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When DeMar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball, and Alex Caruso signed with the Chicago Bulls in the summer, everyone already tagged them as the next up-and-coming team. Fans know about DeRozan and what he can do on the floor. He’s a midrange assassin who has developed his passing game during his stint with the San Antonio Spurs. […]

Heading into this season, many expected Tyrese Maxey to take on a larger role in his sophomore season. These expectations grew even more as the Ben Simmons saga raged on throughout the offseason. With the former number one pick still on the sidelines, it has fallen on Maxey to fill the void. In light of […]

The Brooklyn Nets (4-3) currently sit in 8th place in the East. They’ve won three of their last four games and two in a row. During the last two contests, wins over the Pacers and Pistons respectively, they played cohesively and the shots were really falling. But they have a bigger test coming on Wednesday […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are set to face off with the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night. It’s the perfect time to continue with our NBA odds series and make a Bucks-Pistons prediction and pick. After a dramatic victory in the NBA Finals, expectations were high for the Bucks. They’ve fallen far short of those expectations to […]

The most shocking slump of Damian Lillard’s career continued on Monday, the Portland Trail Blazers franchise player needing 20 shots to score as many points while going 2-of-9 from three in a dispiriting loss to the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers. A seven-game sample size isn’t near big enough to draw any meaningful conclusions, but especially about […]

From the outside, the Boston Celtics look like a team that could win an NBA championship. They have two players that are all-star caliber and even potentially Superstar talents in Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. They have an elite defender in Marcus Smart and newly added Dennis Schroder. Boston adds an impressive front office including […]

The New York Knicks’ start to the 2021-22 season has been nothing short of spectacular so far. Sitting at 5-2 with impressive victories over three projected playoff teams (the Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, and Philadelphia 76ers) and a top-three offense in the NBA, the sky really seems to be the limit for New York’s team […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns will play in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pelicans-Suns prediction and pick. The Suns have struggled a bit out of the gate after reaching the NBA Finals last season, and will look to find their rhythm […]

The Dallas Mavericks are up for a challenge on Tuesday night as the scorching Miami Heat pay a visit to American Airlines Center. Dallas fans will definitely keep their eyes glued to this upcoming Mavericks-Heat matchup, which is why we will offer some predictions ahead of tip-off. The Mavericks may be 4-2 on the young […]

The Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz will play in a Western Conference matchup on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Kings-Jazz prediction and pick. The Kings and Jazz will meet on Tuesday, as Sacramento looks to pull off an upset win over one of the top teams in the […]

The red-hot Miami Heat are set to take on the Dallas Mavericks in what should be an interesting match-up between two clubs that have quite a history with each other. This is why we’ll be keeping a close eye on this Heat-Mavericks outing with some predictions in tow. Miami is boasting the league’s no. 1 […]

The Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks will play in an inter-conference matchup on Tuesday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Heat-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Mavericks and Heat have met in the NBA Finals twice, so Tuesday night’s contest should be a fun one. Luka Doncic and Jason Kidd are […]

The Boston Celtics are in dire straits this season after one of the worst fourth quarter collapses in NBA history. Leading by 14 points entering the final frame against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night, they ended up on the wrong side of a 39-11 smacking in those final 12 minutes to somehow lose 128-114. […]

As expected, the Los Angeles Lakers season has already been a roller-coaster. Eventful, compelling, ever-changing, mildly successful. Understandably, they look like a group developing chemistry, learning schemes, navigating injuries (including LeBron James), and finding a groove. They’ve suffered three ugly losses, pulled out two gritty wins, and, most recently, posted two encouraging performances against lottery […]

When the NBA announced it would be ending its partnership with Spalding last year, it took many by surprise. The league’s basketball partner since 1983, Spalding made custom-made basketballs for the NBA for nearly 40 years. Starting this season, the Wilson ball became the NBA’s official ball. Early returns may not be so great, and […]

The Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros continue the 2021 World Series on Tuesday night with Game 6 from Houston. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Braves-Astros World Series Game 6 prediction and pick. The Braves and Astros will meet in Game 6 after Houston avoided elimination with a big win […]

The veteran Los Angeles Lakers trampling the inexperienced Houston Rockets was a quite predictable outcome for Sunday night’s matchup in Los Angeles. Not only do the Lakers possess a giant talent and experience advantage over Houston, but players like Kevin Porter Jr. and Jalen Green have never played in the Staples Center before and consider […]

The Phoenix Suns will try to squeeze out their first two-game winning streak at the expense of the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. And from the looks of it, the odds are in their favor. Nonetheless, here are our Suns predictions head of their game against the Pelicans. Phoenix Suns Predictions Vs. Pelicans 1. Suns […]

Things did not look great for the Philadelphia 76ers heading into their matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Joel Embiid did not dress in the matchup due to rest, and then tragedy struck shortly before tip-off when Tobias Harris had to be scratched late due to health and safety protocols.  Despite being […]

The Toronto Raptors (read: Huskies) and New York Knickerbockers played (one of) the first NBA game on this day 75 years ago. And goodness, did both teams deliver quite an anniversary performance, with threes raining down from the heavens, snapping mesh like the clashing of cymbals. Bing bong! Ultimately, Toronto came away on top in […]

Winning on the second night of a road back-to-back is tough in the NBA, especially for teams based on the West coast facing Eastern Conference foes. Don’t expect the Portland Trail Blazers to take any solace from that reality considering the quality of Monday’s competition, though. The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Blazers 113-103 at Wells […]

If I wrote this article last week, one early overreaction would be the Golden State Warriors will break the NBA single-season record for wins–a record the franchise already holds. But there are still plenty of things to overreact about this season, especially with the team playing so well and improving by the day. Warriors Overreactions […]

OG Anunoby is poised for a breakout year for the Toronto Raptors and his numbers so far are proving that he’s indeed the next man up. The 24-year old has been massively underrated over the course of his career. Anunoby has been under the radar for most casual NBA fans but the entire city of […]

It’s been three years since Zion Williamson and Ja Morant stepped foot in the NBA and so far, it’s looking like Morant should have been picked first overall by the New Orleans Hornets in the 2019 NBA Draft. No disrespect to Williamson (who is arguably better than Morant skills-wise) but skill can only take you […]

If you happened to notice LeBron James sitting in the stands at Staples Center on Sunday night — no it wasn’t the Los Angeles Lakers star time-traveling — thought I wouldn’t put it past him, considering his ability to turn back the clock. However, you wouldn’t be blamed for being spooked by the eerie (and hilarious) […]

Through six regular-season games, the play of the second unit has been arguably the biggest bright spot for the Philadelphia 76ers. Multiple factors can be attributed to this early success, but the development of multiple young role players sits near the top. First it was Furkan Korkmaz, who showed nice flashes at point guard when […]

NBA games will continue on Monday night. The Orlando Magic will hit the road and clash with the Minnesota Timberwolves. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Timberwolves prediction and pick. The Orlando Magic are 1-6. They have struggled throughout this season and will look to turn things around on Monday. […]

The NBA season will continue on Monday Night. The Toronto Raptors will hit the road to face off against the New York Knicks. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Knicks prediction and pick. The Toronto Raptors are 4-3, they come into this game having won their last three. The New […]

The Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Monday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Bulls prediction and pick. The Bulls and Celtics come into Monday’s action in very different circumstances early in this NBA season. The Bulls look good with their new additions, […]

It may not have impacted the final box score much, but during the Nets’ (4-3) 117-91 win over the Detroit Pistons, Kevin Durant was ejected for throwing an elbow at forward Kelly Olynyk. KD still finished with 23 points, 5 assists, on a blistering hot 10-13 from the field. The Nets were in control pretty […]

The NBA will continue on Monday night. The Cleveland Cavaliers will hit the road and take on the Charlotte Hornets. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Cavaliers-Hornets prediction and pick.  The Cleveland Cavaliers enter this game 3-4. They’re looking to turn things around after a disappointing road loss. The Charlotte […]

The Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Monday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Wizards-Hawks prediction and pick. The Hawks and Wizards will meet for the second time this season on Monday night. The Wizards beat the Hawks in Washington last week, and […]

The NBA is in full swing and games will continue Monday night. The Portland Trail Blazers will travel to take on the Philadelphia 76ers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Blazers-76ers prediction and pick.  Both of these teams have had solid starts to the season. The Blazers are 3-3, coming […]

The NBA regular season continues Monday night. The San Antonio Spurs will hit the road and take on the Indiana Pacers. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Spurs-Pacers prediction and pick.  Neither of these teams have started off strong. The Spurs are 2-4, but they are coming off a big […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Clippers-Thunder prediction and pick.  The Clippers and Thunder have had shaky starts to the season, as expected. Los Angeles is playing without their best player in Kawhi Leonard while OKC is […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are the most veteran-laiden team in the league and the Houston Rockets are among the youngest. So when the Rockets pulled into the Staples Center on Sunday, excited about their first NBA road trip, one could have easily predicted how the matchup would go. “It’s possible,” said coach Stephen Silas when […]

PLAYA VISTA – Tyronn Lue has shown his ability to adjust on the fly when he sees something that needs tweaking. That was on full display this past postseason when the LA Clippers faced multiple 0-2 deficits, and it’s likely he’ll have to make some adjustments very soon. The Clippers have started their 2021-22 season […]

The Los Angeles Lakers, the oldest team in the NBA, believe their collective wisdom, experience, and talent will outweigh any mileage concerns. On Sunday, in their 95-85 win over the Houston Rockets — and not for the first time this season at Staples Center — two Lakers future Hall of Famers, LeBron James and Carmelo […]

It’s quite surprising that in a Los Angeles Lakers roster stacked with future Hall of Famers, it’s Carmelo Anthony who’s shining the brightest. The man was fighting to stay in the NBA just a few years ago. Now, he’s risen as one of the most important pieces in the Lakers’ quest for another title. From […]