NBA Handicapping Articles

NBA Eastern Conference Predictions – Central Division
by Josh Nagel - 10/16/2009

Cleveland’s lack of a consistent inside scoring threat was exposed in last year’s playoffs, when the Orlando Magic proved that LeBron James wasn’t capable of a winning a series by himself. Welcome Shaq, who is getting older and slower by the day, but showed glimpses of playing inspired basketball last year for the Phoenix Suns.

2009-10 Charlotte Bobcats Predictions
by Robert Ferringo and Nolan Sinclair - 10/16/2009

Boasting a roster packed with foreign imports, the Bobcats have the look of a European club team. And that Euro style of basketball almost got Larry Brown and his merry men into the playoffs last year. But a late-season collapse, which also allowed them to finish under their projected win total for the season, sent them home for the summer.

NBA Season Win Totals
by Robert Ferringo - 10/15/2009

Last week the Las Vegas Hilton released its season win totals for the NBA season. While most online books are yet to post any NBA season wins ‘over/unders’ the Hilton’s numbers serve as a great baseline for what we can expect from the other sportsbooks. Also, some of these Hilton numbers have already taken enough action to move the lines so we even have a read on who the sharps like and don’t like heading into the year.

2009-10 New Jersey Nets Predictions
by Robert Ferringo and Nolan Sinclair - 10/6/2009

This offseason the New Jersey Nets got rid of their most popular player in Vince Carter. Carter was traded to Orlando for Courtney Lee and Rafer Alston. This is a move that could prove beneficial down the road as they took a huge chunk out of their salary cap. And, as a matter of fact, it seems pretty obvious that the Nets are simply priming their spot at the front of the line for the 2010 free agency period.