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Fantasy basketball tips and projections for Thursday
New this season, ESPN Analytics will also generate daily NBA fantasy projections. By combining historical player and team data and specific game factors ESPN is able to accurately predict player box score stats. Accounting for injuries, trends in playing time, and other factors impacting future performance the statistical models can be used to help NBA […]
Continue readingNBA betting: Five picks for Thursday
The Jazz have won three consecutive road games. The Pelicans have lost two games in a row and their third in four games as they attempt to reverse their fortunes. This game has two prop bets that caught my attention. Let’s take a look at them. Lauri Markkanen over 7.5 rebounds. He has surpassed this […]
Continue readingLuka Doncic leads Slovenia to win over Italy, 7th at World Cup
Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks star, finished with 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as Slovenia topped Italy 89-85 on Saturday in the seventh-place game at the Basketball World Cup. Mike Tobey scored 12 points and Zoran Dragic added 10 for Slovenia (5-3). Marco Spissu scored 22 points for Italy (4-4), which dropped its final […]
Continue readingTeam USA bounces back at World Cup, routs Italy to reach semifinals
It didn’t cost the Americans any position in the tournament — in fact, it probably improved their draw. But the loss to Lithuania also acted as a “free” focusing moment for a young team that had never experienced such adversity in major international games. Given a reprieve, Team USA came with more intent and force […]
Continue readingTeam USA looks to end rebound woes in FIBA knockout round
The FIBA World Cup has reached its final phase, the knockout round. Despite the stinging 110-104 defeat Sunday, the Americans made it there. The defending world champs, Spain, didn’t. Olympic silver medalist France didn’t. Olympic bronze medalist Australia didn’t, either. Canada, the oddsmakers pick as the greatest challenge to the U.S. in the tournament, advanced […]
Continue readingFrance stunned by Latvia, eliminated from men’s hoops World Cup
Latvia got 22 points from Arturs Zagars and shocked France 88-86 on Sunday night in a Group H game in Jakarta, Indonesia. The result sent Latvia and Canada through to the second round and meant France, which won the bronze at the past two World Cups, cannot finish better than 17th place this year. “We […]
Continue readingWarriors left stunned after blowing lead in final seconds in Utah
But what happened over those next 13 seconds left the Warriors scratching their heads following a 124-123 loss at Vivint Arena. “In my experience, there’s one game like this every year where you leave the building saying, ‘What just happened?’” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “You make mistakes down the stretch and you leave the […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Friday
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 4 are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues. Create or join […]
Continue readingFantasy basketball tips and NBA betting picks for Friday
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 October 28 are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues. Hidden Edge: Indiana […]
Continue readingGiannis Antetokounmpo leads Greece into Eurobasket quarterfinals; favorites Serbia, Nikola Jokic eliminated
Antetokounmpo’s 3-pointer with 31 seconds left sealed matters for Greece, which beat the Czech Republic 94-88. Greece got 14 points from Nick Calathes, 13 from Ioannis Papapetrou and 10 from Kostal Sloukas. Jan Vesely had 21 points on 10-for-13 shooting for the Czech Republic, which got 17 from Vojtech Hruban, 12 apiece from Ondrej Balvin […]
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