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James Harden has established himself as one of the best players in NBA history. He had a pretty pedestrian start to his career coming off the bench for the Oklahoma City Thunder. But while Harden did win a Sixth Man of the Year Award, no one saw him becoming the elite stud he is today […]

The Houston Rockets will square off against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Rockets-Lakers prediction and pick. This will be the final meeting between these two teams this season. The Lakers took the first two games of the season series […]

The Atlanta Hawks will play host to the Washington Wizards at the State Farm Arena on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Wizards-Hawks prediction and pick. This will be the second meeting between these two teams in the past three days. Atlanta secured a thrilling one-point victory in […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are accustomed to relying on two players to deliver in the clutch. However, in the team’s wildest and gutsiest win of 2020-21 — a grueling 101-99 overtime triumph over the New York Knicks at Staples Center — it wasn’t Anthony Davis nor LeBron James who made the two biggest plays; it […]

Without Jamal Murray in the fold, the Denver Nuggets’ championship hopes might be in jeopardy. After all, Murray was instrumental in the team’s impressive playoff campaign last season–which included back-to-back 3-1 comebacks. The Nuggets still have Nikola Jokic, who’s having another MVP-caliber year. It’s safe to expect him to bring his A-game night in and […]

Following a return to being a competitive football team this past season, the Miami Dolphins look poised to build on their run in 2021. After going 10-6 this past campaign and narrowly missing out on the playoffs, the roster got better through free agency and the 2021 NFL Draft. Although the offseason was great overall, […]

The New York Jets did relatively well in this year’s NFL Draft but as always, it came with a few calculated risks. They finally found their potential franchise quarterback after selecting Brigham Young prospect Zach Wilson as the second overall pick, filling a gaping need of the squad. They also acquired a handful of extra […]

The New England Patriots are known for winning and doing so by developing talent from seemingly every possible avenue. Whether it is through the NFL Draft, undrafted free agents, veteran free agents or the trade market, it just always appears as though Bill Belichick is a step ahead of the rest of the league. With […]

The New York Giants were involved in probably the biggest transaction in the 2021 NFL Draft, striking a trade with the Chicago Bears that saw the Bears choose their quarterback of the future in Justin Fields. With the Giants picking up an extra first-round selection next year (along with other compensation), they ended up moving […]

The Buffalo Bills were better than every other AFC team except one in the 2020 NFL season. This should have shaped their approach to the 2021 NFL draft, but it didn’t seem to. That point deserves to be explained in greater depth and detail. Bills NFL draft mistakes: 2. Not trading down more often  The […]

The Oakland Athletics are in a tough position as they look to get a deal done to stay in Oakland. According to the MLB, they have been working for about 4 years trying to get stadium plans approved. According to ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan, the organization has asked for the proposed project to be […]

The Green Bay Packers are without question in an offseason that could make or break the future of their franchise. Aaron Rodgers and the franchise have had a ton of drama this offseason, with reports going as far as to say that the Denver Broncos were as close to finalizing a trade for the reigning […]

The Seattle Seahawks and head coach Pete Carroll needed to make Russell Wilson happier and safer in the 2021 NFL draft. One can make a convincing argument the team and coach did not do everything possible to help their superstar quarterback. On that basis alone, one can reasonably view Seattle’s draft as a failure under […]

When the Indianapolis Colts selected running back Jonathan Taylor out of Wisconsin with the No. 41 overall pick in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, everyone knew that they were getting a special talent. Even though they didn’t “need” a running back, the Colts knew that passing him up would be a massive […]

The Detroit Pistons have spent the better part of the last decade mired in the bottom half of the league’s standings. Never good enough to avoid becoming first-round cannon fodder and never bad enough to earn a significant lottery pick, the Pistons have come to inhabit the dreaded No Man’s Land of NBA team-building; having […]

For weeks, national media predicted the Pittsburgh Steelers would select either Alabama’s Najee Harris or Clemson’s Travis Etienne in order to jumpstart their sputtering and depleted backfield. Now, the Black & Gold have their man in Harris, and there’s plenty of expectations he can be “The Guy” sooner rather than later. Let’s make some early […]

The New York Knicks face off against the Los Angeles Lakers for the second time this season in The City of Angels. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Knicks-Lakers prediction and pick. The Knicks currently hold an overall record of 38-30 and are 43-24-1 against the spread. New York is coming […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are on pace for yet another disappointing season in 2020/21 with just four games left. Tuesday’s matchup with the Detroit Pistons is a key one, but for a reason you may not think. Both teams are vying for a high pick in the 2021 NBA Draft and with a loss here, the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers take on the Indiana Pacers in an Eastern Conference matchup with everything on the line. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a 76ers-Pacers prediction and pick. The 76ers hold first place in the Eastern Conference with a 47-21 record. They’re currently on an impressive eight-game win streak and […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been fighting for their playoff lives for a month in a half. Currently, in the eighth spot, the Hornets seem to be a lock to compete in the play-in tournament and their first matchup would be against the Boston Celtics for a chance to secure the seventh seed. Despite a season-ending […]

The Denver Nuggets head over to the south to face off against the Charlotte Hornets. Both teams are making final efforts to raise their rankings for the postseason. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nuggets-Hornets prediction and pick. The Nuggets currently reside in fourth place in the Western Conference. With […]

When this season started, a lot of hype surrounded Zion Williamson and Ja Morant, two of the top rookies last season. Rightfully so, because they represent their respective franchise’s future and their best hope to contend. While everyone’s attention was directed at them, there was not nearly as much fanfare left for New York Knicks […]

The Green Bay Packers have had an intense offseason so far and aren’t even close to being done with it. Even though free agency and the 2021 NFL Draft have come and gone, there are still a lot of questions about what the Packers will look like in Week 1. Mainly, will Aaron Rodgers be […]

The Toronto Raptors will host the Los Angeles Clippers at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Clippers-Raptors prediction and pick. This will be the second and final meeting between these two teams this season. The Clippers defeated the Raptors by five […]

Another Sacramento Kings season without a playoff berth (barring a miracle) is drawing to a close, and it’s finishing up even more disappointing for De’Aaron Fox, who hasn’t played in three weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. The Kings have actually played reasonably well without Fox of late, but they’re still three games back of the […]

The Chicago Bulls will host the Brooklyn Nets at the United Center on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Bulls prediction and pick. Chicago defeated Brooklyn by eight points in the previous matchup back in April. Chicago will need to replicate that performance as the Bulls are hanging […]

The Golden State Warriors will host the Phoenix Suns at the Chase Center on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Warriors prediction and pick. Phoenix is looking to cap off a three-game sweep of the Golden State Warriors this season. The Suns have won the first two games […]

In a couple of days, Kobe Bryant will soon be inducted into the Hall of Fame, adding another feather to the late legend’s long list of achievements. And although the Los Angeles Lakers’ icon has been gone for more than a year, his presence still reverberates across the league and to those who idolize him, […]

The Miami Heat will be in Beantown to take on the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Celtics prediction and pick. The season series between these two Eastern Conference clubs is dead even at one a piece coming into this third […]

Tristan Thompson may not have the best of reputations off the court, but what he does while on it has propelled him to one of the biggest earners in the entire NBA. Today, we’re going to take a gander at Tristan Thompson’s net worth in 2021. Currently, Thompson is already is in his first year […]

The Boston Celtics amassed a ton of hype entering the 2020-21 season amid the expected development of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. The two were named All-Stars which meant the hopes were reasonable. The Celtics as a team, however, teetered between a mid-tier squad to a team barely making it to the NBA Playoffs. As […]

The Indianapolis Colts made a big move last offseason to sign veteran quarterback Philip Rivers in free agency, but that didn’t get them past the Wild Card round of the playoffs. After one season with the franchise, Rivers decided to retire. That led to the team needing a new starting quarterback, and they went out […]

Just when things couldn’t get worse for the Boston Celtics, they did. It was announced Monday afternoon that Boston star Jaylen Brown will be sidelined the rest of the season due to a wrist injury. Brown recently missed the Celtics’ last three games before it was announced that he would be out for the the […]

Jaylen Brown’s injury was a big blow for the Boston Celtics as he is out for the rest of the season with a torn wrist ligament. He was in the midst of the best season of his career, making his first NBA All-Star Game. Although Brown is out for the remainder of the campaign, the […]

Following a playoff appearance for the Washington Football Team, the young and talented roster got better. While you may not think of them as a playoff team as they finished 7-9 to win the NFC East, they are one. Last season it was evident this young group had potential especially on the defensive side of […]

The San Francisco 49ers made national headlines with their No. 3 pick, but their 2021 NFL draft might be remembered as a success for other reasons. Let’s look at how the 49ers found value in this NFL draft. Remember that they got George Kittle in the fifth round, once upon a time. 49ers NFL draft […]

The New York Jets plainly did not give Sam Darnold the resources he needed to become a quality NFL quarterback. They decided to start fresh under center, but the wisdom of their 2021 NFL draft lay more in the decisions which followed the Zach Wilson pick. Jets NFL draft chess moves: 3. Elijah Moore at […]

With the quarterback controversy going on within the Green Bay Packers organization, we have finally gotten information about Jordan Love. Superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been in trade rumors since the NFL Draft and the Packers have yet to see Love in a game. With no preseason this past year, they have only seen him […]

The Dallas Cowboys did something at the 2021 NFL draft which few other teams were willing or able to do. That forms the basis for this examination of the best things Jerry Jones and his war room did from April 29 through May 1. Cowboys NFL draft chess moves: 2. Taking Jabril Cox at No. […]