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NBA betting: Five picks for Saturday’s slate
Create up to 25 new men’s brackets beginning at the Sweet 16 and compete for $50K in total prizes! Tournament Challenge Second Chance Domantas Sabonis over 39.5 points, rebounds and assists. Even though the Magic are a sound defensive team, the Kings rank 12th in pace. Sabonis has also been phenomenal lately clearing this line […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Saturday
A matinee in Madison Square Garden opens today’s eight-game slate of NBA action. The New York Knicks are sizable favorites as they host the rival Brooklyn Nets early this afternoon. The Knicks won’t have OG Anunoby, Julius Randle, or Mitchell Robinson in the lineup, which means meaningful upgrades in playing time and potential production for […]
Continue reading2023-24 NBA season preview: Rankings, predictions, odds
We’ve seen some big offseason storylines: Damian Lillard is now part of a superstar duo with Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Milwaukee Bucks, Chris Paul joined the Golden State Warriors and James Harden still wants out of Philadelphia. Expect to see talented rookies take center stage. San Antonio Spurs’ sensation Victor Wembanyama already has us stunned […]
Continue readingLowe’s NBA League Pass Rankings: The top 10 must-watch teams in 2023-24
It’s time to reveal the top 10 in our 12th annual League Pass Rankings — the 10 most entertaining teams in the NBA, according to our proprietary algorithm. Remember: These are *not* power rankings! We revealed Nos. 11-30 here, along with a reminder of how the scoring works. I would have ranked a few teams […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings, post-offseason edition – What has changed this summer?
The big trades of the offseason resulted in Chris Paul landing on the Golden State Warriors, Jordan Poole on the Detroit Pistons and Bradley Beal on the Phoenix Suns. Free agency saw some big additions for the Houston Rockets, who signed Fred VanVleet from the Toronto Raptors and Dillon Brooks from the Memphis Grizzlies. Meanwhile, […]
Continue readingNCAA Division I men’s college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2022-23
Between the one-time transfer waiver and the extra year of eligibility due to the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 season, keeping track of the comings and goings has become borderline impossible. As one coach said to me recently, it feels like every player in the country can find a year of eligibility if they really try. But keeping […]
Continue readingNCAA Division I men’s college basketball rosters, departures, newcomers for 2021-22
Because it has been nearly impossible to keep track of rosters this offseason, we’ve decided to share a cleaner version of my roster changes research. (The actual one has cross-outs and underlines and capitalized names; it’s unreasonable to think anyone besides me can read it.) First, some guidelines. “Departed or expected to depart” players include […]
Continue readingWho’s the top 2020-21 coach of the year candidate in every college basketball conference?
“I don’t want guys to get fired if they struggle because of the pandemic,” he told ESPN. It’s a fair concern. This season, coaches have had to focus on everything but coaching their teams. There have been delays and pauses. The last-minute schedule changes have shaped the season, too. And the uneven schedules in league […]
Continue readingWho’s the top Player of the Year candidate in every conference?
It’s early February, so all of this could change, but we made an attempt to handicap the Player of the Year races in all 32 Division I conferences. Here’s the criteria we tried to emphasize: With at least a month of data to evaluate in most cases, we thought emphasizing individual impact in league play […]
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