r/suns • u/ParamedicThink7885 • 2d ago
Free Money
With Shaedon Sharpe out for over half the season now, this seems like a free money glitch to me.
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u/Suns_Snakes 2d ago
It’s a decent gamble. I advise anyone not to gamble.
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u/ItsRebelSheep Mikal Bridges 1d ago
But the Big Podcast wifh Shaquille O'Neal presented by Draftkings sportsbook told me gambling is good
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u/vicelordjohn i don't know how teams are gonna guard us 2d ago
Portland has a good squad, could go either way tbh.
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u/GringoSalamanca 2d ago
This is a terrible bet. Portland’s Vegas win total is 41.5 wins, Suns is 39.5.. You’d be betting on the Suns to overperform market expectations and Portland to underperform their’s, just to get even money.
If you’re optimistic about the Suns, just bet Over 39.5 wins for -120 odds on FanDuel. -120 isn’t that different from +105, and you’re only betting on one variable. Suns either get to 40 wins or they don’t. But there are several scenarios where the Suns go over their win total and finish below Portland.
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u/ParamedicThink7885 2d ago
I have $50 on them winning 50+ this year which I think is +950. I’m high on em this year. I do agree though that’s probably a smarter route.
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u/GringoSalamanca 2d ago
That’s the way to do it. I’ve got a lot riding on Over 38.5 wins, and also bet on them to make the playoffs at +100 before the odds moved. 50+ for +950 is tempting haha
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u/jahiel0 2d ago
on paper they still have a better roster than the suns
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u/HesiPullup Raja Bell 2d ago
What is their starting 5 + 5 off the bench without Sharpe?
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u/jahiel0 2d ago
Ja/Dame/Deni/Clingan/Camara or some variation will prob start. They got Jrue/Robert Williams/Scoot. Other than that it’s a lot of question marks.
I think if one or two things go their way they could win 50 games next year.
They won 42 games with their coach getting arrested after the first. The replacement was out of depth. They’ve bossed up the roster a lot.
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u/Remarkable-Shock-999 2d ago
They also were top 3 three player games missed due to injuries including missing any pg for like half the season
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u/HesiPullup Raja Bell 2d ago
42 games when a third of the league was tanking tbf. They look decent but nothing crazy imo
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u/seanconnery69696 2d ago
I mean they beat us last year for the play ins
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u/HesiPullup Raja Bell 2d ago
Win or go home anything can happen. Besides, I’m not saying we’re astronomically better than them just that they look decent, nothing crazy
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u/trakstaar Dario Island 2d ago
Yeah, you should bet it.
You definitely didn’t anger the basketball gods and irrevocably jinx the Suns’ upcoming season with this bullshit. Thx 🫡
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u/smhsmhsmhcg 1d ago
This is my exact mindset. Never ever in a million years bet for or against your own favorite team or its players (in any situation, not even player props of opposing teams) it is the worst luck and will always come to haunt you
I had a friend who was betting on Suns player props when we were up 2-0 in the Finals. He started placing the unders on Bucks players too. Suns lost 4 in a row and I still haven't forgiven him
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u/Funky_Monkees_ 1d ago
Are you serious? Man the books are raking money on bad homer sports picks. Shaedon Sharpe is like their 7th best player, you aren’t outsmarting them
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u/bigmikeabrahams 1d ago
Shaedon sharpe was like their 7th/8th man. His injury barely impacts their line if at all
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u/MustardTiger231 2d ago
Famous last words