Last year Louisville took home the big prize and it was hardly a surprise. They used an experienced backcourt and a fearsome defense to blow through the field winning their first championship in a long time. A very good chunk of that team returns to defend yet the Cardinals are not considered the top contender coming into this season…
It’s not often that we get this close to the NBA Draft with so many issues still to sort out at the top of the board. However, what this class lacks at the top it makes up for with depth. Plenty of big names will be chosen on Thursday night in Brooklyn, and when teams get together like this, alert-bettors are always looking to cash-in.
Is it ever really too early to start looking at these things? I suppose not if the sportsbooks are willing to take our bets. This has been an interesting offseason for NCAA hoops futures because player movement has significantly influenced the odds.
Step right up, folks, if you think you have what it takes to take down the Heat this coming season. Lebron James predicted, what, seven titles in Miami before the show closes down?
We are down to the final four for this year’s playoffs as the march towards the NBA Finals wears on.
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It’s been another lackluster year at best for the Minnesota Timberwolves as the team waits to find out its 2010 NBA Draft position and for Spanish star and former draft pick Ricky Rubio to finally make up his mind.
Meanwhile for the Heat, Dwyane Wade is single-handedly keeping the team alive in the East while also keeping an eye on the future and what he wants to do in free agency in 2010.
Kobe Bryant has been MIA for most of February but that hasn’t stopped the Lakers from being a decent bet at all. With his anticipated return to the hardwood tonight after rehabbing a severely injured ankle, the Lakers are going to need him to perform well against a riley Grizzlies team that is built to contend with the Lakers in the playoffs.
The Cleveland Cavaliers (20-8 SU, 13-15 ATS, 12-14-2 O/U) will be looking to get back in the win column after having their five-game winning streak snapped on Sunday.
The Phoenix Suns (18-9 SU, 16-11 ATS, 9-16-2 O/U) have alternated wins and losses over their last six games and will be looking to record consecutive victories for the first time this month.
The Utah Jazz (16-11 SU, 15-12 ATS, 16-10-1 O/U) will be looking to regain the consistency they lost just after the month of December began. After winning seven of its previous eight games, the Jazz have hone just 5-4 over its last nine game while alternating wins and losses in each of their last five games overall.
Spurs vs. Suns (-1)
(O/U) 210½
Tuesday, December 15 10:00 PM ET
Usually, an early season matchup between the Phoenix Suns (16-8 SU, 14-10 ATS, 7-15-2 O/U) and San Antonio Spurs (12-9 SU, 10-11 ATS, 11-10 O/U) doesn’t mean very much in the grand scheme of each team’s playoff mindset.
Lakers vs. Bulls (+10½)
(O/U) 194½
Tuesday, December 15 8:00 PM ET
Having lost eight of its last 10 games, the Chicago Bulls (8-14 SU, 5-15-2 ATS, 7-15 O/U) have plenty of problems of their own to deal with right now. Rumors are buzzing that the franchise is set to fire head coach Vinny Del Negro and the team has not shown much to believe in all season long.
Lakers (+4) at Nuggets (-4)
(O/U) 212
Tonight at 10:30 PM ET
The Los Angeles Lakers (7-1 SU, 3-5 ATS, 5-3 O/U) beat down one challenger for their Western Conference crown on Thursday. Tonight, they will look to repeat the feat when they take to the floor at the Pepsi Center for a rematch of last season’s Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets (6-3 SU, 4-5 ATS, 5-4 O/U).
Raptors (-4) at Clippers (+4)
(O/U) 204½
Tonight at 10:30 PM ET
The Toronto Raptors (4-4 SU, 4-4 ATS, 5-3 O/U) just can’t find any consistency this season, not a good way for the team to try and hold on to franchise player and impending free agent forward Chris Bosh.
Houston (-4½) at Sacramento (+4½)
(O/U) 206
Tonight at 10:00 PM ET
The Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings have both gotten off to surprising starts this season, despite predictions by NBA experts everywhere that both ballclubs would struggle immensely.
