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LeBron James will certainly be feeling a little something when his Los Angeles Lakers take on the Miami Heat this week. James won his first two NBA titles as part of one of the league’s first modern-day super teams in Miami, and he led the Los Angeles Lakers to the title over the Heat during the shortened 2019-20 season. He is not expected to be in the lineup for this game though, as he is reportedly dealing with an abdominal injury.This NBA matchup between the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers ... 

The New Orleans Pelicans visit the Golden State Warriors on Friday night in a game that can be seen on ESPN. This is a matchup that sounded good before the season which is why ESPN picked it, but right now it doesn’t seem too appealing, as the Pelicans have one of the worst records in the NBA, while the Warriors have one of the best records. New Orleans is still without Zion Williamson and they have struggled mightily without him. Let’s look at the game and NBA picks.This NBA matchup between the... 

With both teams looking for consistency in their game in the early part of the season the Atlanta Hawks and Brooklyn Nets will face each other on Wednesday in the first game of ESPN’s doubleheader. The Nets are the betting favorite to win the O’Brien Trophy with superstars Kevin Durant and James Harden on the roster, but it’s been a difficult start. With Harden struggling the Nets have alternated wins and losses through the first seven contests. A pair of double-digit setbacks had the Hawks reco... 

The Dallas Mavericks visit the Denver Nuggets on Friday night in a game that can be seen on ESPN. This contest will feature two superstars who are leading their respective teams, as Luka Doncic is leading Dallas in points, assists and rebounds, while Nikola Jokic is leading Denver in points, assists and rebounds. This is a very difficult scheduling spot for Dallas, as they will be playing their third game in four nights, and with no rest. Let’s look at the game and NBA picks.... 

Looking to build off their impressive playoff run from last season, the Atlanta Hawks are leaning on a youthful core to get them to the next level. There are always bumps in the road when undertaking such a chore and the Hawks experienced some in the early going. They were upset by Cleveland on Saturday for their first setback of the campaign. The Hawks look to get back in the win column when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. Without Zion Williamson the Pels have struggled losing their first three games of the season while going 1-2 ATS. The contest between the Atlanta Hawks and New Orleans Pelicans takes place at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA and will air live on ESPN. BookMaker.eu will have odds for every game on the Tuesday NBA schedule. ... 

The rapid descent of Ben Simmons has the Philadelphia 76ers in a quandary. It’s clear at this point that the former No. 1 overall pick doesn’t want to play in Philly and the club isn’t going to deal him for nothing. Getting something to keep the championship window open is a must, but until that time it’s a black cloud hanging over the organization and will surely affect the team’s play. The Sixers are hoping that with the group they have they can put together another strong season and they get an early test against the Brooklyn Nets when the teams collide on Friday. ... 

The NBA is back and the Golden State Warriors are hoping a return to their championship form follows. They won’t have Klay Thompson in the lineup at the start of the new season, but they will have familiar faces in Steph Curry and Draymond Green, holdovers from the five straight NBA Finals appearance and three title winning teams from a few years ago. And expectations have soared with the Dubs among the favorites to win it all. The Warriors open the home portion of their schedule on Thursday against Pacific Division rival Los Angeles Clippers, who remain a big question in the Western Conference without former Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard. ... 

The 2021-2022 NBA regular season begins on Tuesday, October 19 with perhaps the best possible matchup, as this year’s favorite to win the NBA title, the Brooklyn Nets, visit last year’s champion, the Milwaukee Bucks. The Nets have Kevin Durant and James Harden, while the Bucks feature Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday. One player that will not be in action in this game is Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving who is unable to play due to the vaccine mandate. Let’s look at the game between the Nets and Bu... 

The Golden State Warriors visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night in the back half of a season opening doubleheader on TNT. The Warriors are expected to be improved this season once they get Klay Thompson into the lineup, while the Lakers are one of the top contenders to win the NBA title. The Lakers big three of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook struggled in the preseason and the Lakers are listed as just a 5.5-point home favorite on Tuesday night. Let’s look at the game a... 

You could hear chants of “Suns in 6” blaring down from the rafters at the tail end of Game 2 after the Phoenix Suns took a commanding 2-0 series lead in their NBA Finals matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks at online sportsbooks. The same thing occurred in the closing moments of Game 5. However, this time around it was Milwaukee fans making themselves heard with chants of “Bucks in 6” after Giannis Antetokounmpo and company evened the series up in Game 4 by pulling out one of the most gut-wrenching comebacks – for Suns bettors – to even the series up at two games apiece. After Milwaukee went into the desert and stole a 123-119 decision from the Suns in Game 5, it’s the host Bucks that will have a chance to have their fan base come off as Nostradamus-like with it getting the first crack of closing the series out on their home hardwood in Game 6. I expect Milwaukee to seal the deal and finally put an end to these drawn out playoffs; but will they cover? ... 

The NBA Finals is now a best of three after the Milwaukee Bucks stormed back late in the fourth quarter to steal Game 4 and cover every number across the board to kill the hopes and dreams of anyone with pointspread or moneyline tickets on the Phoenix Suns in their possession. In essence, it was Devin Booker versus Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton with the trio the only players that rose to the occasion for their respective teams. Milwaukee’s duo proved to be too much as the Bucks score... 

There was only one player in NBA Finals betting history that went for 40+ points and 10+ rebounds in back-to-back games; his name was and forever will be Shaquille O’Neal. But after the Milwaukee Bucks skunked the Phoenix Suns by 20 points on Sunday night, there are now two players that hold that honor. Giannis Antetokounmpo once again proved to be a man amongst boys in the Bucks enormous 120-100 win and cover erupting for the second straight game to allow for his teammates to eat into the serie... 

After all the drama of whether Giannis Antetokounmpo would start or not, it ultimately ended up being free throw shooting that decided the final outcome of the series opener. Thankfully I was able to cash a ticket on the Phoenix Suns simply because they made all but one of their 26 attempts while the Milwaukee Bucks missed seven of their 16. The end result saw CP3 and company get out to a 1-0 series lead after securing the 13 point win and cover as 5-point favorites per the closing NBA odds at o... 

The Phoenix Suns find themselves back in the NBA Finals for The first time since the 1992-93 season. This time around, they won’t have to deal with this dude named Michael Jordan; you might’ve heard of him. The last time the Milwaukee Bucks participated in the final series of the playoffs, I wasn’t even born yet! Regardless of it taking so long for both franchises to get back to the championship round, they’re here now and it looks like online sportsbooks will have a competitive matchup in play. Phoenix will have the leg up heading into the series with it last taking to the hardwood back on June 30. As for Milwaukee, it was forced to win Game 6 on the road in Atlanta on Saturday night and could be forced to tip the series off without the services of Giannis Antetokounmpo who is still listed as questionable with a hyperextended leg. After going all-out to beat Atlanta in the Eastern Conference finals, it’s going to be tough for the Bucks to match the Suns intensity which has me leaning towards laying the chalk on the NBA odds in the series opener. ... 

It was quite clear Thursday night that the Milwaukee Bucks complimentary players are much better than what the Atlanta Hawks brought with them to the table. So did you enjoy taking in the battle between Bojan Bogdanovic and Brook Lopez in Game 5? With both Trae Young and Giannis Antetokounmpo held out that in essence is what the game turned into with the former leading the Hawks in scoring with 28 points and the latter posting a historical NBA playoffs effort with 33 points on a shade under 78 p... 

It was announced an hour or so before the Game 4 tip-off of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks that Trae Young would be unavailable in any capacity to partake in the festivities. Evidently the injury incurred at the tail end of the third quarter the prior game was enough to force the team to make the decision. Because of it, an influx of Bucks money infiltrated the market forcing online sportsbooks to fatten the pointspread up to -9 where it ultimately cl... 

The way the Los Angeles Clippers went about their business minutes into Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, you’d think they were the ones looking to close the door on the Phoenix Suns. That however wasn’t the case. Monty Williams’s squad had just taken a 3-1 series lead in Tinseltown and looked to punch a ticket to the NBA Finals as decided 7-point favorites per the closing NBA playoff odds at online sportsbooks. Never once were Devin Booker and the gang in a position to cover the number; or win the game outright for that matter. ‘Playoff P’ put the team on his back and became the first Clipper in franchise history to post a 40/10/5 game to help lead his teammates to the dominant 14-point victory. In doing so, LA is now 3-0 SU and ATS in elimination games this postseason. Ty Lue will put his 10-2 coaching record in elimination games on the line when the Clippers and Suns lock horns in Game 6 back in Tinseltown Hump Day night. ... 

Just like they did in the prior two series against the Mavericks and Jazz falling into 0-2 holes, the Los Angeles Clippers scored a huge Game 3 win to get themselves right back into the Eastern Conference Finals against the Phoenix Suns. It took another Herculean effort from Paul George and an injury to Cameron Payne to get the job done, but Ty Lue’s squad went above and beyond to avoid being put on the brink. Even so, online sportsbooks still aren’t buying into another Clippers comeback with th... 

The key ingredients to the Atlanta Hawks success throughout the playoffs has been Trae Young, Clint Capela and John Collins; the former with his ability to break defenses down and go HAM while Capela cleans the glass and Collins logs double-doubles with regularity. The trio was at it again in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals which ultimately led Nate McMillan’s squad to a third straight 1-0 series lead after winning outright as 8-point underdogs per the closing NBA odds at online spor... 

Through two games of the Western Conference Finals, the Los Angeles Clippers have done everything right except for close out the games. If Paul George sank his throws in the closing seconds, the Phoenix Suns miraculous out of bounds play to DeAndre Ayton never would’ve occurred. Be that as it may, George failed to convert from the charity stripe and Ayton’s flush with less than a second remaining allowed for the Suns to take a commanding 2-0 series lead with them to Tinseltown where the teams wi... 

Through two rounds of NBA playoffs betting, the fifth seeded Atlanta Hawks have relished the opportunity of playing the role of overlooked underdogs at online sportsbooks. Because of it, they’ve now disposed of the No. 4 New York Knicks and most recently the No. 1 Philadelphia 76ers as heavy underdogs. The task at hand gets even tougher in the Eastern Conference Finals with Trae Young and his mates set to square off against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks with the latter once... 

So did you ever think you’d get the chance to bet the Brooklyn Nets as -120 favorites to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks at the outset of this second round series? Well, that’s exactly the case with it all knotted up at three apiece after Giannis Antetokounmpo and company cruised to the win and cover back home in Game 6. The series now heads back to Brooklyn where the Nets haven’t lost a game throughout the playoffs 6-0 ATS. On top of that, it covered all three matchups against the Bucks at online sp... 

Ever hear that saying about teams stepping up and rising to the occasion when their best player goes down to injury? If you never heard it, you certainly witnessed it on Wednesday night when the Los Angeles Clippers took the wood to the Utah Jazz to take a shocking 3-2 series lead hours after it was announced Kawhi Leonard would miss the game and possibly the remainder of the playoffs due to an ACL injury in his right knee. And what a letdown it was for the Jazz who had the series lead all but g... 

So is everyone out there having fun chasing overs in this series? I kid, I kid; but seriously, enough is enough already! The postseason matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets was billed as potentially being one of the highest scoring series in the history of NBA playoffs betting heading into Game 1. The under has cashed in four times and pushed once dependent upon where NBA bettors got into the market at online sportsbooks for Game 5. Even with Kyrie Irving out of the mix, Brookly... 

NBA bettors and fans of the sport deserved at least one of these second round NBA Playoff matchups to be competitive; and not because of injury. After Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks staged a furious second half comeback to win Game 4, that’s exactly what they’ve got with the series knotted up at two games apiece. It’s now a best-of-three series and the Philadelphia 76ers are the team that owns home court advantage. So far, that hasn’t mattered much in this series with both teams snagging one r...