NBA Betting Articles

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Chance Harper - The NBA's Southwest division is as tight as they come, making it all the more difficult to get a good read on the five teams in the group when laying money down.  But it should get easier starting this week when San Antonio becomes a great fade due to being overvalued and Houston quits playing above its head.  Memphis might be the best bet of them all and capped to cover many of their upcoming big dog spreads.
 
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Chance Harper - A busy NBA weekend start with 11 games on Friday, with the late tip between the Suns and Magic in Phoenix the second part of an ESPN doubleheader.  Following their fast start, the Suns have dropped four of five to fall three games behind the Lakers in the Pacific Division.  For Orlando this will be its sixth road game in the last seven, with the Magic sporting an impressive 10-3 record on the highway this season.
 
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DonBest.com - The Lakers won their eighth consecutive game by the skin of their teeth Friday when Kobe Bryant hit a game winning three-pointer at the buzzer. They look to make it nine vs. the Suns.
 
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Chance Harper -

Tied atop the NBA's Southeast Division, the Atlanta Hawks are beginning to open eyes around the league while the Detroit Pistons are in a seven-game slumber at present.

 
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DonBest.com - It was about as one-sided as a playoff series could be.  Not only did Cleveland sweep Detroit from the first round of the NBA playoffs last April, the Cavaliers did so in convincing fashion by beating the spread in all four games and holding the Pistons to 84 points or less in each contest.  Detroit is struggling to find its way this season and a win over the Cavs Wednesday could be the springboard the Pistons need.
 
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DonBest.com - With eight wins in their last 10 games, Portland sits tied with Denver at the top of the Western Conference's Northwest Division.  Brandon Roy and the Trail Blazers will try to break that deadlock on Monday evening when the Chicago Bulls come to town. The Blazers have covered seven of their last 10 and own a 4-0 straight-up mark against the Bulls in recent meetings, covering three of those four games.
 
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Chance Harper - Pau Gasol's double-double helped the Lakers past the Bulls on Thursday, 108-93.  Next up for the defending champs will be Kevin Durant and Oklahoma City on Sunday night as LA tried to keep pace with the red-hot Suns in the Pacific Division.  The Friday night NBA slate finds a rematch of last year's Easterno Conference Finals when the Orlando Magic travel north to face Paul Pierce and the Boston Celtics.
 
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Joe Freda - The Milwaukee Bucks have won four in a row and look to keep the victory trend from being buck-ed by the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.
 
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Joe Freda - A week and a half ago in Houston, Kobe Bryant piled in 41 points for the Lakers in an overtime 103-102 win which snapped a three-game Rockets winning streak.
 
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In a rematch from just a couple of weeks ago when Kobe & Co. won by a point in Houston, the Los Angeles Lakers host the Rockets at the Staples Center on a light NBA Sunday.

 
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DonBest.com - No Yao, no Artest, no McGrady.  No problem so far for the Houston Rockets who have managed to win four of their first six games thanks to the contributions of Trevor Ariza, Aaron Brooks and Carl Landry.  Those four wins have them tied atop the NBA's Southwest Division with the Mavericks, a tie that will be broken after Tuesday night when the two Texas teams tangle at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
 
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DonBest.com - Armed with a favorable schedule to start the season, including just four games on the road until mid-December, the Lakers are poised to storm out of the gate in defense of their NBA Championship.  With five wins in their first six, that is just what is happening.  But Kobe & Company are not making bettors very happy, dropping their first five against the spread before Friday night's 114-98 win against the Grizzlies as 9-point chalk.
 
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DonBest.com - After dropping their first two games to open the season the Cleveland Cavaliers have turned things around with three consecutive wins.  That doesn't mean King James & Co. are back in a groove however, with Shaquillie O'Neal still trying to fit into the scheme and Delonte West battling problems off the court after an arrest in September and subsequent eight-count indictment that included weapons charges.
 
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DonBest.com - After opening the season with a loss to the Wizards at home, the Dallas Mavericks have recorded three-straight wins, all against Western Conference rivals and two of them on the road.  Dirk Nowitzki & Company look to extend their unbeaten road record to three games on Wednesday night when they travel to New Orleans to meet Chris Paul and the Hornets in the second game of an NBA doubleheader on ESPN.
 
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DonBest.com - Despite not having forward Rashard Lewis to start the season while he serves a 10-game suspension for violating the NBA's drug policy, Orlando is off to a 3-0 start and looking to remain perfect Tuesday night in Detroit against the Pistons.  The Magic should have guard Vince Carter for tonight's game, assuming his tender ankle holds up in this morning's pregame shootaround at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
 
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DonBest.com - Following a sloppy loss at home to the Wizards to open the season on Tuesday, the Dallas Mavericks are now staring 0-2 in the face as they head west to Los Angeles.
 
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Joe Freda - The Heat opened their season with a big win over the Knicks on Wednesday, but Miami will not find the Pacers to be the gracious hosts tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse.
 
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DonBest.com - Counting on a healthy Carlos Boozer and better results on the road, the Utah Jazz open their 2009-10 NBA season on the road in Denver at the Pepsi Center against the Nuggets.
 
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Joe Freda - Opening night in the NBA saw all four underdogs cash and this looks to continue on Wednesday with an even bigger card of matchups, including the Hornets at the Spurs.
 
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Chance Harper - The NBA joins the perfect storm of North American professional sports tonight with the tip-off of its 2009-10 season.  LeBron James and the Cavaliers get the first look when they host the Boston Celtics at Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena.  Opening Night concludes out west in the Staples Center in an All-Los Angeles battle as Kobe Bryant and the champion Lakers take on the Blake Griffin-less Clippers.
 
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Bob Harvey - Believe it or not the NBA season is upon us with four games tonight opening the campaign.  Two of the games are on TNT with the Celtics in Cleveland and the All-LA battle out west.
 
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Bob Harvey - The addition of Ron Artest has the Los Angeles Lakers thinking of a 70-win season in addition to defending their NBA Championship. Here's a look at current season win totals for futures bettors.
 
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Bob Harvey - The NBA's Southeast Division has superstar players spread throughout the five-team group, from Dwyane Wade with the Miami Heat to the Washington Wizards' main man Gilbert Arenas to Joe Johnson who runs the show for the Atlanta Hawks.  But when it comes to picking one elite team in the division, it all starts and ends with the Orlando Magic and their Superman of NBA superstars, Dwight Howard.
 
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Bob Harvey - LeBron James is joined by veteran center Shaquille O'Neal this season in Cleveland as the Cavaliers look to finally net the King his first NBA ring?
 
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Bob Harvey - The NBA's Atlantic Division might be the easiest of all the to pick a winner for in the upcoming 2009-10 season with the Boston Celtics the absolute cream of the crop.
 
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Bob Harvey - After adding veterans Richard Jefferson and Antonio McDyes in the offseason, the Spurs hope to have enough support for their Big 3 and make one last run at the NBA Championship.
 
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Bob Harvey - According to the Brahman known as Bodhidkarma, "To find a Buddha, you have to see your nature."  A quick look at the nature of the Pacific Division finds the Lakers the true Buddha of the five-team group
 
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Joe Freda - One of the best WNBA seasons ever comes to a close tonight with a winner take all Game 5 finale for the championship as the Phoenix Mercury host the Indiana Fever.
 
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Joe Freda - A close 86-85 win on Sunday gave a driver’s seat to the Indiana Fever in the WNBA Finals as they pulled ahead with a 2-1 series lead against the Phoenix Mercury.
 
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Joe Freda - The WNBA Finals get underway tonight on ESPN2 with the Phoenix Mercury hosting the Indiana Fever in Game 1 of this best of five series at the US Airways Center.
 
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Joe Freda - With a 103-94 win over LA in their series opener, Phoenix can finish the Sparks off tonight at home to advance to the WNBA Finals against the winner of the Detroit, Indiana series.
 
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Joe Freda - The WNBA conference finals begin tonight on ESPN2 with the Indiana Fever visiting the Detroit Shock in the East and the LA Sparks hosting the Phoenix Mercury out West.
 
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Chance Harper - Last season is a distant memory for NBA bettors.  While the public eyes the likes of Kobe Bryant and Brandon Roy, the savvy players will know there's value to be found in the Bucks, Kings and T-wolves.
 
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Joe Freda - The Seattle Storm face elimination from the WNBA playoffs at home tonight as the LA Sparks come into town looking to sweep the opening playoff series.
 
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Joe Freda - Last year’s WNBA Western Conference champion San Antonio Silver Stars finished fourth in the standings this year and host this year’s West-leading Phoenix Mercury in Game 1.
 
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Joe Freda - The WNBA playoffs get underway on Wednesday night with the first game of the evening featuring the Atlanta Dream visiting the Detroit Shock on ESPN2.
 
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Joe Freda - The San Antonio Silver Stars and Los Angeles Sparks find themselves jockeying for playoff position in the Western Conference when they meet tonight in LA.
 
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Joe Freda - Rachel Alexandra's eight-race winning streak is on the line in Saturday’s Woodward at Saratoga. While impressive, they don't call Saratoga the graveyard of favorites for nothing.
 
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Joe Freda - The biggest game of the WNBA regular season happens tonight at Conseco Fieldhouse as the East-leading Fever host the Mercury who have the top spot in the West.
 
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Joe Freda - The WNBA card for Thursday night has four games on the board and all of the matchups are revenge spots for the home favorites laying points.
 
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Chance Harper - Adding Ron Artest to the roster cements the Lakers as the favorites to defend their recent NBA Championship.  But don't expect the Cavaliers, Celtics, Magic and Spurs to simply step aside and let LA coast to a 16th title.
 
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Joe Freda - With just three games under her belt following maternity leave, the cameras will be on LA's Candace Parker tonight when the Sparks travel east to face the Connecticut Sun on ESPN2.
 
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Joe Freda - The WNBA finishes off their week with what should be a pair of defensive contests with the Storm hosting the Sky and the Silver Stars at home to meet the Lynx.
 
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Chance Harper - The 2009 NBA Draft has come and gone, but it wasn't the young college stars who became instant millionaires on Thursday night making the biggest news.  Trades leading up to the draft, like Shaquille O'Neal going to the Cavaliers and Vince Carter heading to the Magic, stole the spotlight and will ultimately have a larger impact on futures betting.  The Spurs pulled off the double-whammy (big trade, strong draft) to improve their odds.
 
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Bob Harvey - Experience will win out on Sunday night in Orlando's Amway Arena when Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers take possession of the Larry O' Brien Trophy as NBA champions.
 
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Chance Harper - Maybe Dwight Howard should have spent more time recently practicing his free throws instead of those half-court underhand shots.  Orlando's Superman looked anything but super near the end of regulation with two missed charity shots that could've sealed a Magic win.  Instead, Derek Fisher's three-pointer forced overtime where another one of his bombs helped the Lakers take a 3-1 lead in the Finals.
 
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Chance Harper - Maybe this is going to be a battle after all.  Down two-love in the NBA Finals, the Magic shot lights out on Tuesday to top the Lakers 108-104 in Orlando.  Still, one has to wonder how a team can shoot a playoff record 63% from the field and fail to cover a 4½-point spread.  The two teams get right back at it on Thursday in Game 4 from the Amway Arena with ABC's broadcast set to air at 9:00 p.m. (ET).
 
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Marcelo Figueroa - Kobe Bryant and the Lakers are so close they can taste it now.  Take Los Angeles and the points in Game 3 of the NBA Finals as the series shifts east to Orlando.
 
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Bob Harvey - Stan Van Gundy had the perfect play drawn to get the Magic even in the series at the end of Game 2, only Courtney Lee's shot wouldn't go down.  Now Orlando faces a do-or-die in Game 3 at home on Tuesday.
 
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LT Profits Sports Group - Orlando may have upset but the Cavaliers and Celtics to reach the NBA Finals, but the Magic ends here against Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
 
 

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