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The NBA season will continue on Friday night. The Minnesota Timberwolves will hit the road and take on the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Timberwolves-Lakers prediction and pick. These two teams have been having two different seasons. The Minnesota Timberwolves are 3-7 and have lost their […]

The MVP of the 2021 WNBA season, Jonquel Jones, had another amazing outing in international play. Playing for Bosnia and Herzegovina against Belgium, which featured 2019 WNBA Finals MVP Emma Meesseman, Jones had 44 points, 22 rebounds, 4 assists, and a steal. She led her national team to an 87-81 win in the first qualification […]

The NBA season continues on Friday night. The Dallas Mavericks will hit the road and face off against the San Antonio Spurs. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Mavericks-Spurs prediction and pick. These two teams have had different starts to the season. Through 11 games the Mavericks are 7-4 but […]

The Chicago Bulls and Golden State Warriors will play in an inter-conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bulls-Warriors prediction and pick. The Bulls and Warriors enter play Friday as two of the better teams in the NBA so far this season. Golden State is an […]

We are a little over ten games into the regular season, and the Philadelphia 76ers continue to shock the basketball community. Despite being in the middle of a minor losing skid, the Sixers’ play has been one of the more impressive storylines in the league right now.  Between an offseason filled with drama and a […]

The Miami Dolphins shocked the NFL world Thursday night, drubbing the heavily favored Baltimore Ravens 22-10. Not only did the Dolphins pull off one of the bigger upsets this season in the NFL, but it was how they did it that was incredible. Miami dominated defensively, completely shutting down Lamar Jackson and the vaunted Ravens […]

The Detroit Pistons will travel to Ohio to take on their divisional rival, the Cleveland Cavaliers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pistons-Cavaliers prediction and pick. The Cavaliers have been impressive to start the season. They are 7-5 and currently are fifth in the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the Detroit Pistons […]

The Chicago Bulls moved to 8-3 on the 2021-22 season after beating the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night, 117-107. The Bulls led for most of the game, including the entire second half, and built a lead as big as 18 in the fourth quarter as they looked like a far better team than Dallas. The […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Celtics prediction and pick. The Bucks and Celtics each come into play on Friday missing key contributors. Milwaukee is still without Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez, while the […]

The New York Knicks and Charlotte Hornets will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Knicks-Hornets prediction and pick. The Knicks and Hornets will meet on Friday as a pair of teams who are looking to turn things back in the right […]

LOS ANGELES – Paul George vs. Erik Spoelstra has been a matchup to watch for almost a decade now. The Los Angeles Clippers star and Miami Heat coach saw their first big matchup against one another back in George’s second year in the league as a member of the Indiana Pacers and Spoelstra’s fourth year as […]

The Houston Rockets have led at halftime in four out of their last five games. They’ve gone on to lose every single one of these games, including Wednesday night to the Detroit Pistons who are 15th in the Eastern Conference. Digging through the film and confirming it with the numbers, it’s not hard to isolate […]

Enes Kanter has been a powerful voice advocating against China’s alleged maltreatment of Uyghur community, Tibet, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The Boston Celtics center has been been active on social media and in public displays to bring awareness to the issues he feels very strongly about. The Celtics big man recently appeared on CNN in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers finished off their homestand on Thursday with a matchup against the Toronto Raptors. The Sixers once again found themselves in a nail-biter down the stretch and, unfortunately, fell short. The Raptors walked away with a 115-109 victory, extending the Sixers’ losing streak to three games. Here are some observations from the Sixers’ […]

In just his third season in the NBA, Ja Morant has been playing at an All-NBA level already. His assists are still at a high number, but his points, steals, and three-point shooting have immensely increased this season. Even with their schedule being one of the toughest to begin the year, the Memphis Grizzlies are […]

The Los Angeles Clippers entered the 2021-2022 NBA season knowing that All Star Kawhi Leonard will be out for at least the majority of the year. Leonard suffered a partial ACL tear in Game 4 vs the Utah Jazz, and had surgery to repair the damage on July 14th. Many people are speculating that this […]

After winning the lottery and selecting Zion Williamson in the 2019 NBA Draft, expectations continued to rise for the up-and-coming New Orleans Pelicans. His sophomore season was phenomenal, but an unfortunate injury he sustained in the offseason has forced him to sit out the first twelve games of the season. Moreover, Williamson’s All Star-caliber teammate […]

It was another oddball, but this time the Toronto Raptors came away with a victory regardless. On a night that saw Fred VanVleet carry the load for the vast majority of his minutes, Chris Boucher shake off a downcast start to the year, and OG Anunoby make some understated all-star plays, there was one moment […]

The Chicago Bulls are officially back after their hot start to the season. It was an eventful offseason for the Bulls as they acquired many impact players, including DeMar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball, and Alex Caruso. They are currently tied for first in the Eastern Conference with the Washington Wizards with a record of 8-3. Entering […]

The Brooklyn Nets have had a few pleasant surprises so far this season. You’re probably already familiar with the former San Antonio Spurs duo of Patty Mills and LaMarcus Aldridge. Both have impressed through the season’s early portion. But there is another offseason addition who hasn’t been on the mainstream radar quite as often: DeAndre’ […]

The New York Knicks have certainly had an up-and-down start to their 2021-22 campaign. After looking like a potential juggernaut and starting 5-1, the team has since gone 2-4 over their next six, including some concerning trends with the starters and the bench. Those trends were especially evident against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, […]

When the Brooklyn Nets (8-4) first acquired LaMarcus Aldridge via buyout market last season, they probably didn’t expect this level of play from the 36-year-old. The seven-time All-Star abruptly retired after appearing in just five games for Brooklyn because of concerns related to an irregular heartbeat last season. At that point the possibility he might become […]

The Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers will play in an inter-conference matchup on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Clippers-Heat prediction and pick. The Heat and Clippers will play on Thursday, with Paul George and the Clippers will be looking for their sixth straight win. The Heat […]

The Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz will play in an inter-conference matchup on Thursday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pacers-Jazz prediction and pick. The Jazz and Pacers will battle on Thursday, with the Pacers being on the second half of a back-to-back after losing to the Denver Nuggets […]

The Portland Trail Blazers dared to deploy drop pick-and-roll coverage against Devin Booker on Wednesday night, a bet that paid off as the Phoenix Suns star scored 12 points on 5-of-15 shooting. Chris Paul fared much better in that comfort zone and overall, but still fell short of the table-setting dominance that could’ve propelled the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers secured their second overtime win in a row on Wednesday at Staples Center, this time against the Miami Heat, 120-117. For the second consecutive game following their inexcusable showing against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Lakers put forth a tough, gutsy performance. No matter shorthanded, sheer effort goes a long way […]

Approximately 24 hours after Alex Caruso shared disturbing details about the inexplicable lowball offer the Los Angeles Lakers made in free agency, one of his replacements — Malik Monk — played the hero (and Tyler Herro) in L.A.’s latest dramatic victory. This game, a 120-117 overtime win over the Miami Heat, happened to be the […]

The short-handed Los Angeles Lakers (7-5) have won back-to-back overtime games at home following their lackadaisical effort against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center last Saturday. They gutsily defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 126-123 on Monday, then escaped with their best win of the season vs. the Miami Heat on Wednesday, 120-117. The Lakers […]

The Portland Trail Blazers squandered another encouraging performance from Damian Lillard on Wednesday, losing to the Phoenix Suns 119-109 at Footprint Center. The loss comes about 24 hours after they fell in similarly competitive yet frustrating fashion to the LA Clippers, moving the Blazers to 5-7 on the regular season—and an unnerving 0-6 on the […]

On the first night of a back-to-back, the Toronto Raptors played like it was the second. For the first time this season, they detoured from their gritty, we-work-harder-than-you-do identity, allowing the Boston Celtics to outplay them (and out-hustle them) in most every way. “It sucks, always, when that happens,” OG Anunoby told reporters post-game. “You […]

No one can argue the talent that Sixers star forward Ben Simmons brings to the basketball court. He was one of the most highly sought after players out of college in recent memory. However, his inability to improve parts of his game during his NBA career, have caused an issue within the Philadelphia 76ers organization. […]

There is no Kyrie Irving around. James Harden has had significant struggles with his return to play from an injury and the new rules targeting non-basketball moves. But with those two seismic hurdles, the Brooklyn Nets cannot afford to slack in other departments. There’s one area where the Nets are really really slacking, and it […]

The Chicago Bulls are off to a 7-3 start in the 2021-22 season, which is tied for the best record in the Eastern Conference. They’re one of four teams ranked in the top 10 in offense and defense. The defensive success has been one of the early surprises of this season, but it’s also notable […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have taken the basketball community by storm following an impressive start to the regular season. Despite an array of players being on the sidelines for multiple reasons, the team has banded together and managed to land the Sixers atop the Eastern Conference standings.  One factor that has played a pivotal role in […]

The Portland Trail Blazers lost their fifth straight road game to open the regular season on Friday, falling to the LA Clippers 117-109 at Staples Center. After the game, Chauncey Billups bemoaned his team’s penchant for losing focus on defense away from the friendly confines of Moda Center, remarks echoed by Damian Lillard. The numbers, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers confounded their fans and the NBA world by letting Alex Caruso walk in free agency. Caruso landed a four-year, $37 million deal with the Chicago Bulls. He and his new team have been thriving (7-3) early into the 2021-22 season, while the Lakers have largely struggled, especially on defense. Alex Caruso […]

It has been a rough go for 2018 NBA MVP James Harden so far in the 2021-22 season. While the biggest story in Nets Land this year has been the absence of Kyrie Irving, things have not gone especially well for Harden. Some people are even beginning to wonder about a few nightmare scenarios, a […]

The NBA will continue with games on Wednesday night. The Miami Heat will hit the road and face off against the Los Angeles Lakers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Lakers prediction and pick. Both of these teams have had solid starts to the season. The Miami Heat are 7-3 […]

Following a recent Brooklyn Nets win in Canada against the Toronto Raptors, Nets superstar Kevin Durant was asked about returning to Scotiabank Arena, home of the Raptors, where he suffered his fateful torn Achilles during the 2019 NBA Finals. The NBA’s leading scorer was asked to compare the player he is now to the player […]