{"id":26147,"date":"2024-02-17T16:08:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T21:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=26147"},"modified":"2024-02-17T16:09:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T21:09:33","slug":"nba-skills-challenge-picks-best-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/nba\/nba-skills-challenge-picks-best-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Skills Challenge MASSIVE Picks, Best Bets &#038; Top Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA Skills Challenge Betting Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/al\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang<\/a> gives his Skills Challenge picks and predictions before activities start on Saturday at 8:00pm ET from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. Which of the three teams does he see winning at the end? 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I really hope we have a tie because the tie breaker is who can make a half court shot in the quickest amount of time!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relay Round<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All three players take turns making an outlet pass at a target that\u2019s moving, a pylon dribble obstacle, shot attempt from in the lane, a 3 point shot and then dribble to the other end and make a basket. <strong>Which ever team does it the fastest wins 100 points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Passing Round<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All three players take turns making a 20 foot pass to a moving target, a 25 foot pass to a moving target and a 35 foot pass to a moving target. <strong>Winner gets 100 points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shooting Round<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All three players take turns at a 10 foot shot, a shot from the elbow, a top of the key three pointer, a left corner three pointer, and a 30 foot three pointer. <strong>Team with the highest score gets 200 points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tie Breaker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams try to make a half court shot, and <strong>whoever makes the first one in the fastest time wins<\/strong>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA Skills Challenge Prediction &amp; Best Bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have to look very hard at the shooting round as that\u2019s where 200 points are up for grabs. If a team wins that round, and the other teams split the other rounds, the team that won the shooting round wins. If the team wins the shooting round and one other round that team wins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, whoever wins the shooting round is guaranteed to make it to the tie breaker at worst. That\u2019s why I like All-Stars at +160. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The combo of Barnes, Maxey and Young will just move quicker than the other teams as Wembanyama isn\u2019t quick on his feet, and that will slow them down, and Banchero isn\u2019t a great three point shooter as he only makes 1.5 per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haliburton should be great in the shooting round, but Mathurin is not a good three point shooter making 1.2 per game and only attempting 3.4 per game. Scottie Barnes is the weakest three point shooter on All-Stars, but if I\u2019m handicapping the shooting round I have All-Stars as a -150 favorite, and if they get those 200 points they will be sitting pretty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skills Challenge Prediction: All-Stars +160<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazing-offer-from-expert-nfl-handicappers\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Latest Betting Odds and Public Action<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/odds\" data-schema-attribute=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegas lines<\/a> updated in real time, including who the public is betting on. <\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Last Minute Handicapping Advice<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">: Check out our extensive library of <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/sports-betting-guide\">handicapping tips<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and advice from professional Vegas handicappers (we also recommend taking the time to look over our <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/videos\">sports betting tips video library<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Want an expert opinion?<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Check out the latest <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\">Free Sports Picks<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\">Best Bets<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> from our team of expert sports handicappers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA Skills Challenge Betting Preview WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang gives his Skills Challenge picks and predictions before activities start on Saturday at 8:00pm ET from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN. 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I really hope we have a tie because the tie breaker is who can make a half court shot in the quickest amount of time!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relay Round<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>All three players take turns making an outlet pass at a target that\u2019s moving, a pylon dribble obstacle, shot attempt from in the lane, a 3 point shot and then dribble to the other end and make a basket. <strong>Which ever team does it the fastest wins 100 points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Passing Round<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>All three players take turns making a 20 foot pass to a moving target, a 25 foot pass to a moving target and a 35 foot pass to a moving target. <strong>Winner gets 100 points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shooting Round<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>All three players take turns at a 10 foot shot, a shot from the elbow, a top of the key three pointer, a left corner three pointer, and a 30 foot three pointer. <strong>Team with the highest score gets 200 points<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tie Breaker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Teams try to make a half court shot, and <strong>whoever makes the first one in the fastest time wins<\/strong>.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA Skills Challenge Prediction &amp; Best Bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>I have to look very hard at the shooting round as that\u2019s where 200 points are up for grabs. If a team wins that round, and the other teams split the other rounds, the team that won the shooting round wins. If the team wins the shooting round and one other round that team wins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Basically, whoever wins the shooting round is guaranteed to make it to the tie breaker at worst. That\u2019s why I like All-Stars at +160. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The combo of Barnes, Maxey and Young will just move quicker than the other teams as Wembanyama isn\u2019t quick on his feet, and that will slow them down, and Banchero isn\u2019t a great three point shooter as he only makes 1.5 per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Haliburton should be great in the shooting round, but Mathurin is not a good three point shooter making 1.2 per game and only attempting 3.4 per game. Scottie Barnes is the weakest three point shooter on All-Stars, but if I\u2019m handicapping the shooting round I have All-Stars as a -150 favorite, and if they get those 200 points they will be sitting pretty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skills Challenge Prediction: All-Stars +160<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"amazing-offer-from-expert-nfl-handicappers\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26147"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26167,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26147\/revisions\/26167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}