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There were reports on Monday suggesting that the Boston Celtics are interested in trading for Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons. Simmons has not played a game yet this season for the Sixers and it’s unclear when or if he is going to make his return. Let’s take a look at three reasons why this wouldn’t be […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ problems just got from bad to worse after rumors began circulating about LeBron James potentially being forced to sit out for up to at least two months due to an abdominal injury. LA is in dire need of some good news right now, and incidentally, this might just come in the […]

How ’bout them Giants? After taking down the Las Vegas Raiders 23-16 on Sunday, the New York Giants have improved to 3-6 and could easily be 4-5 had they not been ravaged by injuries in Week 8. The win now means that New York has played .500 football from Week 4 on, and they have […]

After new reports came out almost daily regarding the Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons trade saga this summer, things came to a screeching halt once training camp was underway. Now that teams have gotten a handful of games under their belt, rumors are beginning to swirl again. In his latest news dump, Shams Charania of The […]

A pattern of frustrating games continued for the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, as they fell 27-24 on a last-second field goal to the Los Angeles Chargers. The loss saw the Eagles fight back to tie the game or take the lead multiple times late in the game, but they were still unable to pull off […]

The Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers will play in an inter-conference matchup on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Lakers prediction and pick. The Lakers and Hornets each come into Monday’s action with their own set of issues. Los Angeles is still trying to figure out exactly […]

Heading to Week 9, the Arizona Cardinals were set to miss the services of a handful of their starters due to injuries. The list includes starting QB Kyler Murray, WR1 DeAndre Hopkins, and veteran defensive end J.J. Watt. However, the rest of the roster stepped up and delivered as the Cardinals ran away with a […]

The Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings will play in a Western Conference matchup on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Kings prediction and pick. The Suns and Kings will play Monday. Phoenix comes in on a four-game winning streak and will have a rest advantage over the Kings […]

The Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets will play in an inter-conference matchup on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Heat and Nuggets will play Monday, with each team entering Monday’s contest playing well. Miami has won six of their last seven games, while […]

The NBA season continues on Monday night as the New York Knicks will hit the road and take on the Philadelphia 76ers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Knicks-76ers prediction and pick. Both these teams have had strong starts to the season. The Knicks are 6-4 but are coming off […]

LOS ANGELES – The LA Clippers won their fourth game in a row on Sunday night, defeating the Charlotte Hornets, 120-106. While Paul George and the guys were excited to walk out with the win, they were also excited to get a big piece of their rotation in Serge Ibaka back. Ibaka made his season […]

The Baltimore Ravens had a wild game against the Minnesota Vikings and found a way to win. It was impressive, as this team had to fight throughout the entire matchup just to stay within reach. We’ll be looking over this Ravens-Vikings game with some of our Ravens Week 9 takeaways in mind. Defensively, the Ravens […]

After the Houston Rockets lost to the Denver Nuggets in a nail-biter on Saturday, they said the things you’d expect them to say. Competing hard against some of the best teams in the NBA and falling short every time would obviously put you in a bad mood. The team acknowledged that they were improving, but […]

Fresh off a heartbreaking loss to the Patriots, the Los Angeles Chargers came up with a crucial road win against the Philadelphia Eagles this weekend. As they look to make a return to the postseason, the Chargers were playing like a team on a mission as they knocked off a young and determined Eagles squad […]

After a slow start to their season, the Falcons seem to have found new life with some quality wins that have gotten them to 4-4 on the year and within just one game of the New Orleans Saints for second place in the NFC South. If they can keep this up then they just might […]

The Philadelphia 76ers continue to shock the basketball community in the opening weeks of the regular season. Through their first 10 games, they sit at a record of 8-2 and are atop the Eastern Conference. What is most impressive about their hot start to the year is the circumstances they have overcome. Along with the […]

The Brooklyn Nets improved to 7-3 with a hard-fought 116-1103 road win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. They now sit in third place in the Eastern Conference. James Harden came in struggling but dropped 16 points in the fourth quarter, finishing with 28 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists. Harden had that burst again […]

The Buffalo Bills suffered a devastating loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 9-6. It was a big upset since they came into the game as a huge favorite. Josh Allen and the offense had an atrocious performance, unable to get in the end zone against one of the NFL’s worst teams. Many considered Buffalo to be […]

Wow. What a day for the Jacksonville Jaguars, as they upset both offensive and defensive juggernaut Buffalo Bills, by a score of 9-6. It’s an amazing accomplishment for a young squad to take it to the apparent AFC favorites (at least heading into Week 9), as the Jags have been the opposite of Buffalo’s, having […]

The New England Patriots came away with an impressive 24-6 win over the Carolina Panthers in Week 9. It was a huge victory for Mac Jones and Co. as they now sit half a game behind the Buffalo Bills for first in the AFC East. Bill Belichick’s team missed the playoffs last season, but they […]

After the Green Bay Packers 13-7 loss in a, frankly, boring game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9, there isn’t a whole lot to make of how good Green Bay really is as a team without reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers at the helm. It’s not like we didn’t see this coming. The Packers […]

It certainly wasn’t pretty, but the Kansas City Chiefs came away with a 13-7 victory over the Green Bay Packers in Sunday afternoon’s Week 9 contest. It was an ugly affair, as quarterbacks from each team barely reached a 50% completion rate, and there were only 2 combined touchdowns. Had Mason Crosby not missed two […]

We’ve all heard this story before. Rumors of Damian Lillard on the brink of requesting a trade away from the Portland Trail Blazers only for the All-Star point guard to squash all whispers by declaring his unwavering loyalty to the franchise. As it turns out, however, things might actually be different this time around. It […]

In one of the shockers from the early window of games in Week 9, the Cleveland Browns came away with a statement 41-16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. It simply was a performance to forget for the Bengals. On offense, the Bengals had quite a difficult time in moving the ball downfield over the course […]

The Cleveland Browns took on the Cincinnati Bengals in an important AFC North matchup. With the division being a tight race, this was a must-win situation for both franchises. We take a look at this Browns-Bengals game with some of our Browns Week 9 takeaways in mind. Although the Bengals were the favorite, they were […]

The Buffalo Bills suffered one of the worst losses in the past few years for their franchise. The Buffalo Bills lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The high-powered Buffalo Bills put up six points. They lost a game that their defense only gave up nine points. Their offensive line was horrible, as usual. Josh Allen looked […]

The Miami Dolphins were able to pick up their second win of the season as they beat the Houston Texans on Sunday. This wasn’t a good win at all for the Dolphins, but at this point, a win is a win for Miami. There were nine turnovers in this game. which is unheard of in […]

The Dallas Cowboys hosted the Denver Broncos and got embarrassed in front of their home crowd. Their offense simply couldn’t get anything going as they were embarrassed on that side of the ball. Dallas is still playing very well this season and they’re hoping that this is just a bump in the road. They sit […]

The Denver Broncos went into Dallas and took care of business on Sunday. They snap Dallas’s six-game win streak after beating them 30-16. The Broncos are a good football team, they had some unfortunate weeks where they couldn’t sneak wins out. They’re looking to turn that around and beating the Cowboys is a great start. […]

One can argue that despite his struggles this season, Russell Westbrook still remains to be one of the top point guards in the NBA today. The Los Angeles Lakers star has been just that for the past several years. Nevertheless, in spite of his stature as an elite player, Russ has still seen himself bounce […]

The Los Angeles Lakers entered their 2021-22 campaign with 11 new players. The beginning of their season was filled with home games and non-playoff opponents, but they have suffered heartbreaking losses to non-playoff contenders. One key acquisition to the franchise is superstar point guard Russell Westbrook. Rob Pelinka added Westbrook to have another reliable scorer […]

Over the last two seasons, the Golden State Warriors have failed to earn a playoff spot in the stacked Western Conference. At the start of their 2021-22 campaign, Stephen Curry is back to his MVP ways, while Draymond Green is putting himself back into contention for Defensive Player of the Year. These two stars have […]

The Dallas Mavericks had plenty of offseason turmoil in their front office and coaching staff, but that has not affected the 2021-22 season too much so far. While newly hired head coach Jason Kidd has been criticized for some of his decisions, he has led this Mavs franchise to a 6-3 start to their campaign, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Sunday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Wizards prediction and pick. The Bucks and Wizards will battle on Sunday, as each team continues to try to get healthy early in the season. Milwaukee is off […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Sunday evening. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Cavaliers-Knicks prediction and pick. The Cavaliers and Knicks are both off to pretty solid starts this season. Cleveland has been a bit of a surprise, as they […]

After securing a tight win over the San Antonio Spurs, the Dallas Mavericks encountered another challenging matchup against the Boston Celtics on Saturday night. It led to a tightly-contested game and a last-gasp buzzer-beating three-pointer hoisted by Luka Doncic eventually gave the Mavericks a 107-104 win over the visiting team. There is no doubt that […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Raptors prediction and pick. The Nets and Raptors will battle on Sunday afternoon, with each team coming in hot. Brooklyn has won four straight games, while Toronto has […]

The Houston Rockets will probably win an away game this season, but it didn’t happen on Saturday night against the Denver Nuggets. Like Thursday, the Rockets fought and clawed to keep a lead over the Nuggets for a significant portion of the game. However, the superior talent and experience of Denver won out, so Houston […]

Russell Westbrook’s homecoming with the Los Angeles Lakers felt like it was made for Hollywood. If that really were the case, then his lackluster start aligns perfectly with the moment when the main character starts to hit his initial bumps in the road. With LeBron James out and Anthony Davis exiting early against the Portland […]