NBA
Dallas Mavericks @ Los Angeles Clippers:
Los Angeles Clippers (+ 3) /// 1.83
Last bet lost. I didn't expect to see such a solid game from Milwaukee. Doc Rivers was able to surprise me and yes, I will take back what I said about Doc Rivers as a weak coach after this game. Milwaukee was so powerful, so strong as a team, so motivated! They destroyed Indiana without Giannis and Lillard by 23 points! Minus the money. My betting scores are NBA 83-88 in favor of unsuccessful, MLB 31-31 tie, NHL 2-3 in favor of unsuccessful, NFL+NCAAF 3-8 in favor of unsuccessful.
New bet: Los Angeles Clippers at home will not lose to Dallas by more than 3 points in Game 5. So far, absolutely nothing is clear in this series. Doncic is playing weaker than he did in the regular season, Gafford has only played at the same level in Game 3 as he did in the regular season. And only Kyrie Irving is playing at his high level, thanks to which the score in the series is not 3-1 in favor of the Clippers. Dallas basically played cool and convincing only in Game 3. And now after a complete failure in Game 4 at home for Dallas, the bookies put the Mavericks as the favorite in Game 5, which will be in Los Angeles? Honestly, I expected to see
odds somewhere around “1.60-1.70” for a Clippers win. Yes, Kawhi won't play, but the Clippers are only playing better without him in this Playoffs. It's almost like Zach Lavine injury phenomenon this season, and as a result, a boost of Chicago's play. In Dallas, Tim Hardaway Jr. will not play, without whom it was impossible to imagine the Mavericks' bench in the regular season, and Luka Doncic's participation is also in question. Again, Dallas won only one game against the Clippers with a 3-point difference in this series, so I consider the home Clippers handicap a very playable bet. Bet? Sure!