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The Denver Nuggets (14-10) visit the Portland Trail Blazers (13-11) on Thursday. Action tips off at 10:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Blazers prediction and pick. Denver has lost three consecutive games coming into tonight but still sits in fourth place in the Western Conference. The Nuggets are 11-13 […]

Before the Brooklyn Nets’ matchup with Charlotte Wednesday, Hornets head coach Steve Clifford was asked about facing Kevin Durant. Clifford developed a relationship with Durant while working with Brooklyn as a coaching consultant last season. The ninth-year head coach held the Nets forward in high regard when offering a player comparison. ”He’s a lot like […]

The Houston Rockets (7-17) visit the San Antonio Spurs (6-18) on Thursday. Action tips off at 8:40 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Rockets-Spurs prediction and pick. Houston has won two of their last three games yet still sit in 14th place in the Western Conference. The Rockets are 12-11 […]

The Los Angeles Clippers (14-12) visit the Miami Heat (11-14) on Thursday. Action tips off at 7:40 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-Heat prediction and pick. Los Angeles has lost two of their last three games and sits in ninth place in the Western Conference. The Clippers are 11-15 […]

As the 2022-23 NBA season recently passed the quarter mark, teams have a general idea of what they can accomplish this year. Whether it is to compete for a title or a playoff spot, or just stay in the lottery zone, some organizations might be very active in the NBA trade market in the upcoming […]

Tyrese Haliburton has been balling out and the Indiana Pacers are benefitting from the leap this guard is taking in the league. As a result, those in the hobby are paying more attention to his stock in the NBA card market as hopes of the second coming of Chris Paul are being seen in him. […]

The old saying in sports goes, “A win is a win is a win. The Brooklyn Nets picked up another Wednesday, their eighth in their last 11 games, 122-116 over the Charlotte Hornets. The Nets led by as many as 23 points before Charlotte cut the lead to two down the stretch. Three takeaways from […]

The short-handed Golden State Warriors fell in dramatic and depressing fashion on Wednesday night, losing 124-123 to the Utah Jazz after a turnover paved the way for a game-winning dunk just before the final buzzer. Here are three key reactions to the short-handed Warriors’ horrible yet overall encouraging defeat. Horrible loss, encouraging performance The Warriors […]

After a disastrous start to the season, the Los Angeles Lakers are finally starting to look like a formidable opponent. Sure, they are the 13th seed in the Western Conference, but they are just 5.5 games back of the first seed, and 2.5 games back from the seventh seed. The Western Conference table will look […]

After a couple of years since he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis is finally showing his true potential for the Purple and Gold. While the All-Star forward has been ravaged by injuries during the last few seasons, his recent streak of dominance has placed his team out of the bottom in […]

When the 2022-23 season first tipped-off, it appeared as if Paolo Banchero would be the early front-runner for the NBA’s Rookie of the Year Award. During summer league, the Orlando Magic shut him down after only two games, thoroughly impressed with that they had seen. In those two games, he put up close to 20 […]

Through the never-ending turmoil surrounding the Brooklyn Nets over the last three seasons, Kevin Durant has been the main constant in the team’s success night to night. Entering the latter stage of his career while coming off a torn Achilles, Durant’s workload has only increased throughout his time in Brooklyn. That trend has continued this […]

The Washington Wizards are in the one place that NBA teams hate to be in: ‘no man’s land.’ That’s that grey area between not being bad enough to grab a high draft pick, and not being good enough to actually do anything significant in the playoffs. The Wizards are currently 11-13 and in 10th place […]

The Chicago Bulls are drowning. A 9-14 record, 12th place in the Eastern Conference, while winning just three of their last 10 games? Yikes. Something really needs to change. The Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly internally discussed a trade that would send DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic to La La Land. In this hypothetical trade, […]

The Phoenix Suns host the Boston Celtics for an interconference battle! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Suns prediction and pick. Not many are aware, but this could be a potential NBA Finals preview. The Phoenix Suns ended last season with the No. 1 record in the Western Conference before being […]

The Boston Celtics are 25 games into their 2022-23 campaign, and what a fantastic start it has been. At 20-5, the Celtics sit atop the NBA standings with the league’s best record, and much of that is due to the stellar play of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. But in addition to Boston’s burgeoning superstars, […]

The Golden State Warriors (13-12) visit the Utah Jazz (14-12). Action tips off at 9:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Warriors-Jazz prediction and pick. Golden State has gone 2-2 over their last four games and sits in tenth place in the Western Conference. The Warriors are 11-14 against the […]

The Indiana Pacers (13-11) visit the Minnesota Timberwolves (11-12). Action tips off at 8:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pacers-Timberwolves prediction and pick. Indiana has lost three of their last four games but is coming off a big win against Golden State and still sits in fifth place in […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder (11-13) visit the Memphis Grizzlies (15-9). Action tips off at 8:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Grizzlies prediction and pick. Oklahoma City has won three consecutive games but still sits in 12th place in the Western Conference. The Thunder are 15-9 against the spread while […]

The Detroit Pistons will travel to take on the New Orleans Pelicans in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the Smoothie King Center. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Pistons-Pelicans prediction and pick, laid out below. Detroit has suffered to a 7-19 record, 14th […]

The Sacramento Kings will travel to take on the Milwaukee Bucks in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the Fiserv Forum. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Kings-Bucks prediction and pick, laid out below. Sacramento has surged to a 13-9 record this season, fourth place […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (10-13) visit the Toronto Raptors (12-12). Action tips off at 7:40 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Raptors prediction and pick. Los Angeles has won three of their last four games but still sits in 13th place in the Western Conference. The Lakers are 10-13 against […]

The Washington Wizards will travel to take on the Chicago Bulls in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the United Center in the Windy City. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Wizards-Bulls prediction and pick, laid out below. Washington is currently on a three-game losing […]

The Los Angeles Clippers (14-11) take on the Orlando Magic (5-20). Action tips off at 7:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-Magic prediction and pick. Los Angeles has lost two of their last three games but still sits in sixth place in the Western Conference. The Clippers are 11-14 […]

The Atlanta Hawks will travel to take on the New York Knicks in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the historic Madison Square Garden. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Hawks-Knicks prediction and pick, laid out below. Atlanta has gone 13-11 this season, fourth place […]

The Charlotte Hornets will travel to take on the Brooklyn Nets in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the Barclays Center. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Hornets-Nets prediction and pick, laid out below. Charlotte has suffered to a 7-17 record, 13th place in the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (10-13) fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers (16-9), 116-102, at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Tuesday. It was the Lakers’ third loss in their past 11 games. Anthony Davis left four minutes into the first quarter due to flu-like symptoms (non-COVID, per the Lakers). Los Angeles battled hard but the talent discrepancy […]

At the 24th game of the season, the Charlotte Hornets are sitting at 7-17 at the quarter mark of the season after falling to the Los Angeles Clippers 119-117 on their home floor. That loss came at the return of both of the Clippers’ star players in Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, who nailed a […]

The Dallas Mavericks (12-11) visit the Denver Nuggets (14-9) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Mavericks-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Mavericks have won three of their last four games to propel them to ninth in the Western Conference. Dallas is 7-15-1 against […]

The Los Angeles Clippers finally got their star duo of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, along with sharpshooter Luke Kennard, back on Monday night. The organization has been waiting to run out a healthy team since the opening weekend of the NBA season, and now they’re nearly here. Led by both George and Leonard, the […]

The Detroit Pistons (6-19) visit the Miami Heat (11-13) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 7:30 pm ET.  Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-Heat prediction and pick. Detroit finds themselves losers of four of their last five games and has plummeted down to 14th place in the Eastern Conference. The […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (10-12) visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (15-9) on Tuesday night. Action tips off at 7:30 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Cavaliers prediction and pick. Los Angeles has vaulted into 12th place in the Western Conference thanks to winning eight of their last ten games. The Lakers […]

The Golden State Warriors’ 10-game home winning streak was ended in stunning fashion on Monday, as the Indiana Pacers—playing without Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner on the second leg of a back-to-back beat the defending champions 112-104 at Chase Center. Here are three observations from one of the Warriors’ most frustrating losses of 2022-23. Missing […]

The Philadelphia 76ers welcomed James Harden back to the floor in a road matchup against the Houston Rockets. The Sixers lost by a score of 132-123 in double overtime. Harden tallied 21 points and seven assists in his return to the court while Joel Embiid posted 39 points and seven rebounds and Tobias Harris added 27 […]

The Los Angeles Clippers welcomed Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Luke Kennard back from injury on Monday night, but it was Leonard who stole the show with a game-winner. With the Clippers and Charlotte Hornets tied at 117-117, Paul George and John Wall made sure to get Kawhi Leonard the ball in his spot at […]

Reinforcements are on the way for the Los Angeles Clippers. With the start of the four-game road trip on hand, the Clippers will get Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Luke Kennard back from injuries. Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and Luke Kennard are all back today vs. the Hornets, Clippers coach Ty Lue says pregame, per […]

The Indiana Pacers (12-11) visit the Golden State Warriors (13-11) on Monday. With that, we continue our NBA odds series with a Pacers-Warriors prediction and pick. Despite holding the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, Indiana has lost three consecutive games. The Pacers are 13-10 against the spread while 50 percent of their games have […]

The Phoenix Suns (16-7) visit the Dallas Mavericks (11-11) on Monday. Action tips off at 8:40 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Mavericks prediction and pick. Phoenix has won seven of their last eight games coming into tonight and currently sits in first place in the Western Conference. The Suns […]

The Miami Heat (11-12) visit the Memphis Grizzlies (14-9) on Monday. Action tips off at 8:10 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Grizzlies prediction and pick. Miami finds themselves winners of four of their last five games and sits in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Heat are 8-14-1 […]