How Sharps are Betting Tuesday NBA (4/23)
Three Visitors Hope to Bounce Back: Phoenix, Indiana, Dallas
Monday Night’s playoff action was exhilarating…with a couple of road dogs bouncing back well from weekend losses (just not strong enough to win). Three zig-zag nominees on tap Tuesday night. In both the NBA and NHL…the midweek schedule is full of visitors needing to bounce back!
As usual, we’ll take the slate in matchup order. Here’s how sharps (professional wagerers) have been betting sides and totals so far in Tuesday’s three games.
Phoenix at Minnesota (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Opening line of Minnesota -3 is still painted there as I write this. A bit surprising, because Phoenix is an OBVIOUS bounce back or zig zag play. Quality team coming off a humiliating performance (only 3 offensive rebounds!). Suns shouldn’t be a team like Orlando, too inexperienced to figure out what to do. Yet, the line isn’t moving.
Surely some old school sharps who like applying the zig zag when it most makes sense and general dog lovers are taking the Suns +3. Must be some equally respected money balancing that out. Or, the public was SO impressed with Minnesota the other day that it’s loading up on the Twolves.
My read is that it’s sharps disagreeing with their money, but not enough to move the line either direction to this point. Some sharps taking Phoenix +3. Other money that matters sees Minnesota as a legitimate Western power that can impose its will in the most important “playoff basketball” categories.
Opening total of 213.5 has come down to 211.5. First game landed on 215 with a lot of garbage time in the second half, and a fairly soft defensive effort from Phoenix. Looks like the market is at least expecting better defense from Phoenix in a way that brings scoring down. So many Unders to this point. Hard to see any quants pounding Overs until there’s some sense of equilibrium. Frankly, NOBODY has properly pegged the “right” numbers in most playoff games so far.
Sharps love Under 212.5 or more, with some still liking Under 212.