Christmas can certainly disrupt the routine for NBA players, so sports bettors should proceed with caution this week.
Sometimes it works to your advantage. Sometimes it works against you.
The wisest approach is to operate in a vacuum rather than trying to guess which team might be most affected, but it is important to accept the variance.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are home favorites against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. These are two teams with opposite results for bettors.
Cleveland is just 8-21 against the spread (ATS), which is by far the worst mark in the league. Meanwhile, New Orleans is 13-4 ATS since the coaching change to James Borrego.
I support the Pelicans, as I did in a recent election, and I see no reason to stop.
They are playing much better, thanks to getting healthier and key players returning from injury.
Cleveland finished among the top ATS teams last year en route to earning the Eastern Conference’s top seed. But a lot has gone wrong this year, including Evan Mobley’s current injury.
This game is the second of a back-to-back situation for Cleveland before visiting the Knicks on Christmas Day.
Bet on the NBA?
There’s a good chance we’ll see another lethargic performance from a team that has underperformed all season.
I have an 84-72-2 ATS record in this post sports section.
My next game is to get the points with New Orleans.
The Game: Pelicans +9.5 (-110, BetMGM)
Why trust New York Post betting
Doug Kezirian is a contributor to the New York Post and has more than twenty years of experience in the gambling industry, including eleven years at ESPN as a host, columnist and betting analyst. He is also the rare personality who has documented success: a 14th-place finish in the 2023 Circa Million and the Las Vegas SuperContest ($37,000), two top-10 finishes in the 2022 William Hill College Football Challenge ($58,000) and also made headlines with a $297,000 win at the 2021 NFL Draft.
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