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December is here! The San Antonio Spurs take on the Portland Trailblazers in a Western Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Spurs-Blazers prediction and pick based on Spurs Blazers odds. The San Antonio Spurs are off to a rough start this season as they are 6-13 on the year […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies will play on Thursday night in a Western Conference matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Grizzlies prediction and pick. The Thunder and Grizzlies will battle on Thursday as Memphis searches for another win without star guard Ja Morant. Oklahoma City has lost seven […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors will matchup on Thursday night as the Bucks look for their ninth straight win. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Bucks-Raptors prediction and pick. The Bucks and Raptors will play on Thursday as the Bucks will look to extend their winning streak. Milwaukee has rolled […]

The Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks will play on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Knicks prediction and pick. The Bulls and Knicks will square off on Thursday as each team will look to get back on the right track. Chicago and New York […]

It took four months for the NBA to announce the results of the tampering investigation involving Lonzo Ball and the Chicago Bulls, as well as Kyle Lowry and the Miami Heat. After rumblings of the league cracking down with harsh penalties, both the Bulls and Heat are only getting docked their next available second-round pick. […]

Now that Bam Adebayo is expected to miss the next six weeks while recovering from thumb surgery, the Miami Heat will need to make some adjustments to their game plan. While they fight to maintain the third seed in the Eastern Conference, Miami will have to look for ways to stay competitive. This is especially […]

One observation from the Houston Rockets’ last win against the Oklahoma City Thunder was how underappreciated Rockets forward Jae’Sean Tate has become. Well, that certainly shouldn’t be the case after Wednesday night’s rematch. Not only did Tate score 32 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the field in the Rockets’ first road win of the season […]

The Chicago Bulls were the worst team in the NBA over the last four seasons, but they’ve almost completely turned over their roster around Zach LaVine in the last year. The result is a Bulls team that’s 14-8 to start the 2021-22 season, which has them near the top of the Eastern Conference. There was […]

With Bam Adebayo now set to have surgery to repair a torn UCL in his right thumb and miss four to six weeks, the Miami Heat will need major contributions from the rest of their frontcourt rotation. Given that their lack of size has been their biggest weakness over the past couple of years, this […]

After a quick two-game homestand, the Philadelphia 76ers were back on the road Wednesday night for a matchup with a longtime rival in the Boston Celtics. Like most games between these two teams, things went down the wire. The Sixers found themselves with a chance to win the game in the final seconds but failed […]

2,973. That’s how many three-pointers Ray Allen amassed in his decorated 18-year career. The Hall of Fame shooting guard currently holds the record for the most triples made all-time, but at this point, Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is already breathing down his neck. Curry is now at 2,940 triples. At his current pace, […]

The Los Angeles Clippers have had an up-and-down season thus far. It’s pretty much been a roller coaster ride for the team, which at the moment, is in possession of an 11-10 record for the sixth spot in a very tight race in the Western Conference. The Clippers had a horrendous start to their campaign […]

Tuesday night’s blowout win over the rebuilding Detroit Pistons ended a three-game losing streak for the Portland Trail Blazers, moving them to an even 11-11 over a quarter into the regular season. Reasons for Portland underperforming preseason expectations are numerous and varied. Damian Lillard’s career-worst slump to tipoff 2021-22 finally dissipated only for his nagging […]

The New York Knicks hopped a subway to visit the Brooklyn Nets in a battle of the boroughs, with both teams convening to provide an exhilarating reminder that New York City is absolutely obsessed with roundball. The energy at Barclays Center reached a fever pitch as a record 18,081 packed into the arena. The Nets […]

Frank Vogel and the Los Angeles Lakers still have a long list of issues to sort out — further complicated by LeBron James’ unexpected stint on the NBA’s health and safety protocols. On the plus side, though, they seem to have remedied one of their early-season maladies: the third quarter. Entering last Sunday’s visit to […]

The NBA season is in full swing and will continue with games on Wednesday. The Minnesota Timberwolves will hit the road and take on the Washington Wizards. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Timberwolves-Wizards prediction and pick. Both of these teams have had similar starts to the season. The Minnesota […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Wednesday. The Philadelphia 76ers will hit the road and take on the Boston Celtics in an Eastern Conference battle. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a 76ers-Celtics prediction and pick. Both of these teams have had similar starts to the season. The Philadelphia 76ers […]

The NBA season continues on Wednesday. The Charlotte Hornets will hit the road and battle the Milwaukee Bucks. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hornets-Bucks prediction and pick. Both of these teams have had similar starts to the season. The Charlotte Hornets are 13-10 and are coming off back to […]

The NBA season will continue on Wednesday. The Atlanta Hawks will hit the road and face off against the Indiana Pacers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hawks-Pacers prediction and pick. These two teams have both had mediocre starts to the season. The Atlanta Hawks are 11-10 and are coming […]

The Portland Trail Blazers didn’t need their franchise player, third-leading scorer or most impactful reserve to get a blowout victory on the second leg of a back-to-back Tuesday night, beating the Detroit Pistons 110-92 at Moda Center. C.J. McCollum led Portland to its wire-to-wire win, scoring 28 points and doling out six assists, both team-highs. But […]

A quarter of the 2021-22 NBA season is just about done. There’s still a lot of basketball left to go, obviously. But this 20-game sample size could already be a good barometer for how the rest of the season could go. Some teams have started out on fire, while others are still understandably rounding into […]

Few players have been as influential in NBA history as the Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry. For almost a decade now, he’s singlehandedly changed how the game is played fundamentally. He’s responsible for how spaced-out offenses are and, as such, is responsible for how defenses have been reformulated. Curry is also not just the greatest […]

Coming off a three-game winning streak, the mood in Toyota Center has been more jovial of late. Gone is this feeling of uneasiness and in is the feeling of stress-free basketball. Winning, even on a small scale, alleviates so much pressure for NBA teams, and the Houston Rockets are a good example of that right […]

A few hours after LeBron James was placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocols for reportedly testing positive for COVID-19 (twice), the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Sacramento Kings, 117-92, behind strong efforts from Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook. Following a sluggish first half — in which the Lakers looked understandably demoralized by yet […]

Playing games at Scotiabank Arena has not provided the Toronto Raptors with the relief they had hoped it would. After falling to the Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday night, the Raptors are now 2-8 on their home turf (and 3-10 over their last 13 contests). That game was supposed to signal the start of a turnaround for […]

Basketball is a physical sport that involves a lot of contact. Given that the NBA is arguably the best basketball league in the world, it doesn’t fall short in terms of the level of physicality and competitiveness. As we all know, players are willing to do whatever it takes to win in the NBA. Unfortunately, […]

The NBA is in a class of its won in terms of basketball. With the league composed of the best basketball players from around the world, the NBA’s popularity and growth are limitless. In fact, the league is ranked within the Top Three, in terms of the most lucrative sports leagues. Nevertheless, in this specific […]

The past few weeks have not been easy for the Philadelphia 76ers. Between health and safety protocols and injuries, they were forced to play with a depleted roster. Their fortunes have changed recently, as players have made their return to action. Monday’s matchup against the Orlando Magic was the first time in nearly a month […]

We are slightly over a month into the NBA season, and the end of the Ben Simmons saga is still nowhere in sight. The 25-year-old has been at shootarounds recently but remains mentally unprepared to rejoin his Philadelphia 76ers teammates in games. There is still no guessing what the final result of this situation will […]

LeBron James: 4x NBA Champion, 4x MVP, 4x Finals MVP, 17x All-Star and so on. These are not exactly shocking LeBron James facts, but we’re about to get there. The accolades just go on and on and on. The current Los Angeles Laker is a Hall-of-Fame lock and is arguably the greatest player of all […]

In the latest unexpected curve on the roller-coaster ride that is the 2021-22 Los Angeles Lakers season, LeBron James has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 and will enter the NBA’s health and safety protocols. He’s expected to miss several games. Per @TMZ_Sports, LeBron tested positive and is asymptomatic https://t.co/g2g5hMtffs — Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvo_) December 1, […]

The Detroit Pistons will face the Portland Trail Blazers in an interconference battle on Tuesday night. With that said, it’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pistons-Blazers prediction and pick. These teams couldn’t be in more different places right now. The Pistons are one of the worst teams in the league […]

To the dismay of Los Angeles Lakers fans across the universe, Avery Bradley has started 16 of 22 games this season and has played the fifth-most minutes on the team. This is despite the fact that Bradley, 31, was signed into the Lakers’ 15th and final open roster spot the day before the season opener […]

As it is, it sounds like Goran Dragic has played his last game in a Toronto Raptors uniform. The 35-year-old is currently away from the squad indefinitely as he deals with personal matters in his home country of Slovenia. A trade or a buyout is seemingly looming and right now, the Dallas Mavericks have emerged […]

The Milwaukee Bucks signed veteran Center DeMarcus Cousins to a contract on Sunday. It's time to Boogie!! @boogiecousins x #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/8EwM2kh2cw — Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) November 30, 2021 This was a smart move from the Bucks as Brook Lopez is dealing with a back injury. He hasn’t played since the first game of the season. […]

After the Los Angeles Lakers frustrating triple-overtime loss to the Sacramento Kings on Friday, Anthony Davis — who shot 4-of-13, missed all five of his three-point attempts, and made one of 12 jumpers — cited the team’s shot quality as a primary factor in defeat. “I think our shot quality towards the end of the […]

Due to unfortunate circumstances, the Philadelphia 76ers have played most of this season with a limited roster. Because of this, Doc Rivers has been forced to roll out a plethora of different starting lineups. Monday’s matchup against the Orlando Magic was the first time in close to a month the Sixers had their full rotation […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings play in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Lakers-Kings prediction and pick. The Lakers and Kings will play again Tuesday after their crazy triple overtime battle on Friday night. The Kings pulled out that crazy 141-137 victory […]

The Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns play in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Warriors-Suns prediction and pick. The Warriors and Suns will battle on Tuesday night as the clear best two teams in the NBA to this point in the season. Golden […]