There have now been two betting scandals in the NBA in as many weeks as the league has opened an investigation into whether one of its players has been involved in illegal gambling activities. The Toronto Raptors are all but eliminated from the NBA Playoffs, but there are lingering implications that a member of the team, … Read more
People who gamble on professional or college sports tend to watch the game to see if their bet ends up being a winner. This simple truth is why the presence of sports betting drives broadcast ratings for televised games. Betting on sports has been around since well before the 2018 repeal of PASPA. Offshore sportsbooks … Read more
Indianapolis, Indiana’s Gainbridge Fieldhouse will host the 2024 NBA All-Star Game this Sunday night at 8:00 p.m. Online NBA betting sites have created game lines and prop bets for all three days of activities, and there are plenty of potential underdog winners that can deliver hefty payouts to gamblers brave enough to lay some action. … Read more
On June 12th, 2023, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat in five games to capture their first-ever NBA Championship. Now that the 2023-24 season has begun, futures odds for NBA betting are taking action now at online sportsbooks for this season’s champion and a number of other outcomes. The Nuggets are garnering the best … Read more
New Orleans Pelicans basketball star Zion Williams is facing a social media barrage from a scorned former lover following his announcement that he is expecting a child with his current girlfriend. On June 6th, Williamson and his girlfriend, simply known as Ahkeema, posted a gender reveal party video on YouTube, notifying his fans that they’ll … Read more
As June crosses into July each year, professional and college sports enter a period of rest where fans can plan vacations and build excitement toward their favorite team’s next campaign. During this sporting dry season, the pro ball players themselves have time to relax and pursue other endeavors. One such venture is The Match, a … Read more
Being a member of the NBA’s Draft Lottery means that you were among the fourteen teams that did not qualify for the playoffs last season (unless a team trades into the top 14). This designation allows each of the bottom fourteen franchises to earn a shot in the NBA Draft Lottery, where teams one through … Read more
Just last week, the Miami Heat were tied 3-3 heading into Game 7 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals. The Heat’s odds for betting on the NBA Finals were set at +1400, a sure sign that Miami was going to lose to the Boston Celtics, who had just climbed out of a three-game cellar. Miami … Read more
The Miami Heat entered the 2023 NBA Playoffs as an 8-seed, losing their first play-in game to the Atlanta Hawks. What followed was an improbable run that saw them knock off the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, the New York Knicks, and the Boston Celtics on their way to the NBA Finals. The Denver Nuggets are the … Read more
Game 7 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals tips off tonight in Boston’s TD Garden, where the Celtics hope to win their fourth game in a row and move on to face the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals. What was once a seemingly insurmountable 3-game lead for the Miami Heat has now evaporated, as … Read more
Tonight at 8:30 PM on ESPN, the Miami Heat travel to Boston’s TD Garden to play the Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals. The Heat have won three NBA Championships, with the last coming in 2013 when the big three (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh) were still in South … Read more
Tonight at 8 PM on ESPN, the NBA Draft Lottery will begin. Instead of awarding the top pick in the draft to the team that finished in last place, the NBA places the bottom 14 franchises that did not make it to the playoffs into a pool and randomly draws them to determine the selection … Read more