OG Anunoby and Malachi Richardson have both gotten their 2018 NBA Summer Leagues off to good starts. Unfortunately, their good individual play is yet to translate to a win for the Toronto Raptors. That trend continued Monday. The Raptors dropped their third straight contest to open Summer League play, falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder 92-82. The game only had four lead changes as Oklahoma City was dominant from the opening tip with a 31-point first quarter. Anunoby Leads Toronto Second-year pro Anunoby continues to add to his pro basketball experience following a rookie year in which he provided…
Author: Henry John
Henry John
Henry’s passion for sports dates all the way back to childhood and has ultimately led to a full-fledged career as an analyst and content creator. After getting his start penning fantasy football articles, he forrayed into the betting side of the business in early 2019. His love for sports and statistics proved to be an ideal match with the dedicated research and strategy that handicapping requires. Henry currently specializes in betting analysis and picks for college football, college basketball and NASCAR. He counts the NFL, the WNBA, and NBA player props as additional leagues/markets of interest.Henry graduated from SUNY Buffalo in 2021 with a Communication Studies degree and a Psychology minor. A native of the Finger Lakes region in Upstate New York, he and his pup, Harold, have since relocated to Laramie, Wyoming. Thanks to his professional goals within the sports betting industry, there has been a whole lot of steam on the odds for a move to Las Vegas in 2023! Most of Henry’s free time is spent on outdoor adventures, playing chess, snowboarding, or reading a good book. He is also a competitive powerlifter and aspires to qualify for the USAPL Nationals meet within the next 2-3 years.
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The Toronto Raptors dropped their second straight game to open up Las Vegas NBA Summer League play Sunday, falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-92. The story of the game for the Wolves was rookie second round pick Keita Bates-Diop. Bates-Diop fueled a 32-point fourth quarter for Minnesota that helped them achieve a 13-point swing and ultimately emerge with an 11-point win, the largest lead of the game for either side. Keita Bates-Diop Leads the Pack Bates-Diop stuffed the stat sheet full, producing 24 points, grabbing 13 rebounds, dishing 2 assists, and coming up with 2 blocks. He shot 50%…
Hart Leads Lakers Josh Hart played College Basketball at Villanova, just outside the city of Philadelphia. Saturday night, the second-year guard led the Los Angeles Lakers with 24 points en route to a 96-79 NBA Summer League triumph over the Philadelphia 76ers. Hart shot an impressive 9-15 from the floor, including 4-8 from three-point range. He played in 63 games in the 2017-18 NBA season as a rookie. Saturday marked Hart’s third appearance in a 2018 Summer League game, and it is still unknown if he will see more action. The Lakers were also able to step things up on…
The Toronto Raptors began their 2018 Las Vegas Summer League schedule Friday afternoon against the New Orleans Pelicans. It was an ugly outing to say the least. Raptors’ Shooting Woes The Raptors only managed to shoot 32.9% from the field and just 23.5% from three-point range in a 90-77 defeat. There seemed to be a lid on the basket for the entire team. Only rookie Rawle Alkins and 2015 undrafted league entrant Alfonzo McKinnie managed to reach double-digit scoring, each checking in with 12 points. Alkins, the 6’5” undrafted rookie out of Arizona, was the highlight of the game for…
The Nets followed up an 86-80 defeat at the hands of the Orlando Magic with a 90-76 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a game that was never as close as the final score may suggest. The Thunder never had less than a double-digit lead for the duration of the second half of Saturday’s contest. Thunder Top Nets Brooklyn succumbed to quality OKC defensive play and glass work. The Nets only managed to shoot 34% from the field and 22% from three, and they were out-rebounded 57-38 overall, while only managing three offensive rebounds. Rookie Theo Pinson out…
The 2018 Major League Baseball season will eclipse the halfway point by the end of this week. As the 89th MLB All Star Game fast approaches, fans are busy filling out their voting ballots to get their favorite stars a spot on the field in Washington D.C. While some positions have one or two players as the clear cream of the crop, there are others that offer more crowded pools of talent. No position is more loaded than that of shortstop in the American League. Only three players from each position (aside from pitchers) can represent their respective league in…
The 2018 FIFA World Cup will say goodbye to the Group Play Stage this week. Over the next few days, 16 matches will be played as the entire field of 16 teams that will advance to the Knockout Round will be determined. Of the 32 teams in the tournament, only seven have been mathematically eliminated from advancing thus far, while only five have ensured their spot in the next round. All told, there is much to play for in the final wave of Group Stage action. Here is a breakdown of all eight groups as they currently stand, and a…
The 2018 NBA Draft is in the books, and several young basketball talents are now set to embark on their journeys in the professional basketball world. While the lottery ping pong balls determine the order of selection, the real lottery is the actual draft itself. We won’t know who truly hit the jackpot until we see the picks take the court in the NBA, but here is my recap of who won and who lost draft night based on talent, pick value, and team situations. The Favorite Selections: Collin Sexton, 1.08, Cleveland Cavaliers While he certainly has room to grow…
The sport of boxing has seen dwindling coverage, support, interest and participation for several years now. There are a number of probable reasons for the decline of the sport. The list certainly includes expanded scientific knowledge about the dangers of concussions and repeated blows to the head, as well as an increased presence of MMA to give combat sports fans their fix. A lack of top notch, intriguing fights is another culprit that has been dragging boxing down. It is in this area that the sport got a big boost this week. A New Undisputed Heavyweight Champion To find…
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY! The annual WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view event will go down live this Sunday, June 17, from Allstate Arena in Chicago. This is the first time since 2016 that both the RAW and Smackdown brands will be represented on the card, with the WWE switching back to co-branded PPV’s following Wrestlemania 34. With two contract ladder matches and five championship matches on tap, this year’s edition of Money in the Bank promises to be memorable. Here is the preview, along with predictions for every match on the card. Men’s Money in the Bank…