#Point Forward

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…

This season's offensive explosion has been fueled by superstars one-upping even their best prior seasons. Already we've seen the second 70-point game within the last six years … after seeing just two such performances over nearly 40 years preceding it. Six players are currently averaging at least 30 points per game. If that holds, it would eclipse…

Stephen Curry is back for the Golden State Warriors and the defending champs will look to pick up their play and make a run at the Pacific Division, which they are only a game-and-a-half behind leader Sacramento Kings. The Warriors face a fellow Pacific Division foe in the Phoenix Suns, who are reeling without Devin Booker, losers of nine of their…

It's the halfway point in the season, the Dallas Mavericks are 23-18. With 41 games left to go, it seemed like a good idea to review our predictions for the Dallas record from before the regular season began. Here's where what we guesse d in terms of record and seed in the West way back in September when we were full of hope. And here's the prompt…

WHO: Memphis Grizzlies vs. San Antonio Spurs WHAT: 2022 NBA Summer League WHEN: 5:00 PM CT HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN: ESPN/92.9 FM ESPN MEMPHIS PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPS: MEMPHIS: Kennedy Chandler, Ziaire Williams, Jake LaRavia, Santi Aldama, Xavier Tillman SAN ANTONIO: Malaki Branham, Blake Wesley, DJ Stewart, Robert Woodard II, Dominick Barlow After…

Golden State Warriors wing Andre Iguodala will make his 2022-23 season debut this Saturday at home against the Orlando Magic, according to the 19-year veteran himself on his Point Forward podcast. "We got 24 hours until I step on the court, man. Yeah, it's a go," said Iguodala on Friday. "You know, officially announcing it on Point Forward, hope…

One of the best NCAA basketball games today will feature the Duke Blue Devils traveling to NC State to take on the Wolfpack. We are now in the middle of conference season, and this will be a big game in the ACC. The college basketball standings are still starting to take shape, but this will be a league worth following throughout the year. Duke…

NEW ORLEANS - It's a safe bet the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2023 will have a heavy Spurs presence after point guard Tony Parker and coach Gregg Popovich - yes, Popovich - were announced Wednesday as first-time nominees. In addition to Popovich and Parker, several other members of the Spurs family were included in the…

Though it wasn't a full month of baseball, we just witnessed the end of the first calendar month of the 2022 MLB season. The monthly benchmarks are generally a time to take stock of things in baseball circles and, I'll tell ya, the National League East is a pretty intriguing division. The Mets were expected to be good and they are playing possibly…

SARATOGA SPRINGS - After trying two turns, Jack Christopher returned on Saturday to what he is - an exceptional 3-year-old sprinter. In his first start since a third-place finish in the nine-furlong Haskell at Monmouth Park last month, Jack Christopher cut back in distance impressively with a 1 1/4-length victory in the Grade I Allen Jerkens run at…

The Brooklyn Nets (0-1) host the Toronto Raptors (1-0) in a primetime contest on Friday night. This matchup features two exciting teams in the Eastern Conference, and the teams split their four matchups last season 2-2. Brooklyn hopes to secure their first win in front of its home crowd, while Toronto aims to improve to 2-0 on the campaign. Seth…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Nearly 30 years ago, the Orlando Magic entered the NBA Draft Lottery with a 1.52% chance of winning -- the worst odds of any team. But they defied those odds, leaping from No. 11 to No. 1, becoming the biggest longshot to ever win and selecting Michigan star Chris Webber. Only two other teams since the weighted lottery system…

Mexico needs a win to have hope of reaching the World Cup knockout rounds, while Saudi Arabia's hopes of the final 16 may require the same at Stadium 974 in Doha on Wednesday. The Saudis stunned Argentina 2-1 In Lusail to open the tournament but could not repeat the feat against Poland at Education City in Al Rayyan on Saturday to leave themselves…

South Korea and Ghana collide in Group H with both teams earmarking this as a must-win game in an incredibly tight group. Heung-min Son and Co. were very solid against Uruguay in their opener but only created a couple of big chances in the 0-0 draw. This is when Son really needs to step up and be the difference as they play Portugal in their final…

Poland and Argentina surely didn't plan to reach the marquee match of World Cup Group C with their knockout round status in doubt, but it's been that kind of tournament in Qatar. Poland remains unbeaten in Qatar after beating Saudi Arabia 2-0 in Al Rayyan, adding to the point it earned from a scoreless draw with Mexico In Doha to give it top…

DAL vs DEN Dream11: The NBA Regular Season is going on and what a stellar season we have had. This has been an excellent start to the season as we have seen some teams pick up their games frequently. As we head deeper, things are getting trickier. They surely have gone tricky for the Denver Nuggets which will clash against the Dallas Mavericks…

Look no further than last season's Finals combatants: the champion Warriors are dealing with fallout from Draymond Green punching teammate Jordan Poole in practice, while the Celtics are helmed by a new head coach after Ime Udoka was suddenly suspended for the year just before training camp. Given that, plus owner drama in Phoenix, trade-demand…

Could it be possible? Will Alabama actually miss the College Football Playoffs this season? It certainly seems quite likely, as the Crimson Tide already has two losses. They fell for the second time in three weeks when LSU pulled out a 32-31 overtime victory last Saturday. Coming on the heels of their 52-49 defeat at Tennessee October 15, the…

Every November teams around Major League Baseball have to finalize their 40-man roster about two weeks in advance of the winter meetings with regards to adding eligible minor league players to the 40-man roster so that they can't be selected in the Rule 5 draft. That date has been pushed up by a week this year and teams will need to have their…

Dustin Poirier is the considerable favorite over Michael Chandler despite a relatively long layoff following his loss to Charles Oliveira in 2021. Our betting picks get to the bottom of the spread, determining if Poirier truly has the advantage. Dustin Poirier vs. Michael Chandler is scheduled for three rounds in the lightweight division as the…

LAL vs NOP Dream11: The NBA Regular Season has brought to us a bunch of amazing battles and so far, the Milwaukee Bucks have shown that they are the best defense. Apart from that, defenses have often struggled to keep the opposition down. How will the LA Lakers fare when they take on the New Orleans Pelicans? The Lakers walk into this affair after…

The Boston Celtics host the Chicago Bulls amid a cold streak. After dominating Philadelphia, Miami and Orlando on the way to a 3-0 start, Boston has dropped two of its past three. Most recently, the Celtics struggled in a one-point loss to the upstart Cleveland Cavaliers. Meanwhile, the Bulls have won two straight to move to 5-4 on the year. The…

Desmond Bane has been making another leap as a scorer, but the books still aren't giving him the respect he's earned. Against a shoddy Charlotte defense, we're backing the Grizzlies sniper among our best NBA player prop picks for Friday. After a short and sweet Thursday slate, Friday, November 4 sees a whopping 24 NBA teams in action. With so many…

Over the past half-decade, the Group of Five has placed more teams in the College Football Playoff (one) than the Pac-12 has (zero). Could Utah, Oregon or USC bring this Power Five league back to prominence in 2022, or is a matter of time before we all settle back into what has become an annual routine of cracking wise about the "no good, very bad"…

Hapoel Beer Sheva will have Austria Vienna at the Turner Arena in the UEFA Europa Meeting Association on Thursday (November 3). The hosts can't win the gathering yet could fit the bill for the knockout round end-of-the-season games. Hapoel held Austria Vienna to a goalless attract their most memorable gathering. The Israeli outfit has recorded…

MIN vs LAL Dream11: The NBA season is on with full fanfare and this is going to be another riveting affair. However, we are still early into the season and there is a LOT of time remaining as we are just into the initial parts of the season. Scoring has been plentiful but I expect the defense to settle down soon enough to make the scoring go lower.…

Jim Bakke, Gerald Isbister, Coolmore Stud, and Peter Brant's Jack Christopher tracked the pace from second early, then moved to the lead nearing the stretch and captured his third win at the elite level in the $500000 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes (G1) Saturday at Saratoga. The 3-year-old Munnings colt suffered his first loss last time out when…

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The Utah Jazz are preparing for a matchup with LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers tonight. On paper, that sounds like quite the task. In 2021-22, it's roughly as difficult as getting ready for the Minnesota Timberwolves. They share a record with the Lakers (21-22). It's been a remarkably disappointing season for the Lake Show. They've…

Updated on: Sep 29, 2022 11:59 pm IST CAN-W vs USA-W Dream11: FIBA Women's World Cup is in Knockout stages and the tournament has lived up to its billing. We are just a couple of days removed from learning which team will clinch the title and that is something to keep an eye on. In this game, the tournament favorite USA will take on Canada in a…

The Golden State Warriors have re-signed forward Andre Iguodala to a one-year, $2.91 million contract. This is a fully guaranteed deal, according to multiple sources. In mid-September, Warriors G.M. Bob Myers told reporters that he was reserving a final roster spot for Iguodala. At the time, the Arizona product was unsure if he wanted to return for…

The Orioles couldn't have asked for a more favorable matchup on the opposing mound. The Red Sox will trot out Connor Seabold and his 10.47 ERA. The 26-year-old has been hit extremely hard in limited duty this season, and his last two results were no different. Seabold has surrendered 15 hits and 11 runs over his past 7.2 innings. He's failed to…

Regardless of what happens this postseason, the New Orleans Pelicans' story of actually making it into the playoffs is a commendable one. At the end of January, the Pels were 18-32 and on the outside looking in for the NBA Play-In Tournament. In the final two and half months, they doubled up their win total to finish at 36-46, defeating both the…

The biggest national storyline that came from Saturday's 31-28 Northwestern victory over Nebraska undoubtedly will be the painful, gradual downfall of the Scott Frost tenure with the Cornhuskers. But don't let that detract from the Wildcats' brilliant bounce-back. A steady, methodical comeback win over a Huskers team that was favored by double…

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Following the trade heard'round the world, which sent wayward point forward Ben Simmons to Brooklyn in return for former MVP James Harden, our friends at DraftKings Sportsbook have updated the Sixers' 2021-2022 NBA Championship odds. It will come as no surprise to many of you - given that the Sixers have essentially replaced Seth Curry in the…

It's safe to say that we are deep in the dog days of the NBA offseason - except, this time, it's arrived before the transaction flurry really picked up steam. The NBA stratosphere has very patiently awaited the future destinations of Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell and Kyrie Irving prior to the 2022-23 season, whether it's with their current team or…

There comes a time in the hockey offseason where news dries up and the content machine slows to a crawl. This phenomenon usually occurs around August-September. It's far enough from the draft and free agency that nothing new has come, and too far from the preseason to make any big predictions. This time of the year is commonly referred to (by me)…