It’s Greg again.
Carter attempted to throw some “if you win and it’s not in the newsletter, does it count?” shade my way yesterday and the betting gods rewarded him with…….a losing night.
Here I am swooping in to play my role as the mediator. We must do this TOGETHER! Positive vibes only, Cat wins, I win, we all win. And more importantly NBA Opening Night is tonight which means BASKETBALL BACK which means I am genuinely happy.
And of course there are bets to be made. Some plays I like tonight:
Giannis OVER 28.5 points & 2 three pointers made (+285)
My take: Giannis shot 4-6 from deep in three preseason games, and made 2 threes in both of his last two. His new shot looks way more fluid and I’m buying it as legit (see above). He will want to show off the new jumper on the big stage and I’m banking on him making a few.
LeBron James and Anthony Davis; Each to Record a Double Double (+800)
My take: AD can get to 10 & 10 in his sleep, and LeBron is going to be on full facilitator mode with Russ and Melo in the fold. Some good juice here.
Jordan Poole Points + Assists OVER 15 & Lakers ML (+110)
Poole is everybody’s pick for breakout player this season. He’s going to step into a huge role while Klay is out. I think he puts up numbers tonight, ultimately in a loss.
One final friendly piece of advice: Today is a great day to check the various sportsbook apps for promotions. They like to give out free bets timed around the start of a new sports season. I like to use my free bet opportunities to take some longshots with parlays. Here’s two I have placed for tonight that are both funded entirely off of free bets from DraftKings:
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#2:
I’ll be on Spotify Greenroom today at 1pm ET talking NBA Season Over/Unders. Hop in if you can, should be fun.
Happy betting!