550 stories by Pauly McGuire
LA Clippers, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors NBA Title Cofavorites
The NBA regular season tips off Tuesday night, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors are one of three cofavorites to win the 2023 NBA Championship at +600 odds, along with the Boston Celtics (+600), and Los Angeles Clippers (+600). The Celtics...
LA Lakers Point Guard Dennis Schroder to Miss 3-4 Weeks
The Los Angeles Lakers will start the regular season without Dennis Schroder after the point guard suffered a right thumb injury in the preseason. Schroder underwent surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament. He'll miss three to four weeks while recovering...
Washington Commanders QB Carson Wentz Could Miss Up to Six Weeks
Carson Wentz led the Washington Commanders to an ugly victory against the Chicago Bears on Thursday Night Football. But he fractured his finger on his throwing hand and could miss up to six weeks while recovering from surgery. The finger injury happened...
Carolina Panthers Shopping RB Christian McCaffery Ahead of NFL Trade Deadline
The San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, and Philadelphia Eagles are among the top teams interested in acquiring running back Christian McCaffrey in a trade with the last-place Carolina Panthers. The Panthers are one of the worst...
L.A. Lakers’ Russell Westbrook Exits Final Preseason Game with Hamstring Injury
The Los Angeles Lakers wanted to try something different, with point guard Russell Westbrook coming off the bench in their final preseason game. But the experiment did not go as planned when his stint prematurely ended because of a hamstring injury. Westbrook...
NBA Central Division Preview: Five-Peat for Greek Freak and the Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are the best team in one of the softest divisions in the NBA. So it's not surprising that they're an overwhelming betting favorite at -240 odds to win the Central Division for the fifth consecutive season. The Cleveland Cavaliers...
Miami Dolphins to Start Rookie QB Skylar Thompson Against the Vikings
With Tua Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater in concussion protocol, the Miami Dolphins have no choice but to start rookie quarterback Skylar Thompson in a Week 6 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings. In a Week 5 game between the Dolphins and the New...
NBA Southeast Division Preview: The Miami Heat Dare Challengers
The Miami Heat are the consensus betting favorite to win the Southeast Division at -165 odds, according to DraftKings. The Atlanta Hawks their only legitimate competition this season at +170 odds. After winning the Southeast Division four seasons in a row during...
New Orleans Pelicans’ Zion Williamson Twists Ankle, Listed as Day-to-Day
Power forward Zion Williamson exited a preseason game Wednesday night against the Miami Heat with an ankle injury. But the New Orleans Pelicans downplayed the incident and updated his progress as day-to-day. The injury scare occurred early in the second quarter when...
NBA Atlantic Division Preview: Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets in Fierce 3-Team Battle
The Boston Celtics are the betting favorite at +175 odds to win the Atlantic Division. That's with the Brooklyn Nets (+185) and Philadelphia 76ers (+300) not far behind in one of the deepest divisions in the NBA this season. The stacked Atlantic...
