Mini-Editorials Articles - Page 771

It’s a Northwest Division showdown in the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs with the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets facing off. These two teams met on the final day of the regular season, with the red-hot Blazers beating Nikola Jokic and co. by 16 points. However, Denver took two out of three […]

The New York Yankees will take on the Texas Rangers in the second of a four-game set in Arlington. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Yankees-Rangers prediction and pick. Texas took the opening game of this series by a score of 5-2 as they got to Yankee ace Gerrit Cole […]

Ask any basketball junkie about their favorite player in the NBA right now and some of them will answer Derrick Rose. Rightfully so, because the New York Knicks star has gone through a lot to come back from his past injuries to become one of the most beloved names in the league right now. With […]

The Charlotte Hornets will take on the Indiana Pacers at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Pacers prediction and pick. The opening game of the first-ever play-in tournament features a matchup between two Eastern Conference clubs on the rise. Charlotte exceeded expectations this […]

The Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays will open a three-game set on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Red Sox-Blue Jays prediction and pick. The top two teams in the American League East will square off in an exciting series that should be full of […]

The Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will square off for the second of a three-game set on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make an Indians-Angels prediction and pick. Los Angeles took the first game of this series by a score of 7-4. The Angels won […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will face off with the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2021 postseason. It will feature two perennial playoff teams who have tons of experience and the capability to make a deep run. Though the Nuggets seem the better team on paper, they should never underestimate the Blazers, especially […]

The Memphis Grizzlies certainly didn’t wish to be in the play-in tournament, but after a rather up-and-down season, they can’t do anything but embrace the pressure that comes with it. Fortunately for them, they’ll be playing a San Antonio Spurs team that has largely struggles as well this 2020-21. Not even the genius of Coach […]

Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks knows that New York Knicks fans have been rejoicing all season. After a long eight years of missing the NBA postseason, the franchise clinched the fourth seed in Sunday afternoon’s victory over the Boston Celtics. For fans, this is a major milestone. But for head coach Tom Thibodeau, there’s […]

The New Orleans Saints, fresh off the 2021 NFL draft, are about to enter life after Drew Brees. The future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback officially retired from the NFL following the conclusion of the 2020-21 campaign. With a tandem under center slated to replace Brees, it remains to be seen how New Orleans […]

The Los Angeles Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks will meet once again in the first round of the playoffs, but this time as the fourth and fifth seeds. It seems as though the Mavs and Luka Doncic have improved over the course of the season. The Clippers, meanwhile, have strayed away from elite status by […]

The San Antonio Spurs are ready to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in the play-in game. Head coach Greg Popovich has coached in many big games and that will help the Spurs tremendously. The Grizzlies on the other hand are a very young team lacking playoff experience which will make it tough for them to […]

The Sacramento Kings were always one of the worst-run franchises in the NBA. Now, with the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns rising from mediocrity in 2021, it is beyond obvious that the KANGZ are the worst of the lot. Sacramento has reportedly decided to retain head coach Luke Walton for next season, a move […]

The NBA playoffs are upon us and we almost have the full bracket locked in. The NBA play-in tournament will start Tuesday and the featured game will be the Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics. The winner gets the No. 7 seed and will advance to take on the Brooklyn Nets. The loser plays the […]

You should only expect great things when you’re literally named after the great Mike Tyson. In this case, Tyson Fury has clearly surpassed expectations as he has asserted his dominance in the world of boxing as well, building up an impressive net worth in 2021 in the process. Tyson Fury’s net worth in 2021 (estimate): […]

Texas Tech Red Raiders guard Mac McClung has signed with an agent and will enter the 2021 NBA draft. Who is the closest comparison for McClung as he prepares to begin his NBA career? McClung has had a rather curious journey as an NBA prospect. He was previously a top football recruit out of Gate […]

The Baltimore Ravens came up short yet again in their title aspirations as they previously succumbed to the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Divisional Round last season. Heading to 2021, the Ravens are expected to emerge as another strong playoff contender with quarterback Lamar Jackson leading the team’s attack once more. Even with their star […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks will head to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers in the opener of a three-game set on Monday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Diamondbacks-Dodgers prediction and pick. Arizona seems like a club that is in the middle of a free fall thanks to losses […]

The New York Mets head down to Georgia to take on the Atlanta Braves in a three-game set that opens on Monday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Mets-Braves prediction and pick. This is set to be an exciting National League East series between two clubs that are looking […]

It’s official. The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors will participate in the upper leg of the play-in tournament. The winner of Wednesday’s game will secure the seventh seed in the playoffs, while the loser will play the winner of the San Antonio Spurs-Memphis Grizzlies duel. It’s an odd sight to see LeBron James […]

The Indiana Pacers are set to play in the NBA play-in tournament with a big goal of making it in as the no. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference playoff picture. In order to make that happen, they will have to beat the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night and then face and defeat the loser […]

The Philadelphia Eagles are heading into a new era of football this season after making some major offseason changes. Among those changes was the decision to trade longtime starting quarterback Carson Wentz and moving on from head coach Doug Pederson. Jalen Hurts will be the franchise quarterback and Nick Sirianni was hired away from his […]

Coming off of a 10-6 season the Miami Dolphins are set up for another great season. Although the Dolphins didn’t make the playoffs this past year they showed the potential of the team. With a ton of great young talent, they have set themselves up for greatness. The Miami Dolphins narrowly missed the playoffs this […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are ending their season by matching up against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Bulls prediction and pick. The Bucks have won eight of their last 10 games and three consecutive games en route to the third seed in the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are visiting Chesapeake Energy Arena to face the Oklahoma City Thunder on the final day of the regular season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Clippers-Thunder prediction and pick. The Clippers currently hold the fourth seed with a record of 47-24 after winning five of their […]

The Charlotte Hornets will head to the nations capital to take on the Washington Wizards on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Wizards prediction and pick. We have another “playoff scenario” as these two clubs have already clinched their respective play-in births and now have a crucial battle […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be in New Orleans to take on the Pelicans on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Pelicans prediction and pick. In their eyes, Los Angeles has everything to lose in this game. If they win and the Portland Trail Blazers fall, the Lakers […]

The Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks will clash to end the season on Sunday afternoon. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Knicks prediction and pick. New York controls its destiny for the fourth seed and home court advantage in the first round of the postseason. Boston is locked […]

The final day of the NBA regular season is upon us! And with that, an array of NBA play-in tournament scenarios remain on the line in both the Eastern and Western Conference. Here’s a simple breakdown of how the chips will fall based on the results. Eastern Conference Current standings: 7.) Boston Celtics 36-35 8.) […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will enter the 2021 postseason with higher expectations than last season. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Tyronn Lue’s team is healthy and playing together at the right time. With only one game remaining — Sunday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder — the Clippers have two teams they can face in the […]

The Phoenix Suns take on the San Antonio Spurs on the last day of the NBA’s regular season, and there are seeding ramifications involved in this game. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Spurs prediction and pick. These two teams battled on the first night of a back-to-back baseball series, […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will head out to the Bay Area to take on the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Grizzlies-Warriors prediction and pick. Although both teams have clinched their play-in berths, this game features the first true taste of the postseason. With […]

Following a 7-9 season the Carolina Panthers have changed so much of their roster. The Panthers traded away quarterback Teddy Bridgewater after acquiring quarterback Sam Darnold. Darnold was the 3rd overall pick by the New York Jets in 2018 and a new situation will benefit both him and the Panthers. Carolina has so much young […]

The 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, which means the Boston Bruins and the Washington Capitals are all set to begin what should be a high-octane first-round series. Check out the latest NHL odds for this game plus our Bruins Capitals prediction and pick. The Bruins-Capitals split their eight matchups in the regular season, […]

The reigning Super Bowl LV champions in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are looking to defend their title next season as they successfully brought back all 22 of their starters from their 2020 championship roster. However, the Bucs did have some questionable decisions in the 2021 NFL Draft which might have an implication on the balance […]

The Indiana Pacers will host the Los Angeles Lakers in Indianapolis on Saturday afternoon. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Pacers prediction and pick. Here’s how sportsbooks have set the Lakers-Pacers odds. NBA Odds: Lakers-Pacers Odds Los Angeles Lakers  -7 (-110) Indiana Pacers  +7 (-110) Over  Points (-110) Under  Points (-110) […]

The Toronto Raptors travel to Texas to take on the Dallas Mavericks for the second time this season on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Raptors hold an overall record of 27-43, and they are 30-39-1 against the spread. Toronto is coming off […]

Tony La Russa is the old head overseeing Chicago White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech’s return from Tommy John surgery. That should be troubling for White Sox fans. Kopech has flashed undeniable talent early in the 2021 campaign after being sidelined for the entirety of the 2019 season and opting to sit out last summer. He […]

The Los Angeles Lakers caught a huge break on Thursday night as the Portland Trail Blazers choked away a late lead against the Phoenix Suns. Damian Lillard put the Blazers up by three with about 30 seconds left to play: Lillard and clutch shots name a better duo pic.twitter.com/c3UtBwxqE8 — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 14, 2021 […]