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The NBA Playoffs return with the No. 5 seed New York Knicks (47-35) taking on the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers (51-31) in the Eastern Conference First Round. Action tips off at 6:00 p.m. ET Saturday evening. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Cavaliers Game 1 prediction, pick, and how to watch. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were able to avoid the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament and finish as the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference. They ended with a record of 44-38, and now prepare for the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs with a series against the Phoenix Suns. The No. 4 seed Suns […]

Game 1 of the hotly anticipated Knicks–Cavs first round series is on Saturday, but it’s still hard to make any predictions given all the mystery and spycraft surrounding the teams. In this sense, the Knicks are keeping Julius Randle’s status on a strictly need-to-know basis; it’s easier to find out military state secrets than it […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were able to sneak by the Minnesota Timberwolves in overtime of their first round matchup in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament. In doing so, they secured the No. 7 seed and advanced to the 2023 NBA Playoffs and a first round series with the Memphis Grizzlies. NBA Pundits are torn on who […]

The Seattle Seahawks shocked the NFL last season by making the playoffs after trading franchise quarterback Russell Wilson last offseason. And as a nice bonus, the Denver Broncos stunk last season and the Seahawks have the No. 5 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft because of it. Now, the best Seahawks draft move is to […]

After months of basketball, the 2023 NBA Playoffs are finally here. Now, only the best of the best remain in pursuit of the Larry O’Brien Trophy. With the Boston Celtics opening their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, it is time for some Celtics Game 1 bold predictions. The Celtics went 57-25 in […]

A highly anticipated clash between a pair of the most popular NL teams will go face-to-face on the diamond as the Chicago Cubs take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the City of Angels. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Cubs-Dodgers prediction and pick will be revealed. Hey Chicago what do you say? […]

The Atlanta Braves (9-4) visit the Kansas City Royals (4-9) on Friday night! First pitch commences at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Braves-Royals prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Braves-Royals MLB odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  MLB Odds: Braves-Royals Odds Atlanta Braves: -1.5 (+116) Kansas City Royals: […]

The 2023 NBA Playoffs start this weekend, with teams battling for the Larry O’Brien Trophy. While there are still some playoff spots remaining, the Toronto Raptors are officially out of contention. Without a postseason bid, the organization might already be thinking about the 2023 offseason. Toronto’s season was cut short after the team lost to […]

The Sacramento Kings finally ended the longest active playoff drought in North American professional sports by clinching the No. 3 seed in the West. Their last NBA Playoffs appearance was in 2006, and their success this season captured the hearts of Sacramento and NBA fans nationally. The Beam Team finished 48-34, and were led by […]

A tantalizing National League matchup will be in the works on this Friday night as the Milwaukee Brewers take a trip to San Diego to do battle with the Padres at Petco Park. It’s about that time to check out our MLB odds series, where our Brewers-Padres prediction and pick will be made. After having edged […]

The Los Angeles Angels (7-5) visit the Boston Red Sox (5-8) on Friday night! First pitch commences at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our MLB odds series with an Angels-Red Sox prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Angels-Red Sox MLB odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  MLB Odds: Angels-Red Sox Odds Los Angeles Angels: […]

NASCAR returns to the hard surface this week, traveling down the road to Ridgeway, Virginia for the NOCO 400 at Martinsville. It’s time to continue our NASCAR odds series with a NOCO 400 prediction, pick, and how-to watch. The 2022 edition of this race was shorted to 400 laps, which will be run again this […]

The Texas Rangers will head out to Minute Maid Park for an epic AL West showdown with the defending champion Houston Astros. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Rangers-Astros prediction and pick will be revealed. Entering Friday evening with a 7-5 record overall, the Rangers hands down endured one of their worst games […]

A potentially epic first-round battle between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings is finally here. As Saturday night’s opener at Golden 1 Center dawns, here are three reasons why the defending-champion Warriors will beat the Kings in a highly anticipated playoff battle for Northern California bragging rights. 3. The Warriors’ massive experience edge The […]

The 2023 NBA Playoffs are just around the corner, and all eyes are on the final games of the Play-In Tournament. Unfortunately for the New Orleans Pelicans, they are already thinking about the offseason since they were eliminated from playoff contention on Wednesday. Despite playing at home, the Pelicans were not a match for Shai […]

The Houston Roughnecks have clinched the playoffs and can assure they are the top team out of the XFL south with a win over the Vegas Vipers. We continue our XFL odds series with a Vipers-Roughnecks prediction, pick, and how-to watch. The Vipers enter the game off a four-point loss to the Battlehawks which saw […]

The Colorado Avalanche can win the Central Division tonight with a win over the Nashville Predators. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with an Avalanche-Predators prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Avalanche are playing well, going 8-1-1 in their last ten games. Artturi Lehkonen is back in the lineup and grabbed an assist in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are preparing for Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs against the Brooklyn Nets. They will square off Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, beginning their quest for their first NBA Championship since the 1983 season. Sitting at the No. 3 seed with a record of 54-28, the 76ers have […]

The Columbus Blue Jackets just made sure the Penguins’ season ended in disappointment, and now look to do the same against the Buffalo Sabers. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Sabres-Blue Jackets prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Sabres made a push for the playoffs, but acquisitions such as Jordan Greenway did […]

The New Orleans Pelicans surely did not expect that they would be sitting from the confines of their own homes to watch the rest of the 2023 NBA playoffs unfold like the majority of fans around the world, but here we are. Four months after sitting atop the Western Conference standings, the Pelicans’ fortunes quickly […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will have the next three or so months to have a long and hard think about all the missed opportunities they had during the 2022-23 regular season. For the first few months of the campaign, the Pelicans were in such a good position in the Western Conference standings, even sitting in […]

The Arizona Cardinals currently own the No. 3 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, and when you pick that high, you’ve got to make it count. Arizona doesn’t need (or really, can’t afford) to take a quarterback, so they should get the best, safest, non-QB available. And that Cardinals draft pick would be Alabama pass-rusher […]

Nic Claxton has put the league on notice during a breakout 2022-23 campaign. However, with the Brooklyn Nets facing the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the Nets big man’s biggest challenge is still ahead of him: MVP frontrunner Joel Embiid. The Sixers center just turned in the best season of […]

The time has come and UFC Kansas City: Holloway vs. Allen will wrap up with it’s main event in the Featherweight (145 lb) Division between two of the best fighters on the planet. No. 2-ranked and former Featherweight Champion Max “Blessed” Holloway will square off against the unbeaten freight train that is England’s No. 4 Arnold “Almighty” Allen. This […]

Holloway vs. Allen inches closer as the UFC Kansas City Main Card continues with this next matchup in the Light Heavyweight (205 lb) Division. Canada’s own Tanner Boser will make the drop in weight to face off against Moldova’s Ion Cutelaba. You won’t want to blink during this one. Check out our UFC odds series for our Boser-Cutelaba prediction […]

The UFC Kansas City: Holloway vs. Allen Main Card is finally here and fans will be given a treat in this Lightweight (155 lb) bout to open up the action. UFC veteran and legend Clay “The Carpenter” Guida will take on a very game opponent in Mexico’s Rafa Garcia. Don’t blink as the hands will be flying in this […]

As the UFC Kansas City Prelims wind down, we’ll be taking a look at the Featured Prelim bout of the night from the Featherweight (145 lb) Division. Bill Algeo will stand across the octagon from “Downtown” TJ Brown in a bout that will see some wild techniques. Don’t miss the action as the Main Card follows immediately […]

The UFC Kansas City Prelims will roll on as we take a look at the odds for this next fight in the Light Heavyweight (205 lb) Division between two MMA OG’s. Zak Cummings will move up a weight class to take on Ed Herman. Check out our UFC odds series for our Cummings-Herman prediction and pick. Zak Cummings […]

The Minnesota Vikings own the 23rd overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. There are many ways this can go, of course, but they could use more depth on defense. Here we’ll look at the reasons why Trenton Simpson would be a perfect fit for the Minnesota Vikings in the 2023 NFL Draft. The Vikings […]

UFC Kansas City will continue with a wild night of fights as we return our odds series with a prediction and pick for this Bantamweight (135 lb) matchup. Aaron Phillips will once again try for his first UFC win as he takes on the debuting star from Peru, Gaston Bolanos. Check out our UFC odds series for our […]

While the subject matter of a film like Perfect Addiction wouldn’t suggest warmth, the main cast of the film certainly exudes it. ClutchPoints was lucky enough to speak with stars Kiana Madeira and Matthew Noszka this past week and both were so insightful and giving with their time. In the case of Madeira — who […]

The Atlanta Hawks will face the Boston Celtics for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. We are the TD Garden, sharing our NBA odds series, making a Hawks-Celtics Game 1 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Hawks will enter the playoffs with a record of 41-41 and claimed the seventh […]

Well, that was probably the worst way to end a season. The Toronto Raptors held a 19-point advantage over the Chicago Bulls at one point, and they seemed destined to advance to the final stage of the Play-In Tournament. What happened next, instead, was a total disaster for Toronto. They choked away the lead, and […]

The Dallas Cowboys own the 26th overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. There are many ways this can go, of course, but they do need more depth in their offensive line. Here we’ll look at the reasons why O’Cyrus Torrence would be a perfect fit for the Dallas Cowboys in the 2023 NFL Draft. […]

The Brooklyn Nets will meet the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. We’re at the Wells Fargo Center, sharing our NBA odds series, making a Nets-76ers Game 1 prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Nets come into this playoffs with a record of 45-37 and are the […]

It’s game two of a four-game set as the Philadelphia Phillies visit the Cincinnati Reds. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Phillies-Reds prediction, picks, and how-to-watch. Some Phillies players may be more concerned with beer sales than winning games right now. While an understandable argument, the Phillies are struggling. They have […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are expected to make quick work of the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. The Sixers are undoubtedly the better team with Joel Embiid leading the way. This Nets team is not to be taken lightly but it shouldn’t hold Embiid and friends up for very long. The […]

It is the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks starting a three-game weekend series against the Miami Marlins. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Marlins prediction, pick, and how to watch. Madison Bumgarner returns to the mound after experiencing fatigue issues in his last start. With the Diamondbacks not losing a series yet […]