#Matt Moore

The collective fan base let out a sigh of relief after Bojan Bogdanovic missed a wide-open look that would have sent the series to a game 7. For the team, and fans, getting out of the first round was an important goal. It meant validation. It meant progress. It meant showing Luka that he could win meaningful basketball games in Dallas. After…

The Los Angeles Lakers have some decisions to make between now and the NBA's February 9 trade deadline. How aggressive can they be with Anthony Davis' return-to-action timeline? How many pieces does the team need to join the contenders' tier? Is there even a deal that would get them there? With some mystery still surrounding AD's health, is it even…

Cleveland Guardians vs Texas Rangers 9/24/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Cleveland Guardians will play game two against the Texas Rangers at the Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 7:05 PM (EDT). The Guardians are in first place in the AL Central standings with a record of 83-67. The team won the three-game…

The Baltimore Orioles will finish their three-game series with the Texas Rangers on Wednesday afternoon, looking to complete a sweep. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Orioles-Rangers prediction and pick we have laid out below. Baltimore, the darlings of baseball, have a 53-51 record, just one and…

Andrew O'Connor-Watts previews Saturday's NBA game between the Mavericks and Cavaliers, including betting odds and a prediction. The Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers face off Saturday night for the second time this week, after Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers defeated the Mavericks 105-90 in Dallas on Wednesday night. Luka Doncic and…

The Atlanta Braves (4-4) go for a three-game sweep of the visiting Philadelphia Phillies (5-3) on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. First pitch is scheduled for 7:08 p.m. ET at Truist Park. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Phillies vs. Braves odds with MLB picks and predictions. Atlanta took the first two games of the series, winning…

Action Network Senior NBA Writer, Matt Moore, details his five favorite picks & predictions for Wednesday, including Rockets vs. Nuggets. The NBA Wednesday slate is dynamite for bettors. Lots of games, lots of good spots, and we've reached the point in the season where there are clear signs of teams but the market hasn't moved so far off preseason…

Find out how Action Network's analysts are betting Tuesday's three game slate, including Pistons vs. Heat and Mavericks vs. Nuggets. Tuesday's slate is short with just three games in total, but it's packed with starts on the national TV schedule. LeBron James makes his annual return to Cleveland in the early game between the Lakers and Cavaliers (7…

Find out how Action Network's NBA betting analysts are approaching Monday's eight-game slate, including Pacers vs. Warriors. We have yet another Monday NBA slate that gives us the opportunity to tip the week off right. Tonight's schedule features eight games, including another rematch of the 2022 Western Conference finals between the Phoenix Suns…

Find out how Action Network's NBA analysts are betting Friday night's slate of games, including Heat vs. Celtics and Magic vs. Cavaliers. Another fantastic Friday awaits for NBA bettors tonight. With 11 games scheduled, the notable games anchoring the slate feature two star-studded games: Lakers vs. Bucks (7:30 p.m. ET) and Bulls vs. Warriors (10…

In anticipation of Opening Day, we've asked our writers and editors to share their boldest predictions for the 2022 season. Where will the team end up in the standings? Which individual performances will we remember? Who gets called up? How many times will a ball hit a catwalk when the team is on national TV? What other cities will be rumored to be…

Four years after their last playoff appearance and 20 months after the trade of Justin Verlander signaled a new direction, the Tigers are deep in the throes of a difficult rebuild as the 2019 season approaches, having nearly halved their payroll from the free-spending days of just a couple years ago. Longtime designated hitter Victor Martinez, who…

Before we get to the 2023 ZiPS projections, there's still some unfinished work from 2022 to do. Looking at which projections went the most wayward is definitely an exercise that makes me soul cringe a bit, but in any model, being wrong is an important component of eventually being right. Calibration is a long-term project, and while chasing greater…

The Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays will square off in a matchup at Tropicana Field on Saturday night in Tampa Bay. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Rangers-Rays prediction and pick, laid out below. The Texas Rangers are far out of playoff contention, with a 63-81 record that has put them in third…

Saturday NBA slate is sneaky good with a number of interesting matchups across the slate. The games tip off fairly early with the first matchup beginning at 4 p.m. ET. Our betting experts are targeting three games on today's eight-game slate and have four picks and predictions in those matchups. Check out their best bets for Saturday's slate…

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers will finish their brief two-game series on Wednesday afternoon in Texas. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes an Astros-Rangers prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Houston Astros have the best record in the American League at 83-47, owning a comfortable…

One of the area's longest running rivalries is adding bigger stakes this year when Oak Hill hosts Woodrow Wilson for the 79th time Friday at John P. Duda Stadium. Woodrow Wilson (5-3) enters the week No. 15 in the Class AAA playoff ratings and Oak Hill (5-4) is right behind at No. 16. The stakes could not be higher for the ancient adversaries,…

Action Network Senior NBA writer Matt Moore previews the Central division, including his win total bets and leans for every team. Actual NBA basketball is officially back and while teams are getting ramped up, the window to bet futures as the regular season approaches is shortening. But don't worry, we've been breaking down every team, division and…

With their records tied at 4-2, the Archers and Atlas will both look to take a definitive victory as the two match up for the second time this season. As the second half of the PLL season rolls on, we have the highlighted odds and best picks for a showdown between two of the top teams in the league with our Archers-Atlas picks. The Archers and…

I want to revisit the deal that brought Edwin Diaz to the Mets as a vehicle to discuss the club's first trade deadline with Billy Eppler as general manager. There are three items to drill down upon: 1. I am not sure if we were always this impatient as a society in general and in sports in specific or if social media/confrontational sports-talk…

PHILADELPHIA - The trash talk started well before kickoff, several Phillies sat on clubhouse sofas dissecting their fantasy football teams and giving grief to the players already off to slow starts. And after the Phillies waited out a 3 1/2-hour rain delay - a break interim manager Rob Thomson sheepishly admitted he spent watching the NFL - Rhys…