{"id":9124,"date":"2020-02-20T02:07:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T02:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=9124"},"modified":"2021-01-31T21:23:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T21:23:42","slug":"under-review-show-nba-all-star-weekend-recap-and-the-stretch-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nba\/under-review-show-nba-all-star-weekend-recap-and-the-stretch-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Under Review Show \u2013 NBA All-Star Weekend Recap and the Stretch Run"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Fans have been\nraving about the NBA\u2019s All-Star Weekend, and the new format of the\nAll-Star Game is getting plenty of love. While there was plenty of\nskepticism about the new Elam Ending last week, the general consensus\nis that the new format led to the most enjoyable All-Star Game in\nover a decade. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.underreviewshow.com\/2020\/02\/18\/under-review-the-nba-all-star-aftermath\/\"><\/audio><figcaption>Under Review&#8211;The NBA All-Star Aftermath<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Under Review\nhosts were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.underreviewshow.com\/\">fans\nof the new format too<\/a>, and that\u2019s the first thing\nthey discuss on this week\u2019s show. The Elam Ending made the fourth\nquarter fun, preventing it from becoming the foul fest we usually see\nat the end of games, but there is a tweak our hosts would love to see\nin next year\u2019s game. This game could be even more fun if you take a\npage from pick-up basketball and make teams win by three. That would\nlead to some interesting strategy down the stretch, making the game\neven more entertaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since it\u2019s\nAll-Star Weekend, the players have had an extended rest, and the\nregular season won\u2019t get underway again until Thursday, February\n20. That has led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/sportsbook\/futures-and-props\/nba-playoff-specials\">BetOnline<\/a>\nopening odds on various specials for the last two months of the\nseason. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the bets\nyou can make is on one of the league\u2019s three juggernauts to win the\ntitle. The Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, and Los Angeles\nLakers are seen as a cut above the rest of the NBA this season, and\nyou can bet on one of those three teams to win the NBA title at -280.\nThat\u2019s a lot of chalk to swallow, but everyone believes that at\nleast one of those three teams will be in the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are Yes\/No\nodds on most teams to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/sportsbook\/futures-and-props\/nba-playoff-specials\">make\nthe playoffs<\/a> too. Portland is -240 to miss the\nplayoffs and +200 to make the playoffs, and the latter bet is great\nvalue according to the hosts. The Trail Blazers are four games behind\nMemphis for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference, and they are\ngetting healthier after injuries sidetracked the first few months of\ntheir season. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Memphis has been\nhot, but the Grizzlies have the toughest remaining strength of\nschedule of any team in the NBA. They will be on the road for 16 of\ntheir 28 remaining games, and there is a real fear of Ja Morant\nhitting the rookie wall in his first season. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, New\nOrleans has the easiest remaining schedule. The Pelicans are 5.5\ngames behind the Grizzlies, but they have a ton of talent. Zion\nWilliamson is back in the lineup, and New Orleans went 6-4 in its\nlast 10 games before the break. Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, and Jrue\nHoliday have played well, and JJ Redick provides the team with\nveteran leadership, making the Pelicans a team no one wants to face\ndown the stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gregg Popovich\nhas led the San Antonio Spurs to the playoffs for each of the last 22\nseasons, but the Spurs have a long way to go to extend that streak.\nThey are five games behind the Grizzlies, yet they aren\u2019t getting\nthe same respect as the Blazers or the Pelicans. San Antonio is +450\nto make the postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top six teams\nin the Eastern Conference are pretty much decided, but the race for\nthe last two playoff spots is interesting. The Brooklyn Nets and\nOrlando Magic would make the postseason if the season ended today,\nand while the Nets will likely make it with Kyrie Irving on the court\nand Kevin Durant potentially returning soon, the Magic could be\ncaught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\nThat\u2019s why there might be some nice value in Atlanta at 40-1 to\nmake the playoffs. Trae Young is thriving, and the team just acquired\nClint Capela to pair up with John Collins down low, making this\nfrontcourt formidable. The Hawks must improve on defense, as they are\nallowing the second-most points in the NBA, but there are far worse\nbets to make at 40-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, you can get in on the action at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/sportsbook\">BetOnline<\/a> by using the promo code \u2018Review\u2019 to earn an extra $25 on your deposit.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.underreviewshow.com\/2020\/02\/18\/under-review-the-nba-all-star-aftermath\/\">THE UNDER REVIEW SHOW&#8211;THE NBA ALL STAR AFTERMATH<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For the latest NBA basketball betting odds and props, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/betonline_ag\">follow BetOnline.ag on Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/betonline_ag\/\">BetOnline.ag on Instagram<\/a>&#8211;Follow for the latest odds, stats and information!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans have been raving about the NBA\u2019s All-Star Weekend, and the new format of the All-Star Game is getting plenty&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[134],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nba"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9124"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9126,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9124\/revisions\/9126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}