Isaac
Years ago

NBL 08/09 season odds released

Centrebet have put out odds for the NBL 08/09 season, as follows:

MELBOURNE TIGERS  	2.50 
PERTH WILDCATS 4.00
CAIRNS TAIPANS 7.50
NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS 8.00
SOUTH DRAGONS 9.00
ADELAIDE 36ERS 10.00
GOLD COAST BLAZE 26.00
TOWNSVILLE CROCODILES 26.00
WOLLONGONG HAWKS 29.00
SYDNEY SPIRIT 81.00

Personally, I am getting on the Dragons at $9. Can't see anyone else as being worth it. IMO, Cairns are placed too high and should be swapped with the Dragons at least, if not shuffled a spot down from there too. They have a good roster on paper, but half the team doesn't want to be there and their chemistry won't be great.

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SKUX101  
Years ago

HAHA. I know who i'm going to bet on(Dragons).
That is just amazing, that they are paying $9.00, especially when you consider how dominant they have been in the pre-season.
Now i understand pre-season games don't mean much, but come on, you can't say the Dragons aren't serious title contenders.

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the_champ33  
Years ago

Great odds there on the Dragons. Buy them now while you can.

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KingJames  
Years ago

I think the Sixers and Dragons should be placed infront of Cairns and NZ. Sixers are worth a bet also I think. If you put $10 on both Sixers and Dragons you would be in with a good chance of a good return.

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DJ  
Years ago

Good odds on the Dragons, BUT only 1 team can win and with the $$$ that the Tigers have outlayed and the talent and DEPTH they have can't see them being beat. I know it may sound stupid but the $2.50 on the Tigers IMO is the best bet there, worth hanging out though and hoping Tigers maybe drop 2 or 3 games in a row and the odds might push out to $3.00 or $3.50.

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Isaac  
Years ago

Good point and also about the odds lengthening at some point.

I still think there is value in trying to pick a grand final team at good odds.

e.g., get $50 on the Dragons at $9, they come up against the Tigers and (risk you took to get there aside) you have a 'free' $400 bet on the favourites. They win, you might make a few hundred. They lose, you're back to your $50.

I did this last season after getting the Kings at long odds and it would've worked if I didn't try to improve my position with a multi involving the Grizzlies and Lakers.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"They (Cairns) have a good roster on paper, but half the team doesn't want to be there and their chemistry won't be great."

Which players don't want to be there?

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Paul  
Years ago

Don't write off NZ. They run some great structures and have added real quality to last years list. $8 just as good as the $9 for Dragons who are not very deep when you take a good look.

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Isaac  
Years ago

Dragons are fairly deep. They've got eight players who will start or have started in the last couple of years.

At Cairns, IMO everyone except for Stephen Black! I'm not sure that Mee, Cat and Abney are loving it there.

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EC  
Years ago

I'm with you DJ. Its really quite difficult to get past the fact that the Tigers are several leagues ahead of the rest. Your $2.50 return is the safest money you can gamble. The only problem is that you won't make much money out of it unless you want to outlay a huge amount of dollars. With Sydney Kings and Brisbane Bullets out of the equation, the top 3 teams are down to just one so the Tigers really stand alone. I don't rate Goorjian's Dragons as highly as Goorjian's Kings.

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EC  
Years ago

Would love to put $1K on Spirit, have them win and come out of it $80K better off but somehow I don't think that is going to happen.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Stephen Black strikes again.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

put money on the crocs. i think they will surprise alot of people!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Saw the odds, opened an account and wacked $20 on the Dragons.

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