Category: NBA Betting

  • Jokic scores 33 to lead Nuggets past Mavericks 107-106

    All it took for Nikola Jokic to get going were a few words of encouragement from Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone at halftime. Jokic scored 26 of his 33 points in the second half and Denver pulled out a 107-106 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night to finish 3-2 on its longest road…

  • Ingram scores 29 points, Pelicans top Bulls 123-108

    Between his driving tomahawk jams and 3-pointers, Brandon Ingram tossed an alley-oop lob to rookie center Jackson Hayes and found Derrick Favors cutting into the lane for a transition dunk. Ingram had 29 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated Chicago 123-108 on Click here to read the full article…

  • Butler irate after jawing with Warren: ‘He’s trash’

    In the midst of the Heat outscoring the Pacers 38-23 in the third quarter on the way to a 122-108 rout, Jimmy Butler exchanged bumps, words and gestures with Indiana’s T.J. Warren, who was ejected. Afterward, Butler didn’t hesitate to speak his mind. Click here to read the full article…

  • We haven’t seen a race for 8th like this in the West in decades

    A team with a losing record hasn’t made the playoffs in the West since 1997. That streak could be coming to an end this season. Click here to read the full article…

  • Beilein contrite after calling Cavs ‘bunch of thugs’

    After stunning his players in a film session Wednesday with a suggestion that they were no longer playing “like a bunch of thugs,” Cavaliers coach John Beilein later reached out to players individually to insist he instead meant to use the word “slugs.” Click here to read the full article…

  • Beilein contrite after calling Cavs ‘bunch of thugs’

    After stunning his players in a film session Wednesday with a suggestion that they were no longer playing “like a bunch of thugs,” Cavaliers coach John Beilein later reached out to players individually to insist he instead meant to use the word “slugs.” Click here to read the full article…

  • Walker ejected for 1st time as Celts fall to Spurs

    Celtics guard Kemba Walker was ejected for the first time in his NBA career Wednesday night as he was hit with two technical fouls for yelling at referee Evan Scott in the third quarter of a loss to the Spurs. Click here to read the full article…

  • Kerr wasn’t surprised KD left in free agency

    Sports Betting News senior NBA writer Chris Haynes sat down with the Warriors’ challenging season, KD and much more. Click here to read the full article…

  • Oladipo planning Pacers return in late January against Bulls

    Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo said Wednesday he hopes to return to game action Jan. 29 against the Chicago Bulls. It’s the first time since Oladipo sustained a season-ending knee injury last January that the team or the two-time All-Star has established a specific date. Indiana expects Oladipo Click here to read the full article…

  • Anthony, Blazers aim to surge past Wolves

    Carmelo Anthony was on the outside looking in until the Portland Trail Blazers reached out. Anthony scored a season-best 28 points and played the role of hero in Portland’s win over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. The Trail Blazers rallied from a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit against Toronto Click here to read the full article…

  • Clippers looking to recapture underdog mentality

    The LA Clippers are 26-12 despite a series of injuries, but Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell agree that the team isn’t great because it hasn’t won a championship and needs to recapture the grinding mentality it had last season. Click here to read the full article…

  • Minnesota pushes sophomore Daniel Oturu as NBA prospect

    Of all the evidence from the past two decades that Minnesota has been mostly a middle-of-the-pack program, the lack of a presence in the NBA has been one of the biggest knocks against the Gophers. Daniel Oturu could be the next one to turn pro and start that process of catching up. Oturu, the sophomore…