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The NBA trade deadline is only a couple of weeks away and the Houston Rockets look to be a team that might be making a couple of moves. It’s not so much that they’re looking to add players to the team though. The Rockets are clearly in rebuilding mode and there are a couple of […]

The Denver Nuggets have been on a tear lately. They have won eight straight games and are now playing their best basketball of the whole season. Denver is currently holding a 32-13 win-loss record, which is the best in the Western Conference. There are many good things about the Nuggets’ current state as a team. […]

The Detroit Pistons 2022-23 season was over within the first month of the campaign. Franchise cornerstone Cade Cunningham went out with a left shin injury on November 9 and has season-ending surgery shortly after. Now the team is in last place in the Eastern Conference and has the most losses in the entire league. With […]

The Lakers host the Grizzlies for a fun battle on ESPN Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Lakers prediction and pick. The Memphis Grizzlies are the hottest team in the NBA right now, yes, even over the Boston Celtics. They are undefeated in 2023. Memphis has won 11 straight […]

An epic showdown between two of the hottest teams in the NBA  will put their winning ways to the test as the Oklahoma City Thunder make a business trip to “Sactown” to do battle with the Sacramento Kings. With that being said, let’s check out our NBA odds series where our Thunder-Kings prediction and pick will […]

The 2022-23 NBA season has officially hit its halfway mark, which means the clock is ticking for any game-changing moves. With the February 9th trade deadline getting closer and closer, contenders such as the New Orleans Pelicans could be active in the market as they try to find the final pieces to make a push […]

Serge Ibaka is the latest name to emerge on the trade market as the February 9th trade deadline approaches. Ibaka and the Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to send him to a new team. The veteran big man has only appeared in 16 games in 2022-23, away from the team for weeks. In limited minutes this […]

The shorthanded Brooklyn Nets will attempt to snap a four-game losing streak on the road as they prepare to take on the Utah Jazz. It is time to check out our NBA odds series where our Nets-Jazz prediction and pick will be made. Hit with a devastating injury to Kevin Durant that will see him miss […]

The NBA is a dream destination for many basketball players, given that it’s arguably the best basketball league in the world. While some basketball players chase the NBA dream, others get chased by NBA teams. Furthermore, some are talented enough to play in the NBA. Unfortunately, some of them simply made personal choices that resulted […]

Don’t look now, but an epic inter-league showdown is on tap this Friday as the Miami Heat travel to the Lone Star State to take on the Dallas Mavericks. Join us for our NBA odds series where our Heat-Mavericks prediction and pick will be revealed. Certainly finding their stride as of late, Miami has been on […]

The Indiana Pacers (23-23) visit the Denver Nuggets (32-13) on Friday night. Action tips off at 9:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pacers-Nuggets prediction, pick, and how to watch. Indiana has lost five straight games and dropped to ninth in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers covered 57% of their […]

The Washington Wizards are in an interesting spot as the trade deadline approaches. Washington sits in 12th place in the Eastern Conference with a 19-26 record. The Wizards’ front office has been unwilling to rebuild and sell their pieces but has been unable to surround Bradley Beal with a competitive roster. Washington has three All-Star […]

The Los Angeles Clippers (23-24) visit the San Antonio Spurs (14-31) on Friday night. Action tips off at  8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-Spurs prediction, pick, and how to watch. Los Angeles has lost three of their last four games but remains in eighth place in the Western […]

The Golden State Warriors (22-23) visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (28-18) on Friday night. Action kicks off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Cavaliers prediction, pick, and how to watch. Golden State is coming off an overtime loss to the Celtics last night and is clinging to the No. […]

Fans of the Sacramento Kings have long waited for their franchise to turn things around. The Kings have not made the postseason since 2006 – an incredible feat in a league where putrid teams earn the chance to draft top talent and where more than half of its teams make the playoffs. There was even […]

The New York Knicks (25-21) visit the Atlanta Hawks (23-22) on Friday night. Action kicks off at p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Hawks prediction, pick, and how to watch. New York has lost two straight games but remains in seventh place in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks covered 55% […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (26-19) visit the Orlando Magic (16-28) on Friday night. Action tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Magic prediction, pick, and how to watch. New Orleans has lost three of their last four games but remains in fourth place in the Western Conference. […]

It was known that the Brooklyn Nets would go as far as Kyrie Irving takes them with Kevin Durant sidelined by an MCL sprain. The Nets dropped the first three games of Durant’s absence, with Irving missing Tuesday’s loss in San Antonio. With Irving back in the lineup Thursday against the Phoenix Suns, the engines […]

Joel Embiid just cannot be stopped right now. The Philadelphia 76ers’ superstar big man is on a legendary scoring tear after making some tweaks to his game throughout the years and becoming less dependent on post-up plays. Instead, the Sixers star is attacking defenses more like a wing with face-up dribbles while still using his […]

The Utah Jazz moved both Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert in the same offseason, so it was expected for the Jazz to head toward the rebuilding phase. The return package they received for both stars was composed mainly of young assets and draft picks, so the expectation for them was to compete for the top […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder appear to be on the up and up. In fact, the Thunder have been blasting through their expected rebuilding timeline. Through 45 games in the 2022-23 campaign, they have already matched their win total two seasons ago in 72 games (22). These improvements from the Thunder have come even without one […]

You’ve seen players traded for cash and coaches traded for picks, but nothing will beat the time the Indiana Pacers traded an All-Star for a team’s marketing expert. In the middle of the 1982-1983 season, the Pacers were on pace for their worst finish in franchise history. After a series of bad trades for players […]

The Golden State Warriors fell to the Boston Celtics 121-118 in overtime on Thursday. Here are three key observations from the defending champions’ heart-breaking loss to their NBA Finals counterparts. Golden State dies by crunch-time three The missed three-pointer the Warriors will remember most from this heart-breaking loss came in the waning moments of regulation. […]

The Dallas Mavericks have been one of the most inconsistent teams this year. Their formula to success does not seem to be sustainable if they want to compete for an NBA championship in the next couple of years. Luka Doncic is on track for another top 5 MVP performance at the very least, but he […]

After a subpar start to the season, the Heat have successfully reentered the postseason picture. They have won seven of their last 10 games and currently sit atop the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference. Of course, they should continue improving the roster in the weeks to come. As such, here we will look at […]

The NBA is in full swing and Thursday night’s final scheduled matchup will feature the Portland Trail Blazers (21-23) hosting the visiting  Philadelphia 76ers (28-16). We continue our NBA odds series and assess our Sixers-Blazers prediction and pick. This game in the Moda Center will feature the first of the two match-ups between two teams […]

The Los Angeles Clippers haven’t had the start to the 2022-23 season that they were hoping for. They have struggled with injuries to key players and inconsistent play up and down their lineup all season long, and the result has been a 23-24 record, which is good for just eighth place in the Western Conference […]

The NBA regular season continues with an exciting game on Thursday night. The Minnesota Timberwolves (22-24) will host the Toronto Raptors (20-25) at the Target Center in Minneapolis. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Timberwolves prediction and pick. These two teams have had very similar seasons so far. The Minnesota Timberwolves […]

The Phoenix Suns (21-24) will host the Brooklyn Nets (27-16) Thursday night in a night where both teams will try to perform well despite the absences of their superstars. We continue our NBA odds series with a Nets-Suns prediction and pick. The Brooklyn Nets come into this matchup after a close loss to the tanking San […]

On Thursday night, viewers will be treated to a marquee matchup featuring two formidable beasts in both conferences. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Celtics prediction and pick. The Golden State Warriors (22-22) enter this game as road underdogs as they take on the top-seeded […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves paid a hefty price when they acquired D’Angelo Russell from the Golden State Warriors in February 2020, trading away Andrew Wiggins and the pick that became Jonathan Kuminga for his services. Russell’s career had been on the upswing at that point; he made the All-Star team in 2019 as the leading scorer […]

The NBA trade deadline is drawing closer with each passing day, and with many teams still in contention for a playoff spot as we begin the second half of the season, it’s looking like there could be some crazy moves that end up happening before the deadline strikes. One team that many folks are hoping […]

The Washington Wizards are in the middle of yet another uninspiring season; ever since their last postseason berth in 2018 with the John Wall and Bradley Beal-led core, they have made the postseason just once, a miracle second-half turnaround that culminated in a play-in tournament triumph. Even with that small consolation thanks to Russell Westbrook’s […]

The Chicago Bulls and the Detroit Pistons will meet in an international game as the divisional rivals face off at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France. We’re here to display our NBA Paris Game odds series as we make a Bulls-Pistons prediction and pick and tell you how to watch it. The Bulls are coming […]

Since his introductory press conference, Darvin Ham has oft-stated that his top priority as Los Angeles Lakers head coach is to healthily manage LeBron James’ workload. “We’re really, really player-health conscious,” Ham said in June. “That will be my No. 1 goal: to try to lessen some of the wear and tear on LeBron because […]

For the most part, LeBron James has been pleased with the Los Angeles Lakers’ recent quality of play, despite the fact that they’ve lost three of their past four games. The Lakers have turned the ball over a total of nine times over the past two games and lost those three games by a total […]

Signing a player in free agency is usually an investment for any sports team. Usually, a contract’s amount equates to a player’s ability to perform up to the team’s expectations. Because of this, it’s no surprise that the biggest stars in the NBA are also among the highest paid players. While some players who are […]

The Golden State Warriors and Charlotte Hornets are two NBA franchises that have found themselves intertwined over the past few years or so. Stephen Curry has always said that if he were to play for another franchise besides the Warriors, he would only do so if it were the Hornets. But there may not have […]

With the 2023 NBA trade deadline rapidly approaching, the Sacramento Kings have been mentioned in trade chatter quite a bit. The chatter has been more about who the Kings are looking to trade rather than players they’re interested in bringing in to upgrade the roster. Players like Harrison Barnes and Richaun Holmes have been two […]