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Nets are -4 in Game 1.

Portland’s double-overtime loss at Denver in Game 5 cost a DraftKings gambler $200,000 that he placed on the Trail Blazers.

Most spots have the Clippers installed as seven-point home favorites for tonight’s Game 5 vs. Dallas at Staples Center.

Philadelphia appeared to be in cruise control until Joel Embiid left last night’s loss at Washington due to a knee injury.

MajorWager’s Brian Edwards is bullish on the Atlanta Hawks as 4.5-point home favorites Sunday vs. New York.

Memphis, a five-point home underdog vs. Utah for Saturday’s Game 3, is 17-6 ATS with 11 outright wins in its last 23 games as an underdog.

A couple of six-figure wagers on the Lakers and Nets to advance past the Suns and Celtics, respectively, are looking good going into Friday’s games.

As of early this morning, most betting shops had the Lakers installed as seven-point home favorites for tonight’s Game 3 vs. Phoenix.

Most books have the Knicks installed as two-point home favorites for tonight’s Game 2 vs. the Hawks, who are +110 on the money line.

Most betting shops have Utah installed as a nine-point home favorite for Sunday’s Game 1 vs. Memphis.

As of late Friday afternoon, most shops had Denver listed as a one-point home favorite vs. Portland in Saturday’s Game 1.

As of Tuesday afternoon, most spots had the Lakers installed as five-point home favorites for Wednesday’s play-in game against the Warriors.

Milwaukee is a -330 ‘chalk’ vs. Miami (+270), while the Knicks are +120 underdogs vs. Atlanta even though they swept the three-game season series.

Bettors backing OKC’s season win total to go ‘over’ have been screwed two straight seasons. The Thunder’s 1-23 slump allowed bets on ‘under’ 22.5 wins to cash.

Brooklyn has +250 odds to win their first NBA championship, while the Lakers have +400 odds to repeat. The Clippers are +500, followed by Utah and Philadelphia at +700.

Portland head coach Terry Stotts has -300 odds to be let go at the conclusion of the postseason.

The Wizards are 18-4 ATS with 15 outright wins in their last 22 games. Six of their seven defeats have come by merely 12 combined points.

Portland is a 4.5-point underdog tonight at Phoenix. The Trail Blazers have won nine of their last 10 games, while the Suns have seen the ‘over’ cash in seven consecutive contests.

The ‘over’ has cashed in 10 straight Miami games after last night’s victory at Boston saw the 250 combined points elevate ‘over’ the 224.5-point tally.

Boston’s odds to win the NBA title went from 85/1 to 130/1 after Monday’s news that Jaylen Brown is out for the season.

The ‘over’ has hit in nine straight games for Miami, but the ‘under’ is on a 9-1 run for New Orleans and an 8-1 roll for Sacramento.

The Lakers need to win their last four games and hope that Portland only wins two of its next four to if they want to avoid the play-in tournament.

Washington isn’t going to have the NBA’s second-leading scorer, Bradley Beal, for both games at Atlanta tonight and Wednesday.

MajorWager’s Brian Edwards explains why he’s bullish on the home favorites in today’s game at Staples Center.

The Westgate SuperBook adjusted the Atlanta Hawks’ odds to win the NBA title from 80/1 to 50/1 Wednesday after taking a $5,000 bet on them to win it all.

For our purposes, the Knicks and Wizards are the hottest teams in the NBA.

Now that the Hawks are getting healthy, they’re going to be a tough out for any postseason foe.

Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball is now a -500 favorite to win NBA Rookie of the Year honors.

MajorWager’s Brian Edwards likes the Wizards as four-point home favorites tonight vs. Indiana.

Charlotte star guard LaMelo Ball is almost ready to return, so most shops have him back as the ‘chalk’ to win Rookie of the Year honors.

The Atlanta Hawks are hoping star point guard Trae Young won’t miss too much time after sustaining a sprained ankle in Wednesday’s OT loss at New York.

The Knicks take a seven-game winning streak into tonight’s showdown vs. Atlanta at MSG in NYC.

Our Blake Von Hagen reports on the updated odds to win the NBA title, MVP honors and other awards.

LaMarcus Aldridge played in seven All-Star Games over his 15-year NBA career.

The Westgate SuperBook has moved Denver’s odds from 14/1 to 100/1 to win the 2021 NBA title.

Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant is set to return tonight vs. New Orleans, but James Harden is going to be out for at least the next 10 days.

Denver’s Nikola Jokic is averaging 26.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game.

Charlotte rookie guard LaMelo Ball is likely out for the season after sustaining a fractured wrist on Saturday.

Philadelphia is hoping four-time All-Star center Joel Embiid can return from a deep bone bruise before the end of March.

After Brooklyn signed Blake Griffin, the Westgate SuperBook adjusted the Nets to +250 favorites to win the 2021 NBA title.

Atlanta has dismissed third-year head coach Lloyd Pierce amid a 4-11 slump.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are mired in a 0-13 ATS slump, matching the worst such stretch in 32 NBA seasons.

Brian Edwards offers his take on whether or note Utah will get back to its spread-covering ways tonight at home vs. Charlotte.

Utah has won 20 of its last 21 games while cashing tickets at a frenetic 19-2 ATS clip. EIGHTEEN (!) of the Jazz’s 20 wins have been by double-digit margins.

Minnesota’s backdoor cover with 0.4 seconds left on a Malik Beasley dunk broke up a five-game parlay that would’ve paid a bettor nearly 200 large.

Atlanta took a big hit earlier this week when De’Andre Hunter (17.2 PPG, 5.4 RPG) had to underdog knee surgery that’ll keep him out until early April.

The Pelicans, Nuggets and Warriors are listed as the most likely candidates to make a trade for Washington star Bradley Beal.

Our Brian Edwards is a big fan of the Atlanta Hawks as 3.5-point favorites tonight at Washington.

Luke Doncic is the ‘chalk’ to win NBA MVP honors, while Anthony Davis is favored to win Defensive Player of the Year.

Already down Jusuf Nurkic and Zach Collins, Portland will now have to play without CJ McCollum for at least a month.

The Houston Rockets told James Harden to stay away from practice today, indicating that they’re done with the All-Star guard until completing a trade.

Already without three frontcourt players for at least a week, now Boston All-Star guard Jayson Tatum will miss 10-14 days due to COVID-19 protocols.

The Hawks have been money for first-quarter bets this season.

MajorWager’s Brian Edwards is bullish on Atlanta -5.5 vs. Cleveland on Saturday night at State Farm Arena.

Brooklyn’s Spencer Dinwiddie might miss the rest of the season with a partially torn ACL.

Houston has even-money odds to start the season with James Harden on its roster.

Milwaukee made a pair of big trades Monday to acquire Jrue Holiday and Bogdan Bogdanovic from New Orleans and Sacramento, respectively.

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