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The NBA trade deadline is fast approaching, which will bring forth a few months of chaos. Trades can go from franchise-altering moves to adding a role player to get a team over the hump in the NBA Playoffs. For the Sacramento Kings, they will be looking to add building blocks for the future. It’s no […]

Miles Bridges has been playing like a man possessed in his fourth year in the league. Many can make an argument that he has been the Charlotte Hornets’ best player, right up there with the reigning Rookie of the Year, LaMelo Ball. He might not dictate the pace of the game like Ball, but he […]

The Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs will play on Thursday night in a Western Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Spurs prediction and pick. The Nuggets and Spurs will meet on Thursday as each team searches for a much needed win. The Spurs have lost two straight after […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Memphis Grizzlies will play on Thursday night in a Western Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Grizzlies prediction and pick. The Lakers and Grizzlies will meet on Thursday as the Lakers will look to pick up their fourth win in their last five contests. […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are set to take on the Buffalo Bills in a highly-anticipated Week 14 matchup. Ahead of the Buccaneers-Bills game, we’ll be providing our Buccaneers Week 14 predictions. Both of these teams are two of the best in the NFL as this can be a potential Super Bowl preview. Buffalo hasn’t been […]

With the Baltimore Ravens Week 14 matchup being against the Cleveland Browns, we’ll see who is the king of the AFC North. Baltimore currently holds first place in the division, but Cleveland is fighting for their playoff hopes. We take a look at this Ravens-Browns game with some of our Ravens Week 14 predictions in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz will play on Thursday night in an inter-conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-76ers prediction and pick. The 76ers and Jazz will play on Thursday night in a matchup between two of the NBA’s best centers. Rudy Gobert and Joel Embiid are very […]

In the team’s second game of a back to back, the Brooklyn Nets came up short in Houston. Steve Nash’s group is now 17-8, having handled seven of their last ten. But during a game where both Kevin Durant and LaMarcus Aldridge got a much needed rest, the shorthanded Nets came up a bit well…short. […]

Wednesday night in Toyota Center was probably one of the most anticipated nights of the season for the Houston Rockets. Former franchise star James Harden has obviously already returned to Houston to play the Rockets, but this felt more like a real return than before. In March of last year, it had been only two […]

As the NBA continues to grow in popularity and become one of the largest entertainment vehicles in North America, it would come as no surprise to see the league expand into new cities across the U.S. and Canada. With so many big markets still without an NBA team, the league should definitely take action on […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took the floor in Charlotte once again Wednesday night for a rematch with the depleted Hornets. Similar to Monday’s matchup, the Hornets managed to hang around and make things interesting. Despite a small push late in the fourth quarter, the Sixers managed to hold on and extend their winning streak to three […]

With the Tennessee Titans Week 14 matchup being against the Jacksonville Jaguars, this team has a chance to sweep their AFC South rival. Tennessee needs just two wins to clinch a playoff spot, and they can get one of those on Sunday. We take a look at this Titans-Jaguars game with some of our Titans […]

At this point in the season, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant is lagging behind Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors in the race for this year’s Most Valuable Player plum. KD has been nothing short of outstanding for the Nets early on, but right now, Curry has been doing even more marvelous things for […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is almost synonymous to winning. He has been so successful in his NFL career that whenever he plays, people expect him and his team to take the victory. While he has proven time and time again that he has the winning mentality, he admits it never gets easy. As […]

The Boston Celtics will face off against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night at Staples Center. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Clippers prediction and pick. These two teams have been having very similar seasons. The Celtics are 13-12 and are coming off a disappointing loss in Los Angeles against […]

The fantasy football playoffs are just one week away in most standard leagues. If you are in contention, now is the time to really dial in. It’s time to continue our fantasy start ’em sit ’em series with a breakdown of the tight end position. Tight ends are by far the toughest position to get […]

The fantasy football playoffs are just one week away in most standard leagues. If you are in contention, now is the time to really dial in. It’s time to continue our fantasy start ’em sit ’em series with a breakdown of the running back position. Fantasy running backs are an interesting position to pay attention […]

The fantasy football playoffs are just one week away in most standard leagues. If you are in contention, now is the time to really dial in. It’s time to continue our fantasy odds series with a breakdown of the wide receiver position. This is an important position to keep an eye on for this week. […]

The fantasy football playoffs are just one week away in most standard leagues. If you are in contention, now is the time to really dial in. It’s time to continue our fantasy odds series with a breakdown of the quarterback position. Fantasy quarterbacks are very important this week and it’s crucial you choose wisely. In […]

Russell Westbrook has had quite a roller-coaster debut campaign with the Los Angeles Lakers so far. The 2016-17 MVP initially struggled out of the gates with his new team, and many Lakers fans were quick to jump on him as one of the primary reasons for the Lakers’ slow start to the season. But over […]

Week 14 is already here! Where did the time go? The Pittsburgh Steelers face the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday Night Football. It’s time to continue our NFL odds series with a Steelers-Vikings prediction and pick based on Steelers Vikings odds. The Steelers are fresh off of a crazy finish in their 20-19 win over the […]

After a rocky opening month to the 2021-22 NBA season and his Los Angeles Lakers tenure, Russell Westbrook has dramatically turned things around. Through the Lakers first 17 games, Westbrook averaged 18.9 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 8.6 assists on abysmal .426/.297/.667 shooting splits. He oversaw multiple second-half collapses, made confounding decisions in crunch-time, and generally […]

With a Minnesota Vikings Week 14 game schedule against the Pittsburgh Steelers, there are playoff implications riding on this game’s outcome for both sides. With this game opening up the week on Thursday, the outlook for Minnesota’s side of the Vikings-Steelers game is below. Dalvin Cook is likely going to miss another game with his […]

With the Portland Trail Blazers looking to shake things up and make some roster altering moves this season, one name that’s come up in recent trade rumors is Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic. As a sneaky good center in the NBA, Nurkic has definitely made his mark as a well-rounded big that would bolster any frontcourt […]

The Brooklyn Nets set off to Texas for a back-to-back set against the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets. In the first bout Kevin Durant and the crew were trailing by as many as 17 points. But Steve Nash and the coaching staff asked the team not to get discouraged at the half. They listened, storming […]

Coming into the Atlanta Falcons Week 13 divisional matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Falcons were riding high off of the backs of a win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. They were quickly knocked down by the Buccaneers on Sunday and reminded of why they are in last place in the NFC South division and […]

On July 6, 2000, Zion Williamson was born in Salisbury, North Carolina. He became interested in sports almost instantly, playing soccer and football along with basketball as a young child. At the age of five, he already had his mind fixed on a single ultimate goal: Earning his way on a college hoops team and […]

Breaking news came out this morning that the Indiana Pacers are heading into a rebuild. This has led them to begin listening to trade offers for Caris LeVert, Domantas Sabonis, or Myles Tuner. Sabonis is a solidified All-Star that could elevate any team and be an integral part of the future. It won’t be easy […]

The Brooklyn Nets might have given themselves a pass when they first learned they would be without the services of Kyrie Irving. It wouldn’t have been surprising if they had a slower start to the season than we’ve seen so far. Instead they find themselves in first place in the East at 16-7. The roster […]

The Indianapolis Colts are right in the midst of the crowded battle for admission to the AFC playoffs, and they can’t afford any mistakes in their quest for the postseason. Jonathan Taylor is doing everything in his power to will them there, and with a bye week on the horizon, Taylor will finally get some […]

Last month, former ESPN anchor Michelle Beadle dropped a truth bomb about Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and his alleged attempt to get her fired. She has since provided more incriminating details about the controversial issue which further puts LeBron in a bad light. Speaking on a recent episode of the House of Strauss podcast […]

The New England Patriots head into their Week 14 bye playing possibly their best football of the season. With the extra week to prepare, one would expect Bill Belichick–possibly the greatest football coach of all time– to take advantage of that and have an outstanding record after a bye. While he does have a winning […]

The Miami Dolphins are one of the hottest teams in football right now, so their bye week could not come at a worse time. While it will absolutely give the team some much-needed rest, it’s never ideal to have a two-week break in between games when the team is playing as well as it is […]

The Eagles are 6-7 and third in the NFC East, but in no way are they out of the playoff conversation. With current injuries and an inevitable controversy, Philadelphia’s bye week couldn’t have come at a better time. If head coach Nick Sirianni and the Birds capitalize on this off time, they could boost their […]

The New England Patriots Week 13 Monday Night Football matchup against the Buffalo Bills was all about handling the weather, and that’s exactly what Bill Belichick and Co. did to earn the victory. The 14-10 victory was a battle against the elements, but New England managed to enhance its lead in the AFC East with […]

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers will play on Tuesday night in an inter-conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Lakers prediction and pick. The Celtics and Lakers will play as their storied rivalry continues on Tuesday night. Each team has had ups and downs early this season, still […]

Fantasy has taken over the sporting world with more fans joining in on the fun. Arguably two of the more popular fantasy sports out there are fantasy football and NBA fantasy. Fantasy football has in large part been the more popular of the two. But NBA fantasy is slowly, but surely, creeping up there among […]

Jusuf Nurkic did all he could to account for the absences of his team’s two leading scorers on Monday night. Unfortunately for the depleted Portland Trail Blazers, it just wasn’t enough to get Chauncey Billups’ crew a much-needed victory. Portland fell to the Los Angeles Clippers 102-90 at Moda Center, its third straight home defeat […]

The New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs will play on Tuesday night in an inter-conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Spurs prediction and pick. The Spurs and Knicks will battle on Tuesday. The Spurs saw their four-game win streak get snapped on Monday night in a road matchup […]