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The Memphis Grizzlies continue to trend in the right direction. Last season they went 38-34 and grinded their way to the Western Conference playoffs by beating the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors in the NBA Play-in Tournament — albeit they lost to the Utah Jazz in five games in the first round of […]

We already knew three notable early-season dates for the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers: vs. the Golden State Warriors on opening night (Oct. 19), at the Phoenix Suns two days later, and a star-studded Christmas Day date with the Brooklyn Nets at Staples Center. Now, we know the rest. On Friday, the full 2021-22 NBA schedule […]

The LA Clippers 2021-22 season schedule is out. Without further ado, let’s dive into the top 10 games to watch. 10. April 10th – Oklahoma City Thunder @ LA Clippers For once in what feels like a long time, the LA Clippers will close out their regular season at home, taking on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and […]

It’s common for third-string players in the NBA to either become journeymen or be cut entirely with no team willing to take a chance on them. This unfortunate fate can even happen to top players eventually. The likes of former NBA MVP candidate Isaiah Thomas can attest to this. The two-time All-Star has famously been […]

Coming off a surprise run to the NBA Finals, the Phoenix Suns are looking to build on that success during the 2021-22 NBA season, hoping to win a championship for the first time in franchise history. In this post, we’re making or Suns predictions for the upcoming season, even if they are admittedly way-too-early. Now […]

The NFL season is nearly upon us, which means it’s time to take a look at the top 15 fantasy football quarterbacks in 2021. There are plenty of worthy quarterbacks to be had. So much so, it’d be a smart strategy to wait until later in your fantasy draft to select one. Having elite running […]

The Jets get to visit Green Bay in the summertime – before the frozen tundra sets in – in this Week 2 matchup against the Packers. Neither team has a starting quarterback battle but there remain compelling storylines to watch on each side. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series and make a Jets-Packers […]

The Denver Nuggets’ championship hopes vanished the moment Jamal Murray went down late in the 2020-21 regular season with a torn left ACL. Their title chances remain murky, with their star point guard likely out for the entire 2021-22 campaign. In this specific post, though, we’re unleashing our Denver Nuggets 2021 NBA Free Agency grades. […]

The LA Clippers restructured their roster this offseason in preparation for a long stretch of the year without Kawhi Leonard. They’ve added defense in Justise Winslow, ball-handling in Eric Bledsoe, drafted three young guards, and retained their all their big-name free agents. Here are three burning questions that the Clippers will have to answer next […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are on an awkward trajectory to start this upcoming NBA season. They may have extended Joel Embiid’s contract but it seems like they didn’t make much of a difference with their roster. And oh, it doesn’t help that homegrown All-Star Ben Simmons isn’t in communication with them either. Simmons has been on […]

The Bills and Bears, two teams with high hopes in 2021, meet in Week 2 of the preseason. Both teams started their preseason slate with wins. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series and make a Bills-Bears prediction and pick. All eyes will be on the Bears quarterback battle, as Justin Fields look to […]

Gone are the days when the New York Knicks were the laughingstock of the NBA. Last season marks the first time they made the playoffs since 2013. Along with their success, all the controversies on and off the floor seem to have been forgotten. We are now entering another golden era in one of the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have been plagued with Damian Lillard trade rumors. The team’s underperformance and seeming lackadaisical attitude to giving Lillard the players he needs are the direct causes of such rumors. The front office made some series of moves in the offseason to quell these whispers. Whether they succeed in his mission is […]

Fantasy football owners — and the Tennessee Titans — can say the 2020 season is likely one Julio Jones can refer to as “the past.” In what was his final year with the Atlanta Falcons before being swept up in a lauded trade by the Tennessee Titans, the former Alabama wide receiver near his career […]

12 Minutes is another timeloop game – an emerging genre that’s getting more popular nowadays. With games like Deathloop, Outer Wilds, The Forgotten City, and Majora’s Mask, just to name a few, paving the way for an artistic game like 12 Minutes, timeloop is becoming more ubiquitous in gaming than ever before. But does 12 Minutes actually deliver in its promise of […]

Football season is just around the corner, and it’s time to get ready for an NFL fantasy football draft. The tight end position is often a tough choice for fantasy owners to make, as it’s hard to determine when to draft them. There are multiple tiers of tight ends, and each fantasy draft has them […]

Like last year’s Stefon Diggs and Justin Jefferson, it’s impossible to predict which wide receivers will break out to join the ranks of the elite. But, taking looks into previous seasons’ underlying metrics, tracking personnel and coaching changes, and much more can help us to spot those breakouts ready to happen. Without further ado, let’s […]

The Indiana Pacers had a bizarre 2020-21 NBA season in the Eastern Conference, to put it modestly. In what was year one of the Nate Bjorkgren era, the Pacers appeared in the NBA Play-In Tournament as the ninth seed, beating the Charlotte Hornets and then losing to the Washington Wizards. Prior to the play-in round, […]

We are currently nearing the end of NBA free agency. So far, we’ve seen superstars change teams and championship contenders signing reliable veterans. However, one of the biggest stories of NBA free agency has been the failure of Dennis Schröder. Schröder rejected a $84 million contract extension offered by the Lakers. And as we all […]

The Boston Celtics once again head into a season as one of the more difficult teams to project in the NBA. When the Celtics face little to no pressure heading into a season, the team has typically surpassed expectations by a considerable amount, which was most notably seen over the early years of Brad Stevens’ […]

The value of a handcuff goes hand-in-hand with the most frustrating and unpredictable dynamics of fantasy football: injuries and snap counts. Determining a handcuff’s value is all about assessing whether it’s worth using a roster spot on a player who might never sniff value over the course of a full season, simply to hedge a […]

As 2021 Free Agency simmers out, the Los Angeles Lakers have three open roster spots — and many more questions than answers. Vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka spent early August utterly retooling the team around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Los Angeles acquired a ball-dominant third star, Russell Westbrook, who looks like an […]

With the NFL season right around the corner, it’s time to get back in the groove of fantasy football. The top fantasy football running backs play a detrimental role in the fantasy world, as they provide a huge advantage in weekly matchups. Typically, all of the best running backs fly off the board rather quickly. […]

The New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers begin their second series of the month on Thursday evening. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Mets – Dodgers prediction and pick. Los Angeles currently stands at 75-46 and is 39-20 at home. If you put $100 on every single Dodgers game so far […]

The asking price for Terry Rozier apparently went up, as he accepted a max extension from the Charlotte Hornets the will keep him in Buzz City until 2026. Twitter wasted no time saying that “The Hornets overpaid for him”, or “They will just trade him”, and a lot more trash. However, they haters need to […]

The Phillies and Diamondbacks wrap up a three-game set in Phoenix on Thursday afternoon. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Phillies-Diamondbacks prediction and pick. The pitching matchup will be a story of current great (Zach Wheeler) vs. former ace (Madison Bumgarner). The D’Backs are looking to complete the sweep versus […]

Going into Summer League, few players had more eyeballs trained on them than Houston Rockets shooting guard Jalen Green. The number two overall pick already came with a ton of expectations, but Green added his own by claiming on multiple occasions that he should have gone number one.  Already a compelling prospect due to his […]

The Golden State Warriors have big plans for the 2021-22 NBA season. Injuries took over the last two seasons, and the Dubs are ready to get back on track. The Bay Area hasn’t seen their team at full strength in so long some forget how good they were before injuries. Before Kevin Durant and all […]

The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks are one of the few teams in history who enter the next season after winning the championship as the underdogs once again. After this off season, the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers are favored to win the title according to the famous Las Vegas odds. So, it’s going to […]

Coming into the 2021-22 NBA season, the Brooklyn Nets are heavily favored as the team to beat. With Kevin Durant looking to build off a successful run at the Tokyo Olympics where he won his fourth gold medal and James Harden and Kyrie Irving are expected to be back at full strength, the Nets will […]

This week’s episode of Marvel’s What if…? showed us what would have happened if T’challa was the one kidnapped by the Ravagers instead of Peter Quill. The bittersweet episode was also dedicated to the late actor Chadwick Boseman who reprised his role as T’challa in the show. What if…? Episode 2 had a plethora of […]

Both the Chiefs and Cardinals won by identical 19-16 scores in their respective preseason opening games in Week 1. That’s a rare score for a single football game, so the fact that it happened twice and the teams are now playing each other is extra surprising. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series and […]

The Bengals and Washington Football Team meet in Week 2 of the preseason as Washington looks for a win to even up their record. The highlight of this game would most likely have been Joe Burrow, the Bengals second-year quarterback. However, Burrow will sit out this game as he continues to recover from a torn […]

The Washington Wizards could be tagged as the winners of the offseason after their series of great transactions. With the risk of losing Bradley Beal, the Wizards were hyper-aggressive in the offseason by landing a blockbuster trade involving Russell Westbrook. The question now is: will their new additions be enough to make them a perennial […]

The Atlanta Hawks raised eyebrows during their 2020-21 NBA season. Making the playoffs for the first time in three years was great, but making it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals was something totally unexpected. In the upcoming 2021-22 season, they have a chance to mirror or and even surpass their previous success. […]

Coming into the 2021-2022 NBA season, the expectations for the Dallas Mavericks are quite high. After showing signs of being a playoff-caliber team in a tough Western Conference, it seems as though Luka Doncic and the rest of his Mavs are prime to get finally over the hump and finally make some noise in the […]

Through two seasons of the Odell Beckham Jr. experiment in Cleveland, things have not gone according to plan. He struggled through the first seven games of last season, averaging under 50 receiving yards per game, and once his season ended with a torn ACL, the Browns offense seemed to take off, as they averaged over […]

The LA Clippers have an interesting season ahead of them. Their 2021-22 campaign will start without Kawhi Leonard, and there’s a chance he won’t take part in any of it as he recovers from surgery on his partially torn ACL. The Clippers, however, did a good job structuring their roster around Paul George this offseason […]

After battling injuries and inconsistency for his first few years in the league, Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook finally put it all together last year. Amassing almost 2,000 yards from scrimmage, Cook finally got the proverbial monkeys off of his back: the doubts that he could ever carry a star’s production out for the […]