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The NBA Season starts in less than a month! Check out our NBA odds series as we hand out a Sacramento Kings over/under win total prediction and pick. The Kings had a very good season last year, and it was a lot of fun to watch. Sacramento finished the season 48-34, and they were the […]

The Utah Jazz are an intriguing team heading into 2023-24 NBA training camp. Utah made some changes this offseason by acquiring John Collins via trade. They also had three first-round picks, selecting Keyonte George, Brice Sensabaugh, and Taylor Hendricks. The Jazz have a talented young team led by Lauri Markkanen. Markkanen had a breakout season, […]

Fresh off of a 44-38 season but a disappointing second-round exit in the playoffs to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Golden State Warriors enter this new season with lofty expectations regarding their projected win total.  With the exit of legendary General Manager Bob Myers, many people did not know what to expect from Golden State […]

Arguably, no other team’s additions have been talked about more this off-season than that of the Los Angeles Lakers, and all of these moves are reflected in their win total projections. The Lakers have the fourth-highest projected win total in the Western Conference this year, with a line set at 47.5. Second-year head coach Darvin Ham […]

In the Eastern Conference, it’s the Milwaukee Bucks, the Boston Celtics, and everybody else. The Bucks and Celtics enter the 2023-24 NBA season as the best teams in the East. If there was a question earlier in the offseason, the Damian Lillard and Jrue Holiday trades left no doubt. Should the Bucks or the Celtics […]

The Charlotte Hornets are excited to see where the 2023-24 season goes after a great media day. There’s a lot of hype and excitement around LaMelo Ball & Brandon Miller. Two guys who are looked at to be the faces of the franchise and take this team to new heights that it hasn’t seen before. […]

Philadelphia 76ers basketball is right around the corner and, more than ever before in the Joel Embiid era, fans are not ready for the season to begin. A miserable offseason from the Sixers has their fans ready to tune the team out for good, especially with James Harden still wanting out. The attitude of “wake […]

The optimism oozing from the Charlotte Hornets players and coaches is refreshing after the media festivities. After a rough 27-55 record in the 2022-23 season, everyone seems determined to avoid having back-to-back bad seasons. The young players are excited to get going, but the veterans have a different swag to them heading into this season. […]

The Detroit Pistons were hit hard by injuries a season ago. Not only were they dealing with constant change in their frontcourt, but former first overall pick Cade Cunningham only played in 12 total games due to a shin injury that he had season-ending surgery on. Heading into the 2023-24 season, the Pistons are once […]

The 2023-24 season figures to be an exciting one for fans of the San Antonio Spurs, for they will finally be able to witness their prized prospect, Victor Wembanyama, make his much-anticipated debut. Wembanyama, the first overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft, should be a game-changing presence for a Spurs team in need of […]

It was a refreshingly breezy 2023-24 Media Day for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers are proceeding one day at a time, but they’ll at least open training camp as an inarguable championship contender, armed with versatile, culture-fitting players either locked into contracts or playing for new ones. The roster is fully-healthy, balanced, and cohesive […]

The Damian Lillard trade saga finally ended last week, and has sprouted multiple tentacles as a result. The first of which was the blockbuster itself, which saw the Portland Trail Blazers trade their franchise icon to the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team trade that netted the Blazers Jrue Holiday, Deandre Ayton, Toumani Camara, an unprotected […]

NBA training camp begins tomorrow, and that means the 2023-24 season is right around the corner. Yet, before the upcoming season starts, the Boston Celtics sounded off at Media Day. There was no shortage of things to talk about for the C’s, as they had an incredibly busy offseason. To start, the front office dealt […]

Nic Claxton was one of the Brooklyn Nets’ few bright spots during an otherwise bleak 2022-23 season. The 24-year-old emerged as one of the NBA’s top perimeter-defending centers while making significant strides as a rim protector. Claxton tied Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr. for the league lead in stocks (steals + blocks) […]

The Sacramento Kings recently ended their 16-year playoff skid during the 2022-23 season when they took the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors to seven games in their first-round series. While they came up short of advancing to the Western Conference Semifinals, last season proved to be a huge success for head coach Mike Brown […]

For years, Chris Paul faced off against the Golden State Warriors while competing for a championship in the playoffs. This has led to Paul have zero championship rings and the Warriors having four of them since 2015. After being bitter rivals, Paul can now call Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green his teammates. The […]

The Golden State Warriors’ quest to win back-to-back titles fell short last season, as the Dubs lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals. With Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green once again running things in the Bay Area, as well as Chris Paul joining the title hunt, the Warriors will […]

The start of the 2023-24 NBA season is just three weeks away, but before we know it, the 2024 Summer Olympics will be here. There has been a lot of talk about which stars would be participating in the upcoming Olympics for USA Basketball and during NBA Media Day on Monday, quite a few notable […]

Who is the best player in the NBA? This is a question basketball fans debate every single year, and it’s one that often has no right answer. MVP candidates such as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry and LeBron James are obviously amongst the best of the best, but one player cannot win […]

DeMar DeRozan enters Media Day and training camp for the Chicago Bulls on an expiring contract. With other stars around the league receiving new contracts and extensions this offseason, DeRozan recently turned 34 and there’s no telling what the future holds for him. The Bulls, an organization who oftentimes take their time when it comes […]

The Phoenix Suns might have their best team ever on the floor this season. The Suns will be led by superstars Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, both of whom are considered top-10 players. They traded for three-time All-Star Bradley Beal this summer and will be coached by former NBA champion Frank Vogel. The Suns will […]

Kevin Porter Jr.’s status with the Houston Rockets has been in question ever since he was arrested for allegations of domestic assault. On Monday at Rockets Media Day, general manager Rafael Stone gave an update on Porter’s status, claiming that the former first-round pick would not be back with the team. “The allegations are deeply […]

The Philadelphia 76ers, ever since their fateful defeat to the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 2021 NBA playoffs, have fallen on hard times. Ben Simmons was unable to recover from the infamy of passing up on a layup in the dying moments of Game 7 against the Hawks, leading to his eventual […]

All offseason long, it just seemed like a matter of time before the Miami Heat were going to acquire Damian Lillard and send former Sixth Man of the Year Tyler Herro packing. Ever since Lillard requested his trade from the Portland Trail Blazers on July 1, all signs pointed towards him joining the Heat. This […]

Who will be the team’s starting five this season? Every single coach in the NBA seems to get asked this question as training camp begins and that did not change at Media Day on Monday for New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau. The Knicks are coming off of a successful 2022-23 campaign in which […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and president Daryl Morey have been dealing with drama surrounding James Harden for months. It is now Media Day and the start of training camp, yet there is no telling as to what the immediate future holds for the former league MVP. With all of the chatter surrounding Harden being unhappy that […]

The Brooklyn Nets are entering training camp ahead of the 2023-24 season with a much different vibe than in recent years with starpower such as Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. This year, the Nets are focused on growth and opportunity, as a new era has begun with Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson as the young […]

The 2023-24 Los Angeles Lakers gather for Media Day on Monday, with training camp set to get underway on Tuesday. For the first time in years, the Lakers are entering camp with an exciting, deep squad with established chemistry — and utterly devoid of drama. Expectations are as high as they’ve been in LeBron’s six […]

The first Sunday of October was a weird day for Boston sports fans. The New England Patriots got throttled by the Dallas Cowboys to fall to 1-3 on the season. The Boston Red Sox ended their disappointing 2023 campaign with a resounding victory shortly after the tragic passing of legendary knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. But for […]

It’s been a big few days for the Portland Trail Blazers. After they at long last secured a trade for one of the greatest players to ever don their jersey in Damian Lillard, they moved on Jrue Holiday – who they secured in the Lillard trade – and acquired Malcolm Brogdon in the process. They’ve […]

The NBA’s Eastern Conference has undergone a significant shake-up in recent days, after Damian Lillard joined the Milwaukee Bucks and Jrue Holiday departed for Portland, only to be almost immediately traded to the Boston Celtics. Now, these two modern-day powerhouses of the East will enter the 2023-24 season as notably different teams to what they […]

The Boston Celtics just propelled themselves into possible title favorites with their Sunday trade for All-Star point guard Jrue Holiday. After the Celtics traded Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies and with rumors that Malcolm Brogdon was upset following the failed trade with the Los Angeles Clippers, the Celtics were seemingly in need of starting […]

The Boston Celtics have completed a trade for star point guard Jrue Holiday from the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Celtics traded Malcolm Brogdon, Robert Williams, a 2024 first-round pick (via Golden State), and an unprotected 2029 first-round pick to the Blazers in exchange for Jrue Holiday. The Celtics are […]

The NBA season is back, and the Brooklyn Nets are looking to stay competitive in the tough Eastern Conference. We’re here to share our NBA odds series and make a Nets over/under win total prediction for the 2023 season. The Nets went 45-37 in a year filled with turmoil. Initially, they started the year with […]

The NBA season is upon us, and the Atlanta Hawks are gearing up for another season. We’re here to share our NBA odds series while making a Hawks over/under win total prediction for the 2023 season. The Hawks went 41-41 last season, finishing seventh in the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, their season ended prematurely for them […]

The Atlanta Hawks had an eventful offseason, with the 2023 NBA Draft being a significant highlight. They selected Kobe Bufkin from the University of Michigan with the 15th pick and Seth Lundy from Penn State with the 46th pick. Bufkin, in particular, was considered a steal as he was projected to be a top 10 […]

Reggie Bullock had a rough start to his NBA career, but he found his niche and role with the Detroit Pistons, and then the New York Knicks in the 2020-21 season. Bullock ended up moving to the Dallas Mavericks the year after, but he did not experience a similar kind of success. The Mavericks traded […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have yet to tipoff training camp, but they’re already dealing with injuries. Their lineup is decimated as Trey Murphy III, Jose Alvarado and Larry Nance Jr. are not expected to be ready by the time official preparation for 2023-24 begin on October 5th, so the Pelicans will be missing three integral […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had a successful 2022-23 NBA season, finishing with a 51-31 record and clinching the East’s fourth seed in the playoffs. However, with the 2023-24 season on the horizon, the Cavs must make some bold moves to improve their chances of winning a championship. In this article, we will discuss two way-too-early trades […]