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We’re in week two of the NBA season, and with Major League Baseball winding down and the WNBA finished, the National Basketball Association is poised to be front and center for sports bettors.
Or maybe we should say “forward and center?” You know what we mean.
We have three game picks for you this Halloween Eve, so don’t be frightened to treat yourself to a spooky winning wager.
All of our picks, and the odds listed here, are based on wagering with Fliff, the fun social sports betting app, available nearly everywhere in the U.S., even California and Texas, where commercial sportsbooks are not net legal.
Accounting for the efficiency of teams from beyond the arc is paramount when you plan your NBA betting with top basketball sportsbooks.
The stellar career of LeBron James can’t last forever, can it? Maybe it can. The 39-year old veteran is setting out to have a 22nd consecutive 20+ PPG season, and once again he’s donning the purple and gold of the Lakers, who won each of their first three games.
Last season, LA was 19-21 on the road. They lost their first game away from The City of Angels this week when they succumbed to the Suns in Phoenix.
Cleveland isn’t just LeBron’s hometown: it has one of the most complete teams in the east (4-0, 16.7 AVG margin of victory).
The in-their-prime core of the Cavs is led by shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, and his back court mates, Darius Garland, and Caris LeVert.
Give the six points and wager $100 on the Cavs and the spread (CLE -6 at +100 from Fliff). Your winning wager will pay off $200, including your stake.
You’ve heard of dysfunctional professional sports teams? Of course you have: think NY Jets, Oakland A’s, and Dallas Cowboys. But, the Pistons might have them all beat. This team is paying a former head coach more money than their entire playing roster as the 2024-25 season gets underway.
Detroit (0-4) is 26th in scoring, and 28th in shooting efficiency. They have one of the oddest mix of in-between players in the league: several bodies that are not quite big enough to bang down low, and not quick enough to guard or shoot the three. At the forefront is Cade Cunningham, a former overall No. 1 pick, who is in his fourth season but still hasn’t played his 150th NBA games. Ouch, indeed.
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$50 on Philadelphia (-3.5 at -120) against Detroit
The Thunder are the popular pick of many to capture the Western Conference. There’s a lot of basketball to play before we anoint OKC as the presumptive favorite. But, we do like this team, especially at home against a slower and less athletic Spurs' roster.
Bet UNDER 220.5 Points for OKC vs SAS, from Fliff with odds of -110. That means your $110 winning prediction will garner you $100.
Get clear analysis of Castle’s 21 minutes, Wembanyama’s 20 rebounds, and Dort’s 45.5% 3-point shooting in our NBA Parlay Predictions for Spurs vs Thunder article for October 30.
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