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NBA Leaderboard
| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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 Mark Franco | $200 | 2 | 0 | 100% | -112 |
 Will Rogers | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
 Joe Nelson | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -109 |
 Alex Smart | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
 Kevin Thomas | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -120 |
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 Ray Monohan | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -115 |
 Scott Pritchard | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -145 |
 Gary Bart | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
 Vince Akins | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
 ASA | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -115 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Edwards | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
| ASA | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -115 |
| Gary Bart | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
| Kevin Thomas | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -120 |
| Ray Monohan | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -115 |
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| Vince Akins | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
| Mark Franco | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -115 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smart | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
| Mark Franco | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
| Will Rogers | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
| Joe Nelson | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -109 |
 Micah Roberts | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Pritchard | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -145 |
| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Kevin Thomas | $300 | 3 | 0 | 100% | -117 |
 Chip Chirimbes | $290 | 4 | 1 | 80% | -109 |
| Mark Franco | $177 | 4 | 2 | 67% | -113 |
| Vince Akins | $170 | 4 | 2 | 67% | -112 |
 Brian Bitler | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
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| Joe Nelson | $90 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -111 |
| Alex Smart | $88 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -110 |
| Scott Pritchard | $88 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -120 |
| Ray Monohan | $85 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -115 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chip Chirimbes | $290 | 4 | 1 | 80% | -109 |
 Bruce Marshall | $170 | 4 | 2 | 67% | -114 |
 Daniel Dobish | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
| Brian Bitler | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
| Kevin Thomas | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -120 |
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 Paul Bovi | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -115 |
| Brian Edwards | $85 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -112 |
| Ray Monohan | $85 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -115 |
| Mark Franco | $77 | 3 | 2 | 60% | -114 |
| Vince Akins | $70 | 3 | 2 | 60% | -113 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smart | $200 | 2 | 0 | 100% | -109 |
| Kevin Thomas | $200 | 2 | 0 | 100% | -115 |
| Vince Akins | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -108 |
| Will Rogers | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
 AAA Sports | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
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| Mark Franco | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
| Joe Nelson | $90 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -111 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Scott Pritchard | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -145 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Vince Akins | $642 | 12 | 5 | 71% | -111 |
| Alex Smart | $588 | 7 | 1 | 88% | -110 |
| ASA | $561 | 9 | 3 | 75% | -112 |
| Mark Franco | $444 | 10 | 5 | 67% | -112 |
 Nick Parsons | $190 | 3 | 1 | 75% | -112 |
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| Will Rogers | $185 | 4 | 2 | 67% | -110 |
 Stephen Nover | $153 | 6 | 4 | 60% | -113 |
| Gary Bart | $131 | 7 | 5 | 58% | -111 |
| Bruce Marshall | $95 | 12 | 10 | 55% | -111 |
 Kyle Hunter | $92 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -108 |
| Ray Monohan | $70 | 4 | 3 | 57% | -111 |
| Scott Pritchard | $66 | 4 | 3 | 57% | -114 |
| Paul Bovi | $40 | 5 | 4 | 56% | -115 |
| Chip Chirimbes | $23 | 8 | 7 | 53% | -110 |
 Jorge Gonzalez | $20 | 9 | 9 | 50% | 117 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Akins | $560 | 9 | 3 | 75% | -111 |
| Mark Franco | $344 | 9 | 5 | 64% | -113 |
| Bruce Marshall | $340 | 9 | 5 | 64% | -113 |
| ASA | $271 | 5 | 2 | 71% | -112 |
| Alex Smart | $188 | 3 | 1 | 75% | -110 |
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| Chip Chirimbes | $133 | 8 | 6 | 57% | -110 |
| Kyle Hunter | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -108 |
| Brian Bitler | $90 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -109 |
| Paul Bovi | $75 | 3 | 2 | 60% | -112 |
| Ray Monohan | $70 | 4 | 3 | 57% | -111 |
 Jonny Reno | $60 | 4 | 3 | 57% | -112 |
| Brian Edwards | $55 | 5 | 4 | 56% | -111 |
| Gary Bart | $31 | 6 | 5 | 55% | -111 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Alex Smart | $400 | 4 | 0 | 100% | -111 |
| Nick Parsons | $300 | 3 | 0 | 100% | -112 |
| Kevin Thomas | $200 | 2 | 0 | 100% | -115 |
| Will Rogers | $200 | 2 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
| AAA Sports | $190 | 3 | 1 | 75% | -111 |
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| ASA | $190 | 3 | 1 | 75% | -110 |
| Mark Franco | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
| Stephen Nover | $92 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -108 |
| Joe Nelson | $90 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -111 |
 Bolt Brady | $90 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -111 |
| Vince Akins | $82 | 3 | 2 | 60% | -111 |
| Jorge Gonzalez | $80 | 3 | 2 | 60% | -110 |
| Micah Roberts | $43 | 7 | 6 | 54% | -110 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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 Bill Marzano | $200 | 2 | 0 | 100% | -120 |
| Micah Roberts | $200 | 2 | 0 | 100% | -129 |
| Jorge Gonzalez | $110 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 213 |
| Daniel Dobish | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -102 |
| ASA | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -125 |
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| Scott Pritchard | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -145 |
| Will Rogers | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -120 |
| Gary Bart | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -115 |
| Paul Bovi | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -135 |
| Stephen Nover | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -127 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Vince Akins | $996 | 21 | 10 | 68% | -111 |
| Alex Smart | $846 | 14 | 5 | 74% | -111 |
| Mark Franco | $704 | 17 | 9 | 65% | -112 |
| ASA | $601 | 16 | 9 | 64% | -112 |
| Will Rogers | $575 | 9 | 3 | 75% | -110 |
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| Bruce Marshall | $525 | 23 | 16 | 59% | -111 |
| Jonny Reno | $415 | 13 | 8 | 62% | -110 |
| Ray Monohan | $255 | 8 | 5 | 62% | -111 |
| Bolt Brady | $239 | 17 | 13 | 57% | -113 |
| Paul Bovi | $215 | 9 | 6 | 60% | -114 |
| Gary Bart | $182 | 12 | 9 | 57% | -112 |
| Jorge Gonzalez | $110 | 12 | 11 | 52% | 140 |
| Stephen Nover | $18 | 9 | 8 | 53% | -111 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Bruce Marshall | $910 | 18 | 8 | 69% | -112 |
| Vince Akins | $727 | 14 | 6 | 70% | -111 |
| Mark Franco | $504 | 15 | 9 | 63% | -112 |
| Jonny Reno | $360 | 7 | 3 | 70% | -111 |
| Ray Monohan | $255 | 8 | 5 | 62% | -111 |
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| Paul Bovi | $250 | 7 | 4 | 64% | -112 |
| ASA | $231 | 9 | 6 | 60% | -111 |
| Will Rogers | $185 | 4 | 2 | 67% | -108 |
| Alex Smart | $156 | 6 | 4 | 60% | -110 |
| Micah Roberts | $149 | 17 | 14 | 55% | -110 |
| Bolt Brady | $135 | 9 | 7 | 56% | -109 |
| Gary Bart | $96 | 10 | 8 | 56% | -111 |
| Chip Chirimbes | $71 | 13 | 11 | 54% | -111 |
| Stephen Nover | $52 | 5 | 4 | 56% | -112 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Alex Smart | $590 | 7 | 1 | 88% | -110 |
| Will Rogers | $290 | 4 | 1 | 80% | -110 |
| Vince Akins | $269 | 7 | 4 | 64% | -110 |
| Mark Franco | $200 | 2 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
| Jorge Gonzalez | $180 | 4 | 2 | 67% | -110 |
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| Bolt Brady | $180 | 4 | 2 | 67% | -110 |
| AAA Sports | $170 | 5 | 3 | 63% | -110 |
| ASA | $170 | 5 | 3 | 63% | -110 |
| Joe Nelson | $90 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -111 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Micah Roberts | $300 | 3 | 0 | 100% | -134 |
| Bill Marzano | $300 | 3 | 0 | 100% | -123 |
| ASA | $200 | 2 | 0 | 100% | -136 |
| Will Rogers | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -120 |
| Alex Smart | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -122 |
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| Paul Bovi | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -135 |
| Stephen Nover | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -127 |
| Gary Bart | $86 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -118 |
| Scott Pritchard | $65 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -142 |
| Jorge Gonzalez | $10 | 2 | 3 | 40% | 320 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Bruce Marshall | $1539 | 53 | 34 | 61% | -111 |
| Alex Smart | $1372 | 26 | 11 | 70% | -111 |
| Vince Akins | $1015 | 32 | 20 | 62% | -110 |
| Mark Franco | $763 | 23 | 14 | 62% | -111 |
| Paul Bovi | $686 | 24 | 15 | 62% | -116 |
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| Will Rogers | $529 | 13 | 7 | 65% | -110 |
| Ray Monohan | $505 | 16 | 10 | 62% | -111 |
| Jonny Reno | $407 | 14 | 9 | 61% | -109 |
| ASA | $375 | 27 | 21 | 56% | -112 |
 Zack Cimini | $337 | 10 | 6 | 63% | -112 |
| Jorge Gonzalez | $175 | 22 | 19 | 54% | 118 |
| Scott Pritchard | $118 | 15 | 12 | 56% | -114 |
| Kyle Hunter | $69 | 5 | 4 | 56% | -110 |
| AAA Sports | $64 | 15 | 13 | 54% | -110 |
| Brian Bitler | $31 | 8 | 7 | 53% | -110 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Bruce Marshall | $1257 | 28 | 14 | 67% | -111 |
| Vince Akins | $766 | 23 | 14 | 62% | -109 |
| Mark Franco | $353 | 19 | 14 | 58% | -111 |
| Jonny Reno | $352 | 8 | 4 | 67% | -110 |
| Will Rogers | $251 | 8 | 5 | 62% | -109 |
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| Micah Roberts | $239 | 19 | 15 | 56% | -110 |
| Zack Cimini | $237 | 9 | 6 | 60% | -111 |
| Paul Bovi | $197 | 11 | 8 | 58% | -112 |
| Alex Smart | $194 | 12 | 9 | 57% | -111 |
| Brian Bitler | $157 | 6 | 4 | 60% | -110 |
| Chip Chirimbes | $152 | 25 | 21 | 54% | -111 |
| Ray Monohan | $105 | 12 | 10 | 55% | -111 |
| Kyle Hunter | $95 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -109 |
| ASA | $63 | 14 | 12 | 54% | -111 |
| Jorge Gonzalez | $59 | 14 | 12 | 54% | -111 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Alex Smart | $1078 | 13 | 2 | 87% | -111 |
| Ray Monohan | $400 | 4 | 0 | 100% | -112 |
| AAA Sports | $370 | 7 | 3 | 70% | -110 |
| Bruce Marshall | $282 | 25 | 20 | 56% | -111 |
| Jorge Gonzalez | $271 | 6 | 3 | 67% | -111 |
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| Kevin Thomas | $270 | 6 | 3 | 67% | -111 |
| Vince Akins | $249 | 9 | 6 | 60% | -110 |
| Mark Franco | $200 | 2 | 0 | 100% | -110 |
| Daniel Dobish | $197 | 13 | 10 | 57% | -110 |
| Scott Pritchard | $188 | 13 | 10 | 57% | -111 |
| Will Rogers | $178 | 4 | 2 | 67% | -110 |
| Stephen Nover | $158 | 7 | 5 | 58% | -109 |
| Joe Nelson | $90 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -111 |
| Bolt Brady | $60 | 5 | 4 | 56% | -110 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| ASA | $400 | 4 | 0 | 100% | -139 |
| Gary Bart | $386 | 5 | 1 | 83% | -124 |
| Bill Marzano | $276 | 4 | 1 | 80% | -126 |
| Paul Bovi | $265 | 4 | 1 | 80% | -145 |
| Mark Franco | $210 | 2 | 0 | 100% | -103 |
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| Micah Roberts | $162 | 3 | 1 | 75% | -135 |
| Will Rogers | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -120 |
| AAA Sports | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -105 |
| Zack Cimini | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -135 |
| Alex Smart | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -122 |
| Stephen Nover | $75 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -126 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Vince Akins | $2618 | 176 | 136 | 56% | -110 |
| Bruce Marshall | $1820 | 252 | 212 | 54% | -110 |
| ASA | $1781 | 121 | 93 | 57% | -111 |
| Alex Smart | $1650 | 158 | 127 | 55% | -111 |
| Will Rogers | $1347 | 80 | 60 | 57% | -111 |
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| Joe Nelson | $599 | 75 | 63 | 54% | -110 |
| Kyle Hunter | $565 | 21 | 14 | 60% | -110 |
| Paul Bovi | $490 | 66 | 54 | 55% | -113 |
| Stephen Nover | $479 | 141 | 122 | 54% | -111 |
| Chip Chirimbes | $446 | 150 | 131 | 53% | -111 |
| AAA Sports | $369 | 84 | 73 | 54% | -110 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Vince Akins | $1902 | 126 | 97 | 57% | -110 |
| ASA | $1554 | 81 | 59 | 58% | -111 |
| Chip Chirimbes | $1214 | 145 | 120 | 55% | -110 |
| Bruce Marshall | $831 | 155 | 133 | 54% | -110 |
| Joe Nelson | $734 | 72 | 59 | 55% | -110 |
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| Paul Bovi | $653 | 36 | 26 | 58% | -112 |
| AAA Sports | $594 | 51 | 41 | 55% | -110 |
| Stephen Nover | $524 | 96 | 82 | 54% | -111 |
| Kyle Hunter | $342 | 10 | 6 | 63% | -111 |
| Micah Roberts | $165 | 89 | 79 | 53% | -110 |
| Will Rogers | $88 | 53 | 47 | 53% | -110 |
| Jonny Reno | $84 | 13 | 11 | 54% | -110 |
| Bolt Brady | $47 | 39 | 35 | 53% | -110 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Jorge Gonzalez | $1904 | 51 | 29 | 64% | -110 |
| Alex Smart | $1505 | 45 | 27 | 63% | -111 |
| Will Rogers | $1179 | 25 | 12 | 68% | -110 |
| Bruce Marshall | $989 | 97 | 79 | 55% | -110 |
| Vince Akins | $716 | 50 | 39 | 56% | -110 |
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| Ray Monohan | $407 | 25 | 19 | 57% | -111 |
| Mark Franco | $290 | 4 | 1 | 80% | -110 |
| Kevin Thomas | $239 | 19 | 15 | 56% | -111 |
| Kyle Hunter | $223 | 11 | 8 | 58% | -110 |
| Daniel Dobish | $218 | 33 | 28 | 54% | -110 |
| ASA | $98 | 34 | 30 | 53% | -110 |
| Stephen Nover | $87 | 34 | 30 | 53% | -110 |
| Bill Marzano | $87 | 13 | 11 | 54% | -110 |
| Jonny Reno | $82 | 3 | 2 | 60% | -110 |
| Micah Roberts | $51 | 38 | 34 | 53% | -110 |
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| Expert | Profit | Wins | Loss | Win % | Avg. Odds |
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| Paul Bovi | $335 | 6 | 2 | 75% | -140 |
| Micah Roberts | $325 | 14 | 8 | 64% | -135 |
 Tim Michael | $213 | 11 | 7 | 61% | -131 |
| AAA Sports | $200 | 2 | 0 | 100% | -108 |
| ASA | $129 | 6 | 4 | 60% | -123 |
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| Zack Cimini | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -135 |
| Ray Monohan | $100 | 1 | 0 | 100% | -115 |
| Will Rogers | $80 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -130 |
| Alex Smart | $76 | 2 | 1 | 67% | -122 |
| Mark Franco | $75 | 3 | 2 | 60% | -109 |
| Scott Pritchard | $68 | 12 | 8 | 60% | -139 |
| Brian Bitler | $58 | 11 | 9 | 55% | -115 |
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The point-spread was developed to provide a balance for both teams involved in a contest to entice bettors to potentially back the weaker team and receive points. The two squads in a game are listed with a title, either a favorite or an underdog. The favorite is usually the perceived better team in the game, as backing them means giving up several points.
For example, if Los Angeles is listed as a seven-point favorite (-7) over Orlando, backing Los Angeles would mean they need to win by at least eight points to win the bet. Any victory by six points or less by Los Angeles would result in a loss, even though they won the game straight-up and a win for Orlando.If the game falls on seven, a ‘push’ occurs, which is a tie, meaning all tickets are refunded.
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There is moneyline betting in basketball in case you don’t want to worry about the points. However, the odds or amount you would have to risk is adjusted accordingly for both the favorite and underdog. If you wanted to back Los Angeles (a five-point favorite) but only needed them to win straight-up, you would need to wager $250 to win $100.
On the flip side, if you have enough faith in Orlando to beat Los Angeles outright as a five-point ‘dog, you can place $100 to win $180. There is a sliding scale on the money-line/point-spread correlation, with the favorite numbers rising relative to how many points they lay. A three-point favorite to win outright is just -160 (risk $160 to win $100), while a seven-point favorite is a chalkier bet at -320 (risk $320 to win $100).
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Another option to bet on basketball instead of taking a side is to bet on the total. Basically, this is a cooperative effort between the two teams to either go ‘Over’ or ‘Under’ the posted total. In basketball, if Los Angeles and Orlando have a game total of 205 ½, a winning ‘Over’ bet would mean the two clubs would combine for 206 points or more. On the flip side, a winning ‘Under’ ticket is 205 points or fewer between the two teams.
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