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After a 5-9 start to the season that saw Steve Nash fired and Kyrie Irving suspended, the Brooklyn Nets have risen from the depths of the NBA to legitimate contender status. The Nets have won 18 of their last 20 games, the best stretch in franchise history, and now hold the league’s second-best record. However, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers (26-15) visit the Utah Jazz (20-23) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 9:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Cavaliers-Jazz prediction and pick. Cleveland has won four of its last five games and sits firmly in fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers covered 53% […]

The Charlotte Hornets (11-30) visit the Toronto Raptors (17-23) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Hornets-Raptors prediction and pick. Charlotte has lost four of their last five games to drop them to 14th in the Eastern Conference. The Hornets covered 46% of […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder (18-22) visit the Miami Heat (21-20) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 7:30 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Heat prediction and pick. Oklahoma City has won three of its last four games but still sits in 13th place in the Western Conference. The Thunder […]

The Detroit Pistons (11-32) visit the Philadelphia 76ers (24-15) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-76ers prediction and pick. Detroit has lost three of its last four games and remains in last place in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons covered 48% of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ five-game winning streak ended on Monday in a 122-109 loss to the top-seeded Denver Nuggets. The Lakers (19-22), playing without Western Conference Player of the Week LeBron James (ankle soreness) and a handful of other key contributors, were unsurprisingly outclassed by a full-strength Denver squad. Not a huge deal. “He listens […]

The Orlando Magic (15-25) visit the Sacramento Kings (20-18) on Monday night. Action tips off at 10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Kings prediction and pick. Orlando has won two of its last three games but remains in 13th place in the Eastern Conference. The Magic have covered 54% […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (19-21) visit the Denver Nuggets (26-13) on Monday night. Action tips off at 9:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Nuggets prediction and pick. Los Angeles has won five straight games to bump them into 11th place in the Western Conference. The Lakers have covered 45% […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ dream hot stretch nearly turned into a nightmare when Jimmy Butler fell into Kevin Durant’s knee during the third quarter of Sunday’s win over the Miami Heat. Durant attempted to stay in the game but ultimately asked to exit and was later ruled out due to the injury. Brooklyn announced Monday that […]

The San Antonio Spurs (13-27) visit the Memphis Grizzlies (26-13) on Monday night. Action tips off at 8:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Grizzlies prediction and pick. San Antonio has lost four of their last five games to drop them to 14th place in the Western Conference. The Spurs […]

The first week of 2023 has come and gone. With it, we have seen some shakeups in the NBA Power Rankings, with the Los Angeles Lakers suddenly surging up the standings in Week 13. Other teams like the New York Knicks and even the seemingly dysfunctional Minnesota Timberwolves and Chicago Bulls are making moves. Meanwhile, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks (25-14) visit the New York Knicks (22-18) on Monday night. Action tips of at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Bucks-Knicks prediction and pick. Milwaukee has won two of their previous three games and sits in third place in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks have covered […]

The Chicago Bulls (19-21) visit the Boston Celtics (28-12) on Monday night. Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Celtics prediction and pick. Chicago has won three straight games to bump them into ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls have covered 53% of their […]

LOS ANGELES — Despite a season-high 38 minutes from Kawhi Leonard, the Los Angeles Clippers dropped their sixth straight game on Sunday night to the Atlanta Hawks, 112-108. The game featured a new, surprising starting lineup by head coach Tyronn Lue, who inserted Terance Mann and Nicolas Batum in place of the healthy Reggie Jackson […]

After a thrilling 132-130 win over the Sacramento Kings at the Golden 1 Center on Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers (19-21) are on a five-game winning streak and sit two games back of the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference. The Lakers are 7-5 since Anthony Davis’ foot injury (8-5 including the game […]

Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have set the league on fire during a recent hot streak with Brooklyn. The Nets have won 17 of their last 19 with Durant and Irving averaging a combined 57.5 points per game during that span. Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra was asked about the Nets duo’s offensive brilliance […]

The Brooklyn Nets escaped Miami Sunday with a 102-101 last-second victory over the Heat, but it wasn’t without casualty as Kevin Durant suffered an injury that forced him out of the game. Nets forward Royce O’Neale scored on a putback off a Kyrie Irving miss before Jimmy Butler missed a layup at the buzzer to give […]

The Houston Rockets are on pace to have the worst record in the NBA again this season. Last season was an atrocious one for them as well, and it will still take a ton of time before they become relevant again as they continue their rebuilding process. Jalen Green and Jabari Smith Jr. are still […]

The Utah Jazz will play for the second day in a row as they face off with the Memphis Grizzlies at the FedEx Forum. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Jazz-Grizzlies prediction and pick. On Saturday, the Jazz fell 126-118  to the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Significantly, Lauri […]

The Washington Wizards are in the same category once again: not good enough to make noise in the playoffs but also not bad enough to have great odds at the No. 1 pick. It’s another season of Bradley Beal as the franchise cornerstone of the Wizards, but the future does not seem to be too […]

The Brooklyn Nets will travel to South Florida to face off with the Miami Heat on Sunday night at FTX Arena. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nets-Heat prediction and pick. On Friday night, the Nets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 108-102. Significantly, Kevin Durant led the way with 33 points […]

The Portland Trail Blazers look like they are going all-in on the postseason for 2022-23. Keep in mind that they had a pretty good start to the current season. And though they have hit some rough patches, the Blazers are still very much in the thick of the playoff race in the Western Conference. They […]

Nobody expected much from the Detroit Pistons this season. The bar was set quite low for this team, with most assuming they’d continue tanking for a shot at another marquee rookie in 2023. Well, so far, so good. The Pistons currently tote an 11-31 win-loss record. That’s good enough for last in their division and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers ended their last campaign on a disappointing note, but the offseason was a brilliant one for the front office as they added fantastic role players like De’Anthony Melton and P.J. Tucker. James Harden was willing to take a small pay cut to accommodate guys like Melton and Tucker because the flexibility of […]

A battle out west will take place under the lights as the Los Angeles Lakers square off with the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Let’s check out our NBA odds series where our Lakers-Kings prediction and pick will be made. After a resounding 130-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks that saw the Lakers extend their […]

The Dallas Mavericks host the New Orleans Pelicans for a divisional battle Saturday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Pelicans are coming off a tough loss to the Brooklyn Nets Friday night at home. The Nets won 108-102 and the Pels were in it all […]

The Orlando Magic kick off their weekend by making a trip to San Francisco to take on the Golden State Warriors on Saturday evening. Join us for our NBA odds series where our Magic-Warriors prediction and pick will be revealed. Seeking a season-sweep of the defending champs after the Magic were able to edge the Warriors […]

With the halfway point of the 2022-23 NBA season here and the February 9th trade deadline just over a month away, the Charlotte Hornets find themselves near the very bottom of the Eastern Conference standings. At 11-29, the Detroit Pistons are the lone team in the East with a worse record (11-31). There have been […]

On Saturday night, the Utah Jazz will travel to Illinois for a battle with the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series as we make a Jazz-Bulls prediction and pick. On Thursday night, the Jazz defeated the Houston Rockets 131-114 at the Toyota Center. Significantly, Lauri Markkanen went […]

According to Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, he still prioritizes competing for NBA championships. The conventional wisdom — shared by many folks in NBA circles — has always been that LeBron opted to sign with the Lakers for life reasons above all else. Yes, the Lakers have a glorious history of raising banners and […]

The Boston Celtics will travel to South Texas to face off with the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center on Saturday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Spurs prediction and pick. On Thursday, the Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks 124-95 at the American Airlines Center. Jayson Tatum led […]

Kyrie Irving has been one of the NBA’s top guards during an extended hot streak for the Brooklyn Nets, much to head coach Jacque Vaughn’s delight. Irving’s fourth-quarter brilliance in particular has jumped off the page during Brooklyn’s resurgence. The seven-time All-Star is leading the league in fourth-quarter scoring at 8.9 points per game. Irving […]

After a solid start to the 2022-23 NBA season in October, the San Antonio Spurs have gone all-in on tanking for Victor Wembanyama. In fact, the Spurs have gone 8-24 since November started and are currently second-to-the-last in the entire Western Conference. They are just 2.5 games ahead of in-state rivals the Houston Rockets. We’re […]

The Sacramento Kings are not following the script. They should be tanking not contending. Right now, the Kings carry a 20-17 win-loss record. That’s good enough to put them in, get this, first place overall in the Pacific Division. They are higher than BOTH Los Angeles teams, the Phoenix Suns, and the defending champion Golden […]

Can we really consider the Denver Nuggets title contenders? Well, they are tied for the best record in the Western Conference as of this writing. Both the Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies hold 25-13 win-loss records. On the flip side, this team has also lost to the likes of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, and Los […]

The 2023 NBA trade deadline is fast approaching, and it marks one of the last chances for struggling teams to save their seasons. And almost no team in the league needs a turnaround right now more than the Minnesota Timberwolves. After making the playoffs last season for just the second time in 18 years, the […]

The Hawks continue their road trip as they get set for two straight in LA! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Hawks-Lakers prediction and pick. The Hawks are coming off a great win over the mighty Sacramento Kings Wednesday night 120-117. After falling to the Golden State Warriors the game before […]

The Miami Heat are far from home as they get ready to play in the desert against the Phoenix Suns. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Suns prediction and pick. The Heat are coming off a miserable loss to the Los Angeles Lakers 112-109 last time out. Without LeBron James or […]

One of the more high-profile matchups of the day will take place in the Mile High City as the Cleveland Cavaliers put their winning ways on the line in a contest versus the one-seed out west in the Denver Nuggets. Let’s take an exclusive look at our NBA odds series where our Cavaliers-Nuggets prediction and pick […]