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Results for Thursday 23rd of October 2025
| Handicapper | Units | Dollars |
| Doc's Sports | 0 | $0.00 |
| Craig Trapp | 4 | $400.00 |
| Scott Rickenbach | -6 | $-660.00 |
| Scott Spreitzer | 4 | $400.00 |
Thursday 23rd of October 2025
Doc's Sports
Passing for today.
Robert Ferringo
3-Unit Play. Take #531 Denver (+2) over Golden State (10 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23)
2-Unit Play. Take #529 Oklahoma City (-7.5) over Indiana (7:30 p.m., Thursday, October 23)
The champs hung on in double OT to win their home opener over the new look Rockets. The ring ceremony game is always a hard one to win with all the bells and whistles distracting from the actual game, but they pulled it off. This will be a much different environment in Indiana as they are without Haliburton for the season and they will have to find a way to replace Myles Turner. The rematch of the NBA finals that really no one was waiting for but it should be a good game for the most part. Lay the number in Indiana tonight.
2-Unit Play. 5-POINT TEASER: Take #531 Denver (+7) over Golden State (10 p.m.) AND Take #529 Oklahoma City (-2.5) over Indiana (7:30 p.m.,
Carpe diem. Good luck.
Craig Trapp
4-Unit Play. Take #532 Golden State (-2) Over Denver (10 p.m., Thursday, October 23)
The Warriors didn’t even play good and won at Lakers on opening night. Tonight Golden State will play with much less rust and beat Denver playing first game of season for these Nuggets. Warriors are just much different team with Jimmy Butler, his competitive nature has fit in great with Curry and Draymon. Take Golden State to win and cover the spread tonight.
Craig
Scott Rickenbach
6-Unit Play. Take #531 Denver Nuggets +2 at Golden State Warriors (10:10 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23)
Denver was favored here and even moved to as high as -2.5 in some spots before flipping to now being the dog and they are getting as much as 2.5 points (including at the big books like FanDuel and DraftKings) as I write this one up at 6 AM ET. I love fading line moves like this where the line flips. Of course it is never automatic but when the situation is right I never hesitate to get involved on a line-flipper. This is one of those cases! The Warriors beat the Lakers in LA to open up their season with a victory. However, in that win the Lakers dominated the paint (LA 62, GS 36 - points in paint). The teams got to the free throw line roughly an equal number of attempts but LA shot poorly at the line and GS outscored them by 9 points at the charity stripe. Also, the Warriors made 9 more threes in the game and that was the big variance as Golden State outscored Los Angeles by 27 points from beyond the arc! All of this is serving to give us value here in this game with a very strong Nuggets team. Remember that Denver gave the Thunder their biggest challenge last post-season on Oklahoma City's way to becoming the NBA Champions. A few years ago the Warriors had a 33-8 home record in the regular season but the two seasons since then Golden State is a modest 45-37 at home while the Nuggets are 48-34 on the road the past two seasons. Also, entering the new season the Nuggets were projected by most to finish with at least a half-dozen more wins than the Warriors this season. The markets are over-reacting to the Warriors beating the LeBron-less Lakers on opening night. This Nuggets team took 2 of 3 from the Warriors last season including winning one of the meetings here at Golden State too. Upset alert Thursday! 6* DENVER +2
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
3-Unit Play. #531. Take Denver Nuggets +2 over Golden State Warriors (Thursday @ 10:10pm est)
Great 7* NBA Winner Yesterday. We also look to go 4-2 or better this week in Football, let's roll. Look, these Nuggets are chomping at the bit as they were routed by these Warriors by nearly 20 last time and as Golden State comes off crushing a Laker team that did not have Lebron, that saw Jimmy score 31 points and go 16/16 from the free throw line, a team that has added Cam Johnson and a lot of depth this year versus their issue last year in which they had not depth and also shipped off Russ as well, this is a beautiful spot for this team to do well, with revenge, a great public fade and a monster Warriors let down.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
Passing for today.
Tony George
Passing for today.
Vernon Croy
5-Unit Play: #531 Denver +2 -110 over Golden State (Thursday, October 23, 2025, 10:10pm ET)
Take Denver ATS as my top NBA pick for Thursday night. This pick falls into one of my top NBA systems and I was not impressed with Golden State's victory against the Lakers. They won that game by 10 points and the Lakers had a couple key injuries coming into that game. Yet the Lakers still shot 55% against Golden State and Denver is a much better team. Golden State could not miss from beyond the arc in that victory knocking down 42% from long range. Denver is a much better team defensively and I look for them to pull off the victory on the road here Thursday. Denver has won nine of their last 10 games against Golden State as well so they have had their number in the past. I do expect Denver to be very aggressive on the boards here tonight and dominate. Play Denver ATS
Scott Spreitzer
4-Unit Play: Take 530 Pacers +7.5 over Thunder (7:40 p.m., Thursday, October 23)
We won when we played against OKC on Tuesday and we’ll go against them tonight. The Pacers are missing Haliburton but have the capable Benedict Mathurin to fill his shoes and he can fill the basket. OKC got thumped on the glass in the opener and while Indiana doesn’t have Houston’s size, they will work just as hard. Jalen Williams is still out and that’s a big deal after providing 32+ minutes and over 21 ppg, 5 rpg, and 5 apg for the Thunder last season. Note that NBA non-conference road favorites off a home win by less than four points have won just six of the last 30 outright and OKC is laying more than three baskets. Indiana will play with revenge on their mind. I’m taking the points with the Pacers. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
August Young
1-Unit Play - (532) Golden State Warriors -130 (ML) over Denver Nuggets (10/23 | 10:00PM EST) We have a tiny edge here but will not force antyhing after the solid 3-0 start to the season. The Warriors already shook off the rust of the off-season with a solid 119-109 win on the road vs. Los Angeles. We like them to continue the momentum here at home.
Strike Point Sports
Passing for today.
Jason Sharpe
Passing for today.
Griffin Murphy
2 Unit Play - Take DEN Nuggets @ GS Warriors (OVER 234 Total Points). (10:00p.m, Thursday, October 23rd)
Denver and Golden State square off once again. Only this matchup is in Golden State, not Denver. This is where we can expect mass amounts of points scored. Golden State is always one of the toughest teams to play at home; that’s due to their offensive efficiency. Denver is opening up their season tonight, and we have to expect they are going to leave it all on the court tonight to try to open up game one of their season with a win. Both of these two teams are offensive and defensive nightmares. We see strong matchups in the paint, which is going to have a massive ripple effect on second chances. We also have very good 3-point shooters in this game with a lot of speed and tempo. We love the OVER sitting at 234, which is already extremely high. We have to buy the fear here, and that's taking over nearly 235 points in regulation. We believe this line to be valid and scary, which we love vulnerability. Let’s pound the OVER here.
Griffin Murphy
Nick Menken
1 Unit – NBA DEN Nuggets vs. GS Warriors (UNDER 234 Total Points) (-110) (10:07p.m, Thursday October 23rd)
DEN Nuggets vs. GS Warriors (UNDER 234 Total Points) (-110)
Nick Menken
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Doc's Sports
Passing for today.Robert Ferringo
3-Unit Play. Take #531 Denver (+2) over Golden State (10 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23)2-Unit Play. Take #529 Oklahoma City (-7.5) over Indiana (7:30 p.m., Thursday, October 23)
The champs hung on in double OT to win their home opener over the new look Rockets. The ring ceremony game is always a hard one to win with all the bells and whistles distracting from the actual game, but they pulled it off. This will be a much different environment in Indiana as they are without Haliburton for the season and they will have to find a way to replace Myles Turner. The rematch of the NBA finals that really no one was waiting for but it should be a good game for the most part. Lay the number in Indiana tonight.
2-Unit Play. 5-POINT TEASER: Take #531 Denver (+7) over Golden State (10 p.m.) AND Take #529 Oklahoma City (-2.5) over Indiana (7:30 p.m.,
Carpe diem. Good luck.
Craig Trapp
4-Unit Play. Take #532 Golden State (-2) Over Denver (10 p.m., Thursday, October 23)The Warriors didn’t even play good and won at Lakers on opening night. Tonight Golden State will play with much less rust and beat Denver playing first game of season for these Nuggets. Warriors are just much different team with Jimmy Butler, his competitive nature has fit in great with Curry and Draymon. Take Golden State to win and cover the spread tonight.
Craig
Scott Rickenbach
6-Unit Play. Take #531 Denver Nuggets +2 at Golden State Warriors (10:10 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 23)Denver was favored here and even moved to as high as -2.5 in some spots before flipping to now being the dog and they are getting as much as 2.5 points (including at the big books like FanDuel and DraftKings) as I write this one up at 6 AM ET. I love fading line moves like this where the line flips. Of course it is never automatic but when the situation is right I never hesitate to get involved on a line-flipper. This is one of those cases! The Warriors beat the Lakers in LA to open up their season with a victory. However, in that win the Lakers dominated the paint (LA 62, GS 36 - points in paint). The teams got to the free throw line roughly an equal number of attempts but LA shot poorly at the line and GS outscored them by 9 points at the charity stripe. Also, the Warriors made 9 more threes in the game and that was the big variance as Golden State outscored Los Angeles by 27 points from beyond the arc! All of this is serving to give us value here in this game with a very strong Nuggets team. Remember that Denver gave the Thunder their biggest challenge last post-season on Oklahoma City's way to becoming the NBA Champions. A few years ago the Warriors had a 33-8 home record in the regular season but the two seasons since then Golden State is a modest 45-37 at home while the Nuggets are 48-34 on the road the past two seasons. Also, entering the new season the Nuggets were projected by most to finish with at least a half-dozen more wins than the Warriors this season. The markets are over-reacting to the Warriors beating the LeBron-less Lakers on opening night. This Nuggets team took 2 of 3 from the Warriors last season including winning one of the meetings here at Golden State too. Upset alert Thursday! 6* DENVER +2
Arun Shiva (Indian Cowboy)
3-Unit Play. #531. Take Denver Nuggets +2 over Golden State Warriors (Thursday @ 10:10pm est)Great 7* NBA Winner Yesterday. We also look to go 4-2 or better this week in Football, let's roll. Look, these Nuggets are chomping at the bit as they were routed by these Warriors by nearly 20 last time and as Golden State comes off crushing a Laker team that did not have Lebron, that saw Jimmy score 31 points and go 16/16 from the free throw line, a team that has added Cam Johnson and a lot of depth this year versus their issue last year in which they had not depth and also shipped off Russ as well, this is a beautiful spot for this team to do well, with revenge, a great public fade and a monster Warriors let down.
Raphael Esparza (VSI)
Passing for today.Tony George
Passing for today.Vernon Croy
5-Unit Play: #531 Denver +2 -110 over Golden State (Thursday, October 23, 2025, 10:10pm ET)Take Denver ATS as my top NBA pick for Thursday night. This pick falls into one of my top NBA systems and I was not impressed with Golden State's victory against the Lakers. They won that game by 10 points and the Lakers had a couple key injuries coming into that game. Yet the Lakers still shot 55% against Golden State and Denver is a much better team. Golden State could not miss from beyond the arc in that victory knocking down 42% from long range. Denver is a much better team defensively and I look for them to pull off the victory on the road here Thursday. Denver has won nine of their last 10 games against Golden State as well so they have had their number in the past. I do expect Denver to be very aggressive on the boards here tonight and dominate. Play Denver ATS
Scott Spreitzer
4-Unit Play: Take 530 Pacers +7.5 over Thunder (7:40 p.m., Thursday, October 23)We won when we played against OKC on Tuesday and we’ll go against them tonight. The Pacers are missing Haliburton but have the capable Benedict Mathurin to fill his shoes and he can fill the basket. OKC got thumped on the glass in the opener and while Indiana doesn’t have Houston’s size, they will work just as hard. Jalen Williams is still out and that’s a big deal after providing 32+ minutes and over 21 ppg, 5 rpg, and 5 apg for the Thunder last season. Note that NBA non-conference road favorites off a home win by less than four points have won just six of the last 30 outright and OKC is laying more than three baskets. Indiana will play with revenge on their mind. I’m taking the points with the Pacers. Thanks & GL! Scott Spreitzer.
August Young
1-Unit Play - (532) Golden State Warriors -130 (ML) over Denver Nuggets (10/23 | 10:00PM EST) We have a tiny edge here but will not force antyhing after the solid 3-0 start to the season. The Warriors already shook off the rust of the off-season with a solid 119-109 win on the road vs. Los Angeles. We like them to continue the momentum here at home.Strike Point Sports
Passing for today.Jason Sharpe
Passing for today.Griffin Murphy
2 Unit Play - Take DEN Nuggets @ GS Warriors (OVER 234 Total Points). (10:00p.m, Thursday, October 23rd)Denver and Golden State square off once again. Only this matchup is in Golden State, not Denver. This is where we can expect mass amounts of points scored. Golden State is always one of the toughest teams to play at home; that’s due to their offensive efficiency. Denver is opening up their season tonight, and we have to expect they are going to leave it all on the court tonight to try to open up game one of their season with a win. Both of these two teams are offensive and defensive nightmares. We see strong matchups in the paint, which is going to have a massive ripple effect on second chances. We also have very good 3-point shooters in this game with a lot of speed and tempo. We love the OVER sitting at 234, which is already extremely high. We have to buy the fear here, and that's taking over nearly 235 points in regulation. We believe this line to be valid and scary, which we love vulnerability. Let’s pound the OVER here.
Griffin Murphy
Nick Menken
1 Unit – NBA DEN Nuggets vs. GS Warriors (UNDER 234 Total Points) (-110) (10:07p.m, Thursday October 23rd)DEN Nuggets vs. GS Warriors (UNDER 234 Total Points) (-110)
Nick Menken
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