NBA post season betting advice

With the clock ticking down in the NBA season and the race for the playoffs heating up there are a few things that need to be looked at when picking favourites to win it for all those whom enjoy sports betting as I do.

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                First coming down the stretch look at how teams are positioning themselves in the east, and west. For example if you were to put money on the Philadelphia 76’ers right now, you would have long odds to win but a high payout if you did. What you would want to look at is their remaining games(opponents record, and statistics) and the probability that they will be able to grab the 6^th spot in the east as the top two seeds the Miami Heat, and Chicago Bulls are formidable opponents at home, and the 7^th and 8^th seeds who have to match up against them, will have an extremely hard time knocking them off at home.

                Second, look at the depth on the bench, 7 game playoff series take a toll on even the most amazing of players, and injuries will start to play a major role in how things turn out. The deeper your teams bench the better they will be able to cope. As far as depth goes teams to watch are the Chicago Bulls who are strong all the way through, and have much depth beyond MVP Derrick Rose. Also  the often overlooked Indiana Pacers are proving to have a solid roster coming down the stretch, Danny Grainger carries the team but they have solid contribution across the board. As for the all hyped “Big 3” in Miami (Wade, James, Bosh) I don’t see the team as a whole as being deep enough to make a playoff run.

                Lastly look for teams that are peaking as far as play goes, and stay away from teams who are on the slide, no matter how highly ranked they are. This can be seen in all sports, a lot of the time the number 1 and 2 seeds come out flat in the playoffs because they haven’t played a meaningful game in quite some time. And lower ranked teams a lot of the team come out hard because that’s how they’ve had to play to get into the playoffs. For example this year in the NFL we saw the New York Giants make it to the super bowl even though they entered the playoffs as a lower seed.