Beckley Mason piqued my interest with this tweet today:
NBA gambling lines that are great bets: Warriors to exceed 34.5 wins, Philly to fall short of 48.5. bit.ly/rZHrNY—
Beckley Mason (@BeckleyMason) October 08, 2012
The gamblers released their over/unders for win totals. According to his tweet, they were hating on Golden State. (That line has since moved to 35.5 wins — and maybe even more by the time you click on that link.) Even though I too expect more of the Warriors than 35 wins, I was more interested in my own team, the Wolves. They opened at 39.5 wins. That moved up to 40.5 at the time I am writing this. In other words, you’re going against Vegas to bet on the Wolves to finish .500. Continue reading