The Las Vegas NBA Summer League is no March Madness, but Thursday’s game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns gave a little taste of good old favorite-underdog flair. After trailing by as many as 14 in the second quarter, the Sixers successfully erased the deficit and never relinquished the lead for the entire fourth quarter on their way to an 88-86 win. The win marked Philadelphia’s first for the Summer League and also stands as the Suns only loss thus far. With the lead never eclipsing four points over the final three minutes of action, there was plenty of…
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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 month-long soccer tournament that is the FIFA World Cup is now just days away from crowning its champion. The winning nation will sit atop the world soccer throne until the next edition of the tournament in four years time. The semifinal matches that commenced in Russia over the last two days had plenty of intriguing storylines. Two historic soccer powers, France and England, both with youth movements on their squads, against two much smaller nations, Belgium and Croatia, each at the height of a golden generation in their national soccer histories. France and Croatia may have emerged victorious, but…
Although the Brooklyn Nets were able to stay within striking distance throughout the duration of Wednesday’s NBA Summer League game thanks to Jarrett Allen, they never saw the lead. Houston had seven players score in double figures, took the lead from the opening tip, and never surrendered it on their way to a 109-102 wire-to-wire victory. The largest lead of the game for the Rockets was 16, but the game felt like a bigger blowout than it actually was. The Rockets outscored Brooklyn in every quarter but the third and really controlled the pace to remain unbeaten in the Las…
All appeared to be well in the world for the New York Knicks NBA Summer League squad. New York ended the third quarter of Tuesday night’s contest against the Los Angeles Lakers on a 28-3 run, effectively erasing what once had been a 25-point deficit. After taking their largest lead of the game at a mere three points to begin the fourth quarter, the Knicks watched as the Lakers regained control, scoring the next 16 points en route to a 109-92 win. Knox Leads Knicks 2018 first-round pick Kevin Knox out of Kentucky was the key cog for the…
Tuesday’s NBA Summer League contest between the Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards didn’t prove to be much of a contest after all. The Wizards never trailed, cruising their way to an 87-75 wire-to-wire victory. The 76ers’ inability to make shots to keep up with Washington’s pace doomed them. The Wizards finished with a 41.7% shooting mark from the field, compared to just 35.1% for Philadelphia. The Sixers also took (and missed) a ton of three’s, finishing 6-of-25 from beyond the arc. Chris McCullough played well for Philly, but it just wasn’t enough. Chris McCullough Leads 76ers After spending last…
NASCAR’s second 2018 visit to Daytona International Speedway provided two nights of nonstop action for race fans to enjoy. Restrictor plate racing bunches up the field in a way that just doesn’t happen at other tracks. With drivers trying to draft their way to the front, it quite often isn’t necessarily the fastest car on the track who prevails. The weekend was filled with big wrecks, mixed strategies, and great finishes in both the Cup and XFINITY races. It was a great way to head into the backstretch of the 2018 NASCAR season. Monster Energy Cup Series At about…
Free agency in any major professional sports league is all but guaranteed to see big names move around. The National Hockey League is no different. It has been an eventful month of change, since the Washington Capitals hoisted the Stanley Cup for the first time in franchise history. Heck, even the champs themselves lost their head coach Barry Trotz over a contract dispute (Trotz agreed to be the head coach of the New York Islanders a few days after). Here are five big player signing headlines that have occurred thus far during NHL free agency. John Tavares Joins the…
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…
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…