Posts tagged ‘basketball’
College basketball kind of snuck up on everybody because of the uncertainty of any sporting event during Covid. But tip off day was yesterday and there was plenty of action on the board. There were also a lot of cancellations because of the virus. The season will move forward, much like football has, with the […]
A strange thing has been happening in the NBA lately. It is the Conference Finals and in the East the Miami Heat are squaring off against the Boston Celtics. And despite having a commanding 3-1 lead in the series, the Miami Heat are underdogs yet again. They have been the underdogs in every game they […]
The college basketball season of 2019-2020 was ended prematurely this year for obvious reasons. We never truly got a true champion. The way things are playing out in 2020, it seems likely that there will indeed be a basketball season. There is no word yet if it will be a limited number of teams or […]
The 2020 NBA playoffs get under way on Monday. The brackets are now set and ready to be played. The NBA, as you probably know, is being played in a “bubble” in Orlando. This bubble eliminates the any home-court advantage which may exist. This should be factored in when considering which series to bet. Here […]
The NBA returned on July 30 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Walt Disney World. The Wizards have a slim chance to make the playoffs but with Bradley Beal and Davis Bertans out, they need Rui Hachimura to carry the offense. As of this writing, Washington is 5.5 games behind Orlando and […]
The NBA returns tonight from the corona-virus hiatus. The NBA is playing in the “bubble” created in Orlando Florida. The rest of the season will feature 22 teams vying for the usual 16 playoffs spots. Firmly planted in the running is the Utah Jazz. They are in fourth place overall in the West with a […]
The year has been generally been chaotic for everyone but the sports and sports gambling industries has felt the affect as much as any. We went from an expected Super Bowl betting record back in January to almost total silence by March. Many sportsbooks have been able to survive by putting on virtual games and […]
Scottie Pippen’s legacy is one of the most polarizing of all-time. Pippen is one the greatest wing defenders the NBA has ever seen, as well as a capable scorer, a perennial All-Star and a six-time NBA Champion. No one seems to agree on his greatness and is hard to rank him on the all-time list. […]
The NBA has devised a plan to finish out its interrupted NBA season in unusual fashion. Of course, there is nothing usual about 2020. The league will hold a closed basketball event which will of course be televised. The concept is that 22 top teams will show up to Orlando Florida and stay on a […]
As far as we know, according to the latest news coming from the NBA in all its fronts, is that the 2019-2020 season will resume, and the proposed date is July 31st. It has been a long journey, lots of meetings, many rumors, people who want to play, others who don’t, but apparently, the season […]
