THEY earn mega millions but even NBA superstars can't buy time off on Christmas Day with five matches taking place.
Pick of the bunch is a cracking showdown with Cleveland Cavs superstars LeBron James and James Jones making an emotional return to face their former club Miami Heat, where they played until last season and won two championships.
Christmas Eve is pretty much a sporting shutdown but Christmas Day also includes top-class international cricket with the first Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka getting under way in Christchurch.
And Australia, 2-0 up in the series, begin the third Test against India in Melbourne.
A very happy Christmas to all on the sports thread and the next post will be up on Boxing Day.
In December 2020 we sadly 
Same to you Mr F…keep up the good work sir…put your feet up fir a bit an Merry Christmas
Afternoon all. Probably won’t a lot from me till Boxing Day now so I’ll leave you with my last couple of bets until then.
Oklahoma City Thunder Over (97.5)
Milwaukee Bucks Over (95.5)
Cleveland Cavaliers Over (104.5)
@ just under 13/10 @ WillHill **WIN**
25% stake on;
Oklahoma City Thunder Over (100.5)
Milwaukee Bucks Over (98.5)
Cleveland Cavaliers Over (107.5)
@ 26/10 @ WillHill **WIN**
Bucks only losong
Gents. Been reading there about the OKC game in yday thread. Disaster to blow a 13 point lead. Got a double and treble up with a mix and match of attila/huggy/Jordan so cheers again lads. Serious stuff!
Crazy results on NBA yesterday. The underdog pretty much won in every single match. OKC Thunder threw away a 13 point lead in the last 2 mins to then lose in overtime. None of my bets landed yesterday, and I stupidly lost a lit more my chasing losses by backing GAW to smash the lowly Lakers…turned out the other way around.
Feeling a bit sorry for myself at the moment so I’m not putting any tips up for a few days…just going to go with Huggy’s NAP until I build my bank back up again. Cheers
Huggy bear what are we on today?
Ouch. First time I followed NBA tips and went all in too… that OKC result was a joke, just checked the score breakdown, unlucky mate. Will try and claw some back on the footy today.
Paddypower are offering odds of 8/13 that Floyd mayweather will not lose a fight 2015 and 10/11 he will lose,what’s your thoughts guys? 8/13 not to lose NAP :)
8/13 worth a mega lump whos beating him ?
Attila u and huggy bear and Jordan have won me a lot of Money and a few off the boys I am working with u had one off night mate not your fault from wat I can see was a lot of freaky results last night so keep ur chin up Attila I am still well up from following ur tips so keep them coming mate :)
I know Scotty seems like a cert my friend,surprised there offering these odds,if any1 knows something I don’t please feel free to share your thoughts,only down side is,having to wait a yr
placed my first bet last nite on American sports okc-6 LOST
not off to a great start lol……..
David, Langerdan, no worries boys. Few crazy results last night but nobody has to win with team points :D 4/4 @ EVS, 2/1, 13/10 and 26/10. I recommend anybody who hasn’t got an account with William Hill to get one as they’re the only bookie that does the alternate team. Might not risk anything tonight with only three games.
That’s WillHill
Merry Christmas everyone, I tipped every NBA game last night and who lets me down ?? The worriors – could not believe it.
I was right with my “SS: Hornets”, the Pacers, Suns, Bulls, Cavs and I backed the Hawks, OKC, Magic, 76ers and Nets.
But what the hell did the warriors do against that Lakers team ? still cant breathe properly..
Jizzy, no idea mate…i was following it and for every 2 points GSW scores Lakers answered back with 4 points immediately…no defense from GSW. U did really well picking all the underdogs to win tho mate, I had my worst night on NBA so far…apologies to anyone who followed for the 1st time, but a winning run can’t be sustained everyday. I’m just foul at myself that I lumped on GSW to recoup losses…ended up losing 2/3 of my pot last night…so dumb.
Jordan, I tried doin ur tips but I can’t choose alternative totals for team points, just the preset ones…i can for total game points but not teams… You did well, good stuff mate
William Hill is the only place mate. Have to go to Alternate Totals. Odds usually 3/10 for the lowest which is why I double, treble. Worth investing mate.
Btw all, no NBA today so no tips from anyone. I will have a look at the 5 games on Friday, but not touching the Clippers/Warriors game after what they did to me today, lol
merry christmas mr F JohnB and other guys.and a prosperous new year for all on this site.
you are right Attila, will not touch the matches tonight either.
In Germany we celebrate christmas on the 24th anyway:)
But when you think about the matches last night.
SS: Hornets – just the better team having a run
A pity I made my treble: suns, pacers, okc
But after Durant out and Aldridge in – no good offense as usual, maybe because of his injury, but good defense and leading qualities – it was very hard for Westbrook to win this game on his own. Lillard spoilt it in the end (his deep threes over and over again – damn).
The celtics offense was meant to be unorganised with the Rondo trade. Only close result, because Magic celebrated christams early in the 4th quarter.
The Pacers have a 7 win streak now against the Pels and they play decent basketball(defense) again; only paul george and mahinmi still out.
The suns take advantage of the mavs problems as I expected.
bulls, hawks, nets just a feeling, can go either way.
Hope all your wishes come true for Christmas and the New Year
Jordan, Skybet do them too.
NBA games are knife edge stuff where 15 points disappear in minutes , you really need to be watching to cash out , i`ll only go big when i`m watching , really annoyed i didn`t cover last night when OKC THUNDER were 10 up with 1.33 on the clock but momentum was with them and heaven knows how they blew that . to be honest i`m glad they lost , serves em right. At the time Portland had drifted to 16/1 to win the match.
Luckily with Jordans points and inplay bet on Lakers of plus 1.5 when they were already 13 up saved the day.
I hate posting losers , the thought of someone giving their hard earned back to bookies narks me , but level stakes after a run of 22 out of 26 has made a decent profit.
I`m sure after such a strange set of results i`ll get back on track , Attila don`t chase money from the start of games , can you back inplay ? see how games are going and don`t be afraid to back sides who are losing heavily go into the last quarter , have a look back at results and see how many sides that are leading take their foot off the gas and cruise to victory.
HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR A MIXTURE OF TIPS , THERE IS A FEW ON HERE WITH GREAT NBA KNOWLEDGE ON HERE…..
Huggybear, unfortunately I can’t cash out in play or bet/cover in play in Australia due to tight regulations…so makes it harder as gotta ride it out regardless.
All good mate, level stakes now on…and never again chasing losses.
Merry Xmas mate!
Thats right i had 2 cash out accumulators during Gs Warriors games of £220 and £160 never took any lol
Merry Christmas ATTILA HUGGYBEAR JORDAN and d rest of the nba crew.. Lost a bundle on “okc” and short by 3pts in my points total treble…
Bank/pot has crashed… Showing “red” down too E1… Trying too decide if i should use it on tonight ‘nba’ or wait till Dec 26 for soccer ??
Thanks Attila and Huggy. I appreciated your expertise when it produced winners and I still appreciate your expertise when it isn’t as fruitful. It’s each individual’s choice to follow your tips. Looking forward to following more in 2015. Cheers
no bets for tonight boys ?
SCOTTY . its xmas eve have a day off, lol
Washington Wizards -6.5 very likely to be my pick for christmas , ny knicks are bloody awful and the 6.5 seems low.
stay away from thunder till you know wether kd plays.
also liking the look of the lakers plus 10 at chicago.
just a few early thoughts , hopefully some boys will win me some footy money to back my ss
QPR FAN, not sure about points in the College NFL game…looking at h2h’s it could go either way. I found a good review that said that the line should have been set at -5.5 for Fresno State but bookies have them as equal faces. Which is why I’ve gone for Fresno to win at just below Evens & smaller bet on -9.5 Fresno
Huggy, I’m liking Wizards to easily cover the 7. Also think Miami will upset the Cavs at home in a big televised Xmas day match with the big matchup against Lebron James. They’ll be motivated more than any other match this season, and with a 5.5 point Headstart thats a bet I’m really keen on. What u think?
Also agree Lakers will cover the double digit line with a rested Kobe Bryant in the lineup against the Bulls. Bulls will win, but Lakers will keep it close. Still can’t believe their match of the year yesterday against GSW, & that was without Bryant playing!!!
oooft all this yankee betting beyond me tbh point spreads etc lol
is game totals way to go seems pretty muck 50/50 toss of coin, cheers as always for the input……….
Fresno State v Rice
Game Totals; over 59.5.
Fresno State Money Line.
Both are around 2/1 each.
I’ve put a small punt on both (singles).
Jordan I opened a William hill account but can’t for the life of me find the 3 matches to put on the over points in the nba games can’t find any nba games at all mate ??
where are you looking? i can only see them as evens.
I can’t find any nba matches only thing nba I can see is who will win the championship and who will win the different area titles can’t see the 3 matches on tomorrow ??
David Mc, at William hill online go to basketball then click the ‘by day’ section then the ‘us basketball’ section. There are matches tomorrow and two more in early hours of boxing day
Don’t know much about College NFL but after reading a few reviews I’ve done the following bets for a bit of interest today:
– Fresno State WIN (ML) @ $1.89 (main stake)
– Fresno State -9.5 @ $5.00 (smaller stake)
David, no NBA matches today…theres a few on tomorrow :-)
on Will Hill click basket ball at the top then next to the “all basketball” tab choose the “matches” tab
David. I’m on http://sports.williamhill.com/bet/en-gb/betting/y/3/mh/Basketball.html
Cheers boys thanks if I had a brain I would be dangerous :)
any total points calls?
So much for all the ‘expert’ previews tipping Fresno State… They 13 points down after the 1st quarter
And Thu ends the great College NFL experiment. Found about 10 previews all tipping Fresno State…in the end they lost by 24 points. Shouldn’t have bothered…lol
Managed to claw back some of yesterdays losses on obscure south Korean volleyball & basketball, lol :-)
same here atilla, with some strangely long odds on the basketball.
H and W welders at 10.45am to win the steel and sons cup final. Paddy power have them at11/8. Having seen both teams and welders beating carrick 3 nil last time out ill def be on this one. P.s not all sites have this game up.
Richard how confident are you with H & W welders in the steel and sons cup final? Are you going big?
for the most totals and spreads are 50/50 , but with a bit of knowledge and studying you can give yourself a slight advantage , if you tossed a coin 25 times i wouldn`t get 22 right. so a bit more than guessing.
NBA is fun to bet on , games swing like you wouldn`t believe and a side 20 points behind at half time means dont panic and hit cashout button just yet.
Jordan`s strategy takes away the element of win/lose market and his totals system is good because there is always o/t in your favour.
Look at which sides concede more and the sides that score freely , which i suspect he does.
ATTILA , that heat/cavs game is gonna be a beauty and i wouldn`t have a clue who`ll win , ideal game to back points totals.
My bet is gonna be on wizards – 5 and am quite liking the bulls/lakers to go ova 207 , i also think team news in okc t spurs games is essential , if parker plays and kd doesn`t i`m having a dabble at that.
Gone see where Jordan see team totals and have another go there , he`s pretty decent with most american sports.
SPEAK SOON , GOOD LUCK AS ALWAYS .
P.S GOTTA BREAK MY LOSING STREAK , I HATE LOSING !!!!!
Betways Cavs to win and LE Bron to score 25.5 points at 11/4 looks tempting for a small stake interest
Jordan I found the nba matches bro but can’t see the over bets u do on the teams any help ??
Huggy, ill join you on Wizards -5.5 as the NAP :-)
Do I know if KD is in for Thunder? If he’s not, I want Spurs -5.5 before line drifts..
*sorry, do ‘you’ know yet? I haven’t had time to research final teams yet…
So wats u tips for the games Attila and huggy ?? :)
Merry xmas everyone
I will go for the Clippers -1,5 as the nap tonight
they should dominate the paint with Andrew Bogut missing for the warriors.
I also like the spurs-5,5 especially when Durant ist out.
And feeling for the Heat+5,5 and can even see them winning tonight.
The other two games I dont really feel like touching.
Felling is
wizz -5,5
bulls -10,5
but got a bad feeling about both ot them, although everything is against the knicks
Espn report KD sits tonight attila
Langerdan, thanks mate. That’s great news for betting, Spurs it is!
NBA Selections & Game Plan:
Wizards by 11 | Wizards cover -5.5*
Spurs by 7 | Spurs cover -5.0 (Durant confirmed out)
Heat by 3 | Heat cover +5.5
Bulls by 8 | Lakers +10.5
Warriors by 1 | Warriors +2.5
SS/NAP: Wizards -5.5 @ $1.92 (6.66 pts)
DOUBLE: Spurs -5.0, Heat +5.5 @ $3.67 (1.67 pts)
TREBLE: Wizards WIN, Spurs WIN, Bulls WIN @ $2.50 (1.67 pts)
Playing it safe today with most stake on the NAP. As for the DOUBLE, Spurs at home should cover the spread with Durant confirmed out for OKC, & Miami will be up for the Cavs tonight and I think will pull off an upset but should at least be able to cover the 5.5 point Headstart. It’s a tricky card today therefore I’ve gone for what I think is a safe TREBLE of Wizards, Spurs & Bulls all straight wins.
Good luck all!
Any tips for overs in NBA Jordan mate?
Wizards start fast, good to see
think Jordan said he was gone till tomorrow attila
Sorry meant alty Adam
Thanks for letting me know Langer
My bet is gonna be on wizards – 5
arrrggghhhh !!! out and missed my out NAP , 15 up and too late to bet ..
GUTTED !!!!!
GOAL ENPPI now come on Zamalek!
Gutted for ya Huggy! That’s why I’ve been getting my map bet on early lately, cos I’ve missed it before as well.
Looks like you’ll have to post/bet on another ‘unofficial’ NAP.
Cheers Attila NAP is in
fek that was close took wizards -10 inplay won by 11………….
least only my 2nd American sports bet won
Well done Attila,
your NAP was never in danger. I should have gone for it, now I have to hope for the Clippers :)
Cheers guys, I actually picked the exact margin of 11 points, lol, wish I’d put some cash on that on!
Love when NAP sails in at the start, can relax for remaining games now :-)
thanks attila and huggy wizards came good wouldnt normally bet on this sport/market but off to a nice start keeps the tips coming much appreciated
Merry Christmas to all. Hope everyone has had a great day. Just thought I’d pop on here to give a small bet for tonight. Hopefully I can give everyone a Christmas gift.
Cleveland Cavaliers over 100.5 points @ 10/11 @ WillHill.
LeBron, back in Miami. Why not :D
Anyone watching the Spurs.
yeah i am mate they are playing decent
Will they cover 6 though. Getting enough of it at the minute
i’d say even though Thunder are playing pretty damn well i think Spurs will come out strong in the 3rd and get themselves ahead
Long way to go still guys…Spurs have plenty of time to get the points needed :-)
ATTILA . Actually chose bloody wizards game yesterday , should have done it then. These things happen glad u napped it with me 4 others to follow , ends my losing streak (one) .
Went with the spurs , hoping they go for it 2nd half and pull away.
But happy my Nap (our nap) WON and made people some money.
p.s jordans point shout got a great chance.
but I’m a one Nap A day kind of bloke…
thanks Jordan i’ll have a go at that too, ta
what are spurs playing at here? pretty poor
Yip they have been pretty boabi
Gutted the big man is away :(
Come on the Spurs
Here come the Spurs ;-) Aint over til final buzzer guys…all good atm
true that Atilla buddy, reduced a 10 point deficit in the 3rd they came out really poor but finished strong. Reckon they’ll press hard in the 4th?
Nba is quality
Waiting on cavs -5.5 and in the college basketball Hawaii vs Colorado under 133.5 total points thoughts on this?
James I think they’ll finish strong…they’ve started the 4th beautifully. OKC have a habit of crashing in the 4th without Durant lately too… 2 more points & the spread is covered.
I had a treble up also with that crazy nfl game last night at 6 but the winnings still haven’t went into my account any idea why??
dont think this is going to land Atilla
I need to stop watching my bets. Every time i watch a game my bet loses LOL
Doing a small TREBLE of the following:
– Heat +16.5, Lakers +19.5, Warriors +8.5 @ $1.75 (3/4)
This has a pretty good chance of landing when looking at stats.
Just wait James…teams can hit 20+ points in the last few mins…happens all the time. If they’re 4 down in the 11th minute then start worrying, ;-) lol
Ok, now start worrying, lol
Argh Atilla this is going down to the wire! 10 point turnaround needed in about 2 and a half minutes!
beaut – needed that 3 pointer
Getting to the point where i’m hoping it goes to Overtime…then Spurs have an extra 5 mins to get the 6+ points ATS
big hunch they aint going to cover this :/
Why couldn’t OKC finish like this 2 days ago when we all lost a fortune when they threw away the 13 point lead in last 2 mins?! christ…
does that mean they have to tie in order to get to Overtime?
nah this has gone has this, down the pan
Correct James – start praying for overtime!
Would you cash out for profit attila, just on the win not the handicap
so the handicap market still counts if it goes to overtime?
James – Handicap still counts with overtime.
Langerdan – Not sure mate, I cant cash out in Australia so cant advise on that sorry bud.
8 points needed in 40 seconds no chance
Fair enough. Let it ride anyway. It wasn’t really worth it now
Gutted
B@stard thunder, twice in a week they’ve screwed me!
Going for Jordan s cavs points total … heat poor defensive side . And lebron right up 4 this.
Good luck but feeling v confident with this
Should be on BT lee7
Where can I watch the cavs game on an iPhone? Or what channel is it on?
HUGGY – i’ve thrown a 20 on Jordans CAVS points tip as well as my extra Treble I posted at 3/4.
You’re right, Cavs should get 100+ points…whilst I think Miami will match it with them tonight points wise, I cant see them improving on their defense.
BTW – who saw Spurs getting beaten at home by 8 points by OKC without Durant? Am still shocked…
Right – for the next while i’m avoiding all Portland Trail Blazers and OKC Thunder matches… Both those teams have screwed me over twice each in the last 5 days..hot one day cold the next…unreliable lately.
im on cavs over 102.5 10/11 cmon lebronn
101.5 here :)
Atilla im gobsmacked! Had them in a double with the Trabzonspor game going over 2.5 I’m gutted!
stuck a tenner on over 196 points in the heat vs cavs game should land
Did anyone jump on my $1.75 (3/4) treble with super generous handicaps that I posted before? No way it can lose I reckon…
I also got on +101.5 for Cavs.
If both those come thru, coupled with the decent win from the Wizards still get a nice profit for the day.
got cavs over 102.5 10/11
over 202.5 4/5
:)
Same odds scotty 101.5 and 196.5.
nice 1 opr
I knew the Heat would be up for it today as I tipped them to win as underdogs, but thought Cavs would put in a bit more…they getting mauled so far.
Cavs are getting roasted do u think they will get the 100 points Attila ?
No idea David, teams form seems to be out the window due to Xmas…low stakes until after new year me thinks…
what was the tip for the bulls lakers game?
Heat are killing me this quarter, don’t know how they are at risk of not scoring 23 points when they hit 30+ in the other 2 quarters. Unbelivable!
James – I’ve tipped Lakers +10.5. The min is now out to +12.5.
Heat are taking the pi**
i’ve got it at +11.5 on winner, reckon it should be taken?
Just my luck the Heat can’t hit a basket in the 3rd when i bet for them then they can’t miss and get turn overs when i go for Cavs RT10 in the 4th. So friggin annoyed
Neither team scoring in 4th quarter…typical
Everytime I do someone else’s points bet/tip it fails. Sticking with my own handicap bets from now on so I don’t jinx others, lol
I have took a battering tonight going to bar myself from betting
Me too David, a whole month of scrapping lost in a day
Bad luck guys…i got battered the other day with all the upsets. Doing much lower stakes now. As I said, I think low stakes until after new years cos seems a lot of players minds aren’t on the job…
I’m curious, has anyone else experienced the game completely change as soon as you put a bet on in-play? It happens to me all the time
Jaysus just back in there. Cavs letting everyone down although you did have a sneaky feeling for the heart attila
You doing the warriors later on?
Langerdan, not playing Warriors outright, don’t trust them after the other night. I took them at +8.5 in my 3/4 treble with Lakers +19.5 & Heat +23.5 that I posted earlier. Did a fairly big stake but looks positive so far.
Cheers attila. Those damn lakers killing punters again. Half a point! !
Actually Langerdan, I got lucky…I actually had +20.5 in my Acca, thought it was 19.5…Lakers just cracked at the end. Shocking results lately… Now wishing I’d gone Warriors for straight win, they’re all over the Clippers…so up & down the last week, teams are all over the shop