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NBA Best Bets Tonight | April 25th 2024: THE ‘YOFFS
Written by: Varun Sharma
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Here are our best bets tonight, in the NBA.
We’ve gotta change the vibes up, late night scribbles coming at ya. The Celtics really dropped a game to the Jimmy-less Heat, and the Thunder blew the doors off the Pelicans.
Let’s not waste any time, let’s get right into some winners.
Here are tonight’s Best NBA Bets for Monday, April 25th!
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Nuggets @ Lakers o214.5 (-110) via BetOnline – Get a $500 WELCOME BONUS
Jokic and the Nuggets are rolling into sunny Los Angeles, up 2-0 on the Lakers.
The Los Angeles Lakers are returning home, down 2-0, looking to respond. Last season the Lakers were in this same spot, the only difference is that was the Conference Finals, this is the Quarter-Final.
Game 2 was a defensive battle from start to finish. The Lakers came out of the doors firing, they led by 15 at halftime with their lead ballooning to 20 at its highest. But this game was a tale of two halves.
The Lakers scored 59 points in the 1H of Game 2, shooting 56% from the field and 57% from beyond the arc; even recording 17 assists as a team. On the other side, the Nuggets scored just 44 points, and shot 34.8% and 26% from deep.
Let’s jump into the 2H of this game, the Lakers scored just 40 points on 40% and shot 31.3% from 3.
The Nuggets, as we know, erased a 20 point deficit, scoring 57 points in the 2H, shooting 54.8% and still an abysmal 18% from deep.
Both the Lakers and Nuggets have combined for 135 3P attempts through two games, with 70 of these attempts being WIDE OPEN (no defender within 6 feet). The Lakers are shooting 36% from 3 but just 28.6% on OPEN 3P attempts.
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The Nuggets have been TERRIBLE from deep through the first two games, shooting 30.3% beyond the arc and just 26.2% on OPEN 3P attempts (42 attempts). So what I’m trying say is, both teams are due for some positive regression shooting wise.
These teams matched up three times in the regular season, clearing this over in all three.
They’ve gone over this line in 10 of their L12 matchups, including the playoffs; and three of their four playoff matchups last season, Game 2 being the solo under.
We’ve seen Denver struggle to score on the road this season, but last season when the Playoffs rolled around they averaged 115.6 on the road, going over this 214 line in 12 of their 15 Western Conference games.
The Lakers averaged 115.6 points per game at home in the post-season last year, averaging 109.5 in their two home matchups with the Nuggets at Crypto.
The Nuggets have now won 10 in a row against the Lakers, it’s time for LA to respond. We’re getting a short spread and two teams that hate each other. Expect fireworks.
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Nuggets @ Lakers o214.5 (-110) BetOnline
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Cavalier @ Magic o198.5 (-110) via BetOnline – Get a $500 WELCOME BONUS
The Magic have been terrible through their first two games in the post-season, will they bounce back?The theme of tonight, overs. I might be crazy taking an over in this series, but the Magic have been so bad, I just don’t think it continues this way.
The Magic are averaging just 84.5 points per game through two games, shooting an all-time bad, 34.3% from the field. Orlando struggling to score the ball on the road, this was a constant theme during the regular season too.
Orlando averaged 112.6 points per game at home, but just 108 on the road. Through two games in the playoffs, they’re shooting 23.6% from 3, 12% lower than their regular season mark.
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The Cavaliers are averaging 16.5 turnovers per game through two, but the Magic haven’t been able to convert those turnovers into points; averaging just 16.5 points per game off of turnovers.
The story remains the same for the Cavs, the Magic are averaging 14.5 turnovers per game but the Cavaliers are converting these into just 16.5 points per contest. The Cavs are shooting just 42.9% from the field and just 29% from 3.
Both teams are due for positive regression in the scoring department, and with Orlando back home, I bet they throw the first punch.
Cavaliers @ Magic 0198.5 (-110) BetOnline
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To Recap, NBA Betting Insights for April 25th 2024:
In the Nuggets @ Lakers we’re rolling with the Nuggets vs. Lakers o214.5 (-110) via BetOnline. Both teams are coming off a defensive battle, but have gone over this total in 10 of their L12 matchups overall.
I’m also taking the Cavaliers vs. Magic o198.5 (-110) on BetOnline. Both teams have been terrible offensively, shooting well below their season averages. With the Magic coming home, look for Orlando to change that.
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