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Five things to watch this week: Warriors, Lakers back on track?
Here are a few thoughts from the Hoops Lab as we prepare for Week 7 of the fantasy basketball season. Keep in mind, the Fantasy Basketball Rest of Season Rankings also update on Mondays, so check those out as your prepare for this week’s NBA games. Between the rankings and this article, we’ll also help […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Sunday
Advantage In Atlanta: Think you have a beat on how the Atlanta/Miami game is going to go in terms of point total? The Hawks are 4-1-1 ATS at home when the total goes under, compared to 1-3 ATS when the game goes over. A same game parlay is a good play… you just have to […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Friday
Lacking Heat In Miami: The Heat were the best home team in the East last season and are a respectable 7-4 in front of their fans this season, but they’ve underwhelmed in the betting markets with a 3-7-1 ATS mark at home. They’ve struggled to cover those games, but scoring hasn’t been a major issue: […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Wednesday
Philly Free Agents: The Sixers upset the Nets last night at home thanks to a huge game from De’Anthony Melton, who is still a free agent in 80% of ESPN leagues. Melton splashed six 3-pointers and cruised past his scoring, shooting, and steal props in the victory. With eight swipes over his last two games, […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Tuesday
ESPN’s fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. NBA game odds for November 22 are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues. Laker Fade: The […]
Continue readingWaiver wire pickups: Look to Al Horford, Royce O’Neale
Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source stats from free agency to maximize imaginary rosters. Create or join an ESPN Fantasy Basketball league today and draft your league any time before the first […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Saturday
Jump ahead: Game of the night | Picks and props All odds are provided by Caesars Sportsbook. — Jim McCormick & Kyle Soppe Deep Six: The Sixers suffered another key backcourt injury last night with Tyrese Maxey rolling his ankle in a win over the Bucks. Two-way guard De’Anthony Melton is a free agent in […]
Continue readingJoel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers and the arduous task of building around a superstar
For the second straight day of training camp in late September, the new Philadelphia 76ers teammates engaged in a long — and loud — discussion over basketball tactics. Among today’s topics: How Tucker and the Miami Heat suffocated Embiid in the post during last season’s Eastern Conference semifinals. Tucker gestures how he fronted Embiid in […]
Continue readingGuard Matisse Thybulle, not fully vaccinated, ineligible to play for Philadelphia 76ers when first-round series shifts to Toronto
Unvaccinated foreign nationals are currently prohibited from entering Canada, and Thybulle is not fully vaccinated. Limited exemptions to the rule no longer apply to professional athletes, and as such, coach Doc Rivers said Sunday that Thybulle would be “ineligible” for Games 3 and 4. Thybulle, after the 76ers’ 118-106 victory over the Detroit Pistons Sunday, […]
Continue readingTyrese Maxey powers undermanned Philadelphia 76ers to upset of Miami Heat
“I told him I got him,” Maxey said. Maxey wasn’t kidding. Thanks to a 13-point flurry in the fourth quarter — pushing him to 28 points on the night — as well as a dramatic chasedown block on a Caleb Martin layup in the closing moments, Maxey stayed true to his word and powered the […]
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