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Golden State's Steph Curry Wins NBA MVP

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry was named this year’s NBA MVP by getting 100 first place votes out of 130 possible. Houston Rockets guard James Harden came in a close second, receiving 25 of the first place votes. A sixth year pro out of Davidson, Curry averaged 23.8 points, 7.7 assists and 2.04...

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Cleveland Cavaliers’ NBA Championship Odds Hinge on LeBron James

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Cavaliers’ NBA title hopes come down to just how good LeBron James can be. Just like old times. When James bolted from the Miami Heat to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, he made it clear that sure, he wanted to come back to where it all started, but the focus was always on winning another NBA...

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NBA Finals: Bettors Love LeBron James and Underdog Cavaliers

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t used to playing the underdog, but that’s where they’re at against the Warriors.  When you see a “Beware of Dog” sign on your evening stroll you take notice, just as bettors did when they saw the Cleveland Cavaliers set as +200 underdogs in their NBA Finals series against...

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Warriors Outshoot Cavs, Tie Series 2-2 in NBA Finals

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The tides turned last night for the Golden State Warriors, who have earned home-court advantage and are now 8.5-point faves going into Game 5 and -400 favorites to win the Championship. The Warriors looked tired and unable to come up with a plan to stop LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers in game 3 of...

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NBA Draft Odds: Could Toronto Raptors Draft Canadian Trey Lyles?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Toronto Raptors GM Masai Ujiri has some work to do in the offseason. Could he make a move to draft Canadian Trey Lyles? After being swept in the first round of the National Basketball League playoffs, Toronto Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri admitted that he shares at least part of the blame for a disappointing...

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LeBron James To Become Free Agent July 1st

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

For the third time in his career, LeBron James will be an unrestricted free agent as of July 1st. James will bypass his $21.6 million player option with the Cleveland Cavaliers just weeks after losing the NBA Championship to the Golden State Warriors. It’s expected that James will return to Cleveland, unlike the last two...

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NBA Odds: Toronto Raptors Offseason Report

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Raptors cruised through much of the regular season last year, but stumbled in the playoffs. Now, they’re looking for more. Summer leagues are in full swing and we’re headed into the final stretch of the NBA offseason. The Toronto Raptors are coming off of a good season where they finished first place in the...

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Cavaliers vs. Warriors: NBA Finals Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: May 29, 2017

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are the first two teams to square off in three straight NBA Finals as hard as that may be to believe. The Lakers and Celtics seemed to always meet in the Finals but never three years in a row. This series is a rubber match between the Cavs...

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Cavaliers vs. Celtics: NBA Playoffs Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: May 16, 2017

For the first time since 2012, the Boston Celtics are in the Eastern Conference Finals. Back then they lost to LeBron James and the Miami Heat, marking the end of an era for that Paul Pierce/Kevin Garnett/Ray Allen Celtics team. Now it’s LeBron in the way again, this time with Cleveland. The Cavs are Sports...

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Spurs vs. Warriors: NBA Playoffs Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: May 15, 2017

An injury to San Antonio’s best player has totally changed the outlook of the Western Conference Final series between the Golden State Warriors and the Spurs. After they played Game 1 on Sunday, the Warriors became heavy favourites on Sports Interaction NBA odds. San Antonio Spurs The Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard is proof you don’t need...

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Raptors vs. Cavaliers: NBA Playoffs Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: April 29, 2017

If the Toronto Raptors wanted to reach the first NBA Finals in franchise history, there was really no chance they were ever going to avoid LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers at some point in these Eastern Conference playoffs. The two clashed in last year’s East Finals, but it’s a round earlier this time. NBA...

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Bucks vs. Raptors: NBA Playoffs Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: April 13, 2017

The Toronto Raptors could have their most talented team ever as they begin a quest to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history by opening the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. The Raptors will host Games 1, 2, 5 and 7, with the last two if...

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Celtics at Raptors: NBA Picks, Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: February 23, 2017

The Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors both have 25 games remaining in the 2016-17 regular season as they come out of the All-Star break on Friday night. If the Raptors have any shot of catching Boston for the Atlantic Division lead, then Friday is a must win. Toronto is a slight favourite on Sports Interaction...

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2017 NBA All-Star Game Odds: Three-Point, Slam Dunk Picks

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: February 17, 2017

The Toronto Raptors will have Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan representing their squad and the Eastern Conference at the 2017 NBA All-Star weekend. To say the NBA’s All-Star break is the halfway point of the regular season is inaccurate as every club in the league has played almost 60 of its 82 scheduled games. The...

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Raptors’ Slump Drops Their NBA Championship Odds

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: February 8, 2017

Just about every team in the grueling 82-game NBA regular season goes through a bit of a funk – last year’s record-setting Golden State Warriors the exception to the rule. The Toronto Raptors are in the midst of their own mini-slump. Has that affected their NBA futures odds at Sports Interaction and should it change...

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Raptors at Hornets: NBA Picks, Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: January 19, 2017

Were the NBA playoffs to start today, the Toronto Raptors would be the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and take on the No. 7 Charlotte Hornets in the first round. The Raptors close a three-game road trip on Friday night with their final regular-season visit to Charlotte. The Hornets opened as slight favourites...

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Raptors at Cavaliers Point Spread: NBA Picks, Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: November 14, 2016

The last time the Toronto Raptors visited the Cleveland Cavaliers, it was Game 5 of last season’s Eastern Conference Finals with the series tied 2-2. The Cavs would blow out the Raptors 116-78 behind big nights from LeBron James and Kevin Love and would then win Game 6 back in Toronto to eliminate the Raptors...

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Knicks vs. Raptors: NBA Picks, Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: November 12, 2016

You are likely to see two tired teams on Saturday night and potentially some interesting lineups or minutes restrictions as the New York Knicks make their first visit of the season to Toronto. Both clubs played Friday night, with New York in Boston and the Raptors in Charlotte. Back-to-back games , especially on the weekend,...

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Heat vs. Raptors: NBA Picks, Odds and Prediction

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: November 3, 2016

It’s the second playoff rematch of the young season for the Toronto Raptors on Friday night as the new-look Miami Heat visit Air Canada Centre. Of course the Raptors reached their first Eastern Conference Finals last season by knocking out Miami in Game 7 of the conference semifinals, 116-89, behind 35 points from Kyle Lowry...

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Toronto Raptors 2016-17 Preview: Odds, Predictions and Picks

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 25, 2016

The Raptors had the greatest season in franchise history last year, winning a team-record 56 regular-season games and a third straight Atlantic Division title. Toronto played with fire in each of the first two rounds of the playoffs but won a Game 7 against the Indiana Pacers in the first round and vs. the Miami...