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The Houston Rockets will face the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Rockets-Warriors prediction and pick. A couple of seasons ago, this was one of the best matchups in all of basketball. Unfortunately, the Rockets have devolved into one of the worst teams in […]

The Detroit Pistons will take on the Utah Jazz in an interconference battle on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pistons-Jazz prediction and pick. These teams couldn’t be more different. The Pistons have been one of the NBA’s worst teams this season, earning an 11-33 record over the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may find a trade suitor for Russell Westbrook, after all. The chances remain extremely slim, but, according to Marc Stein, one of Westbrook’s former teams may be willing to take on the nine-time All-Star and his mammoth contract. Here’s what Stein wrote on Substack on Friday: I have been advised that […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will take on the Denver Nuggets in a matchup of potential playoff teams. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Grizzlies-Nuggets prediction and pick. The Grizzlies have quickly turned into one of the hottest teams in the NBA. They’ve won 12 of their last 14 games, including contests […]

We are now just under three weeks away from the NBA trade deadline, and rumors are starting to emerge in a frenzy. Arguably the biggest topic in the association right now involves the Philadelphia 76ers and Ben Simmons. Dating back to the summer, Simmons and his camp made it clear the former No. 1 pick […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Friday. The Toronto Raptors will hit the road and take on the Washington Wizards. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Wizards prediction and pick. These two teams have had very similar starts to the season. The Toronto Raptors are 21-21 and have […]

The defending champs Milwaukee Bucks host the Chicago Bulls on Friday night! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Bucks prediction and pick. The Bulls are surging this year and are the No. 1 overall seed in the Eastern Conference right now. They have a 28-15 record and are coming off a […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Friday. The Los Angeles Lakers will hit the road and take on the Orlando Magic. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Magic prediction and pick. These two teams have had very different starts to the season. The Los Angeles Lakers are 22-23 […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Friday. The Oklahoma City Thunder will hit the road and take on the Charlotte Hornets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Thunder-Hornets prediction and pick. These two teams have had somewhat different starts to the season. The Oklahoma City Thunder are 14-30 […]

The Atlanta Hawks will play the Miami Heat in an Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Hawks prediction and pick. The Hawks and Heat will meet again on Friday as Atlanta looks to make it three straight wins on their home floor this week. Atlanta snapped […]

The Portland Trail Blazers will play the Boston Celtics in an inter-conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Blazers-Celtics prediction and pick. The Blazers and Celtics will meet on Friday as two teams that probably thought their seasons would be going better right about now. Boston is sitting […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will play the Philadelphia 76ers in an inter-conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-76ers prediction and pick. The Clippers and 76ers will play on Friday as Los Angeles continues to be shorthanded. Philadelphia is looking to inch their way further up the close […]

The Chicago Bulls got some bad news on the Lonzo Ball injury front when it was revealed Thursday that he had torn his meniscus. Ball has opted to undergo surgery on his knee, knocking him out for six to eight weeks. This is a tough blow for a Bulls team that’s dealing with a number […]

Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors looked virtually unbeatable early on in the season. But that sheen of invincibility has seemed to wear off as they’ve gone through a serious rough patch as of late with Klay Thompson back in the lineup. After the Warriors‘ worst loss of the season against the severely shorthanded […]

The Golden State Warriors succumbed to an upset of epic proportions against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. The Dubs fell 121-117 to a lowly Pacers squad that was missing arguably their six best players not named Chris Duarte for the contest. Stephen Curry didn’t have much help in this one. The Warriors point guard […]

Now that Lonzo Ball is set to undergo left knee surgery and is expected to miss the next 6-8 weeks, this creates a major void in the Bulls’ backcourt rotation that they remedy immediately. There’s no denying that the Bulls possess one of the deepest rosters in the league and have been a dominant two-way […]

At the moment, there is no clear timetable for the return of Golden State Warriors prized big man James Wiseman. The 20-year-old was originally expected to return at some point in January, but the fact that he had to undergo an arthroscopic procedure on his injured knee further pushed back his season debut. Warriors head […]

The NBA’s All-Star festivities has always been a much anticipated affair for basketball fans. Some of the events have certainly lost it’s luster (seriously, who looks forward to watching the Skills Challenge?). Overall, though, the All-Star weekend is a much-awaited event, especially the NBA All-Star Game held on the last day. Recently, a leak of […]

As Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers have catapulted themselves to fifth in the Eastern Conference, Embiid’s superb play has put himself to legitimate MVP consideration. Despite the absence of Ben Simmons, the 76ers are just 2.5 games behind the first seed Chicago Bulls in the conference. Even with Embiid’s resurgence, Nikola Jokic is still […]

The Twitter account of Magic Johnson has been a topic of conversation among other media personnel and fans because of the way his tweets are constructed. The formality and sentences have perfect spelling and punctuation, which is unconventional in social media. However, Johnson’s recent tweet that went viral was after their embarrassing loss to the […]

If you haven’t discussed the Los Angeles Lakers at one point or another, then the 2021-22 NBA season didn’t really happen. While the rest of the contenders are gaining steam heading into the second half of the campaign, LeBron James and Co. are still trying to figure things out. To many, the one that sticks […]

Russell Westbrook did not speak to the media after he was subbed out for the final three minutes and 52 seconds of the Los Angeles Lakers’ home loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. However, based on his immediate reaction to Frank Vogel’s bold decision, the nine-time All-Star earning $44 million did not seem thrilled […]

We are now just over the halfway point of the 2021-22 NBA regular season, and while there is still a ways to go, debates for seasonal awards have started to emerge. After a slow start to the year, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been nothing short of dominant for the last month and change […]

The Indiana Pacers will face the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pacers-Warriors prediction and pick. These teams are having very different seasons. Indiana started off the season poorly, and things haven’t really gotten any better. The Pacers are still stuck around the bottom […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic is once again in All-Star form after winning his very first MVP last season. While he does have stiff competition to win the prestigious award in 2021/22 in the likes of Steph Curry, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Kevin Durant, The Joker simply can’t be counted out to repeat. Here are 3 […]

In today’s day and age, player comparisons have become a big thing in sports. Whether it’s an upcoming draft prospect or someone at the height of their game, discussions always arise on who that player reminds people of. Currently, Joel Embiid is playing some of the best basketball of his life. He has been nothing […]

The Phoenix Suns will play the Dallas Mavericks in a Western Conference matchup on Thursday night. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Suns-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Suns and Mavericks will play on Thursday as Phoenix’s star-studded backcourt will meet Luka Doncic. Each of these teams comes into this matchup hot, as […]

The Brooklyn Nets went into the nation’s capital without their best player Kevin Durant being available to play. The Nets must get used to life without their MVP candidate, as Durant is out for at least a month recovering from an MCL sprain. In a surprise twist from the typical narrative, the Nets are actually […]

The Los Angeles Clippers had a chance to kick off their eight-game road trip with a fantastic win over the Denver Nuggets. Unfortunately, it was stripped away by some extra plays made by Nikola Jokic and a few calls that didn’t go their way and had head coach Tyronn Lue not happy. The Clippers fell […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will play the New York Knicks in an inter-conference matchup on Thursday night. It’s time continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Knicks prediction and pick. The Pelicans and Knicks will play on Thursday as New York looks to rebound back-to-back losses. New Orleans is simply looking to stack a win […]

The boiling seat under Frank Vogel only got hotter after the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Indiana Pacers, 111-104, on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. The ugly result — Indy’s first road win since November — dropped the Lakers back under .500 (22-23) and negated any positive momentum they accrued from their win over […]

The Brooklyn Nets headed down to take on the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. They came out with energy and once led by 16 points, but it still came down to the wire. They’ll leave the capital with a 119-118 win in what felt like a playoff type atmosphere at Capital One Arena. Kevin Durant […]

The Brooklyn Nets are set to face the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center Thursday night. The Nets have been without star Kevin Durant for two games now as he rehabs from a sprained MCL. So that makes this next question all the more vital: Is Kyrie Irving playing vs Spurs? Is Kyrie Irving […]

With the February 10th NBA Trade Deadline just weeks away, we’ve officially entered fantasy deal season. It’s the glorious time of the year where fans, media, and spectators alike all come up with their best hypothetical trades as front office chatter starts to pick up. Every league executive has been entrenched in discussions for months, […]

The Charlotte Hornets defeated the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night, 111-102. The Hornets swept their two-game road trip after beating the New York Knicks a couple of days ago. The Hornets also broke a spell after beating the Celtics for the first time since April 2016. That means Gordon Hayward and Terry Rozier had not […]

The Philadelphia 76ers took their home floor Wednesday night, looking to bounce back from a lackluster performance against the Washington Wizards. Next up on their schedule was a meeting with Franz Wagner and the Orlando Magic. At the end of the first half, things were not looking good for the Sixers. Thanks to an array […]

For the rest of the season, the Washington Wizards are in an intriguing predicament. Many players have stepped up this season, demonstrating that if they continue to develop their players and add a few more pieces, they might be a tough team to beat in the Eastern Conference. They have their superstar Bradley Beal, who […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have numerous unanswered questions, most of them stem from the fact that no one knows where the franchise will be in a few months. There are numerous doubts about whether this team will try a rebuild this season or whether it will retool while acquiring key players. They will be asked a […]

The Charlotte Hornets are one of the most interesting teams in the NBA since a couple of their players have a lot of potential and are still in the earlier stages of their careers. They’ll have to make some difficult decisions this season and at the NBA trade deadline. Charlotte needs to go out and […]