The new NBA season tips off in a month and training camps open this week. And, before a single player takes the court, the betting public is making its presence known, backing the Brooklyn Nets at +200 odds and Los Angeles Lakers at +400 odds as favorites to win the […]
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2022 NBA Championship Odds: Brooklyn Nets, LA Lakers Favorites Next Year
The 2021 NBA Finals just ended with the Milwaukee Bucks winning their first NBA crown in 50 years, but oddsmakers already set the futures for next season. The Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets head into the offseason as the top two favorites to win the 2022 NBA championship, with […]
NBA Finals Game 6 Preview: Suns Face Elimination Down 3-2, Bucks 1 Win from Title
The Milwaukee Bucks are one win away from securing their first championship in 50 years, which they’ll have a chance to do on their home court in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. The Phoenix Suns lost three games in a row and find themselves on the brink of elimination […]
NBA Finals Game 5 Preview: Bucks and Suns 2 Wins Away from Championship
With the NBA Finals tied at 2-2, both teams are only two wins away from winning the championship. The Phoenix Suns blew a 2-0 lead, losing two consecutive games to the Milwaukee Bucks. The series returns to Phoenix for Game 5 where the Suns are looking to regain control of […]
NBA Finals: Suns Building a Wall to Stop the Greek Freak and Bucks in Game 4
Game 4 of the 2021 NBA Finals is crucial because, if the Milwaukee Bucks win, they’ll pull even at 2-2 against the Phoenix Suns. If the Suns prevail in Game 4, they’ll take a 3-1 series lead back home to Arizona and put themselves just one win away from a […]
Greek Freak and Milwaukee Bucks Dominate Game 3, Down 2-1 in NBA Finals
Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo decimated the Phoenix Suns with a 41-point performance and led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 120-100 victory in Game 3 of the 2021 NBA Finals to get back into the series after falling into a 2-0 hole. Suns fans were lamenting the assignment of official Scott […]
NBA Finals Game 3 Preview: Milwaukee Bucks Finally Stop the Bleeding Down 2-0?
Only four teams in NBA history rallied from down 2-0 to win the championship, and the Milwaukee Bucks hope they can become the fifth team to overcome a slow start to win a title. The Phoenix Suns took a 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals winning both of their […]
NBA Finals Game 2 Betting Preview: Milwaukee Bucks Seek to Avoid 0-2 Hole vs. Phoenix Suns
The Milwaukee Bucks are on a mission to steal a road win against the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 to even the NBA Finals at 1-1 before heading back home to Wisconsin over the weekend. Otherwise, the Bucks could fall into an 0-2 hole before they even play their first […]
NBA Finals: Greek Freak Plays for Bucks, Suns Take 1-0 Lead
Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo suited up for the first game of the 2021 NBA Finals despite a lingering hyperextended knee injury. But even his presence for the Milwaukee Bucks wasn’t enough to thwart Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns from jumping out to a 1-0 series lead after a 118-105 […]
NBA Finals Injury Report: Will Greek Freak Play in Bucks/Suns Game 1?
The NBA Finals is ready to tip-off, but it’s still unknown if one of the league’s top stars will even suit up. Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo is questionable for the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns. The Suns are the consensus betting favorite […]
2021 NBA Finals: Betting the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a big fat question mark heading into the 2021 NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns with the health status of Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo unknown after he suffered a knee injury in the previous round. The Suns are the betting favorite at -200 odds to win […]
Game 6 Betting Preview: Do or Die for Hawks Down 3-2 vs Greek Freak-Less Bucks
Even without Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo, who hyper-extended his knee, the Milwaukee Bucks are within one victory of winning the Eastern Conference and locking up a spot in the NBA Finals heading into Game 6 against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. The Milwaukee Bucks opted for a bigger lineup in […]
Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks Tied 2-2 in Injury Riddled Eastern Conference Finals
The NBA Eastern Conference finals are even at 2-2, but both the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks have injuries to their leading scorers heading into Game 5. It looks like Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo from the Bucks will miss Game 5 with a hyper-extended knee, whereas Trae Young from the […]
Phoenix Suns Win Western Conference, Chris Paul Finally Reaches NBA Finals
After 16 seasons, Chris Paul will play in his first NBA Finals after the veteran point guard guided the Phoenix Suns to a Western Conference championship by defeating the Los Angeles Clippers in six games. Paul dropped 41 points in the close-out game on the road in Los Angeles, including […]
Game 6 Betting Preview: Clippers Seek to Even Series, Force Game 7
Without their leading scorer and leader Kawhi Leonard, the LA Clippers fell behind the Phoenix Suns 3-1 in the Western Conference finals. The pesky Clippers, thanks to the heroics of Paul “Playoff P” George, staved off elimination with a clutch road victory in Game 5 to trim the deficit. Can […]
Game 4 Betting Preview: Milwaukee Bucks Up 2-1 Thanks to Khris Middleton
Khris Middleton and Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo combined for 71 points in the Game 3 victory to put the Milwaukee Bucks ahead of the Atlanta Hawks 2-1 in the Eastern Conference finals. The Hawks head into Game 4 with an air of uncertainty because their leading scorer and All-Star, Trae […]
Game 5 Preview: LA Clippers Down 3-1, Phoenix Suns One Win Away from NBA Finals
It’s do or die for the Los Angeles Clippers after the Phoenix Suns took a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference finals. The Clippers, who won’t have Kawhi Leonard in the lineup, are on the verge of elimination and the Suns have a chance to close out the series […]
Game 2 Betting Preview: Hotlanta Hawks Win Again, Milwaukee Bucks Down 0-1
Trae Young torched the #3 Milwaukee Bucks for 48 points and 11 assists in Game 1 to lift the red-hot #5 Atlanta Hawks to a 1-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Heading into Game 2, Giannis ‘Greek Freak’ Antetokounmpo and the Bucks are hell-bent on pulling even in […]
Suns/Clippers Game 3 Betting Preview: No Kawhi, CP3 Expects to Play
The Phoenix Suns hold a 2-0 lead over the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference finals with the series headed to LA for Game 3, but the Clippers won’t have Kawhi Leonard, who’s nursing a sprained kneed, in the line up. Chris Paul is listed as probable for the […]
Game 2 Betting Preview: Phoenix Suns Strike First Blood, Clippers Down 0-1
The Phoenix Suns didn’t squander their home-court advantage and seized an early 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Clippers thanks to a 40-point triple-double from Devin Booker. The injury-riddled Clippers are stumbling into Game 2, but intend to steal a road win against the Suns […]