Defying the Odds

Defying The Odds: Bet Against Your Favorite NFL Team?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: January 17, 2014

Frank Doyle welcomes Gerry and Anonymous Gamblr, a pair of Sports Interaction line managers, back into the Defying the Odds studio for another sports betting podcast. This time around the trio tackles topics ranging from Team Canada’s men’s hockey odds for the 2014 Sochi Olympics to Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning and whether you can...

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Raptors at Wizards – Friday's NBA Betting Picks!

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: January 3, 2014

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! Toronto at Washington The Leafs getting to the NHL playoffs last year was shocking enough for the long-suffering people of Toronto, but the Raptors making shapes now in the NBA as well? These are heady times in the Queen City. Astonishingly, a four...

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Time to Bet the Revamped Toronto Raptors is Now

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 18, 2013

When the Toronto Raptors traded Rudy Gay to the Sacramento Kings earlier this month, most casual Raptors supporters started looked at the deal as one step closer to Tank Nation and drafting Andrew Wiggins. Down the road, maybe that will turn out to be the case, but for right now, that deal couldn’t have made...

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Tuesday's NBA Betting Picks!

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: November 26, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! Brooklyn at Toronto Jason Kidd’s first job as a head coach isn’t going very well. Brooklyn is 3-10 at the bottom of the Atlantic Division, the weakest division in the NBA, and is on a five game losing streak. Not only that, the...

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Friday's NBA Betting Picks!

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: November 15, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! Dallas at Miami is a game that should be on TV tonight. It’s a great, great matchup. Miami hasn’t lost to Dallas since the 2011 Finals, which is four straight wins, and the theory is that LeBron raises his game on a point...

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Monday's NBA Betting Picks!

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: November 11, 2013

Hoop Hopes – Ricky Rothstein makes his picks for tonight’s NBA action! Indiana is the team everybody is talking about since the start of the season. The Pacers won a lot of fans with the way they fronted up to Miami in the Eastern Conference Finals, and they’ve started this season like men with a...

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Could Steve Nash really end up with the Toronto Raptors?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 4, 2013

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard rumors of Steve Nash ending up with the Toronto Raptors and it probably won’t be the last. But could it actually happen? Well, maybe. A hoopsworld.com report floated the idea again Sunday and cited “multiple league sources” who believe Nash could be on his way to the Raps....

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Why the Toronto Raptors' opener vs. Celtics is so important

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 30, 2013

This isn’t just any NBA regular season opener tonight when the Toronto Raptors host the Boston Celtics. This is a game that’s going to set the tone for a Toronto team that may have very little time to figure out if it will be a contender in the Eastern Conference this season. This team has...

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NBA season betting odds & preview: LeBron, Heat win again

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 29, 2013

I know, I know. Nobody likes when you pick the favorite, but that’s where I’m going with the Miami Heat to win the NBA Championship. Let’s get one thing straight though – the Miami Heat, priced at +150 at Sports Interaction to win the 2014 NBA Championship, is no value pick. There’s absolutely no reason...

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Can the Toronto Raptors make a run at the NBA playoffs?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 22, 2013

You know things have been really bad for Toronto Raptors supporters when a 5-1 start in preseason play kicks up this kind of excitement. Yes, with Toronto’s 123-120 overtime win over the New York Knicks Monday night, the Raps have won five of six games that will mean absolutely nothing by the time the playoff...

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Is Jonas Valanciunas the key to the Toronto Raptors' season?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2013

In Jonas Valanciunas’ rookie season last year we saw flashes of the potential that made him the fifth overall pick in the 2011 draft. This year, the Toronto Raptors are expecting much more than that after the putting the 7-foot-centre through a busy offseason. After the regular season ended with the Raps missing the playoffs...

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Former Raptor Andrea Bargnani Out of EuroBasket

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: August 20, 2013

One of the least loved Raptors in recent memory has been forced to pull out of next month’s tournament in Slovenia. Al Dannity looks at how yet more health issues are hindering the Italian’s progress and at the prospects for current Raptor Jonas Valanciunas, who will suit up for Lithuania at the tournament. It isn’t...

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Austin Daye Completes the Raptors Summer Roster Moves

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: July 31, 2013

He’ll be the 15th man on the roster but Austin Daye will have a chance to contribute for Toronto next season. Al Dannity gives his take on Masai Uijiri’s final move of the summer. There has been one unifying theme to the Raptors this off-season. Strengthen the bench. You could add dumping Bargnani but that...

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D.J. Augustin and the Raptors are a perfect fit

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: July 23, 2013

A low-risk move for a franchise with low expectations coupled with a big shot at redemption for a hungry player makes D.J. Augustin’s move to Toronto a great deal all-round according to Al Dannity. Buy low, sell high. If you can’t sell high, take a risk on your low buys. If you’ve little to lose,...

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What are the odds Toronto Raptors draft Andrew Wiggins?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: July 18, 2013

Given a choice Canadian phenom Andrew Wiggins says playing for the Toronto Raptors in the NBA would be his top pick. Yes, folks, the likely No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Entry Draft actually wants to play north of the border. Wiggins, who was in Los Angeles at the ESPYs after accepting his...

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Tyler Hansbrough brings more than a culture change to Raptors

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: July 17, 2013

The pervading theme of Tyler Hansbrough’s arrival in Toronto is about how his signing points to a culture change for the Raptors. Al Dannity says this is correct but only scratches the surface of what the former Naismith Trophy winner brings to the team. It wasn’t even close to a straight swap but culturally the...

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Raptors GM Ujiri wins: Bargnani becomes Knicks' problem

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: July 10, 2013

It’s official Toronto Raptors fans – Andrea Bargnani is now a member of the New York Knicks. The trade which was a widely-spread rumor last week is now a reality as Bargnani goes to the Knicks in exchange for reserves Steve Novak, Marcus Camby and Quentin Richardson, as well as a 2016 first-round pick and...

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What if Dwight Howard was a Raptor?

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: July 5, 2013

Today is when, supposedly, Dwight Howard will finally decide where he’s going to play Basketball next season. One NBA franchise not in the midst of the Dwightmare is Toronto’s own Raptors. Al Dannity says that’s unfortunate as it might have been the perfect fit. Let’s get a few things out there straight away. First off,...

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Trade delayed for the Raptors – Bargnani is not a Knick yet!

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: July 1, 2013

The mega-trade that would send Andrea Bargnani from the Toronto Raptors to the New York Knicks has been held up. Al Dannity looks at the impact this move will have if the Raptors finally get to pull the trigger. If you told a Raps fan a few years that they’d have two of the top...

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Cavaliers to draft Canadian Anthony Bennett No. 1?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: June 27, 2013

At this point it’s very possible that Toronto native Anthony Bennett will make history tonight as the highest drafted Canadian in the NBA Draft. But how high could he go? At Sports Interaction, Bennett’s odds are at -106 to be drafted within the first five picks. However, now there is some talk that the Cleveland...