My team is Trail Blazers since my Knicks are out of it. They actually just got a NICE upset win a few mins ago. I should've been biased and went for them in a bet () but tbh I would've leaned towards Houston winning that one (even with -4 for the spread bet) so I just wanted to enjoy the game without $ on the line and root for my team and it was a GOOD one And I don't HATE your OKC team Just not a team I've ever really rooted for sksk There are certain teams I hate like the LA Lakers, Houston Rockets & others just cause of some of the players etc. OKC is just a bit of a boring team lol

Ahhh NOT having a better chance with outright betting It's kinda opposite so iiidk still if you get it fully yet loool Like if you bet an underdog with + points, it's actually not possible to win that bet less often than an outright bet (the only thing is it's smaller return but still so worth it for the safer bet). And if you're going for a favorite with - points then yeah it's tougher tbf buuut the returns for an outright bet on favorites are usually so weak that again I think point spread is more worth it long-term. You'll win those a bit less often but the returns are much nicer @ about 9/10ish odds.

Yeah usually money or gifts but people tend to give $ at the ones I've been to and that's what I've done. More costly than the fun (and free food/drinks) is actually worth tbh. Like they can be a nice vibe for sure but overall I prefer just not having weddings to go to lol

Ahh saaaaame!

The point spread bets? They def work out more over time than regular betting, like atm I'm doing decent/kinda average BUT I'm still managing to profit most days and not have awful losing days besides like once I think which is the key. I mean it's fairly equal tho, sports gambling is more of a slow grind for profits in general, like consistently going 6/10, 5/7, 3/5 etc. will make for good results by the end of a season if you don't start suddenly doing awfully which is the main thing I'm always trying to avoid ofc. I'll take these small profit days as often as I can get them even tho I know I can do better when I'm in a groove with it (I kinda am with NBA but I'm flopping overall with MLB which I may need to stop trying lol, I'm just taking guesses there pretty much)

Yeah regular bets just feel so not worth it to me for underdog picks. Maybe it's because I'm used to pt spread where you have more incentive to bet underdogs (worse return but much better chance of winning frequently with those extra points). Tbf the NBA has been pretty unpredictable so far too, I've just been good/lucky with mostly avoiding the games with surprises (like I almost did want to bet Bucks -17.5 today and then they LOST the game nnn). Another big upset happened right after it but that one I kinda even saw coming (almost bet Phoenix +9 anyway but decided to just avoid that game, but I lost betting Under in it anyway </3). There's been shock results every day but I've still managed to do ok with some profit so far.

Yup & one of the Grizzlies' two best players just got injured yesterday for the rest of the season so they're pretty ****ed (They're gonna be + pretty often as underdogs now so you should really get into point spread betting IF you do want to bet them in future! The + may help as I'm sure they can at least keep certain games close). Grizzlies are a really young team tho with future potential and they're like a gritty / hard fighting team. I prefer them over OKC actually for who I'd root for without any betting involved

It was a Monday normally much more on the ball

Yes should have known it couldn't have been anything too witty from you

And ah yeah that's pretty true tho @ less interested / more easily dazed out and stuff but I def feel I can function a bit better while out somewhere when high compared to drunk tbf.

Yeah preeetty unlikely that Nets will win but that's the kind of odds ALL the top teams get vs. the really poor teams and those kinda upsets do still happen so you still never know (Bucks will def have similar odds in some other games as well as they're up there with the TOP tier teams; Brooklyn is one of the worst only because a couple of their top players opted out so they're out-matched by so many teams now, they were decent before the restart)

Oh nah at least all the ones I've been to the bride & groom rent out part/all of a restaurant with like an open bar all paid for already so really only tipping (if that) is necessary. (including all the meals etc. free) ... but then everyone gives $ to the bride & groom as a congratulations / kind gesture kind of thing so really you pay out more than you get anyway Still can be a nice/fun time tho