BASED ON Vegas consensus betting lines at 7:00 AM on 3/23/23.
M/L = MONEY LINE
ATS= AGAINST THE SPREAD FOR 2022-23 SEASON
OVER% IS PERCENTAGE OF GAMES FINISHED FOR 2022-23 SEASON
UNDER% IS PERCENTAGE OF GAMES FINISHED UNDER FOR 2022-23 SEASON
WIN% IS THE CALCULATED WIN PERCENTAGE FROM THE VEGAS MONEY LINES.
DIFFERENCES ARE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VEGAS LINES AND OUR LINES FROM THE PICK.
POSSIBLES BETS ARE BETS THAT FIT RANKED IN ORDER OF LIKELYHOOD.
***NBR: NO BET RECOMMENDED***
BET GRADING SCALE:
(5*) 70%+ LIKELYHOOD
(4*) 60.0 TO 69.9% LIKELYHOOD
(3*) 55.0 TO 59.9% LIKELYHOOD
(2*) 50.0 TO 54.9% LIKELYHOOD
(1*) LESS THAN 50% LIKELYHOOD
team abbreviations: NBA team abbreviations
GAME 1
CLE(46-28) AT BKN(39-33)
M/L: CLE (-185), BKN (+150)
VEGAS LINES: , CLE -4.5, 219.5 O/U
DIFFERENCES: SPREAD 2.5 O/U 10.5
CLE: 55% ATS, 50% OVER, 50% UNDER
BKN: 51% ATS, 45% OVER, 55% UNDER
WIN%: CLE: 61.9%
OUR PICK: 116-114 CLE
3OSSIBLE BETS: CLE ON ML (-185) (61.9%) (4*) OR BKN +4.5 (51%) (2*)
GAME 2
NYK (42-32) AT ORL(30-43)
M/L: NYK (-165), ORL (+140)
VEGAS LINES: NYK -3.5, 228.5 O/U
DIFFERENCES: SPREAD 10.5 O/U 9.5
NYK: 56% ATS, 53% OVER, 47% UNDER
ORL: 56% ATS, 51% OVER, 49% UNDER
WIN%: NYK 59.9%
OUR PICK: 126-112 NYK
POSSIBLE BETS: NYK ON ML (-165) (59.9%) (3*) OR NYK -3.5 (56%) (3*) OR OVER 228.5 (52.0%) (2*)
GAME 3
OKC (36-36) AT LAC (38-35)
M/L: OKC(+135), LAC(-165)
VEGAS LINES: LAC -3.5, 231.5 O/U
DIFFERENCES: SPREAD 0.5 O/U 4.5
OKC: 62% ATS, 58% OVER, 42% UNDER
LAC: 49% ATS, 44% OVER, 56% UNDER
WIN%: LAC 59.4%
OUR PICK: 120-116 LAC
POSSIBLE BETS: LAC ON ML (-165) (59.4%) (3*) OR OVER 231.5 (51.0%) (2*)
