#Shot Quality

After a weak Tuesday, the NBA is back with a respectable 12-game slate for Wednesday. Below, I'll handicap and give picks for the Bucks-Raptors, Hawks-Kings, and Heat-Lakers. You can listen to the audio versions of these handicaps on my recently launched NBA Hoops At Lunch show on the OutKick Bets podcast feed. I'm looking at the total in the first…

Nottingham Forest are considerable underdogs here but it won't be a straightforward result for Chelsea to earn. Our EPL picks highlight the goal market and why goals could be hard to come by on Sunday. Nottingham Forest will hope the return of multiple key players can see their fortunes change, as they will welcome Chelsea to the City Ground on…

The New York Knicks will begin a 3-game homestand on Monday night as they take on the Indiana Pacers for the 2nd time this season. The Knicks begin an important stretch at home where they'll take on the Pacers followed by the Orlando Magic and the Houston Rockets. It needs to be a "get right" week for them. The Pacers have been playing inspired…

We are going to the two biggest markets in the country for our NBA best bets Wednesday. Below, I'll break down and give picks for Raptors-Knicks, Lakers-Kings, and Hornets-Clippers. (Buyer beware: The NBA's "load management" stuff is bogus and players are sitting out more and more games. It would behoove you to wait until the final injury reports…

The Monday Night Football game in Week 15 is a bit of a dud so what's wrong with getting some action down on the NBA? My favorite gambling looks in the Association Monday are in Spurs-Rockets, Bucks-Pelicans, and Jazz-Cavaliers. (Buyer beware: The NBA's "load management" stuff is bogus and players are sitting out more and more games. It would…

The NBA is bringing it Friday with a stacked 10-game card featuring some sick matchups. Hopefully, there isn't random injury news because I'm saying "F*** it" and betting half the slate. My gambling looks are in the Hawks-Hornets, Nuggets-Lakers, Trail-Blazers-Mavericks, and Timberwolves-Thunder. The order of games is completely random and based on…

The NBA Wednesday slate is headlined by a rematch of last season's Western Conference play-in tourney and Luka Doncic facing off with one of the NBA's best defenses in the Cleveland Cavaliers. My favorite looks in Wednesday's action are in the Timberwolves-Clippers, Warriors-Pacers, and Cavaliers-Mavericks, along with a player prop in Trail…

All game lines via the VSiN NBA Odds page. Daily Recap The Oklahoma City might be my favorite team in the league. The kids can absolutely hoop. In the waning seconds of the third quarter a Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bucket give the Thunder a 72-69 lead over the Mavericks. It was the cap on an 8-0 run that Oklahoma City had erupted for after trailing…

The hits just keep coming for the Nashville Predators. Last week started with a five day break in action, but each day has seen either a loss or a major player transaction, so things have started happening - and quick. But after starting with a 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, a 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators, and last night's dismal 0-1…

The NBA is finally seizing one of the few non-football nights of the week. NBA on TNT's doubleheader includes a game between the last two NBA champions - Golden State Warriors at Milwaukee Bucks - followed by the Boston Celtics visiting the Los Angeles Lakers. Below, I'll handicap and make picks for Pelicans-Jazz, Celtics-Lakers, Warriors-Bucks,…

The relationship between analytics and the hockey "eye test" (watching a game and taking a final score at face value) is a complicated one. After the Predators' 7-1-1 recent run, there may be no fan base currently more divided along the results versus analytics lines than the one in Nashville. After a close win like the game over the New Jersey…

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…

This is a step in the right direction for the NBA after last Sunday's slate was an abomination. At least there are a few interesting matchups, three of which I have best bets on. Below, I'll give a betting break down and picks for the Pacers-Clippers, Mavericks-Bucks, and Warriors-Timberwolves meetings. (The games are handicapped in the order of my…

Personally, Steelers-Colts is a down-week for Monday Night Football so I'm actually excited about the NBA docket. My favorite matchups from a betting perspective are the Hawks-76ers, Cavaliers-Raptors, and Bulls-Jazz. (The games are handicapped in the order of my favorite to least favorite bets). These teams met in their first games of the season…

Canucks' Kuzmenko-Pettersson-Mikheyev line is literally the most productive line in hockey right now Photo credit: The Kuzmenko-Pettersson-Mikheyev line is literally the most productive line in hockey right now Last week was a big one for the Vancouver Canucks, who picked up three wins out of four against conference rivals and - against all odds -…

The Dallas Mavericks are working out a contract with free agent guard Kemba Walker, according to sources. This deal is for the veteran minimum. Pending physical examinations, the 11-year veteran could be signed by the Mavericks as early as this week. In October, Walker was waived by the Detroit Pistons. During the offseason, Walker addressed his…

The NBA takes a backseat Saturday for college football's rivalry week. But, that doesn't mean there isn't money to be made betting professional hoops. Below, I'll handicap the Mavericks-Raptors, Lakers-Spurs and Thunder-Rockets matchups with a best bet in all three. The Mavericks head north of the border for a 5 p.m. ET game against a banged-up…

Injuries and/or "load management" have decimated what would've been an awesome NBA slate Tuesday. Ben Simmons makes his return to the City of Brotherly Love when the Brooklyn Nets visit the Philadelphia 76ers. But, Sixers big Joel Embiid and James Harden are both out with injuries. The Memphis Grizzlies hosting the Sacramento Kings should be an…

Thursday's 3-game NBA card is complete garbage and can only be made better with gambling. The Association probably doesn't even realize how much sports betting helps its product. Maybe the NBA doesn't want to compete with Thursday Night Football or maybe it's a league-wide "load management" night. Either way, I've got a couple of bets in the…

The Chicago Blackhawks have returned to Chicago to host the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night at the United Center in the first of a quick, two-game homestand. The Hurricanes have hit a rough patch at the moment, having won just once in their last four games. They're struggled to score during this stretch as well, with one or fewer goals scored…

There are only three games on Monday's slate, but two include a pair of my favorite NHL betting trends. Let's roll. Note: Lines are subject to change throughout the day after this article is published. All ratings are out of five stars. All NHL betting odds and totals come from FanDuel Sportsbook. Under 6.0 (-106) - 1 Star The…

All game lines via the VSiN NBA Odds page. Market Report for Sunday, November 13th * Indicates team is on the second leg of a back-to-back **Lines are opening numbers Best Bets No best bets today The Rest Both Oklahoma City and New York have been playing some inconsistent basketball coming into this early morning matchup. The Thunder snapped an 0-4…

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will play the Radford Highlanders in their NCAA Basketball season opener on Thursday. Notre Dame finished 24-11 last season, earning a play-in game in Dayton for March Madness' Field of 64. The Irish edged fellow 11-seed Rutgers 89-87 in double OT before a convincing win over Alabama to make the Round of 32. They…

Since Brad Marchand's return, the Bruins power play has been humming along and he's been a key component of its success. Hosting the struggling Flames, Boston is at a steep price on the moneyline, so our betting picks are looking at the PP unit. The Calgary Flames roll into Beantown riding a six-game losing skid and overnight bettors love the…

The college basketball season will continue on Tuesday. The Purdue Boilermakers will host the Milwaukee Panthers at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Boilermakers finished last season 29-8, punching their ticket to the Big Dance for a seventh straight season. Unfortunately, Purdue was one of the three single-digit seeds to fall against…

Few sports are as ubiquitous as tennis. Next week alone, the ATP Tour's main tournament is in Milan, the WTA's featured tournament is in Fort Worth and the lower-rung men's Challenger Tour has events in France, Slovakia, Calgary and Knoxville. Is that all? Capitalizing on the 24/7 global nature of the sport, IMG Arena is collaborating with Tennis…

Manchester City will travel to Germany to take on Borussia Dortmund at Signal Iduna Park for Matchday 5 in the Champions League group stage. These two teams currently sit at the top of Group G and have already qualified for the next tournament round. The two clubs met in September for a 2-1 thriller that saw an incredible goal from Erling…

We're talking about such a low bar here. As of this writing, there are 23.5's in the market. Will Houston really try and tank a third season in a row? If they simply do not attempt to be bad, they're likely to pick up wins vs. the other competitors for lottery prominence. That gets them into the 25-26 range. The team has talent, it just has to…

Gliding the ice this NHL season is a re-engineered puck from SMT, the league's puck and player tracking partner. Last year was the first full NHL season played with SMT's sensor-embedded puck, but LEDs that were in the puck's center are now closer to its top and bottom layers. The purpose is to broaden distribution of infrared light emanated from…

Scoring goals wasn't an issue for the Edmonton Oilers as a team last season. They tied Tampa Bay for 7th most goals in the NHL last averaging 3.48 goals/game. When Jay Woodcroft and Dave Manson arrived, the Oilers' offence improved to 3.82 goals/game, which was 5th best in the league for those 38 games. However, I'm not sure it was just the coaches…