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2023-2024 NBA Season Preview: Atlantic Division
Combined, the NBA’s Atlantic Division won more games than any other division in the league last year with 244, an average of 48.8 wins per team. Boston was a title favorite all season but struggled in the playoffs and failed to the make the NBA Finals. The Philadelphia 76ers failed to get past the second […]
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2023-2024 NBA Season Preview: Northwest Division
The NBA’s Northwest Division was that of the champion! The Denver Nuggets won their first title in franchise history, and Nikola Jokic finally got to go back to Serbia to see his horse. The Minnesota Timberwolves were one of the squads Denver beat along the way, but they had a good season and established a […]
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2023-2024 NBA Season Preview: Central Division
The NBA’s Central Division was one with a wide range of outcomes in 2022-23. At the top, the Milwaukee Bucks won the most games in the NBA. Indiana won more games than expected, as did Cleveland, who finished fourth in the Eastern Conference. Chicago was worse than expected and just missed their shot at the […]
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2023-2024 NBA Season Preview: Pacific Division
The NBA’s Pacific Division was the only division in the NBA with all five teams having a winning record and collected the second-most wins of any NBA division. The Lakers and Suns made big moves during the season to improve their teams and made the playoffs, but it wasn’t enough, as both teams lost to […]
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2023-2024 NBA Season Preview: Southeast Division
The NBA’s Southeast Division was one of excitement and frustration with very little left in the middle last year. Miami wasn’t comfortably a .500 team until January. Atlanta fired their coach with 23 games left in the season while in a tight race to win the division and make the playoffs. Orlando was a preseason […]
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2023-2024 NBA Season Preview: Coach of the Year Odds and Best Bets
The NBA season is almost here. One of the most fun parts of the NBA and one of the best ways to find value in preseason NBA betting is awards. The markets for Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach […]
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2023-2024 NBA Season Preview: Defensive Player of the Year Odds and Best Bets
The NBA season is almost here. One of the most fun parts of the NBA and one of the best ways to find value in preseason NBA betting is awards. The markets for Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach […]
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2023-2024 NBA Season Preview: Rookie of the Year Odds and Best Bets
The NBA season is almost here. One of the most fun parts of the NBA and one of the best ways to find value in preseason NBA betting is awards. The markets for Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach […]
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2023-2024 NBA Season Preview: Sixth Man of the Year Odds and Best Bets
The NBA season is almost here. One of the most fun parts of the NBA and one of the best ways to find value in preseason NBA betting is awards. The markets for Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach […]
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2023-2024 NBA Season Preview: Most Improved Player Odds and Best Bets
The NBA season is almost here. One of the most fun parts of the NBA and one of the best ways to find value in preseason NBA betting is awards. The markets for Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach […]
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2023-2024 NBA Season Preview: Most Valuable Player Odds and Best Bets
The NBA season is almost here. One of the most fun parts of the NBA and one of the best ways to find value in preseason NBA betting is awards. The markets for Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach […]
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2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year Odds & Best Bets
This year’s crop of NBA rookies is one of the most exciting in recent memory. Of course, there’s the potentially transcendent Victor Wembanyama, but we’ve also got an elite guard prospect in Scoot Henderson and the promising wing who shot up draft boards early in the summer culminating in a second overall selection, Brandon Miller.  […]
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2024 NBA Championship Odds
The Denver Nuggets are again one of the betting favorites for next year’s NBA Championship. After securing their first-ever championship, the Nuggets find themselves tied with the Boston Celtics as the best odds to hang a banner in 2024. The Nuggets and Celtics have +475 odds (17.4% implied probability) at DraftKings to win the 2024 […]
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2023 NBA Draft Props and Best Bets
We are just one day away from the 2023 NBA Draft, and the rumors are flying across social media. At this point last season, the overwhelming consensus was that the Orlando Magic were locked into Jabari Smith as the No. 1 pick, lowering his odds to -10000 to be selected first overall once NBA insider […]
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NBA Finals: First Basket Odds
The Nuggets took both games in Miami to put a stranglehold on this NBA Finals series. They’re just one win away from their first-ever NBA Championship, but counting the Heat out at any point before the final buzzer has been a foolish endeavor for multiple years now.   Let’s have some more fun and look […]
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NBA Finals Best Bets of the Day (6/12)
This may end up being the last NBA Best Bets article of the season if the Nuggets handle their business as expected tonight. They travel back to Denver with the chance to close out the series. The Nuggets are nine point favorites in a clinching game in the NBA finals and most sportsbooks have the moneyline […]
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NBA First Basket Odds and Best Bets: NBA Finals Game 4
The Nuggets bounced back in a big way last time out, reclaiming home-court advantage and a lead in this NBA Finals. In what feels like a must-win scenario for the home team in Miami, let’s have some more fun and look at the “first basket” offerings look like in the prop market for Game 4.  […]
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NBA Finals Best Bets of the Day (6/9)
Denver took back control of the NBA Finals with a big Game 3 win in Miami. After dropping one at home, they needed a road win to shift momentum and home court advantage back in their favor. The Nuggets would love to go up 3-1 in this series heading back to Denver with a chance […]
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NBA First Basket Odds and Best Bets: NBA Finals Game 3
We’ve got a series on our hands as the Miami Heat continue their improbable run toward an NBA championship. After the Heat were able to steal Game 2 on the road with the help of another late-game offensive explosion, both teams sit just three wins away from hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy. As the series […]
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NBA Finals Best Bets of the Day (6/7)
The NBA Finals march on, with Game 3 between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets Wednesday. The Heat did what they set out to do and stole Game 2 in Denver. The Nuggets looked dominant in Game 1, but the Heat are a team that fights and claws to win games. They get the added […]
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2023 NBA Finals MVP Odds
After two games of the NBA Finals, we are surprisingly tied at 1-1.  Despite being massive favorites (-425) to win their first NBA Championship, the Nuggets dropped a critical Game 2 at home, 111-108 to the Heat. The series now shifts back to Miami for an always-pivotal Game 3.    Sportsbooks such as DraftKings had Nikola […]
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NBA Postseason Best Bets of the Day (6/4)
The NBA Finals continues on Sunday night with a pivotal Game 2 in Denver at Ball Arena. The Nuggets dominated Miami in Game 1, earning a comfortable 104-93 victory. Nikola Jokic posted a triple-double (27 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists), with Jamal Murray adding 26 points and 10 assists. Miami sharpshooter Max Strus had his […]
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NBA Finals Best Bets of the Day (6/1)
The NBA Finals tip off Thursday with the Denver Nuggets hosting the Miami Heat. Denver has been idle after dispatching the Lakers quickly. The Heat needed a grueling seven-game series to knock off the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. I have heard both sides of the argument and do think both camps are valid. […]
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NBA Postseason Series Preview: Heat vs. Nuggets, NBA Finals
After a thrilling seven-game series in the Eastern Conference Finals ended with a Boston massacre, the NBA finals are not set. The Denver Nuggets will Host the Miami Heat in a best-of-seven to decide the NBA Championship. These two teams played twice during the regular season, with the Nuggets winning both of those games.    […]
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NBA Postseason Best Bets of the Day (5/29)
There is nothing better than a Game 7. Especially with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line.  The Celtics earned a thrilling 104-103 buzzer-beating victory over Miami in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, forcing Game 7 tonight. After winning the first three games of this series, the Heat have now lost […]
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NBA Postseason Best Bets of the Day (5/27)
The Celtics earned a comfortable 110-97 victory over Miami in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, forcing a Game 6 in Miami Saturday. After winning the first three games of this series, the Heat have now lost two consecutive matchups and have Boston carrying enormous momentum into this matchup. No team in NBA history […]
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NBA Playoff Best Bets of the Day (5/25)
The Celtics managed to extend the Eastern Conference Finals by taking Game 4 from the Heat in Miami Tuesday. Now the series moves back to Boston. The Celtics are big favorites here, but the NBA model does not see much of an edge in the spread or total markets. We do have a few edges […]
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NBA Playoff Best Bets of the Day (5/23)
The Denver Nuggets anxiously await their NBA Finals opponent. The Miami Heat have a chance to punch their ticket at home Tuesday with a win against the Boston Celtics. Miami was a big underdog coming into this series but currently have a 3-0 lead on the higher-seeded team. After being favored in each game of […]
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NBA Postseason Best Bets of the Day (5/21)
Miami continued to steamroll through the playoffs, shocking Boston with a second consecutive road win Thursday night, 111-105. The Heat now take a dominating 2-0 series lead with two consecutive games at home in Miami.  Will the Heat follow the lead of the Nuggets and grab a dominant 3-0 series lead? Can Boston find a way […]
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NBA Postseason Best Bets of the Day (5/19)
Miami shocked Boston with a fantastic 123-114 comeback at TD Garden in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals Wednesday. Jimmy Butler scored 35 points to lead six Miami players in double-figures. The Heat held Boston to just 10 of 29 from 3P range and forced 15 turnovers.  Can the Heat actually sweep the Celtics […]
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NBA Playoff Best Bets of the Day (5/18)
Thursday brings us Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Nuggets were up big in Game 1 before opening the door to allow the Lakers to storm back and make it interesting. Denver still held on to win by 6, much to the disappointment of […]
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NBA Playoff Best Bets of the Day (5/17)
The NBA Conference Championships kicked off in the West Tuesday, with the Eastern Conference tipping off Wednesday. The Boston Celtics will be hosting the Miami Heat in a best-of-seven series to see who moves on to the NBA Finals. Our NBA Betting Model does not have a major edge in the spread or total market to […]
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