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Brooklyn Nets Predictions: 2012 NBA Future Lines & Gambling Analysis

Brooklyn Nets Season Preview – NBA Predictions

The Nets have definitely upgraded their talent over the last couple of years. However, I am still left wondering why they went after Joe Johnson and his monster contract.

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Boston Celtics Predictions: 2012 NBA Future Lines & Gambling Analysis

Boston Celtics Season Preview – NBA Predictions

The Grizzlies have turned around their franchise from also ran to making the playoffs but you have to wonder if this group can really expect to make the next step.

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L.A. Clippers Predictions: 2012 NBA Future Lines & Gambling Analysis

Los Angeles Clippers Season Preview – NBA Predictions

Everyone expected the Clippers to improve greatly last season and they didn’t disappoint. When the Chris Paul saga ended with him in LA for the Clippers Lob City was born and they rode that energy all the way to the playoffs before getting swept by the more experience Spurs.

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Memphis Grizzlies Predictions: 2012 NBA Future Lines & Gambling Analysis

Memphis Grizzlies Season Preview – NBA Predictions

The Grizzlies have turned around their franchise from also ran to making the playoffs but you have to wonder if this group can really expect to make the next step.

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Golden State Warriors Predictions: 2012 NBA Future Lines & Gambling Analysis

Golden State Warriors Season Preview – NBA Predictions

Golden State has been floundering as a franchise for a while.  Last year was disappointing especially down the stretch as they got nothing out of their trade of top scorer Monta Ellis. 

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Utah Jazz Predictions: 2012 NBA Future Lines & Gambling Analysis

Utah Jazz Season Preview – NBA Predictions

The 2011-12 NBA season was Tyrone Corbin’s first full season as the head coach of the Utah Jazz. Expectations were low, but they were able to sneak into the playoffs as an eighth seed. The Jazz play in one of the tougher divisions in all of basketball, and with virtually all five teams having improved this summer, all of them will be vying for a spot in the postseason.

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Dallas Mavericks Predictions: 2012 NBA Future Lines & Gambling Analysis

Dallas Mavericks Season Preview – NBA Predictions

The Dallas Mavericks were on top of the world following their 2011 NBA Championship, but they came crashing back down to earth last season when they lost in the first round of the playoffs for the fifth time in the last seven years. In the lockout-shortened season, Dirk Nowitzki came in and put up unexpectedly low numbers.

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Philadelphia 76ers Predictions: 2012 NBA Future Lines & Gambling Analysis

Philadelphia 76ers Season Preview – NBA Predictions

The Philadelphia 76ers made headlines this summer when they jumped into the blockbuster deal that sent Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers. The team was able to compete with most squads last season, but with the acquisition of big man Andrew Bynum, they could move a step closer to the next level in 2013.

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Portland Trail Blazers Predictions: 2012 NBA Future Lines & Gambling Analysis

Portland Trail Blazers Season Preview – NBA Predictions

The Portland Trail Blazers are coming off a disappointing season. In what began with such promise, a 7-2 start in a lockout-shortened year quickly turned into a depressing scene for fans in Rip City, as the team seemingly stopped trying to win when faced with adversity.

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Chicago Bulls Predictions: 2012 NBA Future Lines & Gambling Analysis

Chicago Bulls Season Preview — NBA Predictions

The Chicago Bulls have become known as of late as perennial championship contenders, but heading into the 2012-13 season, health could cause a serious setback when it comes to challenging the Miami Heat for supremacy out East. NBA megastar Derrick Rose is expected to miss most of the year following his torn ACL in last season’s playoffs, and consensus No. 2 option Luol Deng is dealing with a wrist injury, himself.

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San Antonio Spurs Predictions: 2012 NBA Future Lines & Gambling Analysis

San Antonio Spurs Season Preview – NBA Predictions

No team in the NBA likes to fly under the radar as much as the San Antonio Spurs, and that’s exactly what they did throughout the 2012 offseason. The Spurs quietly re-signed Tim Duncan, Tony Parker avoided too much publicity following an eye injury (that took place at a rap concert) and the team should enter the new year with hopes of returning to the Western Conference Finals.

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Oklahoma City Thunder 2012 NBA Future Lines & Gambling Analysis

OKC Thunder Season Preview – NBA Predictions

The defending Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder haven’t made any drastic changes to their lineup, but if the old adage sticks true, why would they fix what simply isn’t broken? Heading into the 2012-13 season, OKC will be the favorites in the eyes of many to come out of the West, but they must get past a number of tough teams that have gotten tougher throughout the summer.

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L.A. Lakers Predictions: 2012 NBA Future Lines & Gambling Analysis

Los Angeles Lakers Season Preview – NBA Predictions

The Los Angeles Lakers had one of the busiest offseasons of any team in the NBA, and as a result, they’re going to be ready to contend for a title in 2013. The 2011-12 season was a major disappointment, and when a shakeup was needed in L.A., GM Mitch Kupchak did what needed to be done to get this team back on track.

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Denver Nuggets Predictions: 2012 NBA Future Lines & Gambling Analysis

Denver Nuggets Season Preview – NBA Predictions

When the Denver Nuggets traded away Carmelo Anthony half way through the 2010-11 NBA season, their future was up in the air without their true superstar. Either the young talent they acquired would develop, or it would show just how desperate the team was to move on from the “Melo Drama” that plagued their organization.