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NBA Recap: Knicks Top Sixers, Celtics Trip Up Pistons

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Another busy night in the National Basketball Association…Let’s take a look at some of the notable games: New York Knicks 94, Philadelphia 76ers 84 Look at this — the Knicks are showing signs of life on the road! Fresh off a 128-94 pounding of the Dallas Mavericks, New York won their second straight road contest...

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NBA Preview: Lake Show Travels to Phoenix

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

It’s a busy night in the National Basketball Association as 12 games — many of which hold huge playoff implications — are set to be played. The marquee matchup of the evening will go down in Phoenix, as the Suns take on Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers, re-igniting a longstanding rivalry between these...

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NBA Review: Kobe's Game-Winner Sinks Raps, Bucks Beat Celtics

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

A busy night in the association as eight games were played, many of which involved big playoff implications as the NBA regular season begins to come to a close. Los Angeles Lakers 109, Toronto Raptors 107 At the Staples Centre, Kobe Bryant hit a fadeaway jumper with two Toronto Raptors in his face (for what...

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NBA Preview: Mavericks Host Kings, Nuggets Welcome Pacers

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

A quick glance around the NBA landscape for some of tonight’s more engaging basketball betting lines and options… Sacramento Kings (4.75) at Dallas Mavericks (1.21) The white-hot Mavericks will be a tall order this evening for Sacramento. Dallas has won nine of its last ten (including a 112-109 nail-biter over the woeful Timberwolves, a game...

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NBA Betting Recap: Mavs Outlast Bobcats, Cavs Crush Knicks

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

A busy night in the National Basketball Association as nine games were played; here’s a look at the basketball betting results from two of the more interesting contests: Dallas 89, Charlotte 84 Dallas came into this contest as a three-point road underdog, yet emerged the victor thanks to the performances of three key guys —...

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The Utah Jazz Are Making Sweet, Sweet Music

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Where did this come from? The Utah Jazz, a solid-but-unspectacular team competing in the ridiculously-tough Western Conference, were considered also-ran challengers at the beginning of this season. But that was then, and this is now. Utah’s recent form has people thinking otherwise. On Sunday night, the Jazz completed a comeback for the ages, erasing a...

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The NBA Trade Deadline Extravaganza

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

So we’re just hours away from the 2009-10 NBA Trade Deadline, the time of year where potential contenders can beef up for a title shot, and terrible teams can unload awful contracts in return for a second-round pick. There’s already been a flurry of activity recently as several teams decided to re-tool in advance of...

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NBA Betting News: Rick Pitino Interested in New Jersey Nets Job?

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 27, 2017

According to a report from the New York Daily News, current Louisville Cardinals bench boss Rick Pitino has expressed interest in taking over the New Jersey Nets’ head coaching gig. Say what? Yes, the Nets.  The same team that’s dead last in the NBA with a woeful 4-47 record. It’s a franchise that’s in a...

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NBA Betting Futures: Championship Contenders

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

With the NFL season and Super Bowl XLIV now in the books (belated congrats to the New Orleans Saints, by the way), it’s time to start shifting our sports betting focus elsewhere. And where better to start than on the hardwood? Right now, the Sports Interaction online sportsbook has a plethora of NBA futures bets...

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NBA Fallout: Gilbert Arenas' Gun Fiasco

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

In what’s quickly becoming one of the most bizarre sports stories of the 2K era, the Gilbert Arenas gun fiasco has officially gained a life of its own. First, the details: – Arenas admitted (in interviews, via Twitter, to anybody who would listen, really) that he stored an unloaded gun in his locker at the...

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Utah Jazz Playoff Preview

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Utah clinched the Northwest Division again in 2008 but the NBA betting public are slow to back the Jazz as the Rockets are a formidable force to face in the first round. It was a new season but the same result for the Utah Jazz. For the second straight season the Jazz won the Northwest...

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San Antonio Spurs Playoff Preview

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

NBA odds makers rarely underestimate the San Antonio Spurs, and as the Spurs ruthlessly demolished Utah in the final game, the bookies will not be underestimating them in the 2008 playoffs. There were plenty of newsmakers in the NBA’s Western Conference this year. Plenty of trades, plenty of headlines. All precipitated by a team that...

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Orlando Magic Playoff Preview

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The NBA betting public have taken note of Orlando in 2008 but can the Magic overcome Toronto in the first round? Orlando’s reward for winning the Southeast Division and earning the No. 3 seed in the playoffs was to get an NBA playoff matchup with a team that has their number. Toronto has beaten the...

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New Orleans Hornets Playoff Preview

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Hornets have turned the tables on the NBA odds makers in 2008 but can New Orleans reach the finals after being pitted against the Mavericks in the first round? The New Orleans Hornets made a stunning turnaround this season. After missing the playoffs and finishing 39-43 a year ago, New Orleans blossomed into one...

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Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Preview

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Basketball betting fans who kept faith with the Lakers could be on course for a healthy payout in 2008 if the Lakers continue their hot streak in the playoffs. The Los Angeles Lakers squeaked into the playoffs with a 42-40 record last season, which made them the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference and...

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Detroit Pistons Playoff Preview

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Detroit have given NBA Odds makers a headache in 2008 as it’s unclear as to exactly how good the Pistons are this season. They aren’t dirty and nasty like the Piston Bad Boys of the early 1990s. Nor are they the defensive juggernaut that won two titles this decade. What Detroit is in the 2008...

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Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Preview

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

NBA Odds makers and basketball fans alike respect the talents of the King, LeBron James, but can LeBron carry Cleveland one step further on 2008? Last season the Cleveland Cavaliers overachieved and made it all the way to the NBA Finals ahead of schedule. At least that’s how most of the experts saw it. LeBron...

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Boston Celtics Playoff Preview

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Celtics are the surprise packet in 2008 but can they maintain their winning ways in the Playoffs and give NBA odds makers something to think about? Last year at this time the Boston Celtics weren’t going over their playoff strategies and looking forward to a long postseason run – they were licking their wounds...