NBA Basketball Picks

Despite the odds being heavily against it, the Chicago Bulls came away with the number 1 pick on May 20th's NBA Draft Lottery. The Bulls only had a 1.7% chance of grabbing the coveted top pick. To give you an idea of much of a surprise this was, Miami had a 25%...

Long Regular Season NBA Road Begins This Week By David A. Lane Predictem.com Seems like just yesterday the L.A. Lakers were embarrassed by the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals or perhaps time is just moving by too quickly? Whichever the case, apparently enough time...

NBA First Half Report by Jason Green of Predictem.com Well, the first half of the NBA season is upon us and there have been many surprises and many disappointments. A few of the things that are not surprising is the continued dominance of the Lakers and Celtics, the...

NBA Players/Fans Psyched Up For Second Season By David A. Lane of Predictem.com Ever feel like you've had enough of a sport's regular season already and that watching the players play out the balance of the season has become melo-dramatic too say the least? Watching...

Los Angeles Clippers - 2008 Team Preview - Betting Odds by Jason of Predictem.com 2007 Record: 23-59 (33-49-0 ATS) Head Coach: Mike Dunleavy Assistant Coach's: Jim Eyen, Kim Hughes, Rory White, Neal Meyer, and Fred Vinson Division: Pacific Conference: Western Home...

Boston Celtics (66-16) +6, 190 at Los Angeles Lakers (57-25), 9 pm Eastern Sunday, ABCby Zman of Predictem.com The Los Angeles Lakers blew both a 24-point 2nd-quarter lead and a chance to pull the NBA Championship Series even in a game 4 loss Thursday night. Now LA...

NBA Playoffs: Let's Get It Started! By David A Lane Predictem.com Win or go home! 40 games in 40 nights! It's about friggin' time I say! The NBA Playoffs seem to have been looming off in the distance forever, especially considering the multitude of teams bunched...

Los Angeles Lakers - 2008 Team Preview - Betting Odds by Jason of Predictem.com 2007 Record: 57-25 (47-33-1 ATS) Head Coach: Phil Jackson Assistant Coach's: Frank Hamblen, Kurt Rambis, Brian Shaw, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Craig Hodges, and Jim Cleamons Division: Pacific...

Los Angeles Lakers Pickem, 190 at Boston Celtics, 9 pm Eastern Sunday, ABCby Zman of Predictem.com The Boston Celtics may have been the underdogs coming into the NBA Championship Series, even with home-court advantage. But after taking the opener of this best-of-seven...

Sacramento Kings - 2008 Team Preview - Betting Odds by Jason of Predictem.com 2007 Record: 38-44 (44-37-1 ATS) Head Coach: Reggie Theus Assistant Coach's: Kenny Natt, Chuck Person, Rex Kalamian, Jason Hamm, Randy Brown, and Shareef Abdur-Rahim Division: Pacific...