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It’s a short week in the NBA as the action doesn’t resume following the All-Star break until Thursday. The favored exact NBA Finals matchup at Mybookie as of now is Milwaukee Bucks vs. Golden State Warriors at +270. No shock there as they lead the East and West, respectively. Here are two intriguing matchups this week. Check back for NBA odds. Top NBA Betting…

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets will look to tame De’Aaron Fox and the visiting Sacramento Kings when the two Western Conference rivals square off in a mid-week matchup on Wednesday night live from the  Pepsi Center in Denver. Can Jokic and the Nuggets get the win and ATS cover or are Fox and the Kings the pick to get either the outright upset…

A single player can make a huge difference to a team, which has been the case wherever LeBron James has gone, but it takes an entire team effort for the said team to rise to the top and win a championship. Even in the years when Michael Jordan was doing his stuff, the Bulls excelled because Jordan was surrounded by an incredible supporting cast.…

Thursday is the last night of NBA action before the All-Star break, and two All-Stars will take the court between Charlotte and Orlando: Hornets point guard Kemba Walker and Orlando center Nikola Vucevic. The Magic are NBA odds favorites to get the win Thursday. How to Bet Hornets vs Magic NBA Odds & Game Info PRACTICE: Marvin Williams touches on the All-Star Break approaching,…

The New York Knicks are absolutely atrocious, perhaps the worst team in franchise history. They probably only have a few games left on the 2018-19 schedule they can win. One of those might be Thursday in Atlanta as the teams close out the pre-All-Star break schedule. However, the Atlanta Hawks are NBA lines favorites. Knicks vs Hawks NBA Lines & Expert Pick .@ISO_ZO led…

In modern sports, there is a problem that we never really saw much of in the days before salaries made players multi-millionaires overnight. We are, of course, talking about the issues that make the headlines off the field or court. Modern players have made a habit of making headlines for all the wrong reasons, creating a distraction that can often have a ripple effect…

We are well past the midway point of the season at this point, but the NBA All-Star Break is the unofficial sign of midseason. Given that every team in the league has now played over 50 games, we have a pretty solid idea of those that are likely to make a deep run when the postseason rolls around. The question now is how it…

Washington, D.C., sports betting bill cleared another significant hurdle on Tuesday as councilmembers progressed it with a few changes. Introduced by Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans, the Sports Wagering Lottery Amendment Act of 2018 passed by a 10-2 vote. The bill is scheduled for its second reading in two weeks. No switch to multiple operators The bill, B22-0944, passed despite efforts from Councilmember Robert White to alter…

Some operators and major US sports leagues apparently are working together to get a law passed to legalize sports betting in Washington, D.C. At least three sports betting operators — MGM, DraftKings and FanDuel — are actively working with the NBA, Major League Baseball and the PGA Tour to pass a bill all of the parties involved could live with. The sports betting alliance at a glance The…

NEW YORK — MGM Resorts is “offended by the concept” of an integrity fee being included in state sports betting regulations as proposed by the major sports leagues, according to chief executive Jim Murren. Speaking in New York, Murren said proposals for a mandated percentage of turnover to go to the leagues was “disturbing to us.” “I like the word integrity, but I believe we…