BASED ON Vegas consensus betting lines at 7:00 AM on 3/6/23.
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
BOS(45-20) AT , CLE(40-26)
M/L: BOS (+140), CLE (-165)
VEGAS LINES: , CLE -3.5, 218.5 O/U
DIFFERENCES: SPREAD 0.5 O/U 12.5
BOS: 52% ATS, 51% OVER, 49% UNDER
CLE: 56% ATS, 47% OVER, 53% UNDER
WIN%: CLE: 59.9%
OUR PICK: 117-114 CLE
3OSSIBLE BETS: CLE ON ML (-165) (59.9%) (3*) OR BOS +3.5 (52%) (2*)
GAME 2
NOP (31-33) AT SAC (37-26)
M/L: NOP (+195), SAC (-250)
VEGAS LINES: SAC -4.5, 238.5 O/U
DIFFERENCES: SPREAD 0.5 O/U 6.5
NOP: 46% ATS, 52% OVER, 48% UNDER
SAC: 50% ATS, 48% OVER, 52% UNDER
WIN%: SAC 67.8%
OUR PICK: 128-117 SAC
POSSIBLE BETS: SAC -66.5 (55%) (3*) OR OVER 238.5 (52%) (2*)
GAME 3
ATL (32-32) AT MIA(34-31)
M/L: ATL (+125), MIA(+150)
VEGAS LINES: MIA -3.5, 227.5 O/U
DIFFERENCES: SPREAD 4.5 O/U 9.5
ATL: 44% ATS, 56% OVER, 44% UNDER
MIA: 37% ATS, 45% OVER, 55% UNDER
WIN%: ATL 42.6%
OUR PICK: 119-118 ATL
POSSIBLE BETS: OVER 227.5 (50.5%) (2*) OR ATL ON ML (+125) (42.6%) (1*)
