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Juwan Howard was fired as head coach of the Michigan Wolverines basketball program after five seasons at the helm. Current South Carolina Gamecocks’ head coach Lamont Paris is the betting favorite to be named as Michigan’s next bench boss. Michigan has failed to reach the NCAA Tournament in three consecutive seasons. Juwan Howard is no longer the Michigan Wolverines head coach after th...

Ben Simmons’ recurring back problems have sidelined him for the rest of the 2023-24 NBA season. The Brooklyn Nets guard played in only 42 games in 2022-23 and 15 games this season. According to the latest odds, Simmons is not expected to retire before the start of the 2024-25 NBA season. Ben Simmons has officially been ruled out for the rest of the 2023-24 campaign due to a lower back ...

The Temple men’s basketball team is under investigation for an illegal match-fixing inquiry. The report broke after suspicious line movement in Temple’s game against UAB on Thursday, March 7. Loyola Mayland is the subject of a separate investigation into potential match-fixing.  Following suspicious line movement in the UAB Blazers (21-11) vs. Temple Owls (13-19) matchup, an offic...

Mark Daigneault of the Oklahoma City Thunder has emerged as the odds-on favorite to win 2023-24 NBA Coach of the Year. Under Daigneault’s watch, the Thunder have improved in each subsequent year since he accepted the job in 2020-21. The Thunder are tied for the best record in the Western Conference and own the fifth-best odds to win the NBA Finals. Most fans are focused on Shai-Gilgeou...

Odds at online betting sites favor Caitlin Clark leaving Iowa after this season and declaring for the 2024 WNBA Draft. The star guard has broken the all-time NCAA women’s college basketball scoring record and is closing in on the overall NCAA scoring record. Iowa has the third-best odds of winning the 2024 Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament. It looks like Caitlin Cark is going pro in 2...

The Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama has pulled away from Chet Holmgren in the 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year race. Wembanyama’s 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year odds have skyrocketed over the last month. The 7-foot-4 French phenom is averaging more points, rebounds, and blocks than his preseason projections. Following a two-player race between the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama and Thunder’s Chet Hol...

Joel Embiid is projected to miss an extended period after tearing the meniscus in his left knee. Embiid will undergo corrective surgery to repair his meniscus this week. As a result, the Philadelphia 76ers’ 2023-24 NBA title odds and Embiid’s MVP odds have taken a beating at online betting sites. On Sunday, the Philadelphia 76ers received unfortunate news regarding the defending NBA MV...

On Wednesday, Milwaukee Bucks’ head coach Adrian Griffin was fired after a 30-13 start to the season. The Milwaukee Bucks’ 2023-24 NBA Championship odds were not impacted by the head coaching change. Hours after Griffin was fired, the Bucks reportedly reached an agreement with Doc Rivers, according to CNN Sports. Adrian Griffin’s tenure as head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks has come to ...

The Indiana Pacers acquired forward Pascal Siakam in a trade with the Toronto Raptors. Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora, and three first-round picks are on their way to Toronto in exchange for Siakam. The Pacers’ 2023-24 NBA Championship odds shortened after the trade was announced. According to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors have finalized a trade that...

The Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry’s MVP odds have jumped after a hot start to the 2023-24 season. Curry is averaging over 30 points per game and shooting better than 50 percent from the field. Denver’s Nikola Jokić is favored to win his third NBA MVP award. Online oddsmakers are taking note of Stephen Curry’s hot start for the 2023-24 season. At BetUS, Curry’s NBA MVP odds have ...

The Los Angeles Clippers acquired James Harden in a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Clippers’ 2023-24 NBA title odds improved after the Harden trade was announced. PJ Tucker and Filip Petrusev are on their way to Los Angeles after being involved in the trade package. James Harden finally received his wish. The Philadelphia 76ers sent Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers in a block...

If not the Miami Heat, oddsmakers at sports betting sites have pegged the Toronto Raptors as the favorite to trade for Damian Lillard. The odds shift on Lillard’s next team comes on the heels of a report from ESPN’s Marc J. Spears that the Raptors are the front-runners for Lillard. The Heat are reportedly falling out of favor in trade negotiations for Lillard. Five years after trading ...

Team USA enters the FIBA World Cup as the clear favorites to win the international event in Southeast Asia. Spain and the USA have split the last four FIBA World Cup titles, with Team Spain winning the latest tournament in 2019. Team Canada, led by Jamal Murray and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, have the second-best odds to win their first-ever FIBA World Cup. Team USA is expected to win the...

The 2023 NCAA Men’s National Player of the Year is returning for his senior season after he contemplated entering the NBA Draft. Edey has opened as a convincing betting favorite to win his second John R. Wooden Award for the most outstanding men’s college basketball player. After losing to No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson in an opening-round shocker, Purdue has the second-best odds to win t...

James Harden reportedly opted into a $35.6 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers are expected to immediately seek a trade suitor for Harden after he signs the deal. If the 76ers trade Harden, the Houston Rockets are the most likely landing spot in a trade. The Philadelphia 76ers are expected to sign James Harden to a $35.6 million deal. Not so fast, though, as the ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes are now the +125 betting favorites to be Bronny James' collegiate team. USC and Oregon are next at +200 and +225 because of Bronny's connections to the top signees of both schools. LeBron James' eldest son can commit to a school from April 12 to May 17th or he can choose to play in the G-League as his path to the NBA. Bronny James is back in the limelight after ...