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Every team in the NBA has a distinctive style of play that is designed to try and get the most out of the players that they have on their roster. Some teams go out and play loose, putting the ball in the hands of their most gifted offensive players, while others rely heavily on team […]

Like many schools across the country, the Wisconsin Badgers and Oregon Ducks both kicked off this season with dreams of winning a national championship due to several returning NFL-caliber players on their respective rosters. Instead, the consolation prize will be a Rose Bowl matchup between a pair of Top 10 teams in the sixth-ranked Ducks […]

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns will look to extend their winning ways when they hit the road to take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in a New Year’s Day meeting of Pacific Division rivals. With the Lakers looking to avoid the holiday upset in this mid-week matchup, let’s find out which […]

The Washington Wizards will look to record rare consecutive victories when they host an Orlando Magic team looking to break out of the slump they’ve been in when the two Eastern Conference playoff longshots square off on New Year’s Day. With both teams going all out for the mid-week win, let’s find out which team […]

There’s likely enough appetite to get sports betting passed through Maryland‘s legislature this year and approved by voters, according to one state senator. Sen. Chris West prefiled SB 58, which would allow horse tracks and casinos to offer sports betting. The bill does not include online or mobile betting, which West cautioned against. “We should […]

At age 35 (his birthday was Monday) it’s time for LeBron to start sitting out occasional regular-season games to rest his body for the playoffs. The Lakers’ 2018-19 season went south when James suffered a major injury on Christmas. The same thing happened on the holiday this year, although it’s not anywhere close to as […]

Nevada‘s sports betting handle set a new monthly record and eclipsed the $600 million mark for the first time in November. It was also the first time Nevada or any regulated stated had surpassed that mark for any month. The new record of $614.1 million is 2.9% higher than the previous record of $596.8 million […]

Happy Monday, everyone. The entire team at Legal Sports Report would like to extend their best wishes and happy holidays to all. Yes, even to those that want integrity fees. Nobody’s perfect. The second-to-last week in December is usually a quiet time for news. This year is clearly an exception, including Monday morning’s news about […]

The Indiana Pacers head to Miami to take on the Heat in a top Eastern Conference showdown on Friday. Indiana is only 5 games behind the Milwaukee Bucks in the Central Division. Miami leads the Southeast with a 22-8 record. Which team gets the win on Friday? Check out the NBA odds, analysis and a […]

A New York Congressman has introduced legislation regarding sports betting, and Legal Sports Report obtained the text of the bill that has not been previously released. But the bill is not the kind of sweeping sports betting regulation that has garnered some chatter on Capitol Hill in recent years. Instead, it’s a more narrowly tailored […]