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Tuesday NBA Previews (Feb. 17)

NBA: Tuesday Three-Pack

The NBA post All-Star break begins tonight and we are focusing on three games with some good betting opportunities.

Charlotte Bobcats (+8.5) at Orlando Magic – 7 pm ET

The Orlando Magic (38-13, 34-17 ATS) are still learning about life after Jameer Nelson and are looking to return to earlier season form.

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Grizzlies vs. 76ers NBA Preview (Feb. 11)

NBA: System backs Memphis

The Memphis Grizzlies are struggling again this season but they are backed by a powerful betting system tonight at the Philadelphia 76ers.

Memphis is 15-36, having fired coach Marc Iavaroni and bringing in retread Lionel Hollins, but they are on a roll of late.

Last season, the Memphis front office saw they were going nowhere and decided to start over.

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Warriors vs. Suns NBA Preview (Feb. 6)

Suns Not Hot At Home

The Phoenix Suns home woes have been gigantic as they get ready to host the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.

The Suns are 26-21 on the year, but they’re one of the rare NBA teams where their record is similar at home (13-10) and away (13-11). Phoenix has also been awful from a betting perspective at home, where their 7-16 ATS mark is one of the worst in the league.

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LAKERS VS. CELTICS NBA Preview (Feb. 5)

NBA: CELTICS, LAKERS A BETTING EVENT

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers play one of the biggest games in the NBA regular season on Thursday night and you can bet on it at Sportsbook.com.

The Lakers delivered the first blow on Christmas with a 92-83 win at home as two-point favorites, breaking an incredible 0-9 ATS streak L.A. had going against the C’s.

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Bucks vs. Nets NBA Preview (Feb. 3)

NBA: NETS HAVE BUCKS NUMBER

The return of Milwaukee’s Richard Jefferson to New Jersey is just one reason for bettors to focus on tonight’s game.

Sportsbook.com has the Nets as 4 ½-point favorites with a Total of 195. This game starts at 7:30 pm ET on MSG Network. The Nets are 9-1 ATS in the last 10 meetings between the teams.

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Cavaliers vs. Magic NBA Preview (Jan. 29)

NBA: ‘BIG Z’ THE BETTING KEY?

Cleveland Cavaliers center Zydrunas Illgauskas could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Orlando Magic and it could be the betting key.

The 7’3” big man has missed the last 12 games with an ankle injury and the team has gone just 7-5 against the spread. For the season, the Cavs are just 9-6 ATS with ‘Z’ out of the lineup.

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Cavs vs. Magic NBA Preview (Jan. 29)

Cavs head to Orlando

Cleveland Cavaliers center Zydrunas Illgauskas could return to the lineup on Thursday against the Orlando Magic and it could be the betting key.

The 7’3” big man has missed the last 12 games with an ankle injury and the team has gone just 7-5 against the spread (ATS). For the season, the Cavs are just 9-6 ATS with ‘Z’ out of the lineup.

Contrast that with Cleveland’s stellar 20-8 ATS record with him, and you can see why bettors are constantly checking the latest injury report for this contest.

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Bobcats vs. Lakers NBA Preview (Jan. 27)

NBA: LAKERS A BAD BET?

The Los Angeles Lakers are flowing with confidence on a four-game winning streak but they may be a bad bet tonight.

Sportsbook.com has Los Angeles as 11-point favorites with a Total of 196, but they haven’t fared well as big chalk this year. Tip-off is set for 10:30pm ET.

L.A. thrashed San Antonio 99-85 as 7 ½-point favorites on Sunday. The contest was so lopsided, Kobe Bryant only got off the bench in the fourth quarter for timeouts.

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Mavericks vs. Pistons NBA Preview (Jan. 23)

NBA: PISTONS GOING UNDER?

The Detroit Pistons will be favorites when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night, but bettors should have their eyes firmly on the Total.

The Pistons have gone Under the Total in seven out of their last nine games with one push. For the season, Detroit has gone Under the Total in 25 of 41 games.

And with Detroit’s second leading scorer, Richard Hamilton, coming off the bench now, bettors need to look closely at the point total for this 7 pm ET telecast on ESPN.

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NBA Sportsbook Preview: Thursday Games

NBA: MAGIC PROFITS NOT A TRICK

The Orlando Magic have been the most profitable team in the NBA and it hasn’t been a trick.

Orlando has covered eight of their last 10 games and bettors will be looking for more profits as they prepare to host the defending champion Boston Celtics on national television on Thursday night.

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NBA Sportsbook Preview: Friday Predictions

NBA: COLOSSAL TWIN-BILL

Four of the best teams in the NBA square off in a doubleheader on ESPN.

New Orleans at Cleveland

Sportsbook.com has lowered Cleveland down to three-point favorites because of injuries, though the Total has remained stable at 185.5. This is the opener on ESPN starting just after 8 pm ET.  

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Pitt vs. South Florida Free Prediction/Preview

NCAAB: PANTHERS GAINING RESPECT

The Pittsburgh Panthers basketball team is starting to get respect from oddsmakers as they host the South Florida Bulls on Wednesday night.

This is the first time in school history that Pittsburgh has been ranked number one and Sportsbook.com has them at a respectable 8:1 odds to win the national championship.

Pittsburgh only trails North Carolina (9:5) and Connecticut (6:1) and they are ahead of traditional powerhouses Duke (10:1), UCLA (12:1) and Louisville (12:1).  

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NBA Sportsbook Preview: Lakers vs. Spurs Prediction

NBA: LAKERS RARE UNDERDOGS

The San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers meet for the first time since the Lakers quickly ousted the Spurs in last season’s conference finals.

Sportsbook.com has San Antonio as two-point favorites with a posted Total of 199.5. This is part of ESPN’s regular Wednesday night package which will start at 9 pm ET.

The series between Los Angeles (31-6, 17-20 ATS) and San Antonio marked the sixth playoff meeting in the last decade for these clubs, which again appear to be the class of the West.  

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Syracuse vs. Georgetown Free Prediction/Preview

NCAAB: HOYAS FAVORED OVER ‘CUSE

Legendary Big East teams, Syracuse and Georgetown, continue their rivalry tonight from the nation’s capital.

Georgetown is a 6 ½-point home favorite. ESPN2 will have the telecast at 7:30 pm ET.

The Orangemen have (16-1, 7-6 ATS) had the upper-hand, winning eight of the last 10 (7-3 ATS) including twice in Big East Tournament play.

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Monday NCAAB Hoops Preview

NCAAB: TOP 25 MATCHUPS HIGHLIGHT MONDAY

A televised Top 25 college hoops doubleheader highlights the Monday sports schedule.

With college football out of the way, the NCAA Basketball season takes center stage and ESPN has a big night planned Texas at Oklahoma in the Big 12 and Notre Dame at Louisville in the Big East.

All four teams entered the weekend in the Top 25, meaning the game’s on Monday should be quality matchups. Visit our Live Odds page for the latest lines on both of these games.  

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Celtics vs. Lakers NBA Preview (Dec 25)

NBA: Celtics, Lakers a betting mismatch

The Los Angeles Lakers have a huge Christmas matchup with the Boston Celtics and their backers hope they fare better this time around.

Not only did the Lakers get upset in last year’s NBA Finals 4-2, but Boston covered the spread in every game of the series and the two regular season matchups as well. That’s an 0-8 ATS mark in total.