NBA Betting Articles

Carmelo Anthony to Nets Creates Futures Odds Value

By: Adam Markowitz | 9/24/2010 12:00 AM

The New Jersey Nets spent the offseason trying to land one of the prized free agents in what could have been the most talented crop of players changing teams in NBA history.

Bet on the NBA with Chicago Bulls Futures Odds

By: Steven Suarez | 9/20/2010 12:00 AM

Though the Bulls missed out on the cream of the crop in the much-anticipated free agency frenzy, the team still emerged with more talent on the roster than they had previously.

2010 - 11 NBA Futures on the New Jersey Nets

By: Adam Markowitz | 9/16/2010 12:00 AM

Without a shadow of a doubt, the New Jersey Nets were the worst team in the NBA last year, has anything changed entering into the new season?

NBA Futures Betting Preview of the New York Knicks

By: Martin Williams | 9/15/2010 12:00 AM

The New York Knicks made much news this past offseason in their pursuit of Lebron James but how will not signing him effect their upcoming season?

NBA Betting: Miami Heat Futures Odds

By: Steven Suarez | 9/6/2010 12:00 AM

All eyes are on the new "Big Three" in South Beach as the Heat are set on an NBA championship as we take a look at the NBA futures betting odds. Team President Pat Riley worked over the offseason, hatching a plan to bring at least one more superstar to partner Dwyane Wade in Miami.

WNBA Playoff Betting: Storm Can Eliminate Phoenix Mercury

By: Joe Freda | 9/5/2010 12:00 AM

WNBA betting is heating up as the league heads towards it championship series. Sunday finds Lauren Jackson and the Seattle Storm a win away from bouncing Phoenix.

WNBA Odds Preview: Liberty Hosts Fever in East Showdown

By: Joe Freda | 8/17/2010 7:30 PM

Tuesday's WNBA betting action finds the top two squads in the Eastern Conference in the Big Apple for a showdown when the New York Liberty host the Indiana Fever.

NBA Futures: Celtics vs Heat & LeBron vs O'Neal

By: Steven Suarez | 8/13/2010 12:00 AM

A preview of what is likely to be the Eastern Conference Finals in the opening game of the season? Sure, why not. We take a look at the early betting odds for this heavyweight NBA matchup.

WNBA Betting Odds: Dream Looks for Revenge at Home Against Storm

By: Joe Freda | 8/10/2010 7:00 PM

The Seattle Storm already have the top seed sewn up in the West and will be on the road Tuesday night in Atlanta battling the Dream who needs a win in the tight East race.

WNBA Betting Preview: Storm Returns Home as Sun Finishes Road Trip

By: Joe Freda | 8/5/2010 10:30 PM

Seattle dropped its last two games on the road, but the Storm has won all 13 if its contests on their home floor at Key Arena where they return to take on the Connecticut Sun.

WNBA Betting Preview: Dream and Mystics Meet on ESPN2 in Key East Battle

By: Joe Freda | 8/3/2010 7:30 PM

The WNBA's Eastern Conference presently finds all six teams within six games of each other, making Tuesday's Mystics, Dream battle on ESPN2 a very crucial contest.

WNBA Odds Preview: Dream, Sun Heat Up for Key East Battle

By: Joe Freda | 7/30/2010 7:30 PM

After dropping six straight at the betting window, the Atlanta Dream has won and covered two straight games heading into Connecticut for Friday's clash with the Sun.

WNBA Betting Preview: Seattle Storm Battles Phoenix Mercury on ESPN2

By: Joe Freda | 7/27/2010 9:30 PM

The top two squads from the WNBA's West Division get together in Seattle on Tuesday night with ESPN2 providing the broadcast of the game between the Storm and Mercury.

WNBA Betting Preview: Indiana Fever Host Los Angeles Sparks

By: Joe Freda | 7/22/2010 7:00 PM

The Indiana Fever have cashed four of their five July contests and will carry double-digit chalk into Thursday's ESPN2 broadcast against the Los Angeles Sparks.

WNBA Betting Preview: Liberty and Sun Square Off on ESPN2

By: Joe Freda | 7/20/2010 8:00 PM

Two WNBA teams that have been cashing for bettors collide in Connecticut Tuesday when the New York Liberty meet the Sun in a contest televised on ESPN2.

WNBA Betting Preview: Dream in back-to-back as Sun return home

By: Joe Freda | 7/17/2010 11:00 PM

The Dream are just 1-7 ATS in their last eight games, and this is a tough scheduling spot for them, as they are playing their second road game in as many days after losing Friday.

NBA Futures Betting: Will Heat's Big 3 Thrive Like Celtics?

By: Jasonal_98 | 7/15/2010 12:00 AM

It's natural to believe Miami spreads will be inflated in the 2010-11 season, making the Heat prime fade material. That wasn't so for Boston a few years back, however.

WNBA Betting: Storm, Mercury headline afternoon four-pack

By: Joe Freda | 7/14/2010 12:00 AM

WNBA afternoon action fills the schedule on Wednesday with four games set to take place, including the marquee matchup between the Seattle Storm and Phoenix Mercury.

WNBA Betting Preview: Los Angeles Sparks Head to Tulsa

By: Joe Freda | 7/13/2010 7:00 PM

Nolan Richardson's Tulsa Shock will be at home Tuesday evening looking to break an 11-game losing streak when they take on the Los Angeles Sparks.

NBA Futures Betting: South Beach Fit For a King

By: Adam Markowitz | 7/19/2010 12:00 AM

The Miami Heat completed the South Beach Trio by signing superstar LeBron James to a new contract to play alongside Dwyane Wade and former Raptor Chris Bosh.

NBA Odds: LeBron Shifts Chalk to Miami Heat

By: Joe Freda | 7/9/2010 12:00 AM

When we last left 'As LeBron Turns,' King James found himself in a conundrum. Should he marry the Bulls and take his act to Second City where Michael Jordan remains a legend? Would he run off with the Knicks or Nets, forsaking beauty for money? Or would he stay put in Cleveland, dreary, drab Cleveland? As it turned out, it was none of the above with James opting to complete a hardwood menage a trois in South Beach.

NBA Odds: Waiting on LeBron James to Sign

By: David Lawrence | 7/8/2010 12:00 AM

If you're tired watching soccer, baseball and summer reruns on the boob tube, check out ESPN this evening at 9 p.m. (ET) when the network airs the Queen James Drama Hour.

NBA Betting Odds: LeBron James Frenzy

By: Chance Harper | 7/8/2010 12:00 AM

This time of year generally finds the NBA well off the sports betting radar. Not this year with rumors and speculation surrounding LeBron James' free agent status reaching a fever pitch.

WNBA Betting Preview: Hammon and Stars Slight Favorites Versus Sun

By: Joe Freda | 7/6/2010 8:00 PM

ESPN2 will broadcast a pair of WNBA contests on Tuesday, starting with what should be a solid matchup in San Antonio between the Stars and Connecticut Sun.

WNBA Betting Preview: Connecticut Sun Travel to Chicago

By: Joe Freda | 7/1/2010 8:00 PM

The Chicago Sky are stuck in the basement of the WNBA's Eastern Conference, but will look to improve to 4-1 against the spread when they host Connecticut.

NBA Betting: Winners and Losers of the 2010 NBA Draft

By: Adam Markowitz | 6/25/2010 12:00 AM

The final list of winners and losers in the 2010 NBA Draft won't be known for several years, but preliminary results are in for a few teams that already won or lost.

NBA Betting: Wizards Select John Wall No. 1

By: Bob Harvey | 6/25/2010 12:00 AM

There wasn't much drama at the NBA draft with John Wall going first overall to the Washington Wizards. The one-and-done Kentuck freshman was followed by Evan Turner to the 76ers and Derrick Favors in the three-hole to the Nets. Four of Wall's Wildcats teammates were also selected in the first round to set a draft record. The champion Los Angeles Lakers grabbed Devin Ebanks in the second round.

WNBA Betting: LA Sparks Hit the Road to Visit Hot Mystics

By: Joe Freda | 6/24/2010 7:00 PM

Early wagering action has shifted the spread down two points on the favored Washington Mystics tonight when they host Tina Thompson and the LA Sparks.

NBA Odds: Lakers Win 16th NBA Title

By: Chance Harper | 6/18/2010 12:00 AM

The Lakers defended their NBA Championship and picked up "one for the thumb" for their superstar guard Kobe Bryant with an 83-79 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 7 in Los Angeles.

WNBA Betting: Los Angeles Sparks Lose Candace Parker With Sun Up Next

By: Joe Freda | 6/18/2010 10:30 PM

There's still some basketball to be played at Staples Center as the Los Angeles Sparks, minus leading scorer Candace Parker, have a Friday date with the Connecticut Sun.

NBA Betting: Lakers Force Celtics to Game 7

By: Chance Harper | 6/17/2010 9:00 PM

It's winner take all in the NBA Finals after the Lakers forced a seventh and deciding game to the playoff series with an 89-67 rout of the Celtics on Tuesday. Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 26 points while Pau Gasol just missed a triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists. Boston could be without Kendrick Perkins on Thursday after the Celtics center suffered a double- ligament injury to his right knee.

WNBA Betting Preview: Atlanta Dream Road Dogs at Chicago Sky

By: Joe Freda | 6/15/2010 8:00 PM

Atlanta is on top of the WNBA's Eastern Conference but struggling to win at the basketball betting window as the Dream heads into Chicago to meet the Sky.

NBA Finals Odds: Kobe and Lakers Will Win Games 6 and 7

By: Brendan Long | 6/15/2010 12:00 AM

David Stern and TV network execs are going to get the seven-game NBA Finals they want. But sorry Celtics fans, it's the Lakers who will come out on top.

NBA Odds: Celtics Can End Lakers In Game 6

By: Chance Harper | 6/15/2010 9:00 PM

The Celtics and Lakers alternated wins and spread covers the first four games of the NBA Finals. That betting symmetry ended in Game 5 on Sunday when Boston won its second straight to grab a 3-2 series lead heading back to LA. Kobe Bryant was a one-man show for Los Angeles with 38 points in the 92-86 loss while Paul Pierce scored 27 to lead the C's who can wrap it up on Tuesday at Staples Center.

NBA Finals Betting Preview: Bynum Injury Keys Game 5 Wagering

By: DonBest.com | 6/13/2010 8:00 PM

Andrew Bynum's right knee is a major topic of conversation as his Lakers head into Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics with the series tied two wins each.

NBA Finals Betting Now a Best of Three

By: Chance Harper | 6/13/2010 8:00 PM

Staring at a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals with 12 minutes to play in Game 4, Boston's strong fourth quarter effort gave the Celtics the 96-89 win to knot the series two wins apiece. Paul Pierce led the C's with 19 points, but it was the Beantown bench that proved to be the difference by outscoring the Lakers 36-18. Doc Rivers' club now looks to take a 3-2 lead back to LA when the two teams meet for Game 5 on Sunday.

WNBA Betting: New York Liberty Hosts Rested Atlanta Dream

By: Joe Freda | 6/11/2010 7:30 PM

Anne Donovan and the New York Liberty tip their weekend action at home Friday night against the well-rested and Eastern Conference leading Atlanta Dream.

NBA Finals Odds: Lakers and Celtics Props

By: Joe Freda | 6/10/2010 9:00 PM

Most of the NBA betting discussions today will center around whether or not Boston can knot the Finals two wins apiece and beat the spread in the process. But the wager menu for tonight's contest at TD Garden also includes various props, for both the two teams and individual players that will be involved. The Lakers and Celtics tip the contest at 9 p.m. Eastern tonight with ABC providing the broadcast.

NBA Review: Lakers Take 2-1 Lead in Finals

By: Chance Harper | 6/10/2010 9:00 PM

For Boston's Ray Allen, it is the best of times and the worst of times. Allen's record-setting performance in Game 2 is now quickly forgotten after missing all 13 of his field goal attempts, eight from beyond the arc, in Game 3's 91-84 loss to the Lakers to give LA a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Kobe Bryant and his pals will try and grab a stranglehold on the champsionship series in Game 4 at TD Garden on Thursday.

NBA Finals Odds: Celtics Have Edge With Three Straight in Boston

By: Jim Feist | 6/8/2010 12:00 AM

The shift to the 2-3-2 scheduling format for the NBA Finals was supposed to lead to the championship series last six or seven games, but that hasn't been the case so far.

NBA Finals Betting Preview: Finals Head to Boston Tied

By: Chance Harper | 6/8/2010 9:00 PM

Ray Allen's deft long-range shooting set the tone for the Celtics' 103-94 win in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, sending the series east to Beantown knotted at a win apiece. Allen sank a Finals record eight three-pointers to lead all scorers with 32 while Rajon Rondo posted a triple-double for Boston with 19 points, 12 boards and 10 assists. Kobe Bryant and LA will try to regain home-court advantage Tuesday night on ABC.

NBA Betting Preview: Celtics try to corral Lakers in Game 2

By: DonBest.com | 6/6/2010 8:05 PM

The Celtics were expected to compete with the Lakers because of their defense, but with 19 fouls called in the first quarter of Game 1, Boston never got a chance to be physical.

WNBA Betting Preview: Dream in back-to-back at Mystics

By: Joe Freda | 6/5/2010 7:05 PM

The schedule makers did not do the Atlanta Dream any favors here. The Dream are playing the second of back-to-back nights, while the Washington Mystics have had five days off.

NBA Finals Game 1: Lakers Take Lead in 2010 Finals

By: Chance Harper | 6/6/2010 8:00 PM

The Lakers will take a 1-0 series lead into the second game of the NBA Finals thanks to a 102-89 win that wasn't really as close as the final 13-point margin. Kobe Bryant topped the ledger with 30 points while Paul Gasol recorded his ninth double-double of the playoffs with 23 points and 14 boards. The Celtics will try to avoid going home to Boston down 2-0 when they lace their sneakers up again Sunday night in LA.

NBA Playoffs: Lakers and Celtics Tip Game 1 of Finals

By: Joe Freda | 6/3/2010 9:00 PM

Enough talk already! The Lakers and Celtics finally tip their NBA Finals series Thursday night from LA's Staples Center with early betting action on the 'under.'

NBA Finals: Props Add to NBA Betting

By: Chance Harper | 6/2/2010 12:00 AM

Bored with betting NBA spreads, totals and money lines? If you answered yes, then props on the NBA Finals might be just the right medicine for what ails your basketball wagering doldrums.

Playoff Betting: NBA and NHL Finals Underway

By: Bodog | 6/1/2010 12:00 AM

With their championship series either underway or about to begin, the NBA and NHL seasons will soon be coming to an end for hardwood and puck bettors.

WNBA Betting: Mercury and Lynx Tip ESPN2 Doubleheader

By: Joe Freda | 6/1/2010 7:30 PM

The Phoenix Mercury look to keep up with Seattle in the WNBA's Western Conference when they travel to Minnesota to battle the Lynx Tuesday night on ESPN2.

NBA Playoffs: Lakers and Celtics, Game 1

By: Chance Harper | 6/3/2010 9:00 PM

The revenge angle is often overplayed in sports betting, but it might have some legs in this year's NBA Finals. Pau Gasol calls the Lakers' loss to the Celtics in the 2008 championship "painful," and his LA teammates still remember the treatment they received from Boston fans following the series. The two old hardwood rivals will begin their series on Thursday in Los Angeles with ABC providing the broadcast.

NBA Finals Betting: Lakers Favored to Repeat

By: Chance Harper | 5/31/2010 12:00 AM

The Lakers and Celtics hit the floor at Staples Center this Thursday to open the 2010 NBA Championship. Los Angeles is the minus 170 favorites to repeat as champs.

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