HAWKS 108, KNICKS 100
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Hawks, odds 3.77 - huge betting upset
Line: Hawks (+7.5), odds 1.909
Total Points: Under (237.5), odds 1.883
Pre-game Prediction:
Hawks, 25.9%
Knicks, 74.1%
Fair to say that none of our followed tipping sites forecasted this results, all tipped, like us, Knicks -7.5. So that was a losing tip for everyone, including us. We reduced the damage with a wining player prop tip (Bogdanovich: Under 15.5 Points + Assists) and a max bet winning tip of GWS at HOU generated us a small profit overall. On an evening when a big betting favourite, generating a small betting profit is as good as you can generally hope for.
NEW YORK (AP) — Trae Young had 22 points and 11 assists, De’Andre Hunter and Jalen Johnson outplayed the Knicks frontcourt and the Atlanta Hawks took their surprising NBA Cup run all the way to the semifinals in Las Vegas, beating New York 108-100 on Wednesday night.
Hunter scored 24 points and Johnson had 21 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists for the Hawks, who were perhaps the surprise team of the tournament after knocking off the defending champion Celtics in Boston and NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers in group play to reach the knockout stage as the No. 3 seed in the East.
Now they will face another East power, the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, on Saturday in a semifinal matchup.
Josh Hart scored 21 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 19 rebounds for the Knicks, who went 4-0 in group play and shot out to a 12-point lead Wednesday. But as in the 2021 playoffs, it was Young who was celebrating on the floor of Madison Square Garden after eliminating the Knicks.
Atlanta Hawks v New York Knicks winning tips and best odds
ROCKETS 91, WARRIORS 90
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Rockets, odds 1.629
Line: Warriors (+3.5), odds 1.896
Total Points: Under (220.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction:
Warriors, 42%
Rockets, 58%
Whilst we were 1 from 2 on our tips for this game, we made a nice profit by balancing our bet sizes. A max bet on the Under 222.5 (at the time) market, more than balanced out our 1-point losing tip on Sengun to miss his total points market total.
HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green made two free throws with 3.5 seconds left and the Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 91-90 on Wednesday night to advance to the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas.
Houston snapped a 15-game skid against the Warriors, winning for the first time in the series since Feb. 20, 2020. The Rockets will face Oklahoma City, which beat Dallas in the other West quarterfinal game on Tuesday night, in the semifinals on Saturday.
Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 26 points and 11 rebounds and Jabari Smith Jr. added 15 points.
Houston led by 14 before falling behind late to set up the thrilling finish.
Houston trailed by six with about 1 1/2 minutes left before Fred VanVleet made a 3-pointer and Sengun added a layup with 27 seconds to go to cut the lead to one.
Stephen Curry missed a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left and Gary Payton II grabbed the rebound, but Green intercepted his pass and was fouled by Jonathan Kuminga to set up the winning free throws.
The Warriors had a chance to win it at the buzzer but Smith blocked Brandin Podziemski’s 3-point attempt.
Houston Rockets v Golden State Warriors bets and winning picks
