James Harden and his willingness to absorb all offensive duties has been, quite frankly, otherworldly. Between his step-back 3s, foul-drawing and straight-line finishes in traffic, he’s using north of 40% of Houston’s possessions while maintaining his elite efficiency. Does LA have a chance at slowing The Beard and therefore a chance beating the bookie’s spread of Rockets -7?
With some snow headed towards the East Coast this weekend, you can catch Kyle on the couch, wrapped in a blanket, drinking Irish hot chocolate and watching a marathon of NBA and college hoops. To prepare for the glorious weekend, let’s start off with a little appetizer as the Golden State Warriors head into the City of Angels to take on LA’s best basketball team.
The Lakers own a stout defensive front led by…Javale McGee! Yes – Javale McGee! But at the same time, they ain’t the ’85 Bears, and we can expect that the 1-2 punch from Westbrook and Paul George will be enough to penetrate that wall. But can they cover the sportsbook’s 10 point spread? KC has the NBA pick.
After doling out a standard-for-him 46 points and 14 rebounds on Monday, the Brow faces a much tougher opponent tonight. While a bad game for AD is a great game for 98% of the rest of the league, he can’t be anything less than excellent if the Pelicans want any chance of winning. It could be worse, the game could be next week when his old pal Demarcus is at the five. KC has the NBA pick.
Tired of seeing the Golden State Warriors on your television? How does 11 national TV games in their next 13 games sound? Warriors are here, y’all – and they ain’t goin’ nowhere. For bettors this is an opportunity to have more intimate knowledge of one team, their series of games, and the situation they will find themselves in. Kyle Cash gets us started with GSW vs the Nuggets, who bookmakers opened as 1 point favorites.
The Pelicans are finally back to a full, healthy roster, but in an unforgiving Western Conference, it may be too little, too late. NOLA’s next seven road games are versus the Clippers, Warriors, Trail Blazers, Grizzlies, Thunder, Rockets, and Spurs. Sportsbooks have the Pels as 3 point favorites tonight. Can they start this difficult stretch off with a road win, or cover, versus the Clippers?
This is the part of the movie when the hero (Russell Westbrook) goes through some type of montage. It’s right after his daughter gets kidnapped or his wife gets murdered or his dog goes missing. Right now, Westbrook is in his house stockpiling his weapons, doing pull-ups and push-ups, and mapping out the blueprint for his revenge. Is the revenge angle a factor to consider here? KC breaks down the match up.
Zion Williamson has the highest PER in NCAA history, RJ Barrett looks like James Harden 2.0, and Cam Reddish has a vast collection of untapped potential just waiting to be wasted by the Orlando Magic – but is Duke really as good as their individual highlights? The Blue Devils travel to Florida to take on the 13th ranked Florida State Seminoles. Duke is finally playing in a true road game outside of of their state and we will see them tested as 7 point favroites. DJ has your college basketball pick!
To cover the number, Utah is just going to need to do what they do best: lock all windows and doors and hope for the best. Donovan Mitchell has shown signs of life on offense, although his lack of efficiency still leaves something to be desired. Can Utah take advantage of a hobbled Lake Show? Read the analysis.
OKC’s coaching staff says that the Russ of old will eventually make his way to the surface, but after near-career lows of shooting efficiency through 32 games this season are we betting on 2017 Russ? Bookmakers currently offer the Thunder -1 versus the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio. KC predicts which Russ and and OKC team we can expect in the Alamo City.