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The Cincinnati Bengals finally broke through the barrier on Saturday and won their first playoff game in 31 years. The Bengals accomplished this by defeating a Las Vegas Raiders team that overcame a lot of adversity to reach the playoffs. Several players stepped up and played key roles in the Bengals winning this game, so […]

The Golden State Warriors will play the Minnesota Timberwolves in a Western Conference matchup on Sunday night. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Warriors and Timberwolves will play on Sunday as Minnesota will to snap a two-game skid vs. a short-handed Golden State team. Stephen Curry (hand) […]

The Denver Nuggets host the Utah Jazz on Sunday night in the Association! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Utah Jazz are once again off to another great start to the NBA season. They are 28-14 which is good for fourth in the Western Conference. They […]

When the Portland Trail Blazers finally unleashed Anfernee Simons this season, he answered the call and lived up to his potential so far. It may have been due to necessity because of the injuries to Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, but Simons has lived up to the trust given to him by head coach Chauncey […]

The Buffalo Bills dominated the New England Patriots and ran away with a lopsided 47-17 victory in the Wild Card Round of the 2022 NFL Playoffs. Josh Allen was unstoppable from the very start and dominated the staunch Patriots defense with a historic performance, so it’s time to examine some Bills takeaways from this Wild […]

The Phoenix Suns will pay a visit to Little Caesars Arena to take on the Detroit Pistons in a Sunday afternoon matchup between the best team in the NBA and the team with second-worst record in the league. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Suns-Pistons […]

The Cincinnati Bengals opened their 2021 postseason campaign with a resounding 26-19 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders in the Wild Card Round. A stellar performance from Joe Burrow ended a longstanding drought as he steered the team to its first playoff win in 31 years. Certainly enough, a group effort was also key for […]

All it took was a Bobby Portis pseudo-headbutt to reignite the Toronto Raptors’ gritty spirit and awaken them fully from the stupor that accompanies every Dwane Casey-led Detroit Pistons matchup. Midway through the first quarter, with the Raptors trailing the Milwaukee Bucks 22-7 and looking every bit as lethargic as they had the night prior, […]

With Luka Doncic missing 15 games this season so far, Jalen Brunson has been instrumental in running the offense of Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks. Along with his production offensively, Brunson also has the rugged and ferocious defensive intensity that is necessary for the system of Kidd. In his fourth year in the association, […]

Following a dominant win against the Boston Celtics Friday, the Philadelphia 76ers hopped right on a plane to Florida for the second leg of a back-to-back. Next up on the Sixers schedule was a meeting with an all too familiar face in Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat.  Despite playing the night before and having […]

The reeling Los Angeles Lakers (21-22) suffered their worst loss of the 2021-22 NBA season on Saturday night, falling 133-96 to the short-handed Denver Nuggets (22-19) at Ball Arena. The Nuggets score marked the Lakers’ largest margin of defeat in nearly three years — you have to go back to Feb. 5, 2019, when the […]

The Miami Heat have sneakily slipped into the no. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Despite this, Miami has somewhat flown under the radar this season. Much of the attention has been on the star-studded Brooklyn Nets and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks. Even the Chicago Bulls, which hold the top seed in the East and […]

The Denver Broncos are in search of their new head coach after firing Vic Fangio. Denver finished the season in fourth place in the AFC West at 7-10, missing the playoffs for the sixth time in a row. Fangio’s tenure with the team was especially disappointing, as they went 19-30 and never had a winning […]

The Oklahoma State Cowboys are set to face the Baylor Bears this weekend. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our Oklahoma State Baylor prediction, odds, and pick. Oklahoma State, as college basketball odds experts are aware, is not eligible for the 2022 NCAA Tournament, the result of a typically controversial decision by […]

The NC State Wolfpack is set to face the Duke Blue Devils this weekend. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our NC State Duke prediction, odds, and pick. The North Carolina State Wolfpack finally produced a complete game earlier this week against Louisville on the road, but the unfortunate part of that […]

The Denver Nuggets host the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Los Angeles Lakers are probably the most disappointing team in the NBA right now. They are just 21-21 on the season which puts them in the seven spot in […]

The Texas Longhorns are set to face the Iowa State Cyclones this weekend. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our Texas Iowa State prediction, odds, and pick. Texas is a fascinating team to watch for so many reasons. One of the big stories this week in the college basketball odds community is […]

The West Virginia Mountaineers are set to face the Kansas Jayhawks this weekend. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our West Virginia Kansas prediction, odds, and pick. West Virginia is not an elite team, but the Mountaineers are a tough team. They battle. They have flaws and limitations, but they never give […]

The New York Knicks pay a visit to the State Farm Arena to take on the Atlanta Hawks in an exciting rematch from the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Knicks-Hawks prediction and pick we have laid out […]

The Tennessee Volunteers are set to face the Kentucky Wildcats this weekend. Check out our college basketball odds series, which includes our Tennessee Kentucky prediction, odds, and pick. Tennessee is already in trouble in terms of the SEC race. The Volunteers have lost to Alabama and LSU, two very tough road assignments but still games […]

The top team in the East, Chicago Bulls, will travel to Boston to play the underperforming Boston Celtics Saturday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Celtics prediction and pick. The Boston Celtics are coming off a bad loss to the Philadelphia 76ers Friday night. They have fallen back under .500 […]

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard has yet to suit up this season and is still recovering from a torn ACL. To add to their misfortune, Paul George reportedly could be done for the year. With their two stars sidelined indefinitely, the upcoming February 2022 trade deadline could be a critical time for the Clippers. […]

The Toronto Raptors pay a visit to Fiserv Forum to take on the Milwaukee Bucks in an exciting Eastern Conference matchup. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Raptors-Bucks prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Raptors have lost two games in a row after […]

Widely known as a winning franchise, the Seattle Seahawks turned many heads as their 2021 campaign panned out to be a rollercoaster ride marred by the Russell Wilson saga. Though they eventually got over the issue, the team still failed to salvage their season as they ended with a dismal 7-10 record. Unfortunately, their underwhelming […]

Saturday night in the Association will feature this elite Eastern Conference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a 76ers-Heat prediction and pick. The Philadelphia 76ers are coming off a huge win over the Boston Celtics Friday night. They controlled the game for the entire night and won 111-99. Philadelphia improves to […]

The New York Knicks made a few headlines on Thursday when they swung a trade with the Atlanta Hawks for Cam Reddish. On the surface, this seems like a solid deal for the New York side. The Knicks gave up just the seldom-used Kevin Knox II, who has played in 13 total games this season, […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in an AFC Wild Card matchup on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series and make a Steelers-Chiefs AFC Wild Card prediction and pick. The Steelers and Chiefs will meet on Sunday evening with Kansas City looking to find their way to a third […]

The Philadelphia Eagles will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card round. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series and make an Eagles-Buccaneers prediction and pick. This isn’t a playoff matchup that anyone anticipated seeing, but here we are. Philadelphia managed to scrape their way into the playoffs out of a lackluster […]

Following a lackluster performance against the Hornets Wednesday, the Philadelphia 76ers took their home floor Friday night, looking to get back on track. Next up on their schedule was a longtime Sixers rival in the form of the Boston Celtics.  From the opening tip, the Sixers asserted themselves as the better team. They ripped off […]

With Riot’s big games both releasing new characters at around the same time, fans began wondering whether Neon from VALORANT and Zeri from League of Legends were essentially the same. Several weeks of speculation and theory-crafting later, developers from both games have finally spoken up and settled the debate in a new blog. VALORANT developer John Goscicki and League developer Ryan […]

Tyler Herro has been balling out for the Miami Heat this season. He’s been an absolute revelation for this side and his strong play has propelled him as the frontrunner for this term’s Sixth Man of the Year. One of the reasons behind Herro’s strong play stems from the fact that he currently has just […]

The Charlotte Hornets put their four-game winning streak on the line on Friday night against the Orlando Magic. Unfortunately, LaMelo Ball, Miles Bridges and the rest of the team were unable to extend it. Orlando was on a 10- game skid before ending that drought with 116-109 win against Charlotte. It was a fun, fast-paced […]

At this point, it’s almost comical. The Toronto Raptors have now lost five-straight games to the Detroit Pistons, dating back to the 2020-21 season. And yet, the Pistons haven’t been a particularly threatening team during that span, having gone 16-61 against every other club in the league. Pistons head coach Dwane Casey himself now has an […]

An extended gameplay video has just dropped for the much-awaited Pokémon Legends Arceus, set for release by end-January. The video previews lots of nifty new mechanics that the upcoming Sinnoh origin title is introducing to the Pokémon world, including how battles and wild encounters work. But something has caught players’ eye—the animation for Stealth Rock. Fans are […]

The never-ending coaching carousel continued this past week as NFL franchises that didn’t make the playoffs try to evoke enough change to reverse their fortunes for next season. But with the latest dismissals of Miami Dolphins’ Brian Flores and Houston Texans’ David Culley, that leaves just one Black head coach, Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin, left […]

At 26-15, the Brooklyn Nets are currently tied with the Miami Heat (as of Friday afternoon) for the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. Kevin Durant and Co. haven’t exactly been dominating the NBA of late, but there’s no denying that the return of Kyrie Irving, albeit for road games, has and will continue to […]

With the season officially over for the Los Angeles Chargers, the franchise has the pleasure of focusing on the offseason. Considering they just missed the playoffs by the skin of their teeth, LA will likely aim to stack the roster for a potential Super Bowl run next year. However, we take a look at the […]

The New York Giants are heading into a very eventful off-season, one that will see them hire a new general manager and a new head coach. They also have a few free agents that they would like to keep around if they can. While the downtrodden franchise might be toiling away as one of the […]

The Minnesota Vikings are currently searching for a new head coach after firing Mike Zimmer. They haven’t been able to get over the hump, as Minnesota has been a middling team for quite some time. However, hope is on the horizon as the franchise searches for a new leader. Brian Daboll stands out as one […]