2014/15 NBA Thread

**Seto** · 04-26-15, 09:37 PM

Does anyone play as 5dimes and know if it's common for them not to settle futures early? Most books do from my experience.

They haven't given me my money for Spurs/Clips o5.5 games yet, maybe they only do that when the series is over?

**t-wizzle** · 04-26-15, 09:42 PM

Originally posted by Seto

Does anyone play as 5dimes and know if it's common for them not to settle futures early? Most books do from my experience.

They haven't given me my money for Spurs/Clips o5.5 games yet, maybe they only do that when the series is over?

I think it depends on the bet. I've had some prop bets stay pending longer than they should.

**Seto** · 04-26-15, 09:47 PM

Tyson Chandler

**Seto** · 04-26-15, 10:21 PM

I hate myself for doing it but I pussied out and cashed out to get 1180 profit instead of 1300. I'm already happy I talked myself out of doing it at halftime where I would've surrendered about 750 of my profits. Giving up 120 I can live with.

I can't put myself through what I went through in that Golden State/New Orleans game a few days ago. My mind has suffered through enough torture this week.

Still have the other 2 bets going. Anyway I'd never root against my team just to "not have regrets" over 100 bucks in a playoff game. lol.

**NBA Maniac** · 04-26-15, 10:24 PM

Originally posted by Seto

Does anyone play as 5dimes and know if it's common for them not to settle futures early? Most books do from my experience.

They haven't given me my money for Spurs/Clips o5.5 games yet, maybe they only do that when the series is over?

Most of books only give it in the end.

**Seto** · 04-26-15, 10:28 PM

Originally posted by t-wizzle

I think it depends on the bet. I've had some prop bets stay pending longer than they should.

Ok thx. I'll probably go on live chat tomorrow if they haven't paid it out yet to see if that's normal or not. I don't have much left on there and I'd like to avoid depositing because of the currency change from GBP to USD, even though I think their exchange rates are pretty good.

Originally posted by NBA Maniac

Most of books only give it in the end.

Nah every book I know gives money early. Paddy Power, William Hill, 365 all do at least. They've paid all my division futures the last 2 years literally within minutes of the division clinching game being over which is actually pretty amazing. I thought it would take a few hours at least.

**Seto** · 04-26-15, 10:29 PM

Looks like I spared myself 3 heart attacks and 1000 cursewords already

**freeeze** · 04-26-15, 10:52 PM

**t-wizzle** · 04-26-15, 10:58 PM

Awesome day bro. Congrats.

**Seto** · 04-26-15, 11:09 PM

Today: 7-4-1, +39.38x
Total: 189-306-9, +27.17x

Grizzlies series, Nets series, Nets+4/Blazers-3/Bulls-8 tomorrow pending. Clippers/Spurs o5.5 and Raptors series futures were settled today.

Back to where I was before those 4 bad days. Let's see if for once I can keep it up

**Seto** · 04-26-15, 11:11 PM

Originally posted by freeeze

Originally posted by t-wizzle

Awesome day bro. Congrats.

**Seto** · 04-27-15, 12:14 AM

Originally posted by Seto

Grizzlies series -163 (paddy power) (risking 8.13x to win 5x)

Blazers series +2800 (coral) (risking 0.45x to win 12.6x)

Probably another stupid way of cheating myself out of money but with Conley possibly out for a bit I don't want to have to sweat this. It's only 45 bucks. Maybe Lillard and Aldridge finally get hot and the series shifts momentum a bit. Since I like Portland to win tomorrow this makes sense to me. FWIW 5dimes only has +1450 on this.

**RavensFan2k3** · 04-27-15, 06:23 AM

Originally posted by Seto

Mavs+3 -110 (bet365) (risking 14.3x to win 13x)
Monta Ellis over 19.5 AND the Mavs to win +350 (william hill) (risking 0.36x to win 1.25x)
Mavs-20.5 +2500 (william hill) (risking 0.25x to win 6.25x)

Another awesome hit

**mlb** · 04-27-15, 09:08 AM

That's a heater ... well done

**NBA Maniac** · 04-27-15, 10:23 AM

Seto well done m8.

**Seto** · 04-27-15, 11:03 AM

Originally posted by RavensFan2k3

Another awesome hit

Originally posted by mlb

That's a heater ... well done

Originally posted by NBA Maniac

Seto well done m8.

**NBA Maniac** · 04-27-15, 11:47 AM

We have 2 interesting matches in Champions League semi-finals.

**NBA Maniac** · 04-27-15, 11:56 AM

The great question in Clippers series is:

Clippers to win game 5 and lose game 6
or
Spurs will win away game 5, and then lose to Clippers at home game 6.

I will do a chase, hoping don't have to after hit the winner in game 5.
Everytime i talk about chases i remember of Craptors, such a useless team....

**Seto** · 04-27-15, 01:12 PM

Originally posted by NBA Maniac

We have 2 interesting matches in Champions League semi-finals.

My team is out so I honestly don't care about the UCL anymore, unless bet365 have one of those free £50 In-Play bet offers, then maybe I'll pay attention a bit

**Seto** · 04-27-15, 01:16 PM

Originally posted by NBA Maniac

The great question in Clippers series is:

Clippers to win game 5 and lose game 6
or
Spurs will win away game 5, and then lose to Clippers at home game 6.

I will do a chase, hoping don't have to after hit the winner in game 5.
Everytime i talk about chases i remember of Craptors, such a useless team....

I don't really believe much in chases, I try to take each game as its own entity. It's true that what I did on the Mavs in games 3 and 4 is sort of a chase but it's not like anything was decided beforehand.

Anyway if the Clippers lose game 5 they are done and will be blown out almost for sure in game 6. I think they will win game 5 then lose games 6 and 7, we'll see. I won't bet anything large on that series. It can really go either way.

I sort of like Dallas but I'm not sure yet. Definitely won't be a play anywhere near the size of my plays in the last 2 games.

**Seto** · 04-27-15, 01:59 PM

Originally posted by Seto

total bet: Nets series +1375 (skybet/paddy power/5dimes) (risking 1x to win 13.75x)

Nets series +1200 (skybet/paddy power/betvictor) (risking 1x to win 12x)

total bet: Nets series +1288 (skybet/paddy power/5dimes/betvictor) (risking 2x to win 25.75x)

**No coincidences** · 04-27-15, 02:21 PM

Originally posted by Seto

Today: 7-4-1, +39.38x
Total: 189-306-9, +27.17x

Grizzlies series, Nets series, Nets+4/Blazers-3/Bulls-8 tomorrow pending. Clippers/Spurs o5.5 and Raptors series futures were settled today.

Back to where I was before those 4 bad days. Let's see if for once I can keep it up

Unnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrealllllllllllllllllll

**killersweet** · 04-27-15, 05:24 PM

so what is your read on the Portland game tonight?

**t-wizzle** · 04-27-15, 05:39 PM

I followed the line move and took Atlanta. Good luck tonight though.

**Seto** · 04-27-15, 11:02 PM

Originally posted by killersweet

so what is your read on the Portland game tonight?

I took Portland for 5 units. It's posted somewhere in the previous couple pages.

Need them to win for a winning day after Chicago shit the bed. Up a little over 2 units at this point on the day.

**No coincidences** · 04-27-15, 11:15 PM

This collapse is taking the cake.

2 points in 7 minutes to start the 2H during a must-win game on their home court.

**Seto** · 04-28-15, 12:10 AM

Today: 2-1, +7.05x
Total: 191-307-9, +34.22x

**No coincidences** · 04-28-15, 12:12 AM

Originally posted by Seto

Today: 2-1, +7.05x
Total: 191-307-9, +34.22x

**NBA Maniac** · 04-28-15, 12:14 AM

Ei Seto, what you thinking about Clippers ? that -2 is bugging me...

**Seto** · 04-28-15, 12:28 AM

Originally posted by No coincidences

Just need to keep it up now - it's the 4th or 5th time this season I've had a hot stretch like this and the first ones have all been matched by equally cold stretches

**Seto** · 04-28-15, 12:29 AM

Originally posted by NBA Maniac

Ei Seto, what you thinking about Clippers ? that -2 is bugging me...

As of now I like the Clippers and Mavs tomorrow but we have 2 very tough games on our hands. I liked a lot of games from Friday to today which is why I had so many big plays, it obviously started out very bad and the last 3 days have been fantastic.

Tomorrow I'll likely tread lightly. Neither game deserves more than 2 or 3 units.

**leetreaper** · 04-28-15, 06:35 AM

Originally posted by No coincidences

Used to love that game

**Seto** · 04-28-15, 09:36 AM

Bulls-3 -110 (bet365) (risking 5.5x to win 5x)
Bulls-9 +225 (bet365) (risking 1x to win 2.25x)

These fukkers were likely caught looking ahead to Cleveland after the Love news yesterday, but I expect them to deliver their best effort since game 1 tomorrow. Bucks probably get happy with themselves after 2 wins here too. I don't think this game will be very close.

I might end up laying off tonight's games altogether. Still considering them but it's not easy to pull the trigger.

**Seto** · 04-28-15, 09:38 AM

Wondering if I should cash out my Grizz win it all future (+2000). I'm being offerred pretty much my entire stake (190/200)...

Would like to wait until we have somewhat of a timetable on Conley ideally... I guess I have at least until tonight's games tip off.

**bryant81** · 04-28-15, 04:06 PM

^^ I would cash out. Grizz have no shot against GSW to be honest. Z-Bo's defense will be exposed as he cannot defend the high pick and roll. Take this for example:

High pick and roll with Curry and Draymond. If Z-Bo does not step up on the play, Curry will have room to get the shot off (death). If Z-Bo does step up and somehow slow Curry, he is too slow to recover to Draymond who can get the pass from Curry and be put into a 4 on 3 situation. Draymond is a high IQ guy and is a great passer off the dribble. IMO, Curry will just have too much room to operate in that series and they will pick and roll Z-Bo to death.