BETTING TIPS (XVII) USA VS DOMINICAN REPUBLIC & BRAZIL VS ARGENTINA

Tonight USA and Dominican Republic will clash in Las Vegas (Nevada). This game will be the first test for Coach Krzyzewski´s squad. Regarding Dominican Republic performance in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament I expect a run&gun game with lots of fast transitions and poor deffense. 

USA - Dominican Republic. Over 174 points (1.97) Pinnacle. Stake 4

Finally (20 minutes to tip off) I have decided to place an extra bet in the game Argentina - Brazil.

Both teams play again after their game in Argentina, four days ago (78-74). I think we´ll see a hard game with Brazil controlling the tempo and overpowering Argentina in the paint. Neither Ginóbili nor Delfino will be playing in Iguazú tonight for Argentina. In addition to Brazilian motivation and frontcourt´s superiority, tonight Houston Rockets have decided to to use the amnesty provision on Luis Scola. I don´t think he´ll be eager to play  at his best tonight. 

Brazil - Argentina.  Brazil -5.5 points  (1.96) Pinnacle. Stake 4
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USA 113-59 Dominican Republic & Brazil 91-76 Argentina -0,16 Units


Sloppy first half in Las Vegas that slew down the game so much. It was so close but it wasn´t enough.

Brazil controlled the game quite comfortably and had no problems to beat Argentina. Great offensive performance by the brazilians.

Picks	44
Won	30		68,18%
Lost	13		29,55%
Void	1		2,27%
Stake	166,5
Profit	76,875
Yield	46,17%
Av. Odd	1,928864

BETTING TIPS (XII): FIBA OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT: DAY THREE (LIVE PICKS)

As I told you this morning, I would be placing live bets in twitter during the day. After Angola´s defeat against New Zealand, I have decided to place a couple of bets in Russia vs Dominican Republic game, a few minutes before the tip-off. 


As the winner of this game will face Angola in the QFs, I think that Russia will overpower the messy caribbean team. So I expect a fast game with a lot of transitions and a comfortable win for David Blatt´s squad.
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Russia 84-69 Dominican Republic  +4,7 Units


Russia didn´t play at their best but it was enough to beat Dominican Republic comfortably. Mozgov hurt his ankle at the beginning of the game and it could be a serious injury for Big russian C. However Russian problems came at the backcourt as they need to improve their long-range shooting percentage.



Russia vs Dominican Republic. Over 147 points (1.94) Pinnacle Stake 5

Russia vs Dominican Republic. Russia -15 (1.86) Bet365 Stake 4

Picks	25
Won	16		64,00%
Lost	8		32,00%
Void	1		4,00%
Stake	100,5
Profit	45,58
Yield	45,35%
Av. Odd	1,9264

Betting Tips (V) Centrobasket 2012: Jamaica - Virgin Islands

Yesterday we placed a bet against Virgin Islands. The big issue concerning the caribbean team was that Cuthbert Victor (their best player by far) didn´t play and wasn´t even included in the roster. His absence resulted in quite an anarchic style of play against a very poor mexican performance. They were overpowered in the paint, committed too many turnovers, and attempted too many three pointer shots. 


Today, Virgin Islands will face Jamaica much more physical and skilled team than Mexico. Sam Vicent, Jamaican NT Head Coach, has brought a strong team to this Centrobasket, leadered by NBA player PF Samardo Samuels. Together with Samuels, a competitive group of ballers from downtown (Efejuku Rose, Patrick Ewing Jr, Akeem Scott and Dylan Dennis), and big centers as Jerome Jordan and the experienced Kimani Ffriend. Jamaica wants to play the semifinals this weekend so they must win this game comfortably. They are a much better team, and played an easy game yesterday against Costa Rica.  




Jamaica - Virgin Islands. Jamaica -14.5 (1.94) Spread. Pinnacle Stake 4
(Value Bet till -16.5 spread)
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Jamaica 80-64 Virgin Islands (31-34 HT) +3.76 Units


Jamaica didn´t wake up until 3rd Quarter after playing really bad before HT. The Jamaican let Virgin Islands players grabbing 22 offensive boards so we struggled a lot to win the pick.




GLOBAL STATS

Picks 5     Won 4   80,00% Lost 1   20,00% Void 0   0,00% Stake 23     Profit 14,25     Yield 61,96%     Av. Odd 1,862

Betting Tips (IV) Centrobasket 2012: Mexico - Virgin Islands

2012 Centrobasket for Men, has started today in Puerto Rico. This tournament will last from Monday to Sunday and host 10 teams. Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic, as usual, are the main candidates to win the tournament as they are working hard for the Olympic Qualifiers, that will be played in Caracas, in the beginning of July.


This evening we have to focus on Mexican National Team. There are lot of hopes in the uprising of mexican basketball after last year´s Panamerican Games held in Guadalajara. Together with that NT success, this season  Pioneros of Quintana Roo (with the spanish Pep Clarós as a Head Coach) have won FIBA América´s club championships. So this is a big chance for Mexican Basketball to become more popular in the country.


Clarós was appointed Mexican Head Coach, a couple of months ago, this is his first Big Championship with the NT, and named the following roster:


PGs & SGs: Pedro Meza, Paul Stoll, Omar Quintero, Orlando Méndez, Víctor Mariscal, Gabriel Girón, Carlos Toussaint.


SFs & PFs: Héctor Hernández, Jesús López, Gustavo Ayón.


Cs: Horacio Llamas, Adrián Zamora.


NBA PF, Gustavo Ayón will be the true Leader of the team. Together with expert players such as Víctor Mariscal, Horacio Llamas and Omar Quintero they will try to qualify for the semifinals despite the absence of the injured Chris Hernández. 


The mexicans will play tonight against US Virgin Islands. Quite a physical team led by PF Cuthbert Victor (talented and experienced ACB & BekoPBL player). If mexican long-range shooters are inspired and Ayón is unstoppable in the paint, Clarós´ roster should win this game comfortably.




Mexico - Virgin Islands. México -6.5 (1.86) Spread. Bet365 Stake 3
(Value Bet till -7 spread)


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Mexico 75-67 Virgin Islands +2.58 units


Horrible offensive performance of Mexican NT missing 19 FTs (23/42 55%) and getting in late troubles after taking control of the game since the beginning. After leading by 15 points, the mexican players started turning the ball and missing lots of easy shots and really struggled at the end with late Virgin Islands´ triples.