Bovada NBA Betting Tips & DFS Advice – Friday (3/2/18)

Bovada Betting Tips & DFS Advice – Friday, March 2

My Totals wagers stayed hot on Thursday going 3-1 ATS (+5.7 units) with the only loss coming from the Nets/Kings game going over due to overtime. The last two days the Totals have gone a combined 9-3 ATS. The Sides went 1-2 ATS yesterday but did win the 2-star play for only a -0.2 unit loss. Friday’s big 10-game NBA slate favors the Dogs again while the Totals include numerous strong plays on both Overs and Unders.

Each day as part of my NBA DFS process I utilize past statistical data from the season and last five games to calculate a projected the game score for each NBA game. I utilize that predicted game score to help generate my player projections and determine where I disagree with “Vegas” on either which teams or players will perform well or if the game flow will generate more points and thus fantasy points. This information is useful to try to determine where I might be more or less interested in a team or player in DFS than the general public, who often utilized the Vegas lines in their analysis.

In my write-up, I will include a matchup matrix with a variety of data including the Bovada betting line, Days of rest, Season and Last 5 game scoring averages and Pace ranking. Next in the matrix will be a Blended score for the Season and Last 5 games that are derived averaging the Offensive and opposing team’s Defensive points, the Bovada (Vegas) implied game score and finally my Predicted Score that factors in a variety statistics including pace, offensive, and defensive efficiency, and so on.

I will then write up my “DFS Advice” which lists a variety of my thoughts at a high level about the day’s NBA slate from a DFS perspective. Finally, I will list all of my “Bovada Betting Tips” based on my Predicted Score compared to the Bovada line (as of about 1pm EST). I will also rate each “bet” from 0 to 5 stars with 0 being a weak play and 5 being a strong play.

HUGE DISCLAIMER: I only provide my “bets” for recreational purposes. I do not place wagers myself and only utilize this data in my DFS analysis and play. That said, I will compile my results to see how they perform and look to improve on them as the rest of the season progresses.

DFS Advice

Teams in Pace Up matchups:

• Pistons
• Mavericks
• Grizzlies
• Thunder
• Knicks

Teams in Pace Down matchups:

• Magic
• Bulls
• Nuggets
• Suns
• Clippers

Highest Scoring teams according to my metrics:

• Clippers
• Warriors
• Nuggets
• Knicks
• Suns

Lowest Scoring teams according to my metrics:

• Timberwolves
• Jazz
• Wizards
• Bulls
• Pistons

Teams I expect to be more productive than the line:

• Pacers
• Grizzlies
• Knicks
• Nuggets

Teams I expect to be less productive than the line:

• Thunder
• Jazz
• Pistons
• Warriors

General Overview:

• Cash Game targets:
  • Knicks (Pace Up, High Scoring, More Productive)
  • Nuggets (High Scoring, More Productive)
  • Clippers (High Scoring)
• GPP targets
  • Pacers (More Productive)
  • Pistons (Pace Up)
• Potential Fades:
  • Jazz (Low Scoring, Less Productive)

 

Bovada Betting Tips

Today’s plays

Sides

• Hawks +13 (5-star)
• Pacers +4 (5-star)
• Suns +7.5 (5-star)
• Timberwolves +7.5 (5-star)
• Magic +3 (4-star)
• Hornets +4.5 (3-star)
• Grizzlies +8 (3-star)
• Wizards +4 (1-star)
• Knicks +8.5 (1-star)

Totals

• Nuggets/Grizzlies Over 214 (4-star)
• Thunder/Suns Under 226 (4-star)
• Pacers/Bucks Over 211 (3-star)
• Pistons/Magic Under 214 (2-star)
• Mavericks/Bulls Under 214 (2-star)
• Raptors/Wizards Under 217 (2-star)
• Timberwolves/Jazz Under 208 (2-star)
• Knicks/Clippers Over 227 (2-star)
• Hornets/Sixers Under 214 (1-star)
• Warriors/Hawks Under 225 (1-star)

 

Previous Results

Sides	W	L	T	Win %	Units
5-star	18	13	0	58.1%	+18.5
4-star	12	10	0	54.5%	+4.0
3-star	17	11	0	60.7%	+14.7
2-star	18	19	0	48.6%	-5.8
1-star	17	22	2	43.6%	-7.2
Overall	82	75	2	52.2%	+24.2

 

Totals	W	L	T	Win %	Units
5-star	4	3	3	57.1%	+3.5
4-star	10	6	1	62.5%	+13.6
3-star	16	11	2	59.3%	+11.7
2-star	28	16	0	63.6%	+20.8
1-star	34	25	4	57.6%	+6.5
Overall	92	61	10	60.1%	+56.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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