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All your sports information for those investing Vegas-style in the outcomes of sports games. Predicting games against the line in all sports, especially football, American and English style.
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May 05, 2023
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Boston Celtics (57-25) 2nd in the East Versus Philadelphia 76ers(54-28) 3rd in the East
Boston is a 2.5 point favorite and Vegas has the total at 214.5
Celtics’ Gallinari,knee, is out. 76ers Imbiid, knee, is a game time decision.
Vegas early action shows 67% leant toward Boston and 84% favor the over
Series is tied 1-1
Denver Nuggets (53-29)1st in the West versus Phoenix Suns (45-37) 4th in the West
Suns are a 4 point favorite and Vegas has the total at 224.5
Suns’ Paul,groin, is out.
Vegas early action shows 59% lean toward Nuggets and 54% favor the over.
Nuggets lead the series 2-0
SMOKEHOUSE MIKE Pick of the day:
DENVER SPREAD +4
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*Note: the pick is for the team listed first, in all caps. For MLB the pick is for that team to win the game on the money line. For the game total pick, the pick is for both teams combined score to finish UNDER that total for the game. For the college football picks, the pick if listed by a PLUS sign is for that team to NOT lost by more than that margin; e.g., at +13.5, the pick is for that team to either win or not lose by 14 or more. The % listed in front of each pick is the recommended MAXIMUM percentage of your bankroll -- the amount you have set aside for the year to use for trading/betting on prediction markets/sportsbooks to placer on that particular pick. The listed line is the targeted line that is available in the markets; the "ok to" is if you cannot find that line, it is ok to take the pick up to that point; e.g., if it says "ok to -130" that means it's ok to take as long as it's not higher than -130 (e.g., -135) or if it says "ok to +13" that means it's ok at any spread +13 or ...
