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Filip Tomic

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Filip fell in love with the game of basketball at a very early age when he saw the 1996 Chicago Bulls win their first of three upcoming championships. Recordings of NBA games in Europe at that time were rare, but with the power of dial-up internet and VHS tapes he was able to follow the NBA closely ever since. The 2023/24 season is his 4th year with Pickswise as a handicapper. He lives and breathes basketball, spending most of his days either watching last night’s games or doing research on upcoming ones. He is a huge believer in the modern-day analytical approach to betting and he hopes his perspective and analysis can make Pickswise followers' wagering decisions a bit easier. For Filip Tomic media enquiries, please email contact@pickswise.com.
Live Picks 2
Live Parlays 0
Weekly News Articles 8
Location
Zagreb, Croatia
Favorite Sports
NBA
Soccer
Favorite Teams
Arsenal
Dinamo Zagreb
Philadelphia 76ers
Greatest Betting Win
Since joining Pickswise back in the 2020/21 season, I’ve landed plenty of winners, but 3 of them stick out for me the most. The first one is from March of 2021 when the Houston Rockets were able to end a 20-game losing streak against the Toronto Raptors. I backed them at 4/1 odds as a 3-star rating, cashing around $120. I also remember cashing on all 8 of my spread and total picks one night during the 2022/23 NBA season, without of doubt my most successful day when it comes to those markets.
Greatest Achievements
I remember having a Same Game Parlay on one of the Brooklyn Nets games where I had both Durant and Irving to score 40+ points. I can’t remember the specific game, but the bet did land at 37/1 odds and it was just a great feeling to deliver such a big winner for our Pickswise followers.
Education
Has a degree in computer science from the University of Mostar. Coming from a sports journalistic background, he was able to blend his passion for IT, sports and betting into a successful career. He makes a conscious effort on a daily basis to stay up to date with the latest betting trends by acquiring knowledge from all the best sports handicappers in the business.
Experience
15+ years betting experience. 9+ years of sports handicapper experience.
Favorite betting market / type
Point spreads and game totals.
Favorite bookmakers
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Filip's Picks

Point Spread Pick
ATL Hawks -4.5(-110)

Many people have doubted this remarkable run of the Atlanta Hawks. Following their latest win over the Boston Celtics, I think it’s safe to say that they are indeed for real. Only the Spurs and Thunder have a better record over the past 15 games than the Hawks’ 13-2 SU run. Atlanta has ranked seventh in offense and fifth in defense during this stretch, as well. Wednesday sees them try to deliver a knockout punch to the Orlando Magic, as the 2 teams meet for the fourth time this season with the Hawks leading the series 3-0. Apart from Jock Landale who is questionable, the Hawks are pretty much at full strength.

With just 3 wins in 10 games the Magic’s form has dipped significantly. Moreover, they are playing on the second night of a back-to-back following yesterday’s close win over Phoenix. It was their second win in 3 games, but in between those victories they suffered an embarrassing 52-point loss to Toronto. It was nice to get a win over Phoenix, for sure, but I’m not ready to say all of the issues have been fixed just like that. After all, Orlando did commit 25 turnovers in the win — which makes it even that more impressive that it was able to prevail. Orlando is winless in its last 5 games against East opponents, and it has also covered just 3 times in 9 games against teams from the Southeast Division.

The 3-ball has gone ice cold in the last 2 games for the Magic, with them connecting on just 9 and 10 threes. This team won’t wow you away with its play on the offensive end, and that could prove to be the key against Atlanta. The Hawks are flying high, scoring points for fun. They went over 120 in the last 2 meetings with Orlando; they will also be encouraged by having the rest advantage here. I’ll side with the more proven team.

Hawks vs Magic prediction: Atlanta -4.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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Point Spread Pick
SA Spurs -13.5(-110)

The San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama are not messing around. They’ve not taken their foot off the gas pedal one bit, even though the number two seed in the West is pretty much wrapped up at this point. Wemby just had a 41 point, 16 rebound and 3 blocks game in just 31 mins as the Spurs won their 9th game in a row. Their Net Rating during this win streak is an impressive +18 points, so it’s no wonder they’re once again double-digit favorites at Chase Center on Wednesday. The interesting part is, they have 2 defeats in 3 meetings with the Warriors this year, however in both those wins Stephen Curry went off for 46 and 49 points. In the lone meeting without him, San Antonio dominated by 13 points.

Everything hinges on Curry’s return for the Warriors, although he is close to coming back, there’s still no definitive date set for that to happen. To say that it’s been a struggle without him would be an understatement – the offensive rating falls off by almost 9 points per 100 possessions when Steph is out. The Warriors do have 3 wins in their last 4 games, but those came against Dallas, Brooklyn and Washington, not exactly competitive teams at this point of the season. They just got blown out by the Denver Nuggets 116-93, failing to cover for the 6th time in 7 games. Judging by their run of 6 games in a row without covering at home, it could be a struggle against San Antonio as well.

This is all about Wemby and him making his MVP case. The Spurs are showing no mercy, they are just the better team overall here and should dominate right from the get go. Golden State is 2 games away from the 9th seed with 7 left to play, they’ll be demoralized after last night’s Trail Blazers win against the Clippers. I’ll go with the safer option here and back San Antonio.

Spurs vs Warriors prediction: Spurs -13.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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Filip's Analysis