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The Boston Celtics host the Sacramento Kings in an interconference battle! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Kings-Celtics prediction and pick. The Sacramento Kings are coming off a close loss to the Milwaukee Bucks last time out 133-127. The Kings almost won without star De’Aaron Fox who is out with an […]

The Phoenix Suns have had one of the wildest reversals of fortune in recent NBA history. They went from perennial cellar dweller to a trip to the NBA Finals and back-to-back seasons gunning for the best record in the league. That’s why it’s no surprise that the Suns have reportedly signed general manager James Jones […]

Veteran free agent Michael Beasley resurfaces once again as the league has informed all teams that he is eligible to play starting on Feb. 14, per Michael Scotto. With this, anyone can pick him up and expect him to see action shortly after the trade deadline on Feb. 10. The 33-year old last played in […]

The Detroit Pistons host the Denver Nuggets in an interconference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Pistons prediction and pick. The Denver Nuggets are 24-21 on the season which is good for 6th place in the Western Conference. They are coming off a win against this Pistons team 117-111 on […]

The NBA continues on Tuesday night with an elite Eastern Conference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Hornets-Raptors prediction and pick. The Charlotte Hornets are 26-21 on the season which is good for 7th in the East standings. They are coming off a bad loss to the Atlanta Hawks last […]

It’s no secret that it hasn’t been smooth sailing throughout Russell Westbrook’s first season with the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s basically the biggest talking point of the season thus far. The latest report from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne shines the spotlight on how certain voices from within the Lakers organization illustrate how they deal with Russell […]

After nabbing their 30th win of the season and claiming the top spot in the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat are back to championship form and ready to compete for this year’s NBA title. As it fate would have it, the Heat have once again found themselves in the midst of trade rumors just as […]

With less than three weeks remaining until the trade deadline, we’re getting into one of the newsier portions of the NBA calendar. If you wanted to go find it, there’s hard reporting on what every NBA team plans to do at the upcoming deadline by this point. Up until Monday morning, the Houston Rockets were […]

The Dallas Mavericks have had a lot of success so far this season, and few people anticipated them to play as well as they have been. There were a lot of worries about this team and its new head coach, Jason Kidd heading into the season, but he has certainly helped this team out as […]

The Toronto Raptors are one of the more fascinating teams in the NBA because they are only a few players away from potentially competing for an NBA title. They don’t have a lot of depth on their team, and they lack talent outside of their two stars and a few role players. While struggling with […]

This season, the Brooklyn Nets have found themselves in an unusual circumstance in which their role players have had to step up more than they would have expected. Kyrie Irving is still only playing on the road, and Kevin Durant’s knee injury isn’t helping matters. Fortunately for Brooklyn, they were able to bring in several […]

The Boston Celtics are one of the most intriguing teams in the NBA because they haven’t played the style of basketball that Boston has become accustomed to in the previous two seasons. The Celtics have been a .500 team for the past two seasons, which is unusual to say about one of the NBA’s most […]

The New York Knicks are one of the most intriguing NBA teams since many people had high hopes for them this season, but they have yet to deliver. They’ve managed to virtually stay afloat this season, as they’re now 23-24 and the Eastern Conference’s 11th seed. Everyone anticipated the Knicks to improve dramatically this season […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have made it apparent that they are willing to trade Ben Simmons, with the Charlotte Hornets reportedly being one of the new teams interested. Ben Simmons on the Hornets would make sense since they could use a defensive-minded player, and given their size issues, he may be the ideal fit. They’re also […]

Over the past two seasons, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has cemented himself on the upper echelon of NBA superstars. The All-Star center was the runner-up for MVP in 2021, and following his dominant stretch over the last month, is right back in the conversation. While Embiid’s game has reached other-worldly heights, the path to […]

The Utah Jazz will play the Phoenix Suns on Monday in a heavy weight Western Conference matchup. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-Suns prediction and pick. The Jazz and Suns will meet on Monday in a battle between West powerhouses. Utah will be on a back-to-back in this one, and comes […]

The New York Knicks will play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday in an Eastern Conference matchup. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Knicks-Cavaliers prediction and pick. The Knicks and Cavaliers will meet on Monday as Cleveland will look to stay hot. New York however is looking to snap out of a cold […]

This season, the Philadelphia 76ers have asked more of Joel Embiid than ever before. Even after a year where he finished second in MVP voting, the All-Star center has managed to take his game to new heights while playing without Ben Simmons. Since his return from health and safety protocols, Embiid has been nothing short […]

After a second-half collapse against the Los Angeles Clippers Friday, the Philadelphia 76ers hit the road Sunday, looking to get back on track. Next up on their schedule was a meeting with Dejounte Murray and the San Antonio Spurs. When these teams met in Philly at the beginning of January, the Sixers completely dominated the […]

LeBron James scored 33 points on 12-of-22 shooting in 40 minutes on Sunday. It wasn’t enough, as the Los Angeles Lakers lost 113-107 to the Miami Heat at FTX Arena. This has been a subplot of the Lakers season: LeBron puts the team on his back, and the Lakers lose. By his own admission, this […]

The Brooklyn Nets have been looking for ways to stack wins in the absence of their lethal scorer, Kevin Durant. Without KD, still nursing a sprained knee, Steve Nash’s team went to Target Center to take on Anthony Edwards, D’Angelo Russell, Karl-Anthony Towns and the rest of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Since it was a road […]

The Charlotte Hornets got punched in the mouth by the visiting Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night, 113-91. It was just one of the nights for the Hornets. Shots weren’t falling for them. They shot a putrid 4-of-36 from deep for only 11%. Everyone just had an off night tonight. Hornets coach James Borrego had very […]

The top of the Eastern Conference is fairly open this season. Right now, the difference between the first seed Brooklyn Nets and seven seed Charlotte Hornets is 3.5 games. There are a ton of contenders for the first spot in the conference. The presumption before the season was that the Nets and the Bucks were […]

It was simply not meant to be for the Toronto Raptors. In one of the most demoralizing halves of basketball the Raptors have played this season, they came out completely discombobulated against the Portland Trail Blazers at home on Sunday night, languid on defense and stagnant on offense. They only managed 34 points through those […]

The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Toronto Raptors 114-105 at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday, closing out a long, arduous road trip by building a 30-point lead and almost squandering it before the final buzzer. The victory moves the Blazers 20-26 on the season, including a stunning 4-2 since they last took the floor in Rip […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are having a good season by their standards. With only one playoff appearance in the last 19 years, they do not have high standards, but the Timberwolves have been doing well. After 45 games, the squad is 22-23, which is good enough for the ninth spot in the Western Conference. Of course, […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum exploded for 51 points on Sunday, snapping a recent run of poor outings in an emphatic way. Tatum was unstoppable on Sunday, having his way against the Washington Wizards. The 23-year-old shot 18-for-28 from the field, en route to his 51 points and the Celtics’ 116-87 win. With Sunday’s outing […]

The Washington Wizards were one of the league’s most pleasant early surprises. They started the season 10-3, racing to the top of a crowded Eastern Conference. Washington took a nosedive from there, though, going 13-20 since mid-November. A .500 record at the season’s midway point is plenty respectable for a team that some assumed would […]

The Utah Jazz are one of the most intriguing teams in the NBA because they have their first star in Donovan Mitchell, but they also have several guys that are widely misunderstood and do not receive the love and respect that they plainly deserve across the league. Guys like Rudy Gobert, Jordan Clarkson, Bojan Bogdanovic, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons saga has still not reached a resolution. Sixers president Daryl Morey is holding firm in trade talks involving Simmons, while the disgruntled three-time All-Star appears prepared to sit out the season if he’s not traded. There’s a chance this all goes past the trade deadline and into the offseason, which […]

Last season the Utah Jazz dominated the regular season with a 52-20 record before succumbing to the Los Angeles Clippers in the second round of the playoffs. They were off to a scorching start 26-9 start in 2021-22, but a rash of injuries and COVID-19 diagnoses have dropped them to fourth in the Western Conference. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were two games away from the NBA Finals last season. Some have suggested that if Kawhi Leonard was there, the Clippers would have outlasted the Phoenix Suns and engaged in a proper battle with the Milwaukee Bucks in the Finals. However, since Leonard wasn’t there, the Clippers fell to the Suns […]

After making the playoffs for the first time in eight years, many expected a lot from the New York Knicks in 2021-22. Knicks fans finally saw some playoff basketball and were not ready to let it go so soon. Unfortunately for them, it seems like they might be in line for another disappointing season, a […]

The NBA will feature this elite Western Conference matchup for Sunday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-Warriors prediction and pick. the Utah Jazz are in a funk right now but are still one of the top teams in the NBA. Their 30-16 record puts them in fourth place in […]

The NBA will showcase this elite Western Conference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Grizzlies-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Memphis Grizzlies have turned themselves into contenders this season. They are third in the West with a 32-16 record and do not seem to be slowing down at all. As for […]

The Brooklyn Nets will pay a visit to the Target Center to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Nets–Timberwolves prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. The Brooklyn Nets will look to end their current […]

The NBA continues on Sunday with a solid interconference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Blazers-Raptors prediction and pick. Portland is coming off a win over the Boston Celtics last time out and continue their road trip to Toronto. They are 19-26 on the year which puts them at the […]

The Detroit Pistons will pay a visit to Ball Arena to take on the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Pistons-Nuggets prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. The Detroit Pistons lost to the Utah Jazz, 111-101, in their […]

Sunday night in the Association will feature this great interconference matchup! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Heat prediction and pick. The Los Angeles Lakers are the biggest disappointment in the NBA right now. There is just no reason for them to be losing games with the talent on that roster, […]