Betting on NBA Streaks

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"Stephen Curry 2" by Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA - Stephen Curry. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

“Stephen Curry 2” by Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA – Stephen Curry. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

U.S. Sports Desk, Mar 24 (EFE; betting context by IDSca.com).- The Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs continued their remarkable seasons with wins over the Los Angeles Clippers and Miami Heat, respectively, and remain unbeaten at home with just weeks remaining in the NBA regular season.

Superstar point guard Stephen Curry got back on track after a couple of off nights, scoring 33 points to help lead the Warriors to a comfortable 114-89 victory Wednesday night over one of their main rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers.

His fellow “splash brother,” shooting guard Klay Thompson, added 32 points for Golden State at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

With the victory, the Warriors (64-7) improved to 33-0 at home this season – extending their NBA record for consecutive regular-season home wins (dating back to last season) to 51 – and remain on pace to break the Michael Jordan-led 1995-1996 Chicago Bulls’ mark for most wins (72) in an NBA regular season.

To break that record, they must finish with a record of 9-2 or better over their remaining 11 games, eight of which will be played at home.

Two of those 11 contests, however, will be against the Spurs, their main Western Conference challenger, who routed the Heat 112-88 on Wednesday night to run their streak of consecutive regular-season home wins dating back to last season to 45, second-most in NBA history.

Superstar forward Kawhi Leonard scored 32 to lead the Spurs (60-11) to the easy win.

The Spurs, who leapfrogged Jordan’s Bulls into second place in the consecutive home wins category, now have a perfect 36-0 record this season at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.

The Warriors, meanwhile, have said the wins record is not their priority, but head coach Steve Kerr indicated after Wednesday’s victory that it is now very much on the team’s radar.

“That’s pretty enticing. It’s the players who are setting the record. It’s not the organization, so they will absolutely have some say in matters down the stretch in terms of how we approach everything,” Kerr said.

Elsewhere Wednesday night in the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the favorite to reach the NBA Finals out of the Eastern Conference, got 26 points, eight assists and six rebounds from superstar LeBron James in a 113-104 home victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. EFE

Betting Tips for NBA Streaks

Of all the major professional sports leagues, the NBA presents the most wagering opportunities in terms of streaks.

According to IDSca.com, a leading Pay-Per-Head (PPH) provider based in Costa Rica, NBA teams can easily hit streaks of dozens of games won or lost, and this mostly boils down to star power or lack thereof.

As long as the Warriors have the Splash Brothers and the Spurs keep developing the strongest bench in history, they will continue to enjoy winning streaks. Teams like the hapless Philadelphia 76ers can count on extending their losing streak because their star power is limited to a single player who can’t be on the court all the time.

Sportsbooks in Costa Rica are used to seeing major wagering action increasing on NBA teams that go on winning streaks, which create a sort of synergy between the team, fans and casual bettors.

Active bettors will not find NBA winning streaks very profitable because odds makers tend to tighten the spreads and the lines due to the substantial action.

Losing NBA streaks could be more profitable for serious bettor who like to go against the spread or who favor underdog action. The Los Angeles Lakers and the 76ers are having deplorable seasons, but their underdog moneyline keeps accumulating at sportsbooks.

The 76ers and the Lakers want nothing more than to end their losing streaks, and when they do, the lucky bettors who wagered on the end of their streak get a nice payday.

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