I just made 2 Futures bets on the Cleveland Cavaliers

[Mac4Lyfe]

I sort of wish Lonzo was PLAYING. B/c he's good for some Bricks.

You laid it out. The Injury List tells it all. Now, all we can do is Roll the Dice.

Mac, I've been (mostly) out of the game for a while. Pro sports USED TO be "reversion to the mean." Under current COVID situation, I think the roster makes average Team Value pretty irrelevant.

But Lonzo is usually good for at least 20 in this spot and he dishes out nice dimes and plays defense. Dosunmu can't make that up. Coby White is solid but how many minutes can you play him? So who will run point? If Caruso doesn't play, I think I'm loading up more.

I'm hearing Caruso will play on a minutes restriction. That's huge for Chicago as Caruso is a great defender. Dammit.

[d2bets]

But Lonzo is usually good for at least 20 in this spot and he dishes out nice dimes and plays defense. Dosunmu can't make that up. Coby White is solid but how many minutes can you play him? So who will run point? If Caruso doesn't play, I think I'm loading up more.

I'm hearing Caruso will play on a minutes restriction. That's huge for Chicago as Caruso is a great defender. Dammit.

Lonzo is the only player in the East that makes 3+ threes per game and shoots > 42% clip. So I'm not sure what Chucky is talking about.

Why can't Coby play minutes?

Obviously missing Zach is huge for the Bulls.

[d2bets]

I sort of wish Lonzo was PLAYING. B/c he's good for some Bricks.

You laid it out. The Injury List tells it all. Now, all we can do is Roll the Dice.

Mac, I've been (mostly) out of the game for a while. Pro sports USED TO be "reversion to the mean." Under current COVID situation, I think the roster makes average Team Value pretty irrelevant.

Lonzo is one of the best 3-pt shooters in the game. wtf are you talking about?

[Mac4Lyfe]

Zach and Lonzo both out is huge but missing Jones and Green is rough too. I only meant to say, how many minutes can Coby play? 30-32? Now having Caruso is huge even if just for a few minutes. But can him, Dosunmu and Coby direct the offense? I think they may struggle a bit in the half court. We'll see.


KLove is averaging 2.5 threes a game coming off the bench. I think he has 47 threes in last 13 games. He's shooting 40.2% from 3 but I bet if you look at just the last 2 months he's well over 50%. Easily the 6th man of the year right now.

The Cavs was just blowing teams out and was playing at a high level before Garland, Okoro then Rubio went out. The defense seems to have taken a step back a bit to me of late but that was a tough west coast road trip. They seem to play better on the road. The next 11 games really only have 3 teams to worry about. The Bulls, Bucks and Hornets. The rest of the teams are pretty trashy. While the Bulls really MUST win tonight as they have the Bucks next, the Cavs kinda need to win this one too. Sucks that the Cavs can't get on TV. This should be a national spotlight game. But, I like that the Cavs are still under the radar with the betting public.

Who you got tonight D2bets?

[JIBBBY]

Cavs and Grizz are straight up money this year once the season and teams settled in. Bottom line. Don't even need to cap just keep betting them.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Let's go Cavs. I can't wait!!!

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[Mac4Lyfe]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Darius Garland has 30 assists in his last 2 games, joining LeBron James as the only Cavs players with 30 assists in any 2-game span over the last 20 seasons. <a href="https://t.co/wzSw0g9yMc">pic.twitter.com/wzSw0g9yMc</a></p>&mdash; ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1483210800382857217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >January 17, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Mac4Lyfe]

Darius Garland is a BAAAAAD man. Look at him dropping dimes.

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[d2bets]

Zach and Lonzo both out is huge but missing Jones and Green is rough too. I only meant to say, how many minutes can Coby play? 30-32? Now having Caruso is huge even if just for a few minutes. But can him, Dosunmu and Coby direct the offense? I think they may struggle a bit in the half court. We'll see.


KLove is averaging 2.5 threes a game coming off the bench. I think he has 47 threes in last 13 games. He's shooting 40.2% from 3 but I bet if you look at just the last 2 months he's well over 50%. Easily the 6th man of the year right now.

The Cavs was just blowing teams out and was playing at a high level before Garland, Okoro then Rubio went out. The defense seems to have taken a step back a bit to me of late but that was a tough west coast road trip. They seem to play better on the road. The next 11 games really only have 3 teams to worry about. The Bulls, Bucks and Hornets. The rest of the teams are pretty trashy. While the Bulls really MUST win tonight as they have the Bucks next, the Cavs kinda need to win this one too. Sucks that the Cavs can't get on TV. This should be a national spotlight game. But, I like that the Cavs are still under the radar with the betting public.

Who you got tonight D2bets?

Nothing as of now. Tough call here.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Thx to Mac. Great info:

*Risk is on me. Nobody gets to dump on Mac, if the play happens to come up short.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Damn, I just looked up Welcome Back Kotter and they people left alive are Gabe Kaplan, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs and John Travolta. A bunch of them died of heart attacks and cancer around 60.

Yes. Horshack and Epstein dead.

Also, Kelly Preston (John's wife) dead. She was a dime.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Odds to win Central (Fanduel)
Chicago Bulls -115
Milwaukee Bucks -115
Cleveland Cavaliers +2700

Standings
Bulls 27-12
Bucks 26-17 (3 GB)
Cavaliers 24-18 (4.5 GB)

Point Differential
Cavaliers +5.1
Bucks +3.8
Bulls +3.7

Remaining SOS
Bucks .551 (toughest in NBA)
Bulls .505 (12th in NBA)
Cavaliers .466 (30th in NBA)

Bump. Great post.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Nothing as of now. Tough call here.

You think the Bulls can hang with all those guys out? The line says it will be close and exactly what I predicted it would be but I really think the Cavs win this wire to wire by about 15 but that could be the homer in me. Haha

[Mac4Lyfe]

Yes. Horshack and Epstein dead.
Also, Kelly Preston (John's wife) dead. She was a dime.

Mrs. Kotter died too, also the principal and a couple other characters. Way too young.

Kelly Preston was so fine, even at death. That was a real shocker. She was a good actress too.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Bump. Great post.

I wonder the odds now?

[Mac4Lyfe]

Cavs 1st quarter, cash that bitch.

[JIBBBY]

Cavs and Grizz are both getting punked on the road so far. NOT GOOD..

[Mac4Lyfe]

Cavs shit the bed in that 2nd quarter. Nice start to the 3rd.

[JIBBBY]

Cavs shit the bed in that 2nd quarter. Nice start to the 3rd.

Making a come back. There is hope yet.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers-chicago-bulls-2022011904/

[Mac4Lyfe]

Making a come back. There is hope yet.

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/clevela...ls-2022011904/

Billy Donovan running circles around JB. Jarrett Allen has played like horseshit. His ass needs to sit.

[JIBBBY]

Billy Donovan running circles around JB. Jarrett Allen has played like horseshit. His ass needs to sit.

Our bets could be toast tonight. Chicago is tough at home bottom line. I knew this going in. Cavs just getting out played tonight so far.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Our bets could be toast tonight. Chicago is tough at home bottom line. I knew this going in. Cavs just getting out played tonight so far.

Cavs right there but they have to get stops. Not JBs best coaching night. Got to get stops now.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Derozan is killing the Cavs. They have no answer to defending him. Unreal.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Markannen has been on fire tonight back in Chicago. Cavs can tie it up here with free throws.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Cavs have been missing free throws the last 2 weeks. They'd be up double digits if they'd hit their free throws.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Jarrett Allen you Fkkin suck. Stop point shaving you bitch.

[Mac4Lyfe]

On to the next game. JB and Jarrett Allen both sucked monkey nuts. Horrible coaching and horrible play by an All Star. JB should have sat his ass a long time ago.

[d2bets]

On to the next game. JB and Jarrett Allen both sucked monkey nuts. Horrible coaching and horrible play by an All Star. JB should have sat his ass a long time ago.

They're a "try-hard" team with some nice players. Just lack go-to superstars.

[Goldenboy73]

[Mac4Lyfe]

They're a "try-hard" team with some nice players. Just lack go-to superstars.

Billy D is a much better coach than JB right now. The Cavs are young. They have a core set of All Stars with Allen, Garland and Mobley. They need a dog like Sexton that can create his own shot. They're getting there. They played 6 games on the road then played a game at home then had to go to Chicago on 1 day rest, while the Bulls had several days off. I should have known this was a bad spot but I thought they would play through it. The Cavs have had the toughest schedule thus far and this was just a horrible scheduled game. It almost seemed like the NBA wanted to fukk the Cavs on purpose with that schedule. No excuses. They got their ass kicked. Move on.

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Derozan is killing the Cavs. They have no answer to defending him. Unreal.

Derozan had better game than we could have anticipated.

Shake it off, Mac. Get em next time.

Maybe the Cavs will see the Bulls again in the playoffs.

[Mac4Lyfe]

Derozan had better game than we could have anticipated.

Shake it off, Mac. Get em next time.

Maybe the Cavs will see the Bulls again in the playoffs.

I should have known something was fishy. Bulls in a must win game after losing 4 straight. The Cavs playing their 8th game in a different city in 13 days. That was a recipe for disaster. I have to get better when to hammer them and when to fade, like when Rubio went down. The next dozen games should be a great time to load up. Their schedule is about to get much easier. (I hope).

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I liked the last play, just didn't get there.

Note: Bucks up to -10.5 (from -9.5). Someone opining that they don't like this active CHI roster.

[Wrongside]

Need another guard....Gordon?

[ChuckyTheGoat]

I should have known something was fishy. Bulls in a must win game after losing 4 straight. The Cavs playing their 8th game in a different city in 13 days. That was a recipe for disaster. I have to get better when to hammer them and when to fade, like when Rubio went down. The next dozen games should be a great time to load up. Their schedule is about to get much easier. (I hope).

Mac, I thought about your comments. MAYBE.

I normally take a hard stance on feeling good about the play going in. And then you live w/ the results.

Did the Bulls feel extra motivation in the "Lost L4 WITH revenge" angle? Maybe, but that's old-school thinking.

Big thing is that DeRozan had a huge game. And he came back w/ another big showing last nite. Props to him.

As for today, Cavs are -12 vs OKC. Very tough spot to lay that in NBA. Have to feel like Cavs would be content w/ a win (and not necessarily the cover).