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We have a Mavericks vs. Lakers prediction as Dallas tries to snap a two-game losing streak. The Mavericks have had a tough start to their five-game road trip, suffering double-digit losses to the Thunder and Clippers. Dallas recently rattled off seven straight wins before a 29-point home loss to the Celtics. If Dallas needs extra motivation to get…

The Thursday night NBA schedule features four games, including a clash between two superstar players, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ja Morant. There are plenty of opportunities to cash in on a few player props. We'll be using the Action Labs Player Prop tool to compare our NBA projections to the props posted at a variety of sportsbooks. Below, I have…

The Memphis Grizzlies might've gotten caught looking ahead to their Western Conference matchup with the Denver Nuggets. How else would you explain their 115-109 loss to a 13-18 Thunder team? At 18-11, the Nuggets have the second-best winning percentage in the conference. But as well as the Nuggets have played thus far, I've identified some warning…

It's put-up-or-shut-up time for the Chicago Bulls as they hope to bounce back from a 150-126 beatdown by the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road, and we have our Bulls vs. Heat prediction. At 11-18, Chicago sits one game behind the Toronto Raptors for a spot in the playoff play-in tournament. As for the Heat, they're the seventh seed in the…

The Atlanta Braves host the Philadelphia Phillies in a best-of-five divisional round series. While Atlanta had the luxury of a bye during the wild-card round, Philadelphia had to fight its way in with back-to-back road victories over the Cardinals. Thus, it might take a little while for the competitive juices of the Braves to start flowing after…

After splitting a four-game set with the Boston Red Sox over the weekend, the New York Yankees now head home for a three-game series with the last-place Cincinnati Reds before they close out their historic first-half with another series with the Red Sox. Tuesday night's tilt certainly sets up well for the Yankees with Gerrit Cole (8-2, 3.26 ERA)…

The New York Knicks will put their season-best, four-game winning streak on the line on Wednesday when they head to Chicago to face the Bulls. This recent run has moved New York to the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. As for the Bulls, they're outside the playoff picture - one game behind the 10th-seeded Miami Heat. And with Chicago struggling…

The Hawks needed an A.J. Griffin buzzer-beater in overtime to escape with a 123-122 win over the Bulls on Sunday night. Atlanta snapped a three-game losing streak, but any celebrations will be short-lived as the Hawks meet the Grizzlies on Monday night, and we have Hawks vs. Grizzlies predictions This will be the second game in consecutive nights…

The Denver Nuggets will try to snap a three-game losing streak when they head to Portland to take on the Trail Blazers. At 14-10, Denver has shown to be a very streaky team, as it's already won four consecutive games twice this season. But now the Nuggets are on the wrong side of one of their streaks as they get set to take on a well-rested…

Action Network contributor Tyler Schmidt details his two favorite player prop bets for Saturday's short four-game slate. There are only four games on the schedule today, including one afternoon game and three night games. With the lack of games, we'll be leaning heavily on the Action Labs Player Prop tool to find two props to target. Let's find the…

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images. Pictured: Starting pitcher Jake Arrieta #49 of the Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs visit the Pittsburgh Pirates in Thursday afternoon (1:35 p.m. ET) MLB action. According to MLB odds, the Cubs are -149 favorites against the Pirates, with the over/under set at 8.5. Using The Action Network's MLB PRO Report, we…

Action Network analyst Tyler Schmidt gives out his top two player prop bets and picks for Wednesday's slate. The Milwaukee Bucks have ruled out Giannis Antetokounmpo for tonight's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. For real-time injury updates, check out our FantasyLabs NBA news page. After a one-day break, we're back with another huge NBA…

Philadelphia and Houston simultaneously meet on two fields between TNF and Game 5 of the World Series Thursday. While both cities clash in both territories, PointsBet has an avant-garde sign-up promotion that can be used on either event Thursday. In each of your first five days with PointsBet, if your first bet of the day loses, you get $100 in…

Munaf Manji uses the Action Labs Player Prop tool to break down his two favorite NBA props for Thursday, including a play on De'Aaron Fox. There are three West Coast games on the NBA schedule tonight, and I have found a couple of player props I like the for the action. We'll be using the Action Labs Player Prop tool to compare our NBA projections…

The Clemson Tigers (8-0) will try to stay undefeated when they head to South Bend to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-3) on Saturday night. Bookmakers opened the Tigers as a 3.5-point favorite, and after ticking up to 4.5, the point spread is back down to the opening number. However, the story for this game will be the weather, as we could…

The battle for Los Angeles gets underway on Wednesday night and we have the Clippers vs. Lakers analysis for their matchup at Staples Center. Both teams are dealing with some issues as the Clippers seem to have found their groove following a possible injury (knee) setback to their star player, Kawhi Leonard. After ruling Leonard out, the Clippers…

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Munaf Manji has found value on both Wendell Carter Jr. and Nikola Jokic in the NBA props market and has a pair of Thursday plays. Thursday night features two games on the NBA schedule. The Golden State Warriors will head to Florida to take the Orlando Magic and a Northwest Division matchup takes place in Oklahoma City as the Nuggets visit the…

We cashed a ticket last night with the Bulls winning outright on the road against the Brooklyn Nets. Our angle was a situational spot that favored the Bulls as they had the rest advantage, with the Nets playing their second game in as many nights. However, now we have the Bulls on the second leg of a back-to-back as they fly home to host the…

The Brooklyn Nets won their second game of the year last night, 116-109 over the Indiana Pacers. It'll be a quick turnaround for the Nets as they get set to host the Bulls just 24 hours later. And while Brooklyn is still in search of its first winning streak, this will be a tough challenge against a rested Chicago team. Chicago last played on…

Action Network contributor Munaf Manji gives out his two favorite player props for Thursday's NBA slate, including Desmond Bane. The NBA schedule features four games tonight with a few intriguing matchups. The Mavericks head to the East Coast to take on the Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat take on the defending World Champions the Warriors in the night…

The White Sox will go for the sweep against the Rockies on Wednesday as Dylan Cease takes the mound against Colorado's Kyle Freeland. Despite Chicago winning five of its past six games, it still trails Cleveland by three games in the division. That's because the Guardians have also been red-hot as their five-game win streak is currently the longest…

The 2021-22 NHL Season was the chalkiest we've seen in the Salary Cap Era. Not only did the consensus preseason favorite win the Stanley Cup, but the chalk also won 64.8% of games in the regular season (per Action Labs), which is the highest win rate for NHL favorites since at least 2005-06. So what better way to dip our toes in the NHL waters than…

The betting market was high on the New York Mets for almost the entire 2022 MLB season. They were the betting favorites in 122 of their 162 games and closed -200 or shorter 40 times. According to Action Labs, only the Dodgers, Astros, Yankees and Braves surpassed the Mets in both of those categories. And for most of the season, the market sentiment…

The 2021-22 NHL Season may have been the chalkiest in the league's history. Not only did the consensus preseason favorites - the Colorado Avalanche - win the Stanley Cup, but NHL favorites had their best regular season in the Salary Cap Era (2005-present) with a 849-462 record and a 64.8% win rate. According to Action Labs, if you bet $100 on every…

Another win for Penn State has the Nittany Lions sitting just outside the top-10 in the AP Rankings and are the No. 20 team according to the Action Network's Power Ratings. In all likelihood, the Nittany Lions will be a top-10 team in the country after this weekend as they are a 25.5-point favorite against Northwestern on Saturday afternoon. This…

After losing the series opener against the Guardians, the Chicago White Sox didn't put up much of a fight in Wednesday's 8-2 loss. Chicago now trails the Guardians by six games in the division - which means you can almost rule them out of a chance at the postseason. The White Sox have 13 games remaining in the season, and last night's performance…

It isn't very often that Max Scherzer closes as an underdog, but that could be the situation on Monday night when the Mets travel to Milwaukee to take on Corbin Burnes and the Brewers. At the time of writing the Mets are slight -104 underdogs on the road. Should the line hold, it will be just the third time in 21 starts that Scherzer has closed as…

It's put or shut up time for the Chicago White Sox as they host the Cleveland Guardians in a pivotal three-game series that could ultimately decide the winner of the AL Central. Chicago trails Cleveland by four games in the division, and it'll likely need to sweep the series to keep its playoff hopes alive. The good news for the White Sox is…

Photo by Kevin Langley/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images. Pictured: Tennessee defensive back Kamal Hadden You know that they say about sports betting (probably): "There's no rest for the weary, especially following NFL Monday Night Football doubleheaders." An epic weekend of football betting was capped off with two Monday Night Football matchups,…

The Chicago Cubs head back on the road for a seven-game trip, with their first stop in Miami to take on the Marlins. After defeating the Rockies in Friday's series opener, Chicago lost the final two games in the series. The losses snapped a four-game winning streak that included an impressive three-game sweep against the NL East-leading…

Going into the weekend, the New York Mets were 0.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. Two wins later and the Metropolitans are now 1.5 games above Atlanta in the table and their odds to win the division have shortened to -220. The Mets have a golden opportunity to add some more breathing room to their divisional lead on Monday night,…

The Philadelphia Phillies return home after a disappointing road trip in which they went just 1-5 and were outscored 50-36. Philadelphia's lead in the wild card race is down to two games over the Milwaukee Brewers. Next up for the Phillies is the Marlins, who the Phillies will face in six of their next nine games. Both teams come limping into the…

After avoiding a sweep in Arizona, the Philadelphia Phillies wrap up their six-game road trip in San Francisco against the Giants. Both teams come into this series under very different circumstances. On Wednesday, the Phillies pounded the Diamondbacks for 18 runs on 23 hits while the Giants picked up their seventh straight defeat in a 5-4 loss to…

For just the fifth time this baseball season, the Los Angeles Dodgers will close as an underdog on Wednesday night. Should the Dodgers close at their current price of+124, it would be the second-highest moneyline we've seen on Los Angeles this season (the Dodgers closed at+130 against Atlanta on June 24, per Action Labs). Jacob deGrom is always the…

Brandon Anderson shares the player props he's targeting in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Mavericks and Warriors. The Warriors didn't really show up for a potential closeout Game 4, so we're headed back to San Francisco for Game 5 as Dallas fights to extend its season once again. Golden State has been untouchable at home…