Quote from: Oasisman on February 27, 2020, 08:11:17 AM

I don't know if there were online betting websites that offers bet for that.
But I suggest you to make a thread and post available bets and let other users bet against you accordingly. Just use some escrow to hold the money bet.
That actually sounds fun, but I don't have enough time to monitor games in the NBA, thus making me hesitant on placing bets.
There are more than 20+ games left , if pelicans can win 80% of their games, they'll surely secure a spot in the playoffs.

Before betting on such a thing, it is not a bad idea to check the schedule of the teams fighitning for that 8th spot. I narrowed it down to 3 teams that i believe have highest chances to end in the playoff: Pelicans, Blazers and Grizzlies. Spurs are 4 games behind Grizzlies, and as much as i would like to see them in the playoff, i doubt that that will happen this year. By the look of the schedule, Pelicans actually have decent chance of getting into playoffs, but more about that later in the post.
So I took a few screenshots and and here is their schedule until end of regular season:

Pelicans Blazers Grizzlies

Pelicans::By the looks of it, they don't have the easiest schedule, but still plenty of games against teams they can beat. Especially considering the fact that they are not the same team with and without Zion. Since he joined them, they are 8-5, and that;s much higher win percentage compared to the part of the season he missed. Another important thing is that they will have 2 games against direct opponent, Grizzlies, that might be the key.

Grizzlies: If you check the current standing, they look like having a slight advantage over other 2 teams, but when you check their opponents until end of the regular season, situation doesn't look so good anymore. They probably have the toughest schedule, having to play 2x against both Pelicans and Blazers. On top of that, they will have some tough stretches, like the one between March 20th and March 31st. In that period they have to play 2 games against Pelicans, Celtics, Bucks and 2x against Raptors.

Blazers: They might have the easiest schedule among these 3 teams, but their recent form ain't best, 1 win and 4 losses. No tough stretches though, plenty of weak teams that don't have any chance for playoff, and 2x games against Memphis. A lot will depend on when Lillard comes back.

Thoughts on the schedule, which team has the easiest and which team the toughest one?