by Al McMordie
Monday, Apr 20, 2026The Oklahoma City Thunder opened the defense of their title on Sunday with a 119-84 blowout win over the Phoenix Suns. OKC was favored by 17 points in that game, and won by 35, covering the point spread by 18 points.
Understandably, the Thunder are favored by an equivalent margin in Game 2, on Wednesday.
Off that Game 1 wipeout, the Suns may not attract a lot of gamblers to their side. But one of my NBA Playoff systems does tab Phoenix as a decent betting opportunity.
What we want to do is play on any winning team in the Playoffs that is getting more than 10 points on the road from a defending NBA Champion. Since 1990, our System has cashed 30 of 40, for 75%.
And although there's nothing wrong with a 75% ATS mark, we can improve our system to 22-5, 81.4%, if we only play against defending champs off a straight-up win.
Look for the Suns to get inside the big number on Wednesday.
Good luck, as always,
Al McMordie.
Understandably, the Thunder are favored by an equivalent margin in Game 2, on Wednesday.
Off that Game 1 wipeout, the Suns may not attract a lot of gamblers to their side. But one of my NBA Playoff systems does tab Phoenix as a decent betting opportunity.
What we want to do is play on any winning team in the Playoffs that is getting more than 10 points on the road from a defending NBA Champion. Since 1990, our System has cashed 30 of 40, for 75%.
And although there's nothing wrong with a 75% ATS mark, we can improve our system to 22-5, 81.4%, if we only play against defending champs off a straight-up win.
Look for the Suns to get inside the big number on Wednesday.
Good luck, as always,
Al McMordie.
