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SRH vs LSG, DY Patil Stadium. Sunrisers Hyderabad continues their losing streak in the IPL. In the last 18 matches SRH played, they managed to win only 5 of them! That is shocking and obvious at the same time. For years, we have seen SRH depend only on a few players, specifically David Warner, Jonny […]

If you haven’t caught on quite yet, the Oklahoma City Thunder are in the midst of a rebuild. A long rebuild, in fact: the team is currently made up of young talent and undeveloped prospects looking to make it to the league. Sam Presti is looking at the long-term game here, as he’ll try to […]

Kyle Lowry’s legacy will forever be tied with Masai Ujiri and the Toronto Raptors, for all the good reasons. The star point guard helped usher in the most successful era of basketball in the franchise’s history. It all culminated with the team’s first-ever championship back in 2019, with Lowry playing a crucial part in that […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are currently on life support to make the play-in tournament, particularly so after their Sunday night defeat against the Denver Nuggets. But the biggest game of the season was arguably the game prior against the New Orleans Pelicans. In order to keep pace with the San Antonio Spurs for the 10th […]

Almost a year ago, Logan Paul wore a graded Charizard card on his neck right before he faced Floyd Mayweather in the ring. And much like that fight, the social media personality did the same during his WWE Wrestlemania entrance with the Miz, albeit with a different Pokemon card. The thing is, the one he […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is not surprised one bit when Manu Ginobili got the Hall of Fame call. After all, he knew the Argentine icon is headed there given the legendary career he had with them. On Sunday ahead of the Spurs’ showdown with the Portland Trail Blazers, Popovich spoke publicly for […]

UPDATE: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar clarified his comments on LeBron James and released the following statement: Today a reporter asked me a question about Lebron James and I regret my off-handed response which has been blown out of proportion. For years I’ve expressed my deep admiration and respect for LeBron as a community leader and athlete. That […]

The Brooklyn Nets find themselves in some uncharted waters. According to FanDuel, they’re still among the favorites to win the Eastern Conference. Yet if it weren’t for the NBA adding a play-in tournament, they wouldn’t even be playoff bound right now, which is crazy to think about. The Nets are tied for 10th place in […]

After being swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs last year, the Miami Heat were at one point running through the Eastern Conference this season, on track to finish with the number one seed. Injuries have been a factor for Miami since 2021-22 tipped off, but coach Erik Spoelstra has […]

The Edmonton Oilers will be heading south to face off against one of their Pacific Division rivals: the Anaheim Ducks. The Oilers come into this game after barely escaping with an overtime win against the Blues on Friday. The Ducks finally snapped an 11 game losing streak on Friday after shutting out the Coyotes. The […]

A Pacific Division rivalry matchup is taking place tonight as the Vegas Golden Knights will head up to the Pacific North West to take on the Vancouver Canucks. This is the second time these two are meeting each other this season as the Knights took home the victory in their last matchup. It’s time to […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will pay a visit to Crypto.com Arena to take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Pelicans-Clippers prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. The Pelicans are coming off a massive 114-111 […]

The Minnesota Wild will travel to the District of Columbia where they will look to take on the Washington Capitals tonight. This is the second meeting between these two teams this season where the Wild won the first bout. Who will walk away with some extra points before the playoffs tonight? It’s time to continue […]

The New York Rangers will play host in this Metropolitan Division rivalry game against the Philadelphia Flyers tonight. This will be the third meeting between these two teams this season where the Rangers won both of the first two. Will the Rangers win their third of the series tonight or can the Flyers finally get […]

The Denver Nuggets will pay a visit to Crypto.com Arena to take on the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday afternoon. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Nuggets-Lakers prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. Denver’s most recent outing came in a 136-130 loss […]

After experiencing an unprecedented and unique situation of playing all their home games in Tampa, Florida, the Toronto Raptors are back in Canada and proving once again that they are part of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. Despite losing their leader Kyle Lowry in the offseason, Fred VanVleet has raised himself to All-Star […]

The Sacramento Kings have already clinched a league-worst 16 straight losing seasons towards the tail-end of their 2021-22 campaign. Currently, they are holding a 29-49 record for the 12th spot in the Western Conference. The Kings previously engaged in a blockbuster deal that gave them an All-Star caliber player in Domantas Sabonis and other assets […]

The Dallas Mavericks will pay a visit to Fiserv Forum to take on the Milwaukee Bucks in a 1 PM ET Sunday tip. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Mavericks-Bucks prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. The Mavericks are coming off a […]

The Orlando Magic is on the verge of finishing the 2021-22 season with another losing campaign with a 20-58 record. Currently settling at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, the team would surely want to look forward to the next season and focus on improving in order to gain greater results moving forward. Luckily for […]

With 7:17 left in the fourth quarter of their contest against the Golden State Warriors, the Utah Jazz had piled on a 99.5% chance of winning according to ESPN’s win probability metric. The Jazz were up 16 points and had possession of the basketball at that point. It’s possible the Warriors don’t even score 16 […]

The Brooklyn Nets really wanted this one. They wanted it badly enough that Kevin Durant played through what he said was a sore ankle and dropped a career high 55 points. In the end it wasn’t enough and the Nets fell to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks 122-115. The Hawks have now supplanted the […]

With arguably the most surprising and most impressive ascension this season, the pressure heightens for the young Memphis Grizzlies squad in the playoffs. Being in the eighth seed last season put them in a “nothing to lose” situation last year, but they have risen to the second seed in the Western Conference despite the 22 […]

Still in the midst of catastrophic campaign, it would be a grave understatement to say the Los Angeles Lakers have played below expectations this season. Between constant injuries and lineup changes and an endless amount of losing, the Lakers are in a rough spot. Head coach Frank Vogel was even put on the hot seat […]

Chennai Super Kings lost their first two matches of the IPL, for the first time in the history of IPL! Call it a bit of bad luck or lack of quality bowling for CSK, it is the same as of now. The absence of Deepak Chahar is hurting the balance of CSK. Also, not using […]

North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Hubert Davis couldn’t be any prouder of his team after they took down Mike Krzyzewski and his Duke Blue Devils in their Final Four rivalry game on Saturday. The Tar Heels got big performances from star guard Caleb Love and forward Armando Bacot to stave off Duke, 81-77. Love […]

For a team that has reached the Western Conference Finals and Semifinals over the past two seasons, it seems unusual for the Denver Nuggets to cling to a top-six berth this season. Reigning MVP Nikola Jokic is arguably performing better than his MVP campaign last year, but his teammates have struggled with the major injuries […]

Doc Rivers and the Philadelphia 76ers took their home floor Saturday afternoon, looking to put an end to their three-game losing skid. Next up on the schedule was a meeting with a possible playoff opponent in the Charlotte Hornets. This game was neck-and-neck heading into halftime, but that change quickly when both teams took the […]

Bruce Arians shocked the whole NFL when he announced his shocking retirement as Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach. While he is not moving away from the team and instead heading to the front office, his decision sparked a lot of talks about Tom Brady’s role in his departure. After all, it doesn’t seem coincidental that […]

After being ruled out for the rest of the regular season, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry vows to do everything in his power to get back in time for the playoffs. Curry has been out since mid-March after sustaining a foot injury in their game against the Boston Celtics. He suffered the injury after […]

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll heads into the 2022 season with hefty expectations on his plate. Among his early goals for the campaign centers on simply exploiting the potential of quarterback Daniel Jones. Overall, Jones faces an uncertain future with the Giants. The team has until May 2 to trigger the fifth-year option […]

The NBA’s regular season ends on April 10th, and the Golden State Warriors are limping to the finish line. A team that many considered best in the league and favorites to win the championship is now 3-7 in its last 10 games. Having only five games left in the season adds a ton of pressure […]

The Miami Heat will pay a visit to Chicago to take on the Bulls on Saturday. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Heat-Bulls prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. The Heat seem to have broken out of their funk as they took […]

The Detroit Pistons are putting on a masterclass of tanking this season. They have one of the worst records in the NBA but their young guys are showing potential. Cade Cunningham looks like the real deal and Marvin Bagley III is starting to look solid. A myriad of other youngsters has Detroit ready for the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will pay a visit to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Knicks in a 1 PM ET Saturday. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Cavaliers-Knicks prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. Cleveland is coming off a […]

Just when they thought they were in, he pulled them back out. Julius Randle played this trick on fans of the New York Knicks this season. He shined last season and led the Knicks to their first playoff berth. For an encore, he performed much worse, profanely told the fans to shut up and put up […]

The Charlotte Hornets will pay a visit to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia 76ers in a 12:30 PM ET tip off. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Hornets-Sixers prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. Charlotte took down the New […]

Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals, MCA Stadium. This is the first time when GT will play one of the regular IPL teams. GT outperformed KL Rahul’s LSG in the first match and now Hardik Pandya’s GT is ready to clash with Delhi Capitals. GT has their strength in the bowling area. Mohammad Shami bowled exceptionally […]

Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals made their rivalry open in the last league match of the 2014 IPL season. When MI needed a boundary and Faulkner conceded a six to Aditya Tare. A historic run-chase in T20 cricket history. After that match in 2014, RR played MI 10 times and won 6 times. These two […]

Just a few a years ago, the Phoenix Suns were not even considered any sort of playoff contender with their roster. That quickly changed after their 8-0 Bubble run as they reached the NBA Finals last year and currently expected to exceed the 65-win mark this season. Phoenix seems to be on their own stratosphere […]