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One oddsmaker told me today he's been taking "non-stop bets on Jordan Poole" as NBA scoring leader.

At @DKSportsbook, Poole has the most bets (20%) to lead the league in scoring

https://x.com/bfawkes22/status/1715070452702556603?s=46&t=APN8NaumHpFubSdpkr3w9w

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[–] xerxesthagreat@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

draymond dumb ass ruined something special lol

[–] TAWilson52@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I don’t agree with that take at all. Poole seemed to want to increase his standing on the team and with all the shit talking he was hitting Draymond with was cancerous for the team. They got rid of him, picked up high BBIQ and good locker room guys and they look infinitely more happy out there.

[–] southpawsouthpaw@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Lol

He'll win fucking nothing

[–] ColdCocking@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

It's amazing what a guy can do when he's not being punched in the face.

[–] ReflectionGloomy8851@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

" Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face "

Dray was trying to do him a favor to give him an opportunity to be resilient and to be able to " roll with the punches " lol

[–] SwiggySiggyDoc@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Suckerpunched in the face

[–] Parenegade@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

You say that like he didn't do this on the Warriors last year or like he didn't go 2 of 13 in literally the game before that one.

[–] SF_FAITHFUL@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

He had nights like last night all the time on the Warriors. His problem is being consistent on a night to night basis and contributing when his shot isn’t falling.

[–] EdwEd1@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

This just means more regular people (read: idiots) are putting money on bad Poole odds, making them even worse.

[–] Niceguydan8@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I don't bet on sports at all but can I short this position? LOL

[–] Tusked_Puma@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I guess you could accept other peoples bets on Poole

[–] twotonkatrucks@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

First, you’d have to build some sort of sports betting trade market.

[–] ptchaosagent@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Doesn't need to build, it exists. Betfair is the best known one.

[–] Kapono24@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I've always wanted to do this but the profits are never worth it. It'd be fun to be able to for hyper-specific stuff.

[–] dizaditch@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Offer people 50-1

[–] UnbeatableJacob@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Imagine basing a bet on a pre-season performance against the Knicks end of bench.

[–] barstoollanguage@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Bro just hating to hate, why speak about a game you obviously didn't watch?

[–] attorneyatslaw@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

He's going to get a lot of shots up on that team, so it's not that improbable.

[–] Turbo2x@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It would be really funny if Poole chased the scoring title while we were on pace for 20 wins

[–] Amigosito@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Tank commander supreme… in a way it must be liberating for him

[–] chaoism@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Honestly wouldn't that be entertaining?

[–] C4242@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

No Wizard would ever pool

[–] BabaBrody@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Surely no one will think to pressure they guy who isn't aware that passing a legal basketball move.

[–] Arooooooooooooooo@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Second in total assists last season.

[–] kokukojuto33@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

lol Poole is not gonna get the scoring title. Embiid, Luka, Shai will all get over 30 ppg easily.

[–] n0th1ng10@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Na he could. Sga may not score as much since Chet and others need shots, and maybe Luka decides to sacrifice so the Mavs can win. But u may be right but Poole is talented and he’ll have the opportunity.

[–] BobLobLaw_Law2@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Made that bet 2 weeks ago at +1000 on DK. Not likely to happen but F-it.

At 40-1, no thanks.

[–] AbbreviationsHot4482@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

It's Giannis's award to lose lol

[–] RVAIsTheGreatest@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Casuals.

Wizards could have a pretty good offense this season but their only real scorers in their starting 5 are Kuz and Poole and Kuz is an inconsistent overall offensive player. Tyus' presence to me means Poole could be a lot more efficient this season than people think but he's going to be keyed upon and won't be really in the position to score enough to lead the league. I can see him averaging 27 or something though.

[–] porncollecter69@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I can believe it. Dude is going to shoot 50FGA every night.

[–] bb1432@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

He may wind up leading the league in Field Goal Attempts. Can I bet on that instead?

[–] iCE_P0W3R@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Ah yes, interesting, I probably should have considered the perspective of degenerate gamblers who bet on anything.

[–] Affectionate_Reply78@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Is there a bet available on number of defensive matador ‘whoosh-es’?

[–] Black-Hippie@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

A fool and his money are soon parted

[–] iguacu@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do commenters here realize that placing a bet on something 100-1 or 40-1 is fuckin miles from betting that it will "probably" happen?

[–] ArtfulLying@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Apparently none of these people watched him last year. Idk how you can watch 80+ games last season and think he's gonna do anything other than slip and slide his way to garbage efficiency and mediocre play.

[–] oshinla@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Scoring title and a direct flight to cancun

[–] blazopham@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

the kids call that easy money nowadays, easy for the casinos

[–] Enough_Lakers@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Guys trash af. What the fuck.

[–] thelaceonmolagsballs@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Anfernee Simons will average more points

[–] iguessineedanaltnow@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Dude is going to have the brightest green light in NBA history.

[–] likpoper@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

How to buy against this?