It all comes down to this. The NBA Finals are here, and you better believe our Celtics vs Warriors player props are here as well. These teams will square off in the final series of the playoffs, starting with Game 1 at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday. The Warriors benefit from homecourt advantage, listed as […]
The bad news for NBA bettors: There’s only one series left to wager on this season. The good news: There are hundreds of ways to bet on the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors. Besides individual props, each game brings a bevy of team-specific props that go far beyond the mere […]
Welcome back to the NBA Betting Dime! It’s that time, as we have finally rolled into the NBA Finals Predictions edition. Also, if you’re new to the NBA Betting Dime, then welcome! This is a safe space that combines some of the things that make basketball and NBA betting so special. You can expect to […]
A rainout kept Wednesday’s Best Bets from a (potentially) profitable night, as the remaining two picks went 1-for-2. If any of Thursday’s Best Bets (which all come from Game 1 of the NBA Finals) succumb to weather, then we’ll have bigger problems to worry about. (Hey, don’t rule it out weather issues in basketball arenas […]
Oddsmakers thought NBA bettors would be discussing Game 1 of the NBA Finals this weekend, but Jimmy Butler had other ideas. The Miami star poured in 47 points, and the Heat stayed alive as big underdogs at Boston to force Game 7 in the Eastern Conference finals. Boston, the No. 2 seed in the East, […]
Sunday features Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, and we have four Celtics vs Heat props teed up for this matchup. The Celtics check in as 2.5-point road favorites to advance to the NBA Finals. The total is somewhat low at 196.5, so we could see a scrappy elimination game between two teams that […]
Friday features Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals, and we have four Heat vs Celtics props teed up for this matchup. The Celtics were able to secure a massive road victory in Game 5, so they’ll have the opportunity to close out this series on Friday. They are widely expected to do so, and […]
As the late Yogi Berra would say, “It’s deja vu all over again.” You guessed it, Thursday’s Best Bets went 2-for-3 yet again. That marks the sixth time in the past seven tries that our Best Bets produced a 2-1 record. For those keeping score at home, that’s a respectable 13-8 record/62% hit rate over the […]
Back to the winner’s circle as Wednesday’s Best Bets produced a solid 2-1 effort. Two winners, one loser … sound familiar? It should, as our Best Bets have posted a (winning) 2-1 record in five of the last six tries. It would be nice to mix in a clean 3-0 sweep every now and then, […]
The NBA playoff odds market is open for business Thursday, as the Golden State Warriors failed to sweep the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference finals. However, the Mavericks’ victory in Game 4 likely only delayed the inevitable. Holding a 3-1 lead, Golden State, the No. 3 seed in the West, is -3500 at DraftKings […]
It doesn’t take a handicapping genius to predict that Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and Dallas Mavericks counterpart Luka Doncic will have standout performances. That’s what they do. But just because that seems obvious doesn’t mean that Curry and Doncic won’t find the window for NBA prop bettors Thursday night. Props.com looks at four […]
Wednesday features Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, and we have four Heat vs Celtics props teed up for this matchup. The Celtics were able to tie the series at two games apiece with their win in Game 4, setting up a highly important contest in Game 5. Teams that win Game 5 of […]
