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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 1 year ago (1 children)

draymond dumb ass ruined something special lol

[–] TAWilson52@alien.top 1 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

Lol

He'll win fucking nothing

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

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

" 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 1 year ago

Suckerpunched in the face

[–] Parenegade@alien.top 1 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago (4 children)

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

[–] Tusked_Puma@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I guess you could accept other peoples bets on Poole

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

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

[–] ptchaosagent@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Kapono24@alien.top 1 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

Offer people 50-1

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

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

[–] barstoollanguage@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] attorneyatslaw@alien.top 1 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[–] chaoism@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly wouldn't that be entertaining?

[–] C4242@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

No Wizard would ever pool

[–] BabaBrody@alien.top 1 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

Second in total assists last season.

[–] kokukojuto33@alien.top 1 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

At 40-1, no thanks.

It's Giannis's award to lose lol

[–] RVAIsTheGreatest@alien.top 1 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[–] bb1432@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] iCE_P0W3R@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

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

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

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

A fool and his money are soon parted

[–] iguacu@alien.top 1 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

Scoring title and a direct flight to cancun

[–] blazopham@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Enough_Lakers@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Guys trash af. What the fuck.

Anfernee Simons will average more points

[–] iguessineedanaltnow@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

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

[–] likpoper@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

How to buy against this?