NBA

The Big Dog was one up and two down yesterday, after making the mistake of underestimating the ability of the defending NBA Champions to deal with an Eastern Conference back-to-back set. Fortunately, the Pistons delivered a predictably comprehensive win over the hapless Lakers, which meant the overall result for a 1-2 day was a loss …

Yesterday was a case of “so close, yet so far away” for The Big Dog. After the resting of LeBron James made our option on the Miami Heat a lay down misere, which basically covered us for the day… we watched in horror as the Orlando Magic squandered a 96-86 fourth-quarter lead, losing 103-101 to …

It’s fair to say that The Big Dog was pleased with his decision to stay in the kennel yesterday, with the Wizards overcoming the absence of almost their entire front-court rotation to beat the Suns and the Pelicans scoring a huge win in overtime, against the Cavaliers. With ten games slated for today, we’re back …

The Big Dog is officially on a winning streak, after two consecutive days of two wins each. Friday’s six-game schedule is challenging and will almost certainly produce some great contests but The Big Dog has found a Friday triple-play, featuring four road teams in three games. How…? Read on. Orlando Magic @ Utah Jazz There’s …

The Big Dog rolls into Thursday, after going 2 from 2 yesterday, thanks to wins by the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets. While it was a pair of home teams getting the job done on Wednesday, today’s picks are a pair of road teams that are either undervalued or matching up against opponents that are …

The Big Dog didn’t get off to the ideal start, on his debut for The Profits… and today’s schedule is interesting to say the least, with five of six games having lines of three or under. After weighing up all factors, there are two home teams that stand out from the pack, starting with… Los …

With a hunger for sport and an unquenchable thirst for statistics, The Big Dog is bringing his knowledge of the NBA to The Profits. A fan of the San Antonio Spurs for the last 15 years, I embrace the death-by-numbers environment that is The Association and I’m here to guide all of you to a …

Here are my Series Prop Plays, plus Game 1 prop plays that stand out from my end and my statistical analysis. Note I will most likely not play all of these, but this is where I see an edge: Game 1 Props Manu Ginobili -4.5 points handicap vs Ray Allen at $1.80 at Sportingbet Mario …

I trust everyone had a very Merry Christmas! It was great to lead into the Christmas break with a 4-1 day. Hopefully with a big day of basketball today we can pick up where we left off the other day. Game 1: Chicago @ Brooklyn – 4am AEDST No Rose. No Lopez. Potentially no Williams. …