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Thursday January 8th NBA Betting Picks: Best Player Props and Bets
Breaking down Thursday’s NBA slate with best bets, player props, and totals for Heat vs. Bulls, Cavs vs. Timberwolves, and Mavericks vs. Jazz....
Mavericks pursue back-to-back road wins in meeting vs. Jazz
After recording their first road win in over a month, the Dallas Mavericks will look to build on that success when they face the Utah Jazz on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,Dallas ended a seven-game road losing streak on Tuesday, beating the Sacramento Kings 100-98 for its first road victory since Dec....
Bears search for 1st playoff win in 15 years vs. rival Packers
CHICAGO -- The Green Bay Packers are hoping the strategy to rest numerous starters helps snap a four-game slide when they face the Chicago Bears in a wild-card round matchup of NFC North rivals Saturday night.,It will be the third meeting in six weeks between the Bears (11-6), the second seed in the...
Deni Avdija, Trail Blazers beat Rockets after game-winner waved off
Deni Avdija scored 41 points and the Portland Trail Blazers recorded a 103-102 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Wednesday night when Tari Eason's tip-in was ruled to be after time expired.,Portland led in the final seconds when Houston's Kevin Durant missed a jumper with 0.8 seconds left...
Sharks beat Kings in OT after hectic finish
William Eklund scored off a feed from Macklin Celebrini to finish a 2-on-1 break at 3:08 of overtime and lift the visiting San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.,Celebrini had a goal and two assists to extend his point streak to 12 games (nine goals, 15 assist...
Deni Avdija, Trail Blazers beat Rockets after game-winner waived off
Deni Avdija scored 41 points and the Portland Trail Blazers recorded a 103-102 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets on Wednesday night when Tari Eason's tip-in was ruled to be after time expired.,Portland led in the final seconds when Houston's Kevin Durant missed a jumper with 0.8 seconds left...
Blackhawks dominate power plays and PKs to smash Blues
Louis Crevier, Oliver Moore, Connor Murphy and Landon Slaggert each had a goal and assist while Spencer Knight made 27 saves in the Chicago Blackhawks' 7-3 victory against the visiting St. Louis Blues on Wednesday.,The Blackhawks went 3-for-4 on the power play to stretch their winning streak to a se...
De'Anthony Melton comes up big as Warriors down Bucks
Stephen Curry had a team-high 31 points, De'Anthony Melton added a season-high 22 and the Golden State Warriors opened an eight-game homestand with a 120-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night in San Francisco.,Giannis Antetokounmpo put up a 34-point, 10-rebound double-double in jus...
Spurs’ balanced attack overcomes Luka Doncic’s individual effort in win over Lakers
Keldon Johnson scored 27 points and San Antonio's balanced attack overcame Luka Doncic's individual excellence as the Spurs defeated the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 107-91 on Wednesday in the second game of a back-to-back for both teams.,The Spurs led by five points at halftime and by a dozen with j...
Brayden Burries buries 28 points as No. 1 Arizona routs Kansas State
Brayden Burries tied a career high with 28 points with nine rebounds and Motiejus Krivas finished with a career-best 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 1 Arizona to a 101-76 victory Wednesday night over Kansas State at Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (15-0, 2-0 Big 12) is off to its best start in since beg...
Reports: Hawks trade 4-time All-Star PG Trae Young to Wizards
The Atlanta Hawks are trading four-time All-Star point guard Trae Young to the Washington Wizards, multiple outlets reported Wednesday night.,The return package from Washington reportedly includes veteran guard CJ McCollum and forward Corey Kispert.,Young, 27, has spent his entire career in Atlanta ...
No. 15 Arkansas grabs early lead, holds off Ole Miss down the stretch
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 26 points and handed out nine assists as No. 15 Arkansas took the lead less than six minutes into the game and never looked back, holding off Ole Miss 94-87 on Wednesday night in Oxford, Miss.,Trevon Brazile added 18 points, Meleek Thomas and Billy Richmond III had 13 each, a...
Led by Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks top Clippers to end 4-game skid
Karl-Anthony Towns scored nine points during a decisive run spanning the third and fourth quarters Wednesday night for the host New York Knicks, who snapped a season-long four-game losing streak with a 123-111 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.,Towns finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds while add...
Hawks get season-high 25 from Zaccharie Risacher to beat Pelicans
Zaccharie Risacher knocked down seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 25 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 117-100 win over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday to end their two-game losing streak.,Four-time Atlanta all-star Trae Young was on the bench in street clothes with a righ...
Mark Mitchell helps Missouri close out win at Kentucky
Missouri closed the game on a 15-2 run over the final 4:37 for a 73-68 road win over Kentucky Wednesday night.,Mark Mitchell led the Tigers with 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting from the floor. Jayden Stone was right behind with 20 points and three 3-pointers. Two of those 3-pointers came in the second...
Miami surges past Wake Forest for 1st ACC road win in 24 months
Shelton Henderson converted a go-ahead putback with 26 seconds remaining in the second half to lift visiting Miami to an 81-77 victory over Wake Forest on Wednesday in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Tre Donaldson scored 21 points and Malik Reneau added 18 to help Miami (13-2, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) sna...
Mississippi State gets 30 points from Josh Hubbard to blow by Oklahoma
Josh Hubbard poured in 30 points to lead Mississippi State to a 72-53 win over Oklahoma In a Southeastern Conference tilt on Wednesday in Starkville, Miss. ,Quincy Ballard and Ja'Borri McGhee contributed 10 points apiece for Mississippi State (10-5, 2-0 SEC), which has won six straight games. ,Xzayv...
OT winner lets Golden Knights exhale before facing Blue Jackets
After snapping a season-long five-game losing streak with a 4-3 overtime victory at Winnipeg on Tuesday, the Vegas Golden Knights will try to snap another losing drought when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday in Las Vegas.,The Golden Knights have lost three in a row at T-Mobile Arena a...
Ex-North Carolina QB Gio Lopez transfers to Wake Forest
North Carolina quarterback Gio Lopez will continue his career 75 miles to the west after signing with Wake Forest on Wednesday.,The Demon Deacons needed a new signal caller with Robby Ashford out of eligibility.,Lopez passed for 1,747 yards and 10 touchdowns against five interceptions in 2025 for th...
Berkly Catton's breakout fuels Kraken into clash vs. Wild
It's said that a player's first NHL goal is the toughest one to score.,That was definitely the case for Seattle's Berkly Catton.,Catton, the eighth overall pick in the 2024 draft, was goalless in his first 27 games for the Kraken before beating Boston's Jeremy Swayman early in the second period Tues...