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Xam Sports Consulting’s mission is to build a community through sports betting.  Our dream is to inspire and bring people together through rooting for the same outcome.  It’s not about the money, but about being together, even if we’re not physically in the same place.  Winning together is always better than winning alone.  We win and lose as one team.

We focus the strategy for the long term, building on our Best Bets Strategy.

Best Bets is designed to be straightforward.  This is where you will find our best Picks for the day.  We will be offering Picks on MLB, NFL, NBA, and the hot sports for the day.  These are designed to use a flat betting strategy with our 1-3 Best Bets per day.

As Xam Sees It

NBA First Round Playoff Series Previews: Winner and Watchability 150 150 The Ultimate Lineup
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NBA First Round Playoff Series Previews: Winner and Watchability

We’re here to preview each series in the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs!

Eastern Conference

76ers/Knicks: 76ers

Great watchability – rivalry and superstars on both sides

Pacers/Bucks: Bucks

Drama surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo’s injury and the struggles with Doc Rivers. Pacers playing with confidence and nothing to lose

Magic/Cavaliers: Cavaliers

Young, exciting players on both sides but outside of Donovan Mitchell, this series lacks star firepower.

Celtics/Heat: No Jimmy Butler means this series is likely nothing more than a forgone conclusion. This series will likely serve as a tune-up for Boston.

Western Conference

Nuggets/Lakers: Nuggets

Superstars on both sides, and rematch of the Western Conference Finals last year. Lakers may be something of a nuisance, but the Nuggets are the better team.

Suns/Timberwolves: Suns

Evenly matched teams but going with the more experienced playoff team and the team with the best player in this series, Kevin Durant. Can easily be a 7 game series.

Mavericks/Clippers: Mavericks

Clippers have great star power, but murkiness surrounding Kawhi Leonard yet again. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are playing great basketball right now.

Pelicans/Thunder: Thunder

No Zion Williamson takes a lot of energy out of this series. Pelicans may win a game but Thunder are rested and have too much offensive firepower.

Sports Betting 101

Betting Markets

  • Core: Bet on the game

    • Spread – The spread is essentially a handicap for both teams. If the spread of the game is 7 points, you’ll see the favorite at -7, and the underdog at +7. You would essentially adding 7 points to the scoreboard to the underdog before the game begins. The underdog is handicap because they’re expecting to lose. The underdog would have to lose by 6 or less (or win outright) for the bet to the winner. If the favored team wins by 8 or more. The favorite will be the the winning selection. If the favorite wins by exactly 7 points, that is called a push, or tie in other words. All bets on -7  and +7 would be returned to the bettor.
    • Money Line – This is a bet on who is going to win a sporting event. When you bet the money line on a team, it doesn’t matter if the team wins by 1 or by 30. A win is a win! Having said that, betting on favorites will have you earning less money then betting on underdogs. This is because the favorite is expected to win. Lets say that you wanted to bet on a team that is -158. For every $158 you bet, you would be set to win $100. You get a total of $258 back. If you bet on an underdog that is +170, for every $100 you bet, you’d win $170. You would get a total return of $270.
    • Total – Betting on a total means you are betting on a total amount of points being scored in the game. It doesn’t matter what either team does in the game. If you bet on a football game to go over 47 points. You’d want both teams to combine for 48 points or more. If both teams score 46 points or less that would be a losing wager. If the game ends at exactly 47 points, that is a push and you would be getting your original bet back.

  • Proposition Bet (Prop Bet): in the Game

    • Props are events that happen within a game (Think strike outs, Touchdowns, Made 3’s)
    • You can get very creative with these types of bets. For example, Sportsbooks such as FanDuel Sportsbook offer “alternate” prop lines on passing yards, rushing yards, receiving yards, and even receptions! This makes it easier than ever to combine your favorite players in a big parlay for a big payout

  • Futures: through the Game

    • Bet on how the team will do in the future
    • Overall projected outcome from the season (lie Ravens to win the AFC North)
    • There’s plenty of creative possibilities here as well.

XAM’s Best Bets

2,711-2,434-39

Records

1,747-1,529-39

Gems

964-905

Props

3-3

Futures

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-24 2000 1125 The Ultimate Lineup

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-24

Xam’s Daily Gems: Diamondbacks First 5 Innings Money Line -120 FanDuel Southpaw Jordan Montgomery makes his 2nd start after throwing a quality start and getting the win in his first career start as a Diamondback. Meanwhile, St. Louis’s stater, Kyle Gibson, has been awful. He comes into this start with an ERA over 5, and…

Xam’s Daily Gem 4-23 2000 1125 The Ultimate Lineup

Xam’s Daily Gem 4-23

Xam’s Daily Gem: Rays Money Line -156 FanDuel The Rays were one of the best teams in baseball last year, but they’ve gotten off to a slow start this year. Their loss yesterday to the Tigers dropped them to 12-12 and they find themselves in the basement of the AL East. However, they are in…

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-22 2000 1125 The Ultimate Lineup

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-22

Xam’s Daily Gems: Yankees -1 -189 DraftKings Pirates Money Line -144 FanDuel Phillies/Reds Over 7.5 Runs -151 DraftKings Cavaliers -2.5 -180 FanDuel Braves -1 -157 DraftKings Twins -1 -161 DraftKings 76ers/Knicks Over 203.5 Points -132 FanDuel Padres -1 -153 DraftKings Stars Money Line -142 DraftKings Jarrett Allen To Record Double Double -175 FanDuel Darius Garland…

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-21 2000 1125 The Ultimate Lineup

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-21

Xam’s Daily Gems: Astros/Nationals Over 8 Runs -172 DraftKings Astros Money Line -170 FanDuel White Sox/Phillies Over 6.5 Runs -181 DraftKings Guardians Money Line -166 FanDuel Reds Money Line -130 FanDuel Royals Money Line -116 FanDuel Cardinals Money Line -162 FanDuel Rangers 60 Minute Money Line -135 DraftKings Mariners -1 -168 (Game 1) DraftKings Padres…

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-20 2000 1125 The Ultimate Lineup

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-20

Xam’s Daily Gems: Yankees First 5 Innings Money Line -135 FanDuel Cavaliers -2 -175 DraftKings Cubs Money Line -144 FanDuel (Game 1) Dodgers First 5 Innings Money Line -182 FanDuel Diamondbacks First 5 Innings Money Line -128 FanDuel Astros -1 -151 DraftKings Hurricanes 60 Minute Money Line -135 DraftKings (For this bet to win, the…

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-19 150 150 The Ultimate Lineup

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-19

Xam’s Daily Gems: Cubs Money Line -162 FanDuel Phillies -1 -144 DraftKings Astros Money Line -170 DraftKings Yankees Money Line -174 FanDuel Heat Money Line -125 DraftKings Guardians -1 -125 DraftKings Braves -1 -156 DraftKings Twins Money Line -152 FanDuel Brewers First 5 Innings Money Line -122 FanDuel Kings Money Line -118 FanDuel Padres Money…

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-18 2000 1125 The Ultimate Lineup

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-18

Xam’s Daily Gems: Red Sox Money Line -118 FanDuel Cubs Money Line -152 FanDuel Avalanche Money Line -140 FanDuel Giants Money Line -166 DraftKings

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-17 2000 1125 The Ultimate Lineup

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-17

Xam’s Daily Gems: Mets Money Line -134 FanDuel Royals -1 -166 DraftKings (Game 1) Braves Money Line -138 FanDuel Dodgers -1 -185 DraftKings Cardinals/Athletics Over 7.5 Runs -138 FanDuel Phillies -1 -173 DraftKings Rockies/Phillies Over 7 Runs -175 DraftKings 76ers -2 -195 DraftKings Heat/76ers Over 203.5 Points -165 DraftKings Red Sox First 5 Innings Money…

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-16 2000 1125 The Ultimate Lineup

Xam’s Daily Gems 4-16

Xam’s Daily Gems: Rangers Money Line -120 FanDuel Orioles -1 -119 DraftKings Phillies -1 -197 DraftKings Giants Money Line -130 DraftKings Yankees Money Line +102 DraftKings Red Wings Money Line -192 FanDuel Lakers/Pelicans Over 223 Points -130 DraftKings Padres Money Line -125 DraftKings Royals -1 -163 DraftKings Braves Money Line -120 FanDuel Cardinals/Athletics Over 8…

Xam’s Futures

Ravens to win the AFC North +145
Broncos to make the playoffs -146
Vikings to make the playoffs -138
Red Sox under 85.5 wins -122
Tigers over 78.5 wins -110
Padres under 89.5 wins -122

Futures Strategy

Sometimes, instead of betting on an individual game, you’d rather bet on an entire season. This gives you something to root for over the course of the entire season, as opposed to just one game. Futures betting can be a way to keep you engaged during the entire season. Betting on Futures brings season-long excitement and a change from the typical highs and lows of daily sports betting. Whether you prefer betting on season win totals, certain teams to make the playoffs, or a dark horse to make a Cinderella run to the Super Bowl, Futures betting will enhance your sports betting experience!

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Bankroll Management

We design our picks to use a flat betting strategy. This means betting the same amount on every single pick. Taking the emotion out of betting on a game since no one game caries more importance then another. This is how we manage to “Bet with our head, not our heart”

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