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Old School Meets New School
With four consecutive appearances in the NBA Finals totaling three championships, including the past two years and with two of the biggest names in the game (Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant), it’s understandable that the Golden State Warriors are the overwhelming betting favorite for a three-peat title run. But the trick to betting on the NBA championship, as is the case with all sports, is to bet the future rather than the past. Yet the great irony of futures betting is that gamblers more often ...
Without question Joel Embiid has been one of the most transformative NBA players in recent memory. Prior to Embiid’s arrival the Philadelphia 76ers were a bad joke of a franchise. In fact, they were one of the worst run teams in all of professional sports. But that script has now been flipped. Philadelphia is now a bona fide Eastern Conference playoff contender and a team that gamblers now lineup to take instead of oppose. But on Thursday night they will be up against one of the top offensive te...
Few teams are as overlooked and anonymous as the New Orleans Pelicans. And there is plenty of good reason for that. New Orleans is one of the worst teams in the NBA. But even in the best of times, the Pelicans constantly rate near the bottom as far as public wagering appeal. No team in the Association could be more opposite of that than the Los Angeles Lakers. Indeed, the Lakers are among the NBA’s flagship franchises. Add in the acquisition of LeBron James over the summer and you have a combust...
Russell Westbrook has long been the marquee man of the Oklahoma City Thunder and that has served the franchise well, especially after Kevin Durant’s defection to the Golden State Warriors. But recently Paul George has stepped up to take much of the burden off of Westbrook. The result is that the Thunder have become one of the most profitable teams on the NBA board. OKC is also in a heated race with the Denver Nuggets for the top spot in the Northwest Division. The Nuggets are led by an emerging ...
The Toronto Raptors are neck and neck with the Milwaukee Bucks for the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The trade of DeMar DeRozan for Kawhi Leonard has proven to be a success. Just as important first year head coach Nick Nurse has proven to be up to the task of maintaining the Raptors recent standard of excellence. The Boston Celtics have been well coached by Brad Stevens for several years now. Stevens led them to the Eastern Conference finals last year despite missing top offensive threat K...
There is a big slate of games set for Monday as the entire league is back full throttle following the All-Star Break. Both conferences still have plenty to figure out down the stretch and the games are increasing in importance as we move along....
There are only three games on the NBA slate on Sunday, but some top teams are scheduled to participate. The regular season is hitting its stretch run and every win or loss at this stage could mean a lot when the playoffs get set....
The All-Star Break might be over, but some of the NBA’s superstars will be on display once again as the regular season picks back up this week. James Harden and the Houston Rockets will hit the road to face off against Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and the rest of the star-studded Golden State Warriors....
The NBA regular season is back into full swing, and all the players should be rested after a reprieve during the All-Star Break. This is the stretch run where the contenders aim to get hot as the playoffs approach. The Western Conference playoff standings are particularly close, and every win or loss could mean a great deal the rest of the way....
The Golden State Warriors may not have the best record in the NBA as the second half of the season prepares to start up, but the oddsmakers are not worried about their up and down regular season. Despite some early inconsistency, Golden State has flexed its muscle of late and remains a huge favorite to win another NBA championship....
The Toronto Raptors were sizzling hot heading into the All-Star Break, and are hoping the mini-vacation doesn’t affect that streak. Toronto has won six consecutive games to pull close to the Milwaukee Bucks for the best record in the NBA. The Raptors can keep the heat on by picking up a victory next time out when they host the San Antonio Spurs in a key showdown....
The Oklahoma City Thunder has designs of positioning itself as the chief contender to the Golden State Warriors heading into the postseason. The Thunder entered the All-Star Break playing good ball and will look to continue that as the second half begins this week against the Utah Jazz....
The stretch run begins in earnest now that the All-Star Break has come and gone. The Milwaukee Bucks have the best record in the NBA and would love to hold on to that for the postseason, but have a tough game coming out of the break. The Bucks are at home but they are going to be hosting the Boston Celtics in a matchup of Eastern Conference elite....
If the Los Angeles Lakers plan to truly be in the conversation as contenders to the Golden State Warriors this postseason, the time to make a run is now. An injury to LeBron James sidetracked the team badly in late December and January but he is back healthy now....
Devin Booker set a record for points in a round and won the Three-Point Contest a year ago. So why isn’t he getting more love from the oddsmakers as he aims to defend that title? The Suns’ sweet-shooting guard will look to buck the odds and come away with the three-point shootout title once again....
The NBA All-Star teams have been divvied up, as LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo have made their captain picks. The format was changed to this a year ago and Team LeBron came away with the victory over Team Steph Curry. James hopes to keep his winning ways in this one and has put together a solid team....
The Slam Dunk Contest is missing some star power in 2019, which leaves for a wide open field and some intrigue about which player will come out on top. Knicks guard Dennis Smith, Hawks forward John Collins, Thunder guard Hamidou Diallo and Hornets forward Miles Bridges will be the candidates in this year’s event....
The rosters for this year’s Mountain Dew Ice Rising Stars Challenge are set. Some of the best young players in the NBA will be featured during the All-Star Break ahead of the main event. Big names like Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, Ben Simmons and Luka Doncic are among the players scheduled to compete. ...
The Anthony Davis situation just continues to get uglier and uglier. The superstar center is going to be with the New Orleans Pelicans the rest of the season after the team failed to deal him before the deadline. However, there is all sorts of drama centering on whether the team should keep playing him this season or keep Davis on the bench to avoid possible injury and torpedo his value....
The Minnesota Timberwolves were doing their best to hang around in the playoff hunt, but a recent losing streak has them near the bottom of the Western Conference. The Houston Rockets can help put another nail in their coffin with a win when the teams face off this week....
The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are both aiming to make a run at the NBA Finals in a couple of months. They are expected to be among the contenders in the Eastern Conference once the postseason begins, and will face off in an important head-to-head matchup this week....
The Golden State Warriors are beginning to pull away in the Western Conference. The team has been nearly unstoppable since DeMarcus Cousins made his way back to lineup from a torn Achilles. Golden State is still behind the surging Milwaukee Bucks for the best record in the NBA so catching them will be a worthy goal down the stretch....
The Golden State Warriors are currently looking unbeatable, but maybe one of their Western Conference brethren can knock them off. The Portland Trail Blazers have played well all season long and are currently one of the top teams in the West. They have played well at home this season and would love to pull out a win over the defending champions....
The Los Angeles Lakers did not end up with Anthony Davis, and now must figure out how to somehow move past all the trade deadline drama and try to make a run at the playoffs. It has been a chaotic year for Los Angeles. The Lakers were playing well until LeBron James went down for multiple weeks with an injury, and all of the rumors surrounding a trade for Davis has torn apart the team....
The Houston Rockets have slowly but surely been climbing up the Western Conference standings over the past several weeks. They aren’t likely to catch the Warriors or the Nuggets but the Oklahoma City Thunder is within striking distance down the stretch. These two teams will face off in a head-to-head matchup that could have plenty of ramifications down the line....