2024 NBA Playoffs Conference Semi Finals (Begins May 04)

The Second Round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs begin this Saturday (May 4th). All NBA Playoff series are Best of 7 Games, once teams have secured their fourth win they progress to the next round. Below is the matchups for Round 2 (Conference Semi Finals) from both the Western and Eastern Conferences:

Western Conference Matchups (Seeding in brackets):

(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs (5) Dallas Mavericks
(2) Denver Nuggets vs (3) Minnesota Timberwolves

Eastern Conference Matchups (Seeding in brackets):

(1) Boston Celtics vs (4) Cleveland Cavaliers
(2) NY Knicks vs (6) Indiana Pacers

As always, any tips and info for the Second Round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs are welcomed and Goodluck to those betting.

Monday 6th May/ Tuesday 7th
Going towards the later stages of the playoffs I'm finding the lines to be super sharp so only playing these for 0.5 unit each
Obi Toppin (Pacers) over 9.5 points -1.95 odds on bet365
Mike Conley (Timberwolves) over 16.5 Points + Assists- 1.85 odds on Ladbrokes

Monday 6th May

Funny enough I like the same guys as you tonight Doubler, just playing it a little differently.

Obi Toppin (Pacers) over 15.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists - 9/10 (Sportingbet)
Mike Conley Jr (Timberwolves) over 20.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists - 19/20 (Sportingbet)

doubler wrote: Monday 6th May/ Tuesday 7th
Going towards the later stages of the playoffs I'm finding the lines to be super sharp so only playing these for 0.5 unit each
Obi Toppin (Pacers) over 9.5 points -1.95 odds on bet365
Mike Conley (Timberwolves) over 16.5 Points + Assists- 1.85 odds on Ladbrokes

1-1 on the day. Mike Conley just didn't shoot enough

Tuesday 7th/ Wednesday 8th May
Sticking with 0.5 u plays
SGP : Jayson Tatum (Celtics) 5+ first quarter points/Derrick White over 11.5 points/ Celtics 1st half ML -2.2odd on bet365
Kyrie Irving (Mavericks) o1.5 steals -1.89 on Sportsbet

doubler wrote:

doubler wrote: Monday 6th May/ Tuesday 7th
Going towards the later stages of the playoffs I'm finding the lines to be super sharp so only playing these for 0.5 unit each
Obi Toppin (Pacers) over 9.5 points -1.95 odds on bet365
Mike Conley (Timberwolves) over 16.5 Points + Assists- 1.85 odds on Ladbrokes

1-1 on the day. Mike Conley just didn't shoot enough

Nothing like the unsolved NBA mystery of how players will constantly take 10+ shots per game, and then on a given night just decide 'nah I am not shooting tonight' and take just 5 shots...


Also who would of thought the defending champs, are going to get swept 4-0 by the Timberwolves, crazy!

Naidoo wrote:

doubler wrote:

doubler wrote: Monday 6th May/ Tuesday 7th
Going towards the later stages of the playoffs I'm finding the lines to be super sharp so only playing these for 0.5 unit each
Obi Toppin (Pacers) over 9.5 points -1.95 odds on bet365
Mike Conley (Timberwolves) over 16.5 Points + Assists- 1.85 odds on Ladbrokes

1-1 on the day. Mike Conley just didn't shoot enough

Nothing like the unsolved NBA mystery of how players will constantly take 10+ shots per game, and then on a given night just decide 'nah I am not shooting tonight' and take just 5 shots...


Also who would of thought the defending champs, are going to get swept 4-0 by the Timberwolves, crazy!

If you look closely this Timberwolves team is built like the 2020 Lakers. Athletic bigs that can defend and get their own points. Gobert/Kat/Naz are AD/Dwight/Javale. Defensively ANT/McDaniels/NAW is Caruso /Green/KCP. They are a nightmare for the Nuggets.
More importantly I need OKC to win against Mavericks to get better odds for Timberwolves W. Conference outright winners and a sprinkle for them to win it all, especially if Celtics blowout the Cavs in the game before that.

doubler wrote:

Naidoo wrote:

doubler wrote:

doubler wrote: Monday 6th May/ Tuesday 7th
Going towards the later stages of the playoffs I'm finding the lines to be super sharp so only playing these for 0.5 unit each
Obi Toppin (Pacers) over 9.5 points -1.95 odds on bet365
Mike Conley (Timberwolves) over 16.5 Points + Assists- 1.85 odds on Ladbrokes

1-1 on the day. Mike Conley just didn't shoot enough

Nothing like the unsolved NBA mystery of how players will constantly take 10+ shots per game, and then on a given night just decide 'nah I am not shooting tonight' and take just 5 shots...


Also who would of thought the defending champs, are going to get swept 4-0 by the Timberwolves, crazy!

If you look closely this Timberwolves team is built like the 2020 Lakers. Athletic bigs that can defend and get their own points. Gobert/Kat/Naz are AD/Dwight/Javale. Defensively ANT/McDaniels/NAW is Caruso /Green/KCP. They are a nightmare for the Nuggets.
More importantly I need OKC to win against Mavericks to get better odds for Timberwolves W. Conference outright winners and a sprinkle for them to win it all, especially if Celtics blowout the Cavs in the game before that.

Oh yeah no doubt, this Timberwolves team is special and I think they could go all the way. I was just surprised at how easily they took care of the Nuggets away from home as well.

If no Jarrett Allen, then I see the Celtics winning 4-0. Says so much that books only offering 19/10 on Celtics to sweep the series.

doubler wrote: Tuesday 7th/ Wednesday 8th May
Sticking with 0.5 u plays
SGP : Jayson Tatum (Celtics) 5+ first quarter points/Derrick White over 11.5 points/ Celtics 1st half ML -2.2odd on bet365
Kyrie Irving (Mavericks) o1.5 steals -1.89 on Sportsbet

Nicely done Doubler

Wednesday 8th/ Thursday 9th May
Only 1 game on the slate today but I like some spots. Played these for 0.5u each

SGP: Jalen Brunson (Knicks) o32.5 points/ Josh Hart (Knicks) o11.5 rebounds/ Donte DiVincenzo (Knicks) o2.5 3s made - 2.87 odds on Sportsbet

OB Toppin (Pacers) over 14.5 Points + Rebounds - 1.95 odds on bet365

Also lean Isaiah Hartenstein (Knicks) u 9.5 rebounds but I haven't bet it yet.

Not playing Isaiah Hartenstein under 9.5 rebounds but adding this for 0.5units:

SGP: Isaiah Hartenstein (Knicks) over 2.5 assists/ Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers) under 18.5 points- 2.25 odds on Sportsbet

Myles Turner (Pacers) no double double is a parlay piece I like as well

doubler wrote: Not playing Isaiah Hartenstein under 9.5 rebounds but adding this for 0.5units:

SGP: Isaiah Hartenstein (Knicks) over 2.5 assists/ Tyrese Haliburton (Pacers) under 18.5 points- 2.25 odds on Sportsbet

Myles Turner (Pacers) no double double is a parlay piece I like as well

1-1 on this, Tyrese got his groove back today unfortunately.

doubler wrote: Wednesday 8th/ Thursday 9th May
Only 1 game on the slate today but I like some spots. Played these for 0.5u each

SGP: Jalen Brunson (Knicks) o32.5 points/ Josh Hart (Knicks) o11.5 rebounds/ Donte DiVincenzo (Knicks) o2.5 3s made - 2.87 odds on Sportsbet

OB Toppin (Pacers) over 14.5 Points + Rebounds - 1.95 odds on bet365

Also lean Isaiah Hartenstein (Knicks) u 9.5 rebounds but I haven't bet it yet.

This should have been a 2-0, Brunson gets injured in the first quater, doesn't play until the 3rd quarter and finishes with 29 points, just a bad beat on the SGP with the rest cashing rather easy.

Thursday 9th/Friday 10th May
Aaron Wiggins (Thunder) over 8.5 Points + Rebounds- 1.83 odds on bet365

Daniel Gafford (Mavericks) over 18.5 Points + Rebounds -1.86 odds on bet365

SGP: Jayson Tatum (Celtics) over 9.5 Rebounds/ Derrick White (Celtics) over 3.5 1st quarter points- 3.1 odds on bet365

Adding for 1 u
Kyrie Irving ( Mavericks) over 23.5 points- 1.86 odds on Ladbrokes, juiced everywhere else
Luka is hobbling, has a knee injury, anticipating Kyrie to play 42-45mins, they don't want to go back home 0-2. I like this spot for Kyrie, a natural scorer

Thursday May 9

Jayson Tatum (Celtics) over 14.5 Rebounds + Assists INTO Aaron Wiggins (Thunder) over 3.5 Rebounds + Assists @ 19/10 (Sportingbet)

Friday May 10

Obi Toppin (Pacers) over 16.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists @ 9/10 (Sportingbet)

Love it Naidoo, going with the same player but abit different
Obi Topping over 12.5 Points + Assists- 1.9 odds on bet365

Monday 13th/Tuesday 14th

SGP: Jalen Williams (OKC) over 17.5 PTS/ Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC) 6+rebounds/ Chet Holmgren (OKC) 2+blocks - 2.6 odds on Sportsbet

Evan Mobley (Cavs) over 17.5 Points + Assists -1.86 odds on bet365

Friday May 17

Knicks/Pacers series is going by home form, so would expect a Pacers win tonight to tie the series 3-3. One player who has struggled in the last two games is Donte Divincenzo, who has missed plenty of shots. Based on those performances, his PRA line has dropped to 24.5. It seems too low to me, Divincenzo is a player who will still put up a minimum of 13+ shots a game, and based on the volume he should go over this line, if he improves his shooting.

Donte Divincenzo (Knicks) over 24.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists @ 17/20 (Sportingbet)