After a brief hiatus over Christmas, I’m back with my NBA best bets column to bring us into the New Year. New Year’s Eve brings us a ton of teams on the second leg of a back-to-back, including the New Orleans Pelicans, who are a part of one of the plays for Saturday’s action. Plus,
Month: December 2022
Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports Bellator MMA vs. Rizin FF and Rizin 40 live results by Chad Porto The Minnesota Timberwolves have lost five consecutive games heading into their matchup with the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. Detroit is just 2-8 in its last 10 games, and it
The Dallas Mavericks are on a five-game winning streak that has propelled them into the No. 6 spot in the Western Conference entering Saturday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs. Both the Spurs and Mavs have benefited from playing the New York Knicks this week, with the Spurs coming away with a win against them
The New York Knicks have been struggling mightily as of late, losing five straight games, including back-to-back games without two of the best players in Jalen Brunson and RJ Barrett. New York has fallen to the No. 8 spot in the Eastern Conference as a result, undoing some of the good it created from an
Someday we may see another Ivy League NBA star of Chinese and Taiwanese descent. But there will never be another Jeremy Lin. The year was 2010, and this Harvard graduate was a California native of Chinese and Taiwanese descent. You can count the number of Harvard alumni to get drafted and play in an NBA
Happy 38th birthday LeBron James! As you get set to blow out the candles, one can only hope your birthday wish involves the health of teammate Anthony Davis, or anything that can help this team get back on track. L.A. has lost five of their last six games since December 19, now just 14-21 on
Nine games are on the books tonight in the Association this Friday night, as teams look to ring in one last victory ahead of the new year. The Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons are dealing with significant short-handed rosters in their matchups vs. the Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls respectively as a result of their
Scottie Barnes has had a difficult second season but rising star Ja Morant came to his defense after a recent matchup against the Raptors. The sliding Toronto Raptors dropped another tough game Thursday night, losing 119-106 to the Memphis Grizzlies. Defending Rookie of the Year, Scottie Barnes, put up 14 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists,
It’s hard to imagine the NBA without LeBron James, but that moment could be coming a lot sooner than we thought, thanks to the Lakers’ struggles. The Lakers are 14-21, four games out of a potential spot in the play-in tournament but also just four games out of last place in the Western Conference. It’s
Arguably the most complete guard in recent NBA Draft history, Scoot Henderson is much more than the projected consolation prize in the Winless for Wemby sweepstakes. Scoot Henderson is almost universally pegged as the second overall pick in 2023 mock drafts. Were it not for the glaring generational talent of Victor Wembanyama, he would be
Dec 27, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown (7) celebrates with Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams (12) during the second half against the Houston Rockets at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-USA TODAY Sports Russell Wilson’s take on Nathaniel Hackett firing shouldn’t matter to Broncos by Rylie Smith Soccer world mourns death
Jonathan Kuminga is drawing inspiration from Kobe Bryant as he balances his complementary role and immense potential as a future star. It’s only a couple of weeks into the NBA season and Jonathan Kuminga, all of 20 years old, is the subject of the newest Golden State Warriors debate. In Miami on the morning of
Three players were ejected in Wednesday’s Orlando Magic-Detroit Pistons game following a benches-clearing fight. The Detroit Pistons hosted the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, looking to bring an end to their six-game losing streak. While Detroit did win 121-101, there was a pull-apart that took place just before halftime. With less than a minute remaining
The Brooklyn Nets were the hottest of messes to start this season. But an unbelievably hot run has shown just how their ceiling still is. After a myriad of controversies — including, but not limited to, a Kevin Durant trade request, a Kyrie Irving suspension, a midseason firing of head coach Steve Nash, and an
The Nuggets and Kings meet in Sacramento meet for the second straight night, making for an interesting situational betting spot. Denver has been busy of late, playing an overtime thriller against the Suns on Christmas, and now playing their third game in four nights with another matchup against the Kings. Denver has some injury concerns,
Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic became the first player in NBA history with a 60-20-10 triple-double but his postgame quote may have been even better. There actually might be nothing that Luka Doncic isn’t capable of. And his performance to guide the Mavericks to a 126-121 win over the Knicks in overtime on Tuesday night is
LeBron James recently deleted a tweet that said he would not miss the playoffs again. The Los Angeles Lakers have never had the same success as they did when they won the NBA championship in the 2019-20 season. They were eliminated in the first round by the Phoenix Suns in the 2020-21 playoffs, and they
Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports Aaron Rodgers still can’t admit he was wrong about Nathaniel Hackett by Scott Rogust The Golden State Warriors are fresh off of a big win on Christmas Day and looking to carry some of that momentum into a matchup with the struggling
There are loads of NBA props to pick on Tuesday night with 20 different NBA teams in action, but the BetSided team has picked out two specific plays for today’s best props. We’re starting in the Orlando Magic-Los Angeles Lakers game, where Ben Heisler has one of his patented first quarter plays. Then, Peter Dewey
The Monday NBA best bets column wasn’t in the holiday spirit, a tough 0-2 slate. With a bunch of games on the schedule I’m rolling with one spread pick and two player props on some veterans that we’re fading to get back on track. There are a bunch of great matchups on Tuesday, especially with
The Houston Rockets upset the Chicago Bulls on Monday night in Chicago, but they have an extremely tough test in the second night of a back-to-back against the Boston Celtics. Boston has the best record in the NBA this season, and the team is fresh off of a win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Christmas
After an ugly ending to their relationship, the Rockets should focus on the future of the promising young core, and should pass on James Harden. Early Sunday morning as many were still opening their Christmas presents, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski decided to hijack the holiday and drop one of his trademarked “Woj Bombs”. According to Woj’s
Dec 25, 2011; Dallas, TX, USA; Santa Claus talks with Dallas Mavericks small forward Shawn Marion (0) before the game against the Miami Heat at the American Airlines Center. The Heat defeated the Mavericks 105-94. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Updated AFC playoff picture after Chargers clinch with win over Colts by Alicia de
The BetSided team has narrowed its focus to one game in today’s best NBA prop picks, as injuries have opened up some value in the market. Brandon Ingram (toe, out), Herb Jones (health and safety protocols, out) and Zion Williams (doubtful, conditioning) are all expected to sit out the New Orleans Pelicans’ game against the
The excitement of Christmas Day in the NBA is over, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t intriguing basketball on the slate for Monday night. With seven games in action, including a marquee matchup between the Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers, I’m going light today with two picks that I love on this board. We’re starting
The Minnesota Timberwolves have lost back-to-back games heading into a Monday matchup with the Heat in Miami. The Heat have a loaded injury report for this game, which has been the status quo, with Bam Adebayo (questionable), Jimmy Butler (questionable), Gabe Vincent (out) and Dewayne Dedmon (out) all listed for this game. The Wolves are
Could James Harden leave the Philadelphia 76ers for the Houston Rockets this offseason? Time is a flat circle, and Harden has a ‘magnetic pull’ to the Houston area. Despite a 76ers win at Madison Square Garden on Christmas Day, the biggest story as it pertains to Philadelphia basketball is James Harden. A report dropped by
Whether you’re unwrapping presents, spending time with loved ones, or in my case, finishing up Chinese food leftovers from the night before, Christmas day is often best-spent flipping on the television and binging some of the best regular season action the NBA has to offer. Today offers a five-game all day slate, beginning with the
LeBron is something like a Christmas Day tradition. He’ll play his 17th Christmas Day game of his career when his Los Angeles Lakers travel Texas to face the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic. I’m sure Doncic will be a Christmas mainstay for the NBA in the years to come, but his Mavs are just 17-16
There’s no greater Christmas Day tradition then betting on the NBA Christmas Day slate. Sure, opening presents is fun, but it doesn’t beat sweating out a wager on a mid-afternoon NBA game. Want some tips and tricks for betting on the five games scheduled for Christmas Day? Let me help you out. Defending NBA Champions
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