Any Gamblers on here for tonight’s game.

[greg683x]

So I just had a long conversation with a friend of mine about this in regards to sports gambling.  I’m from the dc area and we both are avid gamblers, I’m a Celtics fan and he’s not.  He asked me his advice for the game tonight bc he wanted to bet on the Celtics.

I advised him not too.  I told him, the nets are too good of a team to get swept in this series and if they are going to win at least one game.  THIS is going to be the game. 

So as a Celtics fan, this is my philosophy when it comes to wagering on emotionally charged games.  In tonight’s game I bet a comfortable amount of money on the Nets to win tonight.

The way I look at it, it’s a hedge.  I’m paying for a Celtics win tonight, semi-satisfaction guaranteed.  If the Celtics win tonight, I get what I paid for, I’m a happy man.  If the Celtics lose, I’m mad but what I figured would happened gives me a financial bonus regardless so that softens the blow.

Does anyone else subscribe to this philosophy??  Again, usually I hate betting on games where I have a rooting interests but In situations like this, it makes sense

[jambr380]

I get what you are saying - and you are right that you 'win' either way - but it also feels like it would lessen a win for me knowing I just lost money. It would also feel 'wrong' betting against my team. But I am not a gambler and just wanted to respond to your thread with an opinion on how I would feel.

[greg683x]

I get what you are saying - and you are right that you 'win' either way - but it also feels like it would lessen a win for me knowing I just lost money. It would also feel 'wrong' betting against my team. But I am not a gambler and just wanted to respond to your thread with an opinion on how I would feel.

I understand exactly what you’re saying and when I first started gambling I viewed it as sacrilege to make any kind of wager in a game involving your team but I guess I developed a callous over the years in regards to emotions like this

[greg683x]

Totally expected at least one response like that by the way if not an overwhelming amount lol

[ashanm10]

Yeah I used to do more for a living for a while at youger times - still do lots - here I liked Celtics as reverse fixture at home we were much higher to win than what Nets were at home - spread is the right side to be on for Celtics and ML is worth splitting the stake on. The values on our end from what Celtics have shown so far in 2 games with RW3 back

From yesterday - NBA Playoff favorites are 21-5 SU and 18-8 (69%) ATS this postseason. 24-7 now xd been actually easy haha - got Grizz next

[tarheelsxxiii]

Mortgaged my mother's home on this one.  She deserves so much better... 

[tarheelsxxiii]

Update: We've purchased ocean-front property in the Hamptons.  Mom says hi to everyone.

[ashanm10]

Update: We've purchased ocean-front property in the Hamptons.  Mom says hi to everyone.

EZ money - lovely stuff hope everyone big up here Grizz next

[greg683x]

Money well spent     

[Redz]

I won small wagers on the Celts winning the first quarter and the game.  Both +140.

Just missed on Tatum getting 40 points at +500!

[SparzWizard]

I won small wagers on the Celts winning the first quarter and the game.  Both +140.

Just missed on Tatum getting 40 points at +500!

Those missed free throws man.

[ashanm10]

Today we win and GSW too nice odds

[BruceBanner18]

Today we win and GSW too nice odds

I actually think there's a lot of value in Milwaukee +175 after how they looked game 1 but I'm too emotionally invested to wager on the Celtic's playoff games

[celticsclay]

I would consider over 10.5 points from Horford as the bucks strategy seems to be to allow him to shoot tons of threes (well the whole team except tatum basically) He took 9 threes in the last game (he averaged 3.8 in regular season). He is also playing more minutes than ever basically because it seems Theis is not trusted in this specific matchup because he really can't guard Giannis, Brook or Portis. Horford played 36 minutes last game compared to 29 in regular season. As always, prop bets are heavily juiced so I wouldn't go to crazy on them. But I think this is pretty solid.

[BruceBanner18]

I would consider over 10.5 points from Horford as the bucks strategy seems to be to allow him to shoot tons of threes (well the whole team except tatum basically) He took 9 threes in the last game (he averaged 3.8 in regular season). He is also playing more minutes than ever basically because it seems Theis is not trusted in this specific matchup because he really can't guard Giannis, Brook or Portis. Horford played 36 minutes last game compared to 29 in regular season. As always, prop bets are heavily juiced so I wouldn't go to crazy on them. But I think this is pretty solid.

Great thought not bad at -130. The same logic may apply to Grant hitting 2 or more 3's which is at +105.