NBA line movement is a great handicapper helper and can alert you to a play having some value or conversely it can knock you off of a play you were considering taking. We watch the lines/odds move all day long and then report here each day around 5PM EST to advise...

Miami Heat: Cold as Ice - Why Panic Remains Sky High By: Kyle of Predictem.com The Miami Heat beat the hottest team in the NBA on Thursday. They knocked off the defending World Champion Los Angeles Lakers in a close battle on National television. This comes after a...

The moneyline is a great bet in basketball betting, as long as you don't get too carried away betting favorites. It's a SUPER play when betting short (small) underdogs. For those of you who aren't familiar with what a moneyline bet is, let us explain: A moneyline is...

Overstating the Loss of a Player by Predictem.com Staff When a key player is expected to miss a basketball game it will have an impact on the game's point spread for sure. With that being said, the bookie will sometimes get sneaky and overstate the line duping the...

L.A. Lakers at Denver Nuggets 8:30 PM Saturday May 23, 2009 on ABC By Jason Green at Predictem.com Tonight the L.A. Lakers are in the Mile High City to play the Denver Nuggets and the winner of this game will take the lead in the Western Conference Finals. After...

Welcome to the most stressful bet in all of sports betting; The Pleaser! This bet is anything but pleasing. It should have been called "the excrutiator" as it's one tough cookie to win but pays enormous should you happen to pick'em the right way! The pleaser is a...

Detroit Pistons (59-23) +6, 173 at Boston Celtics (66-16), 8:30 pm Eastern Wednesday, ESPNby Zman of Predictem.com The Eastern Conference finals continue in Beantown, as the the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons meet for game 5 of a series tied at two games apiece....

Detroit Pistons (59-23 regular season) +3 , o/u 187 at Orlando Magic (52-30), 8 pm Eastern Wednesday, TNTby Zman of Predictem.com The Detroit Pistons got a little help from a friendly timekeeper in taking a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semi-finals series vs....

Big Pre-Draft Tradesby Jason Green of Predictem.com The Draft has come and gone and while there were no big trades on draft day there were 3 big trades before the draft that should help the Spurs, Wizards, and Cavaliers. San Antonio Spurs The Spurs made a big splash...

NBA Basketball Prop Bets NBA props are a great way to have some fun and place some bets not having to do with the point spread or the total. Propositions include offerings such as player to score more than another designated player and can range from most rebounds,...