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550 stories by Pauly McGuire
NBA Western Conference Teams Seek to End Losing Steaks
A pair of Western Conference teams are stuck in losing streaks as the NBA season enters February. The New Orleans Pelicans (26-26) are desperate to avoid a double-digit losing streak after losing nine games in a row. Meanwhile, the San Antonio Spurs...
NBA Betting Trends: Best and Worst Teams Against the Spread Through 50 Games
The Oklahoma City Thunder are the best team to bet on in the NBA through the first 50 games of the regular season, with a 31-18-1 against the spread (ATS) record. The Dallas Mavericks are the worst team to bet on, or...
Super Bowl Injury Report: Trio of Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receivers Questionable
The Kansas City Chiefs saw three different wide receivers exit the AFC Championship due to injury. The status of all three has yet to be updated for Super Bowl LVII. JuJu Smith-Schuster, Kadarius Toney, and Mecole Hardman each sustained an injury...
Chicago Bulls Guard Zach LaVine Drawing Trade Interest by Multiple Teams
With the trade deadline rapidly approaching, the Chicago Bulls have to make a decision about disgruntled All-Star shooting guard Zach LaVine. The Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, and Miami Heat are interested in adding LaVine to their rosters in a trade....
Super Bowl LVII Opens as a Pick’em, Early Money on Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) and the Kansas City Chiefs (14-3) meet in Super Bowl LVII in a battle of #1 seeds, and oddsmakers at Caesars in Las Vegas set the opening line as a pick'em. The point spread in the Super Bowl...
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Leads Oscars Best Picture Race
Ten films were nominated for Best Picture at the 95th Academy Awards. Everything Everywhere All at Once is the betting favorite at -200 odds to win Best Picture at the 2023 Oscars, according to DraftKings. The Banshees of Inisherin is a close...
Kansas City Chiefs Injury Report: Tight End Travis Kelce Questionable
The Kansas City Chiefs have listed tight end Travis Kelce as questionable on the injury report. But he's expected to start against the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship. The #1 Chiefs host the #3 Cincinnati Bengals in a rematch of last...
Dallas Mavericks All-Star Luka Dončić Day-to-Day After First Scoreless Game
The Dallas Mavericks saw their entire season flash before their eyes when All-Star point guard Luka Dončić sustained a left ankle injury against the Phoenix Suns. Less than three minutes into the first quarter, Dončić drove to the basket and tried to...
Super Bowl LVII MVP Odds: Jalen Hurts the Early Betting Favorite
The starting quarterbacks from the final four teams vying for spots in Super Bowl LVII are betting favorites to win the MVP. Jalen Hurts from the Philadelphia Eagles is the consensus favorite to win the Super Bowl MVP at +300 odds, followed...
New York Jets Hire Nathaniel Hackett, Fueling Aaron Rodgers Trade Rumors
The New York Jets gambled when they hired ex-Denver Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett as their new offensive coordinator. The Jets hope that hiring Hackett will entice Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to force a trade to Gang Green to play...