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NBA playoffs betting: How to bet each first-round series
Here are our NBA betting experts Tyler Fulghum, Andre Snellings, Eric Moody, Jim McCormick and Steve Alexander with the bets they like most for each series. Odds are updated as of publication. For latest odds go to ESPN BET 76ers to win the series 4-2 (+350). Jalen Brunson has averaged 34.8 points and 7.4 assists […]
Continue readingDonte DiVincenzo ineligible for MIP despite 81 games played
His shooting efficiency metrics reached career-best levels, as did his scoring, which jumped from 9.4 points per game a season ago to 15.5 points this season. He drained a franchise-record 283 triples — only Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic finished with more — nearly doubling the 150 3s he connected on during the 2022-23 campaign. […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Three picks for Tuesday’s play-in games
Pick the winners and crown your NBA champion! Create A Bracket Trey Murphy III over 18.5 points, rebounds and assists (-130). Murphy has cleared this line in nine of his past 10 games, averaging 12.1 field goal attempts, 10.2 rebound chances and 5.0 potential assists per game over that span. He’s in a good spot […]
Continue readingHow Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis have revived the Warriors’ defense
With 1:30 left in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks on April 2 and the Warriors holding a 98-92 lead, Mavericks guard Luka Doncic feigned a dribble penetration from the top of the 3-point line before dishing the ball to guard Kyrie Irving. As Warriors forward Draymond Green roamed the paint, Irving sidestepped the […]
Continue readingKyrie Irving out vs. Pistons, ends his longest run since ’15-16
The designation for Irving, who has been on his longest stretch of games since 2015-16, is left hamstring soreness. Co-star Luka Doncic, the NBA scoring leader, is listed as questionable with left ankle soreness. With two games remaining, the Mavericks are guaranteed to finish no lower than fifth in the Western Conference. Dallas has a […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Friday
The best places to look for those are probably in Detroit, Portland, Washington, Houston, Utah, San Antonio, Charlotte and Atlanta. If you paid attention on Thursday’s podcast, we were all about Chimezie Metu and, later on, Marcus Sasser and they both kind of went off. Metu had 15 points, eight boards, three assists and three […]
Continue readingNBA offseason 2024: Schedule, deadlines, contract details
With many teams already doing deep dives into preparation for the 2024 NBA draft and this summer’s free agency, here’s a look at the league’s upcoming calendar, along with important deadlines for teams and players to exercise contract options. More than 30 players are in line for qualifying offers that would make them restricted free […]
Continue readingNBA roundtable: Experts offer picks on regular-season awards
But NBA awards season is also right around the corner. Experts around the league are reflecting on the season and the deserving candidates primed to take home the hardware. Are there any players even close to contesting MVP favorite Nikola Jokic? And how long will it take for Victor Wembanyama to take home Defensive Player […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Five picks for Sunday
This breaks down nicely for betting purposes. Exactly half of the teams still have a lot to play for to determine their postseason seeding, while the other half are effectively done already. The sportsbooks know this, too, so there are some really big spreads on the board today. For the last time this regular season, […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and projections for Sunday
Much like the last time I wrote this outlook (Friday), all 30 teams are in action Sunday, which is the final day of the regular season, so no one in the world should have trouble fielding a full fantasy team for the finale. However, doing it with productive players might be a little iffy, as […]
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