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2024 NBA Finals MVP odds Tatum, Jokic lead favorites

As we get set for the first weekend of playoff basketball here are the latest NBA odds to win Finals MVP. Odds are accurate as of publication time. For most up-to-date odds go to ESPN BET Jayson Tatum, Celtics +225 Nikola Jokic, Nuggets +300 Jaylen Brown, Celtics 10-1 Anthony Edwards, Bucks 17-1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder […]

Biggest takeaways from the first weekend of the 2024 NBA playoffs

Our NBA experts were at all eight Game 1s on Saturday and Sunday — all of which were won by the home team, the first time that has happened since 2013 — and shared their first impressions of every series, with a glance at what we might expect as these teams head into Game 2 […]

Way-too-early Roto and Category league rankings for 2024-25

Fantasy Women’s Basketball is now open! Create or join a league today to get started. Sign up for free! Some new names will enter the top five in fantasy drafts next season, as Victor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are coming off of incredible seasons. But how do things fall after that? Who cracks the top […]

Way-too-early H2H Points league rankings for 2024-25

Fantasy basketball 30: Franz Wagner’s rookie rise

Here’s a look around the league at the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks: Bogdan Bogdanovic and Kevin Huerter are among the Hawks’ 12 players included in the league’s health and safety protocols. Offensively, Trae Young has had to bear a lot of the burden. Over the last 14 […]

Thunder overcome playoff inexperience in Game 1 win vs. Pelicans

After missing the playoffs the past three seasons and working on a rebuild, the Thunder’s reward as the top seed in the strong Western Conference was facing the 49-win New Orleans Pelicans, who had to fight through the play-in tournament but also boasted a league-best record on the road. Seven of the 11 Thunder players […]

Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokic headline NBA award finalists

Jokic, whose Denver Nuggets opened the playoffs with a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers Saturday night, won the MVP in 2021 and 2022 and finished second behind the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid last year. Embiid and the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo were MVP finalists alongside Jokic each of the past two seasons, but they […]

NBA playoffs betting: Three bets for Sunday

Then, in the other two matchups, we have two road favorites against higher-seeded teams with their best players also dealing with injury. According to ESPN Stats & Information, they’ll be just the fourth and fifth teams since the 1990-91 season (excluding the bubble) to be underdogs in their first playoff game while being the higher […]

Craig Kimbrel’s milestone baseball rescued from fountain

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Baltimore left fielder Colton Cowser threw the ball from the final out of a 9-7 win over Kansas City into the Kauffman Stadium fountains. About two minutes later, he realized he might have made a mistake. Craig Kimbrel had gotten his 422nd save Saturday night, tying Billy Wagner for seventh on […]

Texas Rangers set to send Max Scherzer on rehab assignment

The team has not announced where in its minor league system that Scherzer will pitch, but signs are pointing toward a return for the veteran right-hander to the defending World Series champions’ rotation soon. On Monday, Scherzer, 39, threw 24 pitches in a live batting practice session, according to Bally Sports Southwest, and on Friday […]

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