NBA Finals Betting – Boston Plus Points Is the Way To Go in Game 1

By Mike Rose

BetUS Sportsbook begins wrapping up the basketball season with NBA Finals betting action beginning on Thursday night in Tinseltown.

The Lakers reached this point in the season by dismissing the Oklahoma City Thunder, Utah Jazz, and Phoenix Suns from the Western Conference playoffs.

Boston took care of the Miami Heat with no difficulties and ultimately also disposed of two of the three top favorites to win it all from when the postseason started in the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic.

Boston Celtics (62-37, 45-52-2 ATS) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (69-29, 42-53-3 ATS)

Game Date/Time: Thursday, June 3rd, 9:00 ET
Game Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
TV/Radio Broadcast: ABC, TSN, Sirius

NBA Finals Odds
Boston Celtics +5.5
Los Angeles Lakers -5.5
Game Total 191.5

In order for the Celtics to bring back the memories of an NBA Finals victory over LA from two years ago, their "Big Four" are going to have to play like four superstars. This feels like a team that needs to get more production, particularly out of F Paul Pierce offensively. Pierce did score 30+ points in two of the final three games of the Eastern Conference Finals, but 19.1 points per game just doesn't feel like it is cutting it, particularly if F Kevin Garnett is only going to average 14.9 points per game like he has in the playoffs to date.

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Gary Payton’s Wife Breaks Down Suns-Spurs Game 2

By Tim Furious

Yes, you read that right. Gary Payton is off doing his thing for the NBA Legends Tour, but he wasn’t going to let us hang without some words of wisdom on BetFlix. Instead of getting The Glove, we now have the pleasure of hearing his lovely wife preach to the masses about what to expect in the Game 2 showdown between San Antonio and Phoenix tonight.

The Spurs were outpaced in Game 1 after the Suns caught fire early and never relinquished complete control of the game. It’s tough to beat a home team playing with so much momentum, but it’s not like the Spurs were completely out of the game. As I said in my NBA betting preview, you can’t overlook the fact that Duncan, Manu and Parker still combined for 73-points in the game.

We’ve all been enjoying The Glove’s NBA betting picks during the playoffs. Not that he’s hard to look at, but his wife’s break down of the games is pretty spot on. If anything, it’s short, sweet and to the point.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Phoenix Suns
Saturday, May 5th --- U.S. Airways Centre
NBA Betting Line: Suns -2.5

Mrs. Payton lobs up an NBA pick backing the Spurs to bounce back from a Game 1 loss. There’s some pretty solid faith here in Duncan and company turning the tides in this game with a tight betting line, and I’m one to agree. As Mrs. Payton observes, Steve Nash and Amar’e Stoudemire might be a dangerous combo, but Stoudemire isn’t enough to propel the all-mighty talents of Steve Nash to another ... [More]

Gary Payton Leaves March Madness Behind, Turns To The NBA

By Tim Furious

Leaving behind the warpath of March Madness, Payton turns to the place where he made his own mark on sports history – the NBA. The playoffs are fast approaching, and this weekend the NBA schedule has worked out perfectly to give us some dynamite action. Gary Payton joins BetFlix again to give us a preview for some weekend games we need to keep our focus on as the race for the playoffs slams in to fifth gear.

GARY PAYTON’S WESTERN CONFERENCE PICKS

Dallas Mavericks vs. Portland Trailblazers – Friday, April 9th
The Glove begins with some late night NBA betting, as the Trailblazers go for the season sweep over the surging Mavericks. Everyone seems to be in love with this Dallas team, but I for one agree with GP on one thing – they’ve been solid since the trade deadline, but they haven’t really been tested. Payton gives the nod to the young and riley Blazers, largely because they need it. Everybody is trying to avoid a first-round date with the Lakers.

Payton’s Pick – Blazers over Mavericks

San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets – Saturday, April 10th
I have personally been hyping up the San Antonio Spurs, and I’m glad to see that Gary Payton has hopped on the bandwagon that I’ll take credit for starting. This matchup could very well be a playoff preview depending how the final week shakes out.

Unlike last year, the Spurs are finishing the season strong and are being carried by a renewed sense of vigor that Gary sees in... [More]

San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers

San Antonio Spurs at Portland Trail Blazers
Thursday, February 4th – 10:30 PM ET
Rose Garden, Portland
Basketball Betting Spread: Spurs -2

The Week That Was: Spurs

The Spurs started off the week without starting point guard Tony Parker, who is day-to-day with an ankle injury. Luckily for San Antonio, second-year pro George Hill stepped up when he needed too, dropping 18 points in a 104-97 win over Memphis. Hill made just the 9th start of his young career. Hill’s fellow bench-riders also chipped in big, outscoring the Grizzlies bench 42-21. Tim Duncan was his solid self, scoring 19 and adding 9 boards.  

San Antonio’s second game without Parker did not go as well. The Spurs were crushed 103-89 by the visiting Denver Nuggets, who themselves were playing with a superstar: Carmelo Anthony. The Denver defense was dominant, holding the Spurs to 43% shooting. San Antonio was a pitiful 3-of-17 from beyond the arc. Some good news, however, came in the form of the returning Michael Finley. Finley was playing in his first game since December 5th when he injured his ankle. He scored zero points in seven minutes played.  

Yesterday, George Hill recorded career-highs with 23 points and 9 assists in the Spurs 115-113 road win over the Sacramento Kings. Four different players scored at least 20 points for San Antonio, who won game one of the... [More]

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (-12)
(O/U) 200
Time: 7:00 PM ET

Cleveland comes into the matchup versus the TWolves having won five straight games but had a tough time getting past the Miami Heat on Monday. Cleveland outlasted D-Wade and company 92-91 as LeBron dumped in 32 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers have not allowed 100 points in three straight games while the Timberwolves have topped the 100-point plateau just once in its last four contests.

Minnesota have been bad straight up lately but have gone a respectable 6-4 ATS over the last 10 games. Still, they average just 97.0 points per game while allowing 100.7 per contest defensively.

Here are some NBA Betting Trends as they relate to this matchup:

•    Favorite is 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
•    Road team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
•    Timberwolves are 1-7 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
•    Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Cleveland.
•    Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings.


Al Jefferson is the only Minnesota player that averages over 15 points per game and statistics like those will get any team a loss more often than not.

If I were Rambis, the coach of the TWolves, I’d tell the gu... [More]