NBA
Los Angeles Lakers @ Denver Nuggets:
Los Angeles Lakers (+ 14.5) /// 1.80
Last bet won. The first half of the game focused only on Steph Curry's all time record. 4,000 career three-point hits! Yeah, that's a phenomenal record that won't be repeated by anyone soon. But the MVP of the game was Jonathan Kuminga, for sure! He plays the role of LeBron James in the Lakers. And when I realized that Kuminga will play, I understood that the Warriors will have an even bigger advantage in the game plan than they had in the previous matches. Golden State's roster is the most balanced so far. And the Warriors are the most underrated contender to win in the season, if there will be no injuries. My betting score is MLB 101-93 in favor of successful, NBA 154-176 in favor of unsuccessful, NHL 7-16 in favor of unsuccessful, NFL 4-11 in favor of unsuccessful.
New bet: Los Angeles Lakers on the road won't lose to Denver Nuggets by more than 14 points. The second game of a road back-to-back for the Lakers. But is it as bad as it looks at first glance? Milwaukee is a two and a half hour plane flight away from Denver. So it's comparatively close. It was clear in the game against Milwaukee in the second half that the Lakers weren't going to spend a lot of energy. I would compare it to a tennis game where a tennis player who loses 2-5 in the first set saves his energy before the second set. At least I watched the entire game against Milwaukee and saw that in the Lakers players' actions. There will be no fatigue in the game against Denver. At this moment there is no information that there will be a load management due to road back-to-back, so I am waiting for the primary roster, including Luka Doncic (who had a great game against the Bucks!). And the key argument in betting on the Lakers' 14-point handicap is the statistics of the games against each other. Only once in the last 20 games Denver was able to beat the Lakers by more than 14 points. The Lakers also lost only once in their last 27 games in the regular season by more than 14 points. Denver has only won 1 game by more than 14 points in their last 12 games in the regular season. Bet? Sure!
