NBA best bets: 4 picks for Friday night’s games

Both Irving and Kleber have been ruled out for Friday's game. The Mavericks are now 1.5-point favorites and the total has moved to 244. I still like Dallas as the ATS pick, but I do now feel the under is in play on the total with Irving out. The Dallas Mavericks (24-20) and Atlanta Hawks (18-26) might not be considered traditional NBA rivals, but…

Despite playing the entire Week 3 contest against the Steelers, Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo came away from that game with a concussion. As of Saturday morning, he was still in the league's concussion protocol, something he'll have to clear before he can play in Sunday's Week 4 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. The team listed…

The Detroit Pistons (16-64) visit the Indiana Pacers (34-46) on Friday night! Action tips off at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-Pacers prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Pistons-Pacers NBA odds, courtesy of FanDuel Detroit Pistons: +7 (-110) Indiana Pacers: -7 (-110) Over: 233 (-110) Under: 233…

As the 2022-23 NBA season continues, the Western Conference is in action when the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks meet on Friday, Nov. 18. It's always a thrill any time that the two talented teams are involved in a game together, making tonight's Nuggets vs Mavericks showdown one of the top games to watch. Jamal Murray has entered health and…

The Miami Dolphins are 3-1 on the year and hold the top spot in the overall AFC standings. They dropped last week's Thursday Night Football game to the Cincinnati Bengals. Now they look to get back to winning as they visit the New York Jets. At 2-2, the Dolphins' AFC East division rivals are only a game behind Miami in the division and are looking…

The Philadelphia 76ers fired up their second-round series against the Miami Heat this past Monday night on the road. As expected, the Sixers started the series without their top star Joel Embiid, as he's been battling numerous setbacks. Last week, Embiid suffered an orbital fracture and a concussion. On top of that, he was already dealing with a…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Guardians have placed right-handers Cal Quantrill and Anthony Castro and infielder Owen Miller on the COVID-19 injured list. Infielder Yu Chang was placed on the COVID-IL over the weekend. To fill their spots on the 28-man roster, left-handers Kirk McCarty and Tanner Tully and right-hander Enyel De Los Santos have had their…

The Indiana Pacers and the Chicago Bulls will face off in a Central Division clash at 7 p.m. ET on Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana is 19-34 overall and 13-14 at home, while Chicago is 32-19 overall and 13-13 on the road. The Bulls have won the last two games between these teams, including a 108-106 win on New Year's Eve. Chicago is favored…

The Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs enter this game on losing streaks, as both teams have struggled to find their footing over their last few games. On Thursday night, something has to give, as either the Heat or Spurs will win their matchup and break their respective drought. In our NBA picks for Thursday night, we look at Heat vs Spurs and…

The Florida Panthers will kick off the second half of their season in a strange place as they visit the Seattle Kraken for the first time. The Panthers wrapped up the first half of their season with Friday's 2-1 shootout win in Vancouver - and it would be hard to imagine it going any better. Florida went into the weekend in sole possession of first…

Wins are wins, and the Pittsburgh Penguins (24-10-5) are proving the axiom. The score is all that matters to the standings, but the process matters greatly to the coach and team. The Penguins' process has been ugly, but they've won their last three and five of their last seven. They will finish the second of their back-to-backs Friday night against…

On Saturday night, the still undermanned Philadelphia Flyers (13-15-6) will try to halt a four-game losing streak when they host the San Jose Sharks (18-16-1) at Wells Fargo Center. It's the second and final meeting between the teams this season. The Sharks defeated the Flyers 3-2 in overtime in San Jose just 10 days ago. Let's get into our Flyers…

Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors visit Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, and if you're looking to do some last-minute betting research, you're in luck! We'll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you'll need to make the smartest bet at Tipico Sportsbook. The…

The Oklahoma City Thunder play the New York Knicks on Friday, and if you're looking to do some last-minute betting research, you're in luck! We'll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you'll need to make the smartest bet at Tipico Sportsbook. The Thunder (12-22) return home after losing…

If there are two teams within the NHL that desperately need a win, it's the San Jose Sharks and Philadelphia Flyers. Both teams are in reach of a Wild Card spot technically, but inconsistency on the ice has left both organizations clawing for points. The Flyers are currently sixth in the Metropolitan Division, with a 12-12-5 record, and the Sharks…

The Vancouver Canucks are emerging from the holiday break jolly, full of beer, and in the midst of a six-game winning streak. After having their last five games postponed because of the rising number of COVID cases in the league, as of writing, the Canucks will return to the game action for the first time in 13 days in Anaheim against the Ducks on…

We are now five days away from the 2021 Orange Bowl and here are the odds as well as an early prediction for Michigan football vs Georgia. It can be hard to keep track of time during the holidays and bowl season. But for all intents and purposes, it's now game week for Michigan football. The Wolverines arrived in Miami for their Orange Bowl…

In their final game before the Christmas break, second-year head coach Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls are set to take on the Toronto Raptors at home at the United Center on the night of Dec. 22. The Bulls will have their three games in four days when they take on the Raptors on Dec. 22. Donovan and the Bulls are coming off a set of…

In the back end of back-to-back games on the night of Dec. 20, second-year head coach Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls are set to take on a rapidly improving Houston Rockets team at home at the United Center. Donovan and the Bulls got back to game action after some postponements within the last week on Dec. 19, by knocking off the Los Angeles…

The Vancouver Canucks have been victors in six consecutive matches. Vancouver, along with the Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins have won six straight and all three are the longest winning streaks in the NHL. After beating the San Jose Sharks by a score of 5-2, the Canucks remain undefeated under new head coach Bruce Boudreau. On Saturday…

The Golden State Warriors visit the Boston Celtics on Friday night at TD Garden, and if you're looking to do some last-minute betting research, you're in luck! We'll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over-under number, as well as the information you'll need to make the smartest bet at Tipico Sportsbook. Both team received bad…

What is sure to be a crazy game with a ton of absences is set to take place between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat on the night of Dec. 11. Second-year head coach Billy Donovan and the Bulls are now down a whopping seven players due to the league's health and safety protocol. More than half of the Bulls' regular rotation is now part of the…

As the Chicago Bulls look to extend their winning streak to five games as head coach Billy Donovan and his squad take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road on Dec. 8, there are some hurdles facing this team. It looks like the Bulls got a bad outbreak of COVID-19, or some type of illness, given the mounting number of players on this team in the…

The Winnipeg Jets are back in action tonight at the Canada Life Centre for the fourth game of their seven-game homestand. This evening, the Jets host the St. Louis Blues. Tonight's game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. central time. On Saturday, the Jets' eight-game point streak came to an end as they were shut out by the Islanders by a scoreline…

The Winnipeg Jets are hosting the Chicago Blackhawks at the Canada Life Center tonight. Tonight's game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. central time. This is the second game of the Jets' current seven-game homestand. The Jets started this homestand with a shootout victory versus the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night. You can read our site's recap of…