Tag: Highlight

I know one thing about Game 5: Marcus Morris will need to change his hand gestures from 3-0 to 3-1. My colleagues, however, know a good deal more than that. While I attempt to come up with a betting line for a potential Joel Embiid vs. Terry Rozier fight, take a look at what people…

The Process, which can essentially be summed up as sucking for many moons and building up a treasure trove of great draft picks, is on its last legs of this season. There’s a new process, though. Trade your best player for a superstar, sign another star, have one break his ankle in the first quarter…

No NBA team has ever come back from an 0-3 deficit in the playoffs, going 0-for-129. Despite the long odds of completing the ultimate comeback, the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors — each trailing three games to none — will try to extend their Eastern Conference semifinal series Monday. Kentucky Derby Sets Record With $227.5…

Well, well, well. I could trust the process about as far as I could throw it right now, which is probably not that far since the 76ers squad as a whole likely weighs in excess of 1,300 kilos. Regardless of their two losses, they’re nearly a double-digit favorite back at their place for Game 3.…

Oh boy, do we have ourselves an actual series?!? Probably not, but let’s hope we do. Houston better #TakeNote of the Jazz because Utah meant business last game. Was it a fluke? Well, I don’t expect Joe Ingles to go 7-of-9 from deep again, and I don’t expect the Rockets to shoot 27% from 3…

The NBA Props article offers data-driven analysis on player prop bets for each day’s slate using The Action Network’s public betting data along with the tools at FantasyLabs and Sports Insights to highlight notable props. Friday’s analysis will cover the following three props: E’Twaun Moore over/under 11.5 points, New Orleans vs. Golden State, 8 p.m. ET Dante Exum over/under 8.5 points, Utah vs. Houston, 10:30…

Golden State Warriors-New Orleans Pelicans Game 3 (8:00 p.m. ET) is the gift that keeps on giving. Not only is the current total of 232.5 the highest NBA playoff total we’ve ever tracked, but the spread has also attracted waves of professional action since opening early Wednesday morning. Friday NBA Betting Guide: Can the Rockets…

All at once and in your best Mickey Mouse Clubhouse voice: “What’s the worst day of the week that gets us all depressed? M-O-N-D-A-Y S-U-C-K-S!” If you’re like me, you’ve got a case of the Mondays. You know what cheers me up when I’m feeling blue? An NBA bet with positive expected value. The line for…

This article may be titled “Five Things to Know,” but here’s a sixth factoid on the house. I can’t handle too many more Game 7s for Boston. I know, this is just the second of the year, but these bad boys have been taking their wear and tear on my heart for years now. I’m…

There are two games tonight, with Toronto and Washi… – hold the fort – there are three? The Thunder came back and won? Can OKC rally around their rally and force a Game 7? Can Indy can force a Game 7 of its own? LeBron in a Game 7… in the first round?!? Now that…

What a first round this is turning out to be in the NBA Playoffs. The Pelicans — the Pelicans! — were the first team to advance to the second round with their stunning sweep of Portland. Meanwhile, three of the East series are knotted at 2-2, and both top seeds lost a game over the…

Want to help us make The Action Network better? Take our brief user survey. The series resuming tonight are in interesting spots. Can the Wolves really tie up this one 2-2 with Derrick Rose leading the team in usage? Or are the Rockets just toying with them? In the later game, the winner seems to…

Want to help us make The Action Network better? Take our brief user survey. Saturday brought us four games all in a row, like little ducks. Not a bad idea if you ask me. How about we do it again Sunday? Wrong sport, but what the hell? Fend off the Sunday scaries with some playoff…

Want to help us make The Action Network better? Take our brief user survey. LeBron James was an animal in Game 2 but didn’t do enough to get the Cavs a cover. You know the age-old saying: Good teams win; great teams cover. The King is going to need a smidge of help from his…

Want to help us make The Action Network better? Take our brief user survey. Well, I thought the 76ers were supposed to be good, and then, what do you know, D-Wade decides to turn the clock back a decade and even up the series. Can he do it two games in a row? Meanwhile, the…

The Celtics go out and beat the Bucks in Game 1, and what do you know, they open as smaller favorites in Game 2. Go figure. Meanwhile, the Raptors break their Game 1 curse and have seen their line move significantly against them. Go figure. Here’s what you need to know before betting Day 4…

Well, that was an interesting weekend of basketball. Based on their respective Game 1s, these two series look locked up. You can throw away the darned key, even. BUT, as always, there are still major betting implications, regardless of how you think the series will end up. Here’s what you need to know for the…

This is it … the final day of the NBA regular season, and, wouldn’t you know, we’ve actually been blessed with a head-to-head matchup for the final playoff spot in the West. Zhong Zhi/Getty Images I thought the Timberwolves were supposed to be a contender this season … Anyway, this is the final chance you…

One of the best strategies in sports betting is fading the public. Find the team the casual gambler is backing and take the other side. NBA Betting, DFS Guide: Celtics-Wizards, Warriors-Jazz, More Read now   Here are the results of all regular-season NBA games by betting percentage, since 2005. As you can see, being on the…

Oh jeez, just a couple of days left in the regular season. Which teams are trying? Who’s gonna rest?!? Where does the value lie?!?!? Hopefully, we’ll be able to make today and tomorrow a profitable endeavor before the playoffs start. That’s when the real fun begins. — Mark Gallant All info as of Tuesday morning.…

To say the Western Conference playoff standings are tight would be an understatement. Although just a couple of games remain for each team, the Nos. 5-9 spots out West are decided by just a game. The Trail Blazers have already stamped their ticket, but the Nuggets are the unlucky buggers sitting on the outside looking…

Russ and KD vs. The Beard. It’s not quite playoff time, but it’s starting to feel like it. This potential playoff matchup headlines a Saturday slate, but two other Western Conference heavy hitters have our attention, too. Here’s what you need to know for the final Saturday of the NBA regular season. — Mark Gallant…

I feel like I was just writing about Raptors-Celtics a week ago. … Anyway, here we are again in another potentially great game ruined by injuries. Everyone is still hurt for the Celtics, and quite literally nobody is hurt for Toronto. But what does it all mean? Here are notable trends and metrics to know…

It’s been a long 48 NBA-less hours. Why the H did the scheduling bigwigs have to do that to us? Something tells me it had to do with that other basketball game yesterday, but I can’t be certain. We’re back with another big slate, though, highlighted by a few potential playoff matchups. Let’s get back…

Ah, the second-to-last Sunday in the NBA regular season. It might as well be the last Sunday that anyone cares about, however, because if all goes right next Sunday could be featuring…   Don’t jinx it, don’t jinx it, don’t jinx it. The NBA is getting heavy, though, as we have a whopping 13 games…

It’s a tight race in the Western Conference standings, and the Nuggets are having trouble sneaking into that 8-seed no matter what they do. Teams like the Jazz get to go play in Golden State against the goon squad as a sizable favorite instead of a would-be big dog if the Warriors had been healthy.…

The FantasyLabs Player Props tool has identified five props with a perfect 10/10 Bet Quality, and 11 more with a 9/10. Here are the three that I think are most exploitable for games with start times of 6, 7 and 8 p.m. ET. NBA Sunday Betting: Westbrook-Lillard, No Steph in Warriors-Jazz, More Read now