The NBA has been difficult for many bettors to handicap through the early stages of the 2018-19 season because of rampant inconsistency.
Teams will look sharp for a couple of games, then fall apart. As soon as you give up on a team, it starts to play well. Projected powers such as the Celtics and Jazz have been hovering around the .500 mark. There’s not much to sink your teeth into.
Unless you can find causes for the yo-yo-ing results. Maybe a motivated high-energy team overachieves versus soft opposition … but then gets outclassed against superior talent.