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It wasn’t too long ago when a lot of people thought Russell Westbrook’s best days in the NBA were over. After a forgettable stint with the Houston Rockets, the All-Star point guard was traded to the Washington Wizards for John Wall. What followed was a horrible first half of the season that led Westbrook’s squad […]

The Dallas Mavericks will head out to the Bay Area to take on the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Mavericks-Warriors prediction and pick. Dallas is 5-5 in their last 10 games and will be looking to turn a corner with a big win […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will travel to Indiana to take on the Pacers on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-Pacers prediction and pick. Portland has lost five straight and eight of its last 10 games coming in. The Blazers have high expectations every season and will have […]

Portland Trail Blazers star point guard Damian Lillard is about as faithful as they come in the NBA. Since entering the league in 2012, Lillard has put the Blazers on his back carrying them each season. He has become the face of the franchise. This season, he has been averaging 28.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are once again contenders to win an NBA championship. With the combination of two All-Stars in Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, alongside other contributing factors, the Clips have remained consistent as a top team in the Western Conference. However, the team has many questions to answer in the postseason, especially considering […]

The New England Patriots had a disappointing season in their first year without Tom Brady. Meanwhile, Brady went on to win the Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was clear they didn’t have enough talent on the offensive side of the ball as they finished 27th in the league in both yards and […]

Getting warmer. The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t set a target date for LeBron James to return to the lineup, and the organization has provided few details on his recovery. Officially, the message was more of the same from Frank Vogel on Monday. In his pregame Zoom with reporters, the coach was asked to give an […]

On Sunday night, Steph Curry (85) shattered James Harden’s (82) record for most three-pointers in a month in a 117-113 win over the Sacramento Kings. This is absolutely insane, especially for a player who’s already had a historic month. Curry has reminded the world of why he was deserving to be the only unanimous MVP […]

We’re now racing towards the end of the regular season after kicking things off last December. By now, we’re getting a clear outlook on which rookies are excelling, with LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards leading the pack. At the same time, there are a couple of first-year players who aren’t living up to the hype […]

There are a few players in the NBA that will surely leave you in awe of how they play on the court. Whether it’s LeBron James’ definitive block on Andre Iguodala during the 2016 Finals or Damian Lillard’s iconic shot that sent Paul George and the Oklahoma City Thunder home in 2019, there’s always that […]

It was a case of another day, another NBA record for Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry. On Sunday night, in a 117-113 victory over the Sacramento Kings, Curry hit his 83rd 3-pointer for the month of April, surpassing Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden’s record for most 3-pointers made in a single month. With […]

Looking back at all the great bench players the Golden State Warriors have put on the court with Stephen Curry in recent years, it seems crazy to think this current bench is the best version of them all and could be dominant moving forward. While that notion is certainly a bit of a stretch, this […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will head down to Orlando to take on the Magic on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Magic prediction and pick. Los Angeles has struggled down the stretch, losing three straight and four of their last five games coming in. They have to be […]

The Phoenix Suns head to the Big Apple to take on the New York Knicks on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Knicks prediction and pick. The New York Knicks have been the hottest story in basketball as they are currently riding a nine-game winning streak coming into […]

The Chicago Bulls will head down to South Beach to take on the Miami Heat on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bulls-Heat prediction and pick. The Bulls will be looking for revenge in this game as they lost to this same Heat team just two nights ago. […]

The Chicago Cubs will travel to Atlanta to take on the Braves in the first of a four-game set on Monday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Cubs-Braves prediction and pick. Both teams have struggled of late as each has lost their last two games and both have struggled […]

Sometimes, things just don’t make any sense. On Sunday, Orlando Magic guard Devin Cannady’s NBA journey took a horrific turn as the 24-year-old suffered a tragic leg injury in the opening quarter of their game against the Indiana Pacers. Cannady was taken out on a stretcher after landing awkwardly while challenging a lay-up on the […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have fallen out of the top half of the Western Conference playoff picture after a disappointing run over these past few weeks. They are currently riding a five-game skid, which has pulled them down all the way to the seventh spot in the West. If the season ends now, Damian Lillard […]

The 2021 NFL draft needs to be better in Wisconsin. For the second straight season, the Green Bay Packers fell one game shy of the Super Bowl. They have finished 13-3 in both seasons under head coach Matt LaFleur but keep falling short. While it may have been a disappointing finish the past two seasons, […]

The Sacramento Kings are headed to the Bay Area on Sunday to take on the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Kings-Warriors prediction and pick. The Warriors are coming off a huge win against the Denver Nuggets as they look to […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are beginning a four-game road trip on Sunday as they first visit State Farm Arena to face the Atlanta Hawks. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Hawks prediction and pick. The Bucks and Hawks are both coming off fresh double-digit wins against the Philadelphia […]

Sunday, the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers play the series finale of what has been an electric four-game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Dodgers prediction and pick. Los Angeles is off to the best start in baseball, currently standing at 15-6. If you put $100 on every […]

The Phoenix Suns will be seeking to even their regular-season series against the Brooklyn Nets, who beat them in the initial meeting back in February. With that said,  it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Suns-Nets prediction and pick. The Suns are one of the best teams against the spread this season […]

The Los Angeles Lakers played the Dallas Mavericks Thursday night. They will stay in Big D and play Saturday night on national television (ABC, 8:40 Eastern). It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Lakers are 35-24 in the NBA standings, and they are 28-31 against the spread. […]

The Atlanta Falcons are fresh off of another very disappointing season in 2020. When everything was said and done, they ended the season with a 4-12 record which placed them last in the NFC South. That was a disappointing finish, but they have a chance to add more crucial young talent to the roster in […]

The first fight on the main card of UFC 261 is a thriller. Anthony Smith is a true veteran in the UFC, as he’ll be participating in his 51st professional fight on Saturday night. He takes one of the UFC’s rising stars in Jimmy Crute, who plans to put himself on the map in the […]

With the main card of UFC 261 stacked beyond belief, Uriah Hall and Chris Weidman face off in a highly anticipated Middleweight bout. Hall is currently ranked ninth in the division while Weidman is ranked 11th. They each look to climb up the board and improve their chances of fighting for the title down the […]

Being one of three title fights on the UFC 261 main card, Valentina Shevchenko vs Jéssica Andrade aims to be a prolific matchup. Shevchenko is known for her vicious knee attacks and Muy Thai background, while Andrade is a natural striker. The women’s Flyweight title is up for grabs in this highly anticipated title fight. […]

UFC 261 is stacked with three title fights on the night. The co-main event is going to be a heated contest between Weili Zhang and Rose Namajunas, as the two women fight for the Strawweight belt. Zhang is looking for her third title defense in a row, while Namajunas is aiming to reclaim the belt […]

UFC 261 is one of the biggest cards of the year, as Kamaru Usman takes on Jorge Masvidal in a highly anticipated rematch. The main event can be seen on ESPN+ via pay-per-view, starting at 10 pm Eastern. The first time these two fought, Usman walked away victorious after controlling the Octagon throughout the match. […]

Draymond Green has got to be one of the weirdest players in NBA history. His scoring prowess has never been up to snuff with his fellow greats on the Golden State Warriors, and it has devolved to be downright bad in recent years. Yet, somehow, he has managed to establish and keep his status as […]

The Green Bay Packers need to put together a good draft this year and Brian Gutekunst knows that he will need to bring in a good four or five players who can play a role immediately. After a very quiet offseason, the Packers need to add young talent to their roster. Thankfully, there are a […]

The Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers are both riding a losing streak as they prepare for their meeting in Portland’s Moda Center on Friday. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Grizzlies-Blazers prediction and pick. The Grizzlies are currently on a two-game losing streak. If the season […]

The Miami Heat are traveling slightly west to Atlanta for a game against the Hawks tonight. The teams are separated by only one game in the standings so this game could have important implications for the playoff standings. Let’s continue our NBA Odds Series and make a Heat-Hawks prediction. Both teams will have a heavy […]

The NFL made some noise on Friday when the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens struck a blockbuster deal involving Orlando Brown and six draft picks. The Ravens are getting the No. 31 pick as part of the trade, giving them two first-round picks in the 2021 NFL Draft. They also have the 27th pick. […]

The Boston Celtics travel to New York tonight to face off against the Brooklyn Nets for the third time this season. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Nets prediction and pick. The Celtics currently hold a record of 32-27 overall and 30-29 against the spread. Boston is coming off an impressive […]

The Houston Rockets will host the Los Angeles Clippers in their home arena, The Toyota Center,  in what is expected to be a lopsided battle between two NBA franchises heading in the opposite direction. In the latest meeting between these two Western Conference rivals on April 9th, the LA Clippers earned an easy 126-109 victory. […]

The Charlotte Hornets have been sliding down the Eastern Conference standings since LaMelo Ball fractured his wrist a little over a month ago. Before the injury, the Hornets were the No. 5 seed with the potential to move up to the No. 4 seed. Now, the Hornets find themselves slotted at the eighth spot and […]

The New England Patriots missed the playoffs last season after years of being accustomed to competing for the Super Bowl. Cam Newton replaced Tom Brady as the starting quarterback and while he had his moments of stardom, he left a lot to be desired. Now, the team has been spending big money in free agency […]