NBA Handicapping: How to Use NBA Injury Report to Pick More Winners

Atlanta
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-01-05	Skal Labissiere	PF	Knee	Low	Out
2020-02-28	Trae Young	PG	Illness	High	Probable
2020-02-27	Damian Jones	C	Illness	Low	Questionable
2020-02-27	Dewayne Dedmon	C	Elbow	Low	Out
2020-02-19	Kevin Huerter	G	Ankle	Low	Healthy
2020-02-27	DeAndre' Bembry	SG	Abdominal	Low	Etc
2020-02-25	De'Andre Hunter	PF	Ankle	Low	Healthy
2020-02-19	Clint Capela	C	Heel	Low	Out
Boston
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-27	Kemba Walker	PG	Knee	High	Questionable
2020-02-20	Jaylen Brown	SG	Calf	Low	Healthy
Brooklyn
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-20	Kyrie Irving	PG	Shoulder	High	Out
2020-02-27	Wilson Chandler	SF	Personal	Low	Probable
2019-10-19	Kevin Durant	SF	Achilles	High	Out
Charlotte
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-26	Malik Monk	SG	Suspension	Low	Out
2020-02-19	Terry Rozier	PG	Knee	Low	Healthy
2020-02-19	Cody Martin	PF	Concussion	Low	Healthy
Chicago
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2019-11-08	Otto Porter Jr.	SF	Foot	Low	Out
2020-01-24	Lauri Markkanen	PF	Pelvis	Low	Out
2020-02-27	Denzel Valentine	SG	Hamstring	Low	Questionable
2020-02-27	Wendell Carter Jr.	F	Ankle	Low	Questionable
2020-02-21	Chandler Hutchison	SF	Shoulder	Low	Out
2020-02-27	Luke Kornet	PF	Ankle	Low	Etc
2020-02-04	Kris Dunn	PG	Knee	Low	Out
2020-02-27	Coby White	SG	Back	Low	Questionable
Cleveland
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-23	Kevin Love	PF	Achilles	High	Healthy
2020-01-13	Dylan Windler	SG	Leg	Low	Out
2020-02-28	Andre Drummond	C	Calf	High	Etc
2020-02-28	Alfonzo McKinnie	SF	Plantar Fasciitis	Low	Etc
2020-02-26	Dante Exum	PG	Ankle	Low	Out
Dallas
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-01-21	Dwight Powell	PF	Achilles	Low	Out
2020-02-27	Willie Cauley-Stein	C	Personal	Low	Out
2020-02-27	Luka Doncic	PG	Thumb	High	Questionable
2020-02-24	Jalen Brunson	PG	Shoulder	Low	Out
2020-02-22	Kristaps Porzingis	PF	Rest	High	Healthy
Denver
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-20	Mason Plumlee	PF	Foot	Low	Healthy
2020-02-20	Michael Porter Jr.	F	Ankle	Low	Healthy
2020-02-19	Will Barton	SG	Knee	Low	Healthy
Detroit
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-26	Bruce Brown	PG	Knee	Low	Questionable
2019-12-26	Luke Kennard	SG	Knee	Low	Out
2020-01-06	Blake Griffin	PF	Knee	High	Out
Golden State
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-27	Ky Bowman	PG	Ankle	Low	Out
2019-10-19	Klay Thompson	SG	Knee	Low	Out
2019-10-30	Stephen Curry	PG	Hand	High	Out
2020-02-19	Kevon Looney	C	Hip	Low	Healthy
2020-02-27	Andrew Wiggins	SF	Back	High	Questionable
2020-02-26	Draymond Green	PF	Pelvis	Low	Healthy
2020-02-25	Marquese Chriss	PF	Calf	Low	Healthy
Houston
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-25	Russell Westbrook	PG	Thumb	High	Healthy
2020-02-27	Eric Gordon	SG	Knee	Low	Questionable
Indiana
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-20	T.J. Warren	SF	Back	Low	Healthy
2020-02-24	Jeremy Lamb	SG	ACL	Low	Out
2020-02-25	Edmond Sumner	PG	Hip	Low	Healthy
2020-02-25	Victor Oladipo	SG	Back	Low	Healthy
LA Clippers
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-22	Patrick Beverley	PG	Groin	Low	Healthy
2020-02-21	Reggie Jackson	PG	Acquired	Low	Healthy
2020-02-22	Paul George	SF	Hamstring	High	Healthy
LA Lakers
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2019-10-19	DeMarcus Cousins	C	Knee	Low	Out
2020-02-22	Anthony Davis	PF	Calf	High	Healthy
2020-02-27	LeBron James	SF	Groin	High	Questionable
Memphis
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-01-27	Grayson Allen	SG	Hip	Low	Out
2020-02-23	Jaren Jackson Jr.	F	Knee	Low	Etc
2020-02-25	Brandon Clarke	PF	Hip	Low	Etc
2020-01-13	Justise Winslow	SF	Back	Low	Out
Miami
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-24	Jimmy Butler	SG	Personal	High	Healthy
2020-02-28	Bam Adebayo	C	Ankle	Low	Probable
2020-02-11	Tyler Herro	SG	Ankle	Low	Out
2020-02-24	Meyers Leonard	PF	Ankle	Low	Out
Milwaukee
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-28	Giannis Antetokounmpo	SF	Back	High	Probable
2020-02-28	Kyle Korver	SG	Back	Low	Etc
2020-02-19	George Hill	PG	Hamstring	Low	Healthy
2020-02-24	Brook Lopez	C	Back	Low	Healthy
Minnesota
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-14	Karl-Anthony Towns	C	Wrist	High	Out
2020-02-27	Allen Crabbe	SG	Personal	Low	Etc
2020-01-27	Jake Layman	SF	Toe	Low	Healthy
2020-02-23	D'Angelo Russell	PG	Knee	High	Healthy
2020-02-21	Jaylen Nowell	SG	Illness	Low	Healthy
New Orleans
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-19	Brandon Ingram	SF	Ankle	High	Healthy
2020-02-21	Kenrich Williams	G	Back	Low	Out
New York
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-28	Dennis Smith Jr.	PG	Head	Low	Questionable
2020-02-27	Taj Gibson	PF	Back	Low	Questionable
2020-02-23	Mitchell Robinson	C	Ankle	Low	Healthy
2020-02-27	Frank Ntilikina	PG	Groin	Low	Questionable
2020-02-25	Elfrid Payton	PG	Ankle	Low	Healthy
2020-02-20	Wayne Ellington	SG	Ankle	Low	Healthy
Oklahoma City
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-10	Darius Bazley	SF	Thumb	Low	Out
2020-02-23	Terrance Ferguson	SG	Back	Low	Healthy
2020-02-24	Andre Roberson	SG	Knee	Low	Out
Orlando
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-01-10	Al-Farouq Aminu	SF	Knee	Low	Out
2020-02-20	D.J. Augustin	PG	Knee	Low	Healthy
2020-01-02	Jonathan Isaac	PF	Knee	Low	Out
Philadelphia
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-26	Norvel Pelle	PF	Illness	Low	Healthy
2020-02-24	Ben Simmons	SG	Back	High	Out
2020-02-23	Tobias Harris	SF	Knee	Low	Healthy
2020-02-27	Joel Embiid	PF	Shoulder	High	Out
Phoenix
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-01-04	Frank Kaminsky	PF	Knee	Low	Out
2020-02-19	Aron Baynes	C	Hip	Low	Healthy
2020-02-27	Kelly Oubre Jr.	SF	Knee	Low	Out
2020-02-09	Tyler Johnson	SG	Waived	Low	Healthy
2020-02-19	DeAndre Ayton	C	Ankle	High	Healthy
2020-02-19	Dario Saric	SF	Ankle	Low	Healthy
Portland
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2019-12-06	Rodney Hood	SG	Achilles	Low	Out
2020-02-19	Damian Lillard	PG	Groin	High	Out
2019-12-25	Zach Collins	PF	Shoulder	Low	Out
2019-10-19	Jusuf Nurkic	C	Leg	Low	Out
2020-02-20	Mario Hezonja	SF	Ankle	Low	Healthy
2020-02-20	Nassir Little	SF	Ankle	Low	Healthy
Sacramento
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-09	Marvin Bagley III	F	Foot	Low	Out
2020-02-19	Jabari Parker	PF	Shoulder	Low	Healthy
2020-02-27	De'Aaron Fox	PG	Abdominal	High	Questionable
2020-02-12	Richaun Holmes	PF	Shoulder	Low	Out
2020-02-20	Alex Len	C	Hip	Low	Healthy
San Antonio
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-27	LaMarcus Aldridge	C	Shoulder	High	Questionable
2020-02-19	DeMar DeRozan	SG	Back	High	Healthy
TEST A
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-24	Bold Key	C	Stinger	High	Etc
2020-02-11	C Playthree	F/C	Shoulder	High	Doubtful
2020-02-14	B Playertwo	G	Undisclosed	High	Questionable
2020-02-24	A Playerone	F	Side	High	Probable
TEST B
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-01-10	D Playerfour	F/C	Stress Fracture	High	Doubtful
2020-02-24	Bold Only	G/F	Sinus	High	Questionable
Toronto
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-27	Serge Ibaka	C	Knee	Low	Questionable
2020-02-20	Marc Gasol	C	Hamstring	Low	Out
2020-02-27	Patrick McCaw	SG	Illness	Low	Probable
2020-02-27	Norman Powell	SF	Finger	Low	Questionable
Utah
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2020-02-20	Mike Conley	PG	Rest	Low	Healthy
Washington
Date	Player	Position	Injury	Impact	Status
2019-10-18	John Wall	PG	Achilles	High	Out
2020-02-20	Thomas Bryant	C	Foot	Low	Healthy
2020-02-24	Davis Bertans	PF	Knee	Low	Healthy
2020-02-20	Ian Mahinmi	C	Foot	Low	Healthy

How to Use Our NBA Injury Report to Handicap Pro Basketball

If you are going to bet on the NBA, you need to be checking the injury report on a daily basis. The problem is there’s not a lot of sites out there you can trust or are too slow with updating the information.

Most will just list the player injured and what is keeping him out. That’s solid information, but there’s so much more too it. We take it a step further.

You will be able to see the day the player was sidelined. That allows you to take a quick look at how his absence has effected the play of the team. You can also use it to see if a team was hit hard with injuries at the same time or if they were spread out over a longer period.

We also note the position, so you can see if a club has been hit hard at one spot. Another feature is the perceived impact of that specific player being out.

Lastly, we show a players current status. Why? Because we don’t just remove players immediately after they return from being sidelined. This allows you to look at injuries a whole different way, as a lot of people don’t make the proper adjustments for players returning to the lineup.

Expert Betting Tips on Handicapping NBA Injuries This Season

Now, let’s take a quick look at how you can use that information to start cashing more tickets. Simply knowing who is in and who is out is going to increase your chances of winning.

The big key is accurately predicting how the oddsmakers are going to adjust the odds. Some players are going to shift the line more than others. The bigger the superstar the bigger the expected movement.

Not every player who is out of the lineup is going to shift the betting line. The biggest thing to keep in mind is the books are going to set their odds to try and take advantage of the public.

If they think the public is going to rush to bet against a team that just lost a player, they will over-adjust in their favor.

Let’s say if everyone was healthy the books had “Team A” as a 5-point favorite over “Team B”. Before the game “Team B” loses a starter (second best player). The books know the public is going to be on “Team A” given this news. While they might only think that player is worth 1-2 points on the spread, they might jump ‘Team A” up to a 9-point favorite.

I’m not saying the public will always be wrong. Sometimes the over-adjustment won’t be enough to make up for the loss of a player. For example, anytime time LeBron James sits out, it’s hard not to take the other side, regardless of the inflation.

Where you can really make your money is by focusing more on the non-superstars. The guys who do a lot of the dirty work or simply good players who don’t get the recognition. Oddsmakers typically aren’t going to do much with the line when these guys are out. This is where you can find the value going to the other direction.

This is just one step in becoming an expert NBA handicapper. There’s so much more that goes into handicapping the NBA than just what players are on the floor. You have to look at other things like rest situations and home court advantage.

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