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The NBA will return from the NBA All-Star Break on Thursday, February 23. Most players will have had a full week off to rest, so everyone should be as ready for the stretch run as they are going to be at this point. Every team has a little more than 20 games remaining before the playoffs are set to start on April 15, and pretty much every roster is set after the trade deadline ha... 

We know the captains. We know the players. However, we don’t know who will be playing with who when the NBA All-Star game tips off on Sunday. Most of the event has remained the same with this being the sixth year of the current format that has team captains selecting their roster through a draft process. As leading vote-getters in their respective conference, LeBron James (West) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (East) will serve as captains. New this year is the player draft taking place just before the scheduled start of the game making betting choices a bit more difficult. Still, it’s just an exhibition and you should take your wagering as seriously as the players take the game. James has enjoyed plenty of success as captain in the current format picking the winning roster in each of the last five years. The captains will pick their roster from a pool of starters and reserves regardless of position or conference affiliation. ... 

Most of the league will be in action on Wednesday night. This will be the last game for most teams prior to the All-Star Break, and there are some teams that are really looking forward to the time off. Injuries have taken their toll on teams, and other teams just want some time to mentally recuperate after frustrating seasons. As the trade deadline was last week, the break will give teams extra time to incorporate their new players into their lineups too, and that could give teams that made lots... 

If you think one key player can’t sway oddsmakers you didn’t see what happened to the Dallas Mavericks’ 2023 championship odds after acquiring Kyrie Irving before the NBA trade deadline. Prior to the deal the Mavs were sitting around 25/1 but moved to +1785 on the odds board afterwards. They aren’t the favorite, but they made a significant move, and remember this club reached the Western Conference final last year.Not long after the Irving trade was consummated, the Phoenix Suns acquired Kevin D... 

Playing a parlay card works in other sports as well. With the close of the NFL season following Super Bowl LVII we can turn our attention to another popular betting sport: basketball, in particular the NBA. With a third of the regular season remaining the races are tightening up in both conferences with a bunch of teams battling for postseason positioning. We can say with certainty that only a handful of teams are out of the running. That leaves roughly 13 teams in each conference vying for the 10 postseason spots, and clubs would like to avoid the play-in scenario if possible. With games taking on more importance another thing to consider when wagering on the NBA is how teams approach the trade deadline. We saw the Dallas Mavericks make a move to upgrade for a push in the West by acquiring Kyrie Irving. And that will certainly affect the Nets, who are still without Kevin Durant. Brooklyn lost two straight after the deal was announced but they covered the spread in both games improving to 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games. The Nets host Philadelphia on Saturday with the Sixers playing the second game of a back-to-back. Before we put down our NBA parlay bets we need to know what teams are playing. ... 

Things are heating up around the NBA with a number of teams still in playoff contention and others looking to improve their chances ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline. The Dallas Mavericks made a splash by acquiring Kyrie Irving from Brooklyn and there will certainly be more action setting up Friday’s schedule for some teams that will have a different look. Scouting personnel and trends are huge when it comes to wagering on the NBA and more important when playing a parlay card. Teams thought to be active ahead of the deadline square off on Friday when the Utah Jazz visit the Toronto Raptors. The Raps have underachieved, though they did finish off a successful road trip with back to back wins over Houston and Memphis leaving them tied with Indiana for the final play-in spot. That likely won’t be enough to prevent management from blowing up the squad. Stalwarts Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet are rumored to be on the block with Utah having several assets teams covet. Because of the possible shakeup this is a game to avoid on the parlay card. There are games worth playing, but before we get into those we need to know who’s playing. ... 

We are nearing the two-thirds mark of the NBA regular season, and the NBA All-Star Game is two weeks away. The Western Conference is still very much up for grabs, and that could lead to a lot of movement at the trade deadline on February 9. The Dallas Mavericks already pushed their chips into the middle of the table with their decision to trade for Kyrie Irving, and it will be interesting to see who else follows suit over the next few days. Conversely, the future NBA betting odds for this week can be gamed a little bit if you have a good idea of who is going to be a seller at the trade deadline. Those teams might sit all their trade assets the next few days in order to not risk injury, so that is the angle we are looking at on Wednesday night. That means the best bet on the board might be the San Antonio Spurs as a moderate road underdog by the basketball betting line to the Toronto Raptors. Toronto is expected to be the biggest seller at the trade deadline and three of its best players could be gone. ... 

The Western Conference standings are so congested that teams in the middle of the pack can climb quickly with a winning streak. Those same teams can also fall with a losing skid. The Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors are teams situated in the middle of the standings heading into a crucial primetime showdown on Saturday. Winning consecutive road games for the first time this season and having a roster close to full strength for the first time in a while is a good sign for the defending c... 

The best team in the NBA has resisted long losing streaks, which is why the Boston Celtics are the best. They put an end to their season-high tying three-game skid beating the Lakers in overtime on Saturday. With a few days to savor the victory the Cs welcome Atlantic Division rival Brooklyn Nets in the first of ESPN’s Wednesday night doubleheader. The teams met just a few weeks ago with Brooklyn playing its first game since Kevin Durant was shelved with a knee injury. Things didn’t go well for ... 

With both teams playing winning basketball and poised to make the postseason, the neighborhood battle between the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets has a different feel. After an initial slump following the loss of leading scorer Kevin Durant, the Nets adjusted with a pair of payout road victories over Utah and Golden State. The Knicks also ended a recent slide beating Cleveland on Tuesday stopping a four-game SU and ATS losing streak. Brooklyn cruised to its eighth straight win in the series, 1... 

The Phoenix Suns haven’t been the same since their second-round playoff loss to the Dallas Mavericks last season. Losing Game 7 of that series at home by 33 points apparently left a lasting impression on them. The Suns boasted the best record in the NBA last year, however, injuries beset the club leaving them below .500 until a recent three-game winning streak got them back to the breakeven point. Following a seven-game winning streak that moved them up the Western Conference standings, the Mavs... 

The Boston Celtics have one last chance to avenge a loss to the Golden State Warriors in last season’s NBA Finals and to make up for a defeat earlier in the campaign when the clubs conclude the season series Thursday inside the TD Garden. Since a nine-game winning streak back in November, the Celtics have topped the NBA standings. Golden State’s inability to win on the road has kept them hovering around .500, though they started their current trip with two wins in three games nearly matching their road win total from the previous 19 games. The Dubs won and covered a fourth straight when the clubs met in early December. The contest between the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics takes place at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 19, 2023 from TD Garden in Boston, MA and will air live on TNT. BookMaker.eu will have odds for every game on the Thursday NBA schedule.. ... 

There was a time not long ago when a midseason game between the Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks didn’t garner much attention. And it’s doubtful the matchup would air on a national broadcast. A few dynamic players can change the narrative and he we are, with two of the brightest young stars in the game going head to head. Luka Doncic has done things this season no other player in NBA history has leading the Mavs to a top-six in the West. The Hawks have relied on Trae Young to keep them in a pl... 

Teams expected to contend for the Eastern Conference throne tangle on a national stage Saturday afternoon when the Milwaukee Bucks visit the Miami Heat on ABC. Miami edged Giannis and Co. for the top seed in the conference last season, but neither reached its ultimate goal of the NBA Finals. The Heat have picked things up after a rough start slowly climbing the East standings. They have work to do, though, currently sitting in a play-in spot, but the Heat are just 4.5 games out of a top-4 in the... 

With Kevin Durant playing at an MVP level, the Brooklyn Nets raced up the Eastern Conference standings pulling within a game of the Boston Celtics for the overall lead with Sunday’s win over Miami. The win was the 14th in 15 games for the Nets, but it came with a price. Durant was lost for what’s expected to be several weeks with a knee injury leaving Brooklyn without its leading scorer for the Atlantic Division showdown. Boston won the first meeting between the teams, 103-92, covering the 2.5-p... 

After the last few weeks Luka Doncic had the NBA should polish the MVP trophy for him. We haven’t yet reached the midway point of the season and the Dallas Mavericks are clinging to a top-six in the Western Conference, but where would the Mavs be without Luka? Doncic closed the week with 51 points in a win over San Antonio, his third 50-point game in the last five and the team’s sixth straight triumph. The Mavs will be tested by the NBA-best Boston Celtics when the two clash in the first game of... 

With their Christmas Day win over Milwaukee, the Boston Celtics moved back into first place in the Eastern Conference closing the week with a pair of victories after an uncharacteristic three-game home losing streak. Boston looks to close out its seven-game homestand on a positive note taking on the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. The clubs met just a few weeks ago in LA with the Clips victorious 113-93, their third straight win and cover in the series.The NBA contest between the Los Angeles C... 

We get another postseason rematch on Christmas Day when the Memphis Grizzlies visit the Golden State Warriors. The Griz finished three games better than the Warriors last season but lost a second round series to the champs in three games. While the Dubs have struggled around .500 most of this season the Grizzlies seized control of the West thanks to a seven-game winning streak. That run ended with an upset loss to Oklahoma City, but they closed last week a game clear of Phoenix and Denver. The W... 

It’s a tradition unlike any other, no wait, that’s used for a different game. But it’s true; NBA basketball on Christmas Day is a tradition that features the best players and teams from around the league. We certainly get a good one in this Eastern Conference heavyweight matchup when the Milwaukee Bucks visit the Boston Celtics. This could easily be an East final preview with both teams entering the Holidays perched atop the conference standings. The Celtics faded a bit after a scorching start a... 

If the defending champion Golden State Warriors want to climb back to the top of the Western Conference standings this current road trip would be a good start. The Dubs have had a hard time winning on the road this season and they will be tested during the trek that has them taking on the Philadelphia 76ers in the middle stop of the six-game excursion. This is also the third game in four nights for the Warriors after stops in Milwaukee and Indiana to open the season-long trip. The Dubs started t... 

Two of the NBA’s best go at it on Wednesday when the Boston Celtics visit the Phoenix Suns. Both sides had a little hiccup but still closed the week leading their respective conference. The Celtics had their five-game winning streak snapped by Miami losing for only the second time in 16 games. They enter the week with the best record in the Association. The Suns saw their six-game streak end at the hands of the Houston Rockets, who rallied from 16 points down to earn the upset as a 11.5-point do... 

Is it too early to say the Los Angeles Lakers are embarking on a season-defining road trip? Stuck near the bottom of the Western Conference standings and with just two road victories in eight tries, the Lakers open a season-long six-game trek Friday against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. LA dropped its first six away games before beating up on the lowly Spurs in consecutive days. They have played better lately but the aging stars continue breaking down making it difficult to put ... 

Is there any team hotter than the Boston Celtics in the NBA right now? That’s a rhetorical question since we already know the answer. The Cs closed last week hitting 20 triples in a 117-109 win over New Orleans running their streak to nine straight going 6-3 ATS. We’ll find out a lot more about the Dallas Mavericks on this three-game road swing that takes them to Toronto and Milwaukee following Wednesday’s stop in Beantown. The Mavs boast the NBA’s best scoring defense while the Celtics average ... 

A blistering start to the season for the Milwaukee Bucks has been tempered by losses in three of four games following a 9-0 opening. You have to take the good with the bad over the course of a long season and the Bucks have been dealt some bad with Jrue Holiday joining Khris Middleton and Pat Connaughton on the shelf. The shorthanded Bucks clash with the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday in a rematch of a game played during the opening week of the season won by the Bucks 90-88, their second straight in the series and eighth in the last nine meetings. The contest between the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers takes place at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, November 18, 2022, from Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA and will air live on ESPN. BookMaker.eu will have odds for every game on the Friday NBA schedule. ... 

Turning their road woes around won’t be easy for the Golden State Warriors, who visit the Phoenix Suns for the second time this season. The defending champs lost their first six road games starting with a 134-105 pounding from the Suns back in October and things never really got any better. The Dubs were defeated by Detroit and Orlando among other clubs on a recent road trip that dropped their away slate to 0-6 SU and 1-5 ATS. The Suns return home after a long road trip looking to improve on the...