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Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has had arguably the largest effect on the game of basketball of any player in NBA history. The three-point moving artillery unit has been torching defenses from deep for a whole decade now. Curry has also cemented himself as a first-ballot Hall of Famer and one of the greatest […]

Here we are through 23 games, now over a quarter of the way through the regular season and the Brooklyn Nets are far from perfect. But they are in first place in the East despite playing without the services of a Top 20 NBA superstar in Kyrie Irving. It’s a credit to their top-end talent […]

Monday night will showcase a western conference battle between the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Clippers-Blazers prediction and pick based on Clippers Blazers odds. Paul George is running the show in Los Angeles as Kawhi Leonard is still recovering from a torn ACL […]

The Orlando Magic and Golden State Warriors will matchup on Monday night in an inter-conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Magic-Warriors prediction and pick. The Magic and Warriors play on Monday as the Warriors will look to rebound from their Saturday night loss vs. the San Antonio Spurs. The […]

The NBA regular season continues on Monday. The Atlanta Hawks will hit the road and take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hawks-Timberwolves prediction and pick. These two teams have had nearly identical starts to the season. The Atlanta Hawks come into this game 12-12, and […]

The NBA season will continue on Monday. The Philadelphia 76ers will hit the road and take on the Charlotte Hornets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a 76ers-Hornets prediction and pick. These two teams have had similar starts to the season. The Philadelphia 76ers are 12-11 and coming off a win […]

The San Antonio and Phoenix Suns will matchup on Monday night in a Western Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Suns prediction and pick. The Spurs and Suns will play on Monday as the Suns will look to bounce back from their Friday night loss to the Golden State […]

The Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers will matchup on Monday night in an Eastern Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Wizards-Pacers prediction and pick. The Wizards and Pacers come into Monday’s matchup both looking to snap losing streaks. Washington has lost two in a row and will be on […]

The NBA season will continue with games on Monday. The Oklahoma City Thunder will travel to take on the Detroit Pistons. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Thunder-Pistons prediction and pick. Both of these teams have had very bad starts to the season. The Oklahoma City Thunder are 6-16 and […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers are two teams that have been intertwined all summer. Following the latest news to surface, they continue to look like a perfect match in terms of trade partners. As we know, the stalemate between Ben Simmons and the Sixers has been never-ending. The three-time All-Star has yet to […]

The NBA season continues with games on Monday. The Memphis Grizzlies will hit the road and take on the Miami Heat. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Grizzlies-Heat prediction and pick. These two teams have had very similar starts to the season. The Memphis Grizzlies are 13-10 and have won […]

The Denver Nuggets and Chicago Bulls will matchup on Monday night in an inter-conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Bulls prediction and pick. The Nuggets and Bulls will battle on Monday as Chicago will look to defend their home floor. The Bulls are 7-4 at home so far this […]

The NBA season continues on Monday. The Cleveland Cavaliers will hit the road and face off against the Milwaukee Bucks. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Cavaliers-Bucks prediction and pick. Both of these teams have had good starts to the season. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 13-11 and are coming off […]

The Rockets’ win over the Bulls was probably their most impressive victory of this six-game winning streak, but Sunday night against the Pelicans is probably the second most impressive. Houston was missing their starting backcourt in an already weak guard rotation and they had to improvise the entire game. From the playmaking aspect of things […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have started off the 2021-22 campaign slow following their action-packed offseason. Their biggest move was acquiring star guard Russell Westbrook, sending Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, and a first-round pick to the Washington Wizards in the trade. This move created a Big 3 with Westbrook alongside LeBron James and Anthony […]

Chauncey Billups, in an increasingly common postgame refrain during the season’s early going, saved his harshest criticism for Portland Trail Blazers’ starters after a dispiriting blowout loss. The bench was a lone bright spot for Portland in its ugly 145-117 loss to the short-handed Boston Celtics on Saturday night at Moda Center, an especially damning […]

With so many up-and-coming teams in this young NBA season, we’ve already seen our fair share of complete two-way squads. Be it newly assembled teams or championship organizations, there has been no shortage of two-way talent on display. As we segue into a full 82-game season for the first time since 2018-19, this has also […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are arguably the most talked-about team in the association this season due to issues surrounding their Big Three of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook. James has missed almost half the season so far doe to injury, but even with Davis and Westbrook healthy for the majority of their games, […]

The LA Clippers knew before the season that it could be a struggle. The squad that won 47 games last season and lost in the Western Conference Finals was aware that main star Kawhi Leonard could be out for the duration of 2021-22, or at the very least its vast majority. However, the Clippers still […]

In an era of the NBA where stars are constantly joining forces to create superteams, Damian Lillard has been an outlier. Despite many fans and analysts begging for him to seek a change of scenery, the All-Star point guard has remained loyal to Rip City. His goal has always been to build a contender with […]

The Boston Celtics made numerous changes in the offseason because of an underwhelming 2020-21 season. The Celtics’ defense slipped last season, and head coach Ime Udoka — known for his defensive schemes — was brought in to help fix that. Boston has a top-10 defense right now, but the offense has been inconsistent. The offense […]

The Philadelphia 76ers previously had a good start to the 2021-22 NBA season as they were looking like one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. It even seemed as if they weren’t hurt by the absence of Ben Simmons at all. However, the Sixers recently slowed down after star center Joel Embiid entered […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Hornets will matchup on Sunday evening in an Eastern Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Hornets-Hawks prediction and pick. The Hornets and Hawks will meet in a Southeast division matchup on Sunday. Atlanta will look to bounce back after a tough loss vs. the […]

The Utah Jazz and Cleveland Cavaliers will matchup on Sunday afternoon in an inter-conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Jazz-Cavaliers prediction and pick. The Jazz and Cavaliers play on Sunday as each team will look to stay hot. Utah has won four of their last five and has been […]

The Phoenix Suns surprised the world with their run to the NBA Finals last season. The squad from Arizona had some rough years before their unlikely run to the finals. Adding Chris Paul before the season started proved to be the deciding move out of their playoff slump. After the season, a lot of people […]

The Portland Trail Blazers aren’t exactly responding well amid mounting injuries and organizational upheaval. Chauncey Billups’ team was never all that competitive in a 145-117 loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday night at Moda Center, a second straight home defeat that was over long before the final buzzer. Even Portland’s excuses for another ugly […]

Things are much better for the Houston Rockets at this point in the season than they were just a couple weeks ago. The team is winning, they’ve finally committed to a long-term starting lineup, and they’re no longer daily punching bags for talking heads. When the Rockets were on their 15-game losing streak, there was […]

In the battle between the two top teams in the Eastern Conference, the Chicago Bulls came out on top over the Brooklyn Nets with a 111-107 victory. Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and the Bulls now have the number over Kevin Durant, James Harden, and the Nets. Chicago is now 2-0 against Brooklyn, winning a close […]

Kris Humphries’ NBA career was relatively brief, but his time in the spotlight sparked fame and fortune that extended beyond his exploits on the basketball court. Let’s dig into Kris Humphries’ net worth in 2021. Kris Humphries Net Worth in 2021 (Estimate): $35 million Kris Humphries’ net worth in 2021 is $35 million. This is […]

Fresh off their momentous win over the Phoenix Suns, the Golden State Warriors asserted their dominance as the top dog in the NBA. Their victory snapped the Suns’ historic 18-game win streak and washed away the sour taste in their mouths from their defeat just days prior. But less than 24 hours later, the Warriors […]

As this is already the eighth season of the Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum partnership, they have only reached the Western Conference Finals once in 2019. Additionally, the Portland Trail Blazers have the longest streak of consecutive playoff appearances as they have not missed the playoffs since 2013. Their core is talented with Lillard and […]

The Chicago Bulls have been playing some excellent basketball so far this season. Many people felt that they were going to be a good team this year, but not many people expected them to be the second-best team in the Eastern Conference standings through the first 20-plus games of the season. The front office did […]

Friday night, the Philadelphia 76ers found themselves in another tight game down the stretch. Thanks to a strong defensive showing in the fourth quarter, they clawed back and put themselves in a position to steal a win on the road against the Atlanta Hawks. The Sixers have been a competitive group night in and night […]

It is clear that the New York Knicks season has not gone as planned for coaches, players, and fans. Boo’s erupted on Saturday as the Knicks suffered another home loss to the Denver Nuggets, who are missing most of their players, 113-99. There are areas that the Knicks can improve at and that’s all going […]

The defending champions, Milwaukee Bucks, have had an interesting start to the season due to some injuries. It is clear when their big three are on the court, they aren’t going to lose many games. They are 9-0 when Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, and Jrue Holiday all play. Milwaukee just had an eight-game win streak […]

Kevin Durant and James Harden are usually on the same page. Harden is 2nd in the entire NBA, behind only Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul, in assists per game with 9.3. Many of those land in Durant’s hands. But while Harden may have a sixth sense for where many of his teammates are on […]

The Milwaukee Bucks signed veteran Wesley Matthews on Friday to rejoin the team after playing with them in the 2019-20 season. Last season, he played for the Los Angeles Lakers but hasn’t been on a team to start the season. The Bucks have had some unfortunate injuries early on, including Brook Lopez, who just had […]

LaMelo Ball, Terry Rozier, Mason Plumlee, and Jalen McDaniels have all entered health and safety protocols for COVID-19. All four Charlotte Hornets players could miss up to 10 days. LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier have entered COVID-19 health and safety protocols and could be unavailable for at least 10 days, per @ShamsCharania. pic.twitter.com/Ft92ZAmjzG — Bleacher […]

Through 20 plus games into the 2021-22 season, the John Wall saga with the Houston Rockets has yet to be resolved as the veteran point guard continues to sit out the team’s games thus far. He recently expressed his desires to suit up and see action but the Rockets remain committed to their rebuilding efforts […]