LeBron James, Nets headline Tuesday's NBA best bets

Two of the NBA's most storied franchises will face off on Christmas Day when the Lakers host the Celtics. With 17 titles each, these franchises are a staple of NBA Christmas Day matchups. They've played three times on Christmas, with the Lakers winning the past two. The NBA tries to schedule the best or most popular teams on Christmas Day, and the…

The NBA's first In-Season Tournament will conclude Saturday evening when the Indiana Pacers (12-8) will meet the Los Angeles Lakers (14-9). Tipoff from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas is set for 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC, with the game also airing on ESPN2. Both teams have won their last three contests, and have not been beaten in this tournament. The Pacers…

The Indiana Pacers and the LA Lakers will battle on Saturday for the right to be called the winner of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament. Indiana beat the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks on their way to the championship round. LA carved a spot in the finals by dispatching the Sacramento Kings and the New Orleans Pelicans. It's fitting…

The NBA's first In-Season Tournament semifinals are set for Thursday in Las Vegas, and while it might not be the caliber of conference matchups, it has the feel of a playoff matchup. And it's one-and-done: Milwaukee-Indiana, featuring exploding star Tyrese Haliburton and a potent Pacers offense, and Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. New…

The Milwaukee Bucks and the Brooklyn Nets duke it out at the Barclays Center on Monday night. The Milwaukee Bucks have won three of their first five games overall and they will be looking to build some momentum after sneaking past the Knicks in a 110-105 win on Friday. Damian Lillard led the way with 30 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 22…

The start of the 2023 NBA playoffs is just days away, with many of the final seedings still undecided. The fight for the Nos. 5 and 6 seeds and the final guaranteed playoff spots between the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors and New Orleans Pelicans is exciting to watch, especially since all may actually prefer to fall…

Former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins, who now works for ESPN, believes Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving will make one of the three All-NBA teams next season. Irving recently fired back at a tweet that pointed out his lack of success in the NBA without Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. The Duke product requested a trade from the…

The NBA playoffs begin on Saturday with four Game 1s, while the Memphis Grizzlies begin their first round series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday at FedExForum. Given the lack of playoff success from the core of the No. 1 seed Denver Nuggets, plus the lack of home-court advantage for LeBron James' Lakers and Stephen Curry's Warriors, it…

Here. We. Go. The start of the 2023 NBA playoffs is just days away, with many of the final seedings still undecided. The fight for the Nos. 5 and 6 seeds and the final guaranteed playoff spots between the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors and New Orleans Pelicans is exciting to watch, especially since all may actually…

As the marquee matchup to cap a busy day in the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks take their NBA Finals hopes to Los Angeles to play the Lakers. Here are our best Bucks vs. Lakers NBA picks based on the best NBA odds. The Bucks will list only Bobby Portis and Joe Ingles as out for Thursday's prime-time contest. That means all the stars will be suiting up…

James averages 27.2 points per game for this career. If he were to score at that rate and play in all of the upcoming games, the four-time MVP would need four games to overtake Kareem. In 2022-23, however, James is scoring over 30 points per game. At that pace, James would be passing Kareem towards the end of the contest with the Oklahoma City…

We have Lebron James and the 23-28 Los Angeles Lakers traveling to New York to take on the 27-24 Knicks. The Lakers are on the second night of a back-to-back in which they lost to the Brooklyn Nets 121-104. The Knicks should be fresh heading into this since they haven't played since Saturday when they lost to the Brooklyn Nets as well. While…

Lakers vs Knicks Prediction and Odds: The New York Knicks are expected to win this game as per the bookmakers. The Los Angeles Lakers (23-27) are set to lock horns with the New York Knicks (27-24) in the upcoming NBA fixture. It has been a disappointing season for the Lakers till now. They need to switch gears to improve their chances of finishing…

It's a battle of Eastern Conference contenders who don't like each other much on TNT this Thursday! And a battle of two Western Conference teams with very high-scoring and popular players who seem to get along just fine! There's no love lost between the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, who met in the playoffs last year, and both have strong…

Free NBA Picks For Today 12/25/2022 76ers at Knicks-Maxey out for Philadelphia. Toppin out for the Knicks. Philadelphia improved to 19-12 with their 119-114 home win to the LA Clippers. 76ers shot 53% with 41% from three. Joel Embiid had 44 points and seven rebounds. James Harden contributed with 20 and 21 assists. They allowed 51% shooting to the…

The Holidays are here and there is so much to look forward to this Christmas Day! There will be five NBA Christmas games played and we have our CP betting NBA Christmas wish list here for you to observe. Be sure to check out our NBA odds series Here are the NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 76ers-Knicks Player Performance Double: Joel Embiid…

Sixers - Knicks. Lakers - Mavs. Bucks - Celtics. Grizzlies - Warriors. Suns - Nuggets. The NBA's Christmas Day lineup is full of fun storylines with rivals facing off and MVP candidates set to do battle. The Crossover staff weighs in on the best matchups to watch and offers festive predictions. Howard Beck: This answer should have been easy:…

The 2022-2023 NBA season continues on Sunday, December 4th, with 16 teams set to take the court. Take a look at a strong parlay for tonight's action, featuring the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis, and Kevin Durant. The Los Angeles Lakers have been trending in the right direction, winning seven of their past nine games after starting the season…

The Los Angeles Lakers will visit the Milwaukee Bucks at the Fiserv Forum in a 2022-2023 NBA Regular Season matchup. The Lakers want to keep pushing to tie up their losing record through the season, while the Bucks seek a third win in a row. Here is all the detailed information about this NBA game including how to watch or live stream free this…

Our MLB betting expert is here to offer up his best Reds vs. Cubs 2022 Field of Dreams game predictions, starting at 7:15 PM ET in Dyersville, Iowa on FOX. As the Cubs and Reds prepare for tonight's Field of Dreams game, Munaf Manji of The Action Network is here to share his best bet (video above). The Reds will send Nick Lodolo to the mound…

The second round of NBA play-in games wraps up Friday and Munaf Manji of the Action Network is here to share his two favorite player prop bets. For his first prop bet, Manji is looking to the Eastern Conference contest between the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers. In that game, he's backing Hawks point guard Trae Young over 40.5 points+…

After an entire day off, the NBA returns Tuesday with a 12-game slate, and Munaf Manji of The Action Network is here to give his best bets. The first tilt interesting Manji on Tuesday's board is the Brooklyn Nets vs. the Houston Rockets, which arrives in Brooklyn as 17.5-point underdogs. For Manji, he believes this spread is far too high and that…

Before you place your wagers for Tuesday's seven-game NBA slate, catch Munaf Manji of The Action Network sharing his best bets. Rather than targeting sides or totals tonight, Manji is focusing in on two prop markets - one player prop and one team total. In the case of the former, Manji believes Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela could be in for a…

The Nets are living up to preseason expectations. The other four teams on the Tuesday SO/UP schedule? Not so much. Doug Vazquez is back as our guest picker. Let's get into the games. Season record: 35-31 Guest pickers: 20-40 Brooklyn climbed to first place in the Eastern Conference on the back of consistent greatness from Kevin Durant, steadily…

On Thursday evening, the NBA slate features six games, headlined by a matchup between the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets on TNT at the Barclays Center. Ahead of tip-off Boston owns the best record in the Eastern Conference, with Brooklyn trailing in the standings by two games. In this highly-anticipated contest, oddsmakers have the Celtics priced…