Brandon Anderson

Brandon Anderson

1923 Posts
Brandon Anderson
1923 Posts
Role
Senior Betting Analyst
Experience
9 years
Location
Aurora, Illinois
Total Bets
7.4K
Followers
446.3K
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NBA Playoff Best Bets for Monday! | Buckets Podcast

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Apr 19, 2026 UTC
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Brandon Anderson's Picks

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HEDGE vs 28ppg +500 2u future early series. He’s at 28.5 rn so 25+ cashes, u24.5 busts. I don’t trust him to get there in a g7 that trends under with his scoring down again last 2g, so let’s use our strong position to our adv. Right now we either return -2 or 12 on a coin flippy outcome where I lean toward the bad outcome. Unacceptable risk. 4u on this alt FD line wins ~6u and returns ~10u, though we lose our initial investment so +8u. Or if he hits 25+ points we return that 12 and lose these 4, so +8u. Effectively sacrificing 4u upside to lock in +8u instead of risking a -2u outcome. If you want to hedge more aggressively, playing the traditional line u26.5 sets you up for a juicy middle where 25-26p cashes both sides. Or if you play an aggressive under like u20, you get more upside on the down but risk losing both sides at 20-25. I don’t personally like either of those but if you have this position, you’ve given yourself options. You could also play lighter or heavier on this hedge, tilting the outcome toward the side you prefer instead of toward middle ground like my setup. Or you can just let it ride. Your choice. The 30ppg +1100 future is irrelevant. Likely dead, needs 39 points to hit. Always just a long shot bonus, likely an L for 0.5u off our +8u winnings here. Alas, looked great through 4g.
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HEDGE vs 28ppg +500 2u future early series. He’s at 28.5 rn so 25+ cashes, u24.5 busts. I don’t trust him to get there in a g7 that trends under with his scoring down again last 2g, so let’s use our strong position to our adv. Right now we either return -2 or 12 on a coin flippy outcome where I lean toward the bad outcome. Unacceptable risk. 4u on this alt FD line wins ~6u and returns ~10u, though we lose our initial investment so +8u. Or if he hits 25+ points we return that 12 and lose these 4, so +8u. Effectively sacrificing 4u upside to lock in +8u instead of risking a -2u outcome. If you want to hedge more aggressively, playing the traditional line u26.5 sets you up for a juicy middle where 25-26p cashes both sides. Or if you play an aggressive under like u20, you get more upside on the down but risk losing both sides at 20-25. I don’t personally like either of those but if you have this position, you’ve given yourself options. You could also play lighter or heavier on this hedge, tilting the outcome toward the side you prefer instead of toward middle ground like my setup. Or you can just let it ride. Your choice. The 30ppg +1100 future is irrelevant. Likely dead, needs 39 points to hit. Always just a long shot bonus, likely an L for 0.5u off our +8u winnings here. Alas, looked great through 4g.
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8/27 thru 3g, just 1 short of this # rn. 8+ att all 3g, avg 9 which is playoff career avg, 35-36% shooter, scoring up. Expectation is just barely over 3/g, so he just has to make up the 1 he’s short. Close to 50/50, maybe +125 tops.
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Post rd1, Game 7 unders are still a thing: 26-11 since 03, 70% by 7.3ppg, incl 7-4 since bubble (64%). 25 those 26 unders maxed 200 or less, about half 190 or less. G7 under mineshaft, all the way down. 📉
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Post rd1, Game 7 unders are still a thing: 26-11 since 03, 70% by 7.3ppg, incl 7-4 since bubble (64%). 25 those 26 unders maxed 200 or less, about half 190 or less. G7 under mineshaft, all the way down. 📉
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Post rd1, Game 7 unders are still a thing: 26-11 since 03, 70% by 7.3ppg, incl 7-4 since bubble (64%). 25 those 26 unders maxed 200 or less, about half 190 or less. G7 under mineshaft, all the way down. 📉
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Post rd1, Game 7 unders are still a thing: 26-11 since 03, 70% by 7.3ppg, incl 7-4 since bubble (64%). 25 those 26 unders maxed 200 or less, about half 190 or less. G7 under mineshaft, all the way down. 📉
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2-WAY PARLAY+112
2u
Mostly a semi-hedge position. Have two futures on Donovan 3s, one smaller one at 1.25u to avg 3/g this series which he’d need 6 to hit, and a bigger one at 3u for him to make 5 in any playoff game. If the Cavs lose today and he makes 4 3s or less, both bets lose. This is a semi hedge basically just boosting Det ML a bit given our position. It’s not a true hedge though. If he hits 5-6 3s in a loss, alas, wasted hedge but we cash more valuable futures. Unlikely outcome. More importantly, Cavs could win and advance with 4 or less Don 3s, we never hit our futures anyway, and now we lose both this bet and the futures. Given the upside of 5-12 more games vs opps that give up lots of 3s, I will live with that risk and play this small FD alt hedge here to try to recuperate some of the likely futures losses.
DET -145
CLE
CLE Team Abbreviation
125
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DET Team Abbreviation
DET
FINAL 5/18
D.Mitchell u4.5 3pt M-250
CLE
CLE Team Abbreviation
125
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DET Team Abbreviation
DET
FINAL 5/18
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Pending
Way more space in G1, dancing & getting that jumper up, attack late. Scheme not personnel. Raps junked it up, threw doubles at him. Det he can score on 1v1. 29ppg v Det, upside is there: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-best-bets-today-our-4-player-prop-escalators-for-james-harden-marcus-smart-more-on-thursday-may-7
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Donovan Mitchell 5+ 3s any playoff game+375
3u
Fav bet of the round, Buckets pick investing in what looks like a long Spida run: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/cavaliers-vs-raptors-odds-picks-predictions-nba-playoffs-series-preview
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Ausar Thompson 8 RPG vs CLE+450
2u
8r on 16 chances G1, 7r/10 G2 in limited foul trouble minutes, 7+ in 8/9 playoff games and books still haven’t adjusted up enough: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/saturday-nba-best-bets-spread-picks-player-props-for-pistons-vs-cavaliers-lakers-vs-thunder-may-9
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Harden 7a on 14 potentials G1, passing lanes are there, 7.7apg w Cavs. Him/Cade usually around 7, Cade goes down in losses, Harden goes up late series. H2H DK line is absolutely horrendous & we may even be able to hedge later if we get a lead: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-best-bets-today-our-4-player-prop-escalators-for-james-harden-marcus-smart-more-on-thursday-may-7
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Said on 🪣 he should be fav but didn’t realize his price was so long, adding with Tobi as a direct play against Duren, together ~ +215: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-picks-predictions-props-for-pistons-vs-cavaliers-game-5-on-wednesday-may-13
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7+ reb all but 2 playoff games, 8-8-9 this series just one awful outlier g2 with 1r. Needs 11rpg if this goes 6, 10 if it goes 7, feels in play: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-picks-predictions-props-for-pistons-vs-cavaliers-game-5-on-wednesday-may-13
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Wemby 20+ reb any playoff game+375
2u
Hope for more minutes & should get a few 17-18+ reb, made it more like -300 at Buckets: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/spurs-vs-trail-blazers-odds-picks-predictions-nba-playoffs-series-preview
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Futures
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander+275
2025-26 NBA MVP
2u
It’s only boring bc it’s so obviously the right bet. Depleted field, best player best team, a runaway clear favorite if healthy. I’d take him vs the field. Buckets 10 players you NEED to bet pod 🪣
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Jalen Williams+5000
2025-26 NBA Playoff Series - Western Conference Finals - MVP
0.5u
Just shouldn’t be 18x SGA, clear favs Buckets 10 players you NEED to bet pod 🪣
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Denver Nuggets+850
2025-26 NBA Championship - To Win
0.25u
One last pre-season bet, the final pick from our Bet-a-Palooza podcast. Calling my title shot! @TurveyBets & I were on OKC last year… this year we’re both looking to invest in Nuggets title futures! 🏆
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Donovan Mitchell+900
2025-26 NBA Playoff Series - Eastern Conference Finals - MVP
1u
Cavs are my East pick. Love the path & Spida is MVP in over 50% of their victories if they do it: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/cavaliers-vs-raptors-odds-picks-predictions-nba-playoffs-series-preview
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Cleveland Cavaliers+426
2025-26 NBA Eastern Conference - To Win
0.5u
Cavs are my pick to win the East. Love the path and Harden raises floor & ceiling: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/cavaliers-vs-raptors-odds-picks-predictions-nba-playoffs-series-preview
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Donovan Mitchell+1200
2025-26 NBA Playoff Series - Eastern Conference Finals - MVP
0.25u
Down 0-2 vs Det, still not ready to quit the Cavs. The efficient O keeps them live and if they’re live G3-4, play the full string out and bet aggressively. Doubling down: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/saturday-nba-best-bets-spread-picks-player-props-for-pistons-vs-cavaliers-lakers-vs-thunder-may-9
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Caleb Wilson+20000
2026 NBA #1 Draft Pick
0.5u
An hour til lottery. Wilson wildly athletic & talented, upside to be best in draft, should crush workouts. Already creeping ahead of DP or Boozer in various mocks. If he makes any push at all toward #1 there’s monster upside, esp w No position hedge prediction markets.
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Past Performance
Yesterday0-0-00%
0.00u
Last 7 Days13-49-021%
27.96u
Last 30 Days100-196-134%
119.06u
All Time2995-4324-11940%
1018.00u
Top Leagues
NBA1435-1957-7241%
457.63u
NFL1314-2020-4039%
455.82u
NCAAB185-255-542%
80.92u
NCAAF31-26-153%
16.94u
Champions6-4-155%
7.98u
WNBA5-7-042%
5.32u
MLS1-0-0100%
1.66u
ATP1-3-025%
1.13u
La Liga1-0-0100%
1.04u
Women's World Cup1-0-0100%
0.01u
World Cup3-9-025%
-2.70u
Premier League3-14-018%
-8.91u
Betting Highlights
Favorite Bet of All-Time
Bet the Texans to go from worst to first in the division, and even doubled down with a Will Anderson DROY cherry on top. Joe Flacco CPOY +25000 and Nuggets over Heat +1600 exact outcome were fun, too!
Most Heartbreaking Bet
MVP bets. Tom Brady +1400 in 2021, odds-on favorite in December, but shutout vs. Saints on SNF. Nikola Jokic +900 in 2023, rightful leader all the way, but the moron voters get bored and go with Embiid last minute. Brock Purdy +5000 in 2024, odds-on favorite on Christmas, but the voters are too proud to vote for him or Dak. You're killin' me, Smalls!