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Breaking down Bulls odds to make the 2024 playoffs at All-Star break

Breaking down Bulls odds to make the 2024 playoffs at All-Star break

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The Chicago Bulls chose to stay put at the 2024 trade deadline and hope their current roster is able to find another gear in an effort to make a deep playoff run. The Bulls have seemingly locked themselves into the current core, much to the chagrin of fans, and that core appears destined to see […]

February 20, 2024

Breaking down Lakers odds to make the 2024 playoffs at All-Star break

Breaking down Lakers odds to make the 2024 playoffs at All-Star break

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The Los Angeles Lakers come out of the All-Star break looking to make a surge over the final third of the 2023-24 NBA season to get into the postseason once again. The Lakers won six of their last seven games prior to the break and will look to carry that momentum into the last stretch. […]

February 20, 2024

Predictions, best bets for 2024 MLS season

Predictions, best bets for 2024 MLS season

The 2024 Major League Soccer season begins Wednesday, February 21 with Columbus Crew hoping to repeat at champions. There’s plenty of excitement surrounding Inter Miami due to the addition of Luis Suarez along with Lionel Messi being fit for a full season, but it’s important to recognize that doesn’t mean an automatic title in South […]

February 20, 2024

Champions League predictions for first leg of 2023-24 round of 16 games February 20 and 21

Champions League predictions for first leg of 2023-24 round of 16 games February 20 and 21

The 2023-24 UEFA Champions League knockout stage continues Tuesday with the first leg of round of 16 games featuring Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, PSV Eindhoven and Borussia Dortmund. Action this week continues Wednesday with Porto, Arsenal, Napoli and Barcelona. All matches will be available on Paramount+, with the Inter Milan and Barcelona games also airing […]

February 20, 2024

NBA Coach of the Year odds: Mark Daigneault, Chris Finch battling for honor

NBA Coach of the Year odds: Mark Daigneault, Chris Finch battling for honor

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The NBA Coach of the Year award follows a fairly simple metric, and that’ll once again be the case for the 2023-24 season. This honor usually goes to either the team with the best record or the team that overachieved the most relative to preseason expectations. It’s possible both could be true in this year’s […]

February 19, 2024

NBA Defensive Player of the Year odds: Rudy Gobert on pace for record fourth win

NBA Defensive Player of the Year odds: Rudy Gobert on pace for record fourth win

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At the beginning of the 2023-24 NBA season, it seemed like there would be a changing of the guard in the Defensive Player of the Year race. The previous mainstays were being replaced by up-and-coming talents, setting up for a new era of defensive stars. However, that turned out not to be the case. Here […]

February 19, 2024

NBA Rookie of the Year odds: Victor Wembanyama reclaims big lead over Chet Holmgren

NBA Rookie of the Year odds: Victor Wembanyama reclaims big lead over Chet Holmgren

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The 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year race appeared to be a three-player conversation at the beginning of the season, but it has quickly become a two-player race with one making a big push before the All-Star break to pull away. Here’s a look at the latest odds to win the award courtesy of DraftKings […]

February 19, 2024

NBA MVP odds: Nikola Jokic favored to win for third time, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander emerging as real threat

NBA MVP odds: Nikola Jokic favored to win for third time, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander emerging as real threat

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The NBA schedule has entered the back half of the All-Star break, meaning the 2023-24 season will resume later in the week. It’s a good time to check in on the MVP race, which is looking like a forgone conclusion at this point. Here are the latest odds to win the league’s top individual honor […]

February 19, 2024

Why the NBA should eliminate the All-Star Game and restructure the showcase weekend

Why the NBA should eliminate the All-Star Game and restructure the showcase weekend

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The 2024 NBA All-Star Game is in the books and it was a relatively snoozefest as expected. Damian Lillard won the All-Star Game MVP award behind 39 points on 11-23 shooting from three-point range, including some impressive shots from the logo and half court. The Eastern Conference won 211-186, setting a record for the most […]

February 19, 2024

NBA playoff picture: How the West standings look after All-Star break

NBA playoff picture: How the West standings look after All-Star break

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The Western Conference has been a minefield for most of the 2023-24 NBA regular season and that’s unlikely to change in the final third of the campaign after the All-Star break. Nine teams in the conference have at least 30 wins, with four having 36 or more. Only seven games separate the top seed from […]

February 19, 2024

NBA playoff picture: How the East standings look after All-Star break

NBA playoff picture: How the East standings look after All-Star break

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The All-Star break is winding down, which means the 2023-24 NBA regular season will resume with the final third of the campaign left. Things in the Eastern Conference seem fairly straightforward at the top but the play-in picture looks a lot less clear coming out of the break. Below we take a look at the […]

February 19, 2024