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The 2016 NBA playoffs are underway and with all games nationally televised throughout the US, the tip-off times during Round 1 are generally going to see two early-morning starts and two more in the mid-morning or early afternoon. Thankfully, bookies…

After five-and-a-half long months of grind, the final day of regular season action is finally here. As is usually the case, the majority of the huge 14-game card is meaningless but you could be forgiven for thinking there are only…

After a successful overs double, in Minnesota and Utah, The Big Dog is looking to make the most of a winning streak that sits at four. Looking at today’s action, with a lot of speculation that key players could be…

After no action yesterday, due to the number of unreasonably early (for Australian fans) start times, The Big Dog is back for Tuesday. The Eastern Conference playoff eight are set but the Mavericks, Jazz and Rockets are still locked in…

A 12-3 run for the home side in the final 2:51 of yesterday’s game, in Detroit, was enough to blow the “Play of the Day” out of the water. Shaking off that disappointment, we’re met with another day of slim…

It was a long time coming but a 96-90 win by the Toronto Raptors finally got The Big Dog back in the winners’ circle. With today’s eight-game schedule providing nothing of interest, in terms of results markets, focus shifts back…

The NBA world is a little more quiet than usual today, thanks to the Final Four stage of the “March Madness” NCAA tournament. However, The Big Dog has his sights on a clash between two Western Conference team that are…

The Big Dog needs to break out of a slump and with the season in it’s closing few weeks, the smart thing appears to be keeping a very close eye on which teams are resting players en masse. Today presents…

So far, being closer to the action hasn’t really helped The Big Dog but things are never far from turning around. With the media absolutely having a field day around the troubles of one particular struggling franchise, the time appears…

The first day “on location” didn’t exactly go to plan for The Big Dog… We’ll put that down to jet lag and move on. The biggest lesson? Never tip against the San Antonio Spurs. Just… don’t. Today’s “Play of the…