9:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Rockets -10.5, Over/Under: 212.5 It's rare that a One/Eight Matchup can be a tightly-contested one, but that seems to be what we have in the form of the Top-Seeded Houston Rockets squaring off with the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game Two of their First Round Series from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. There was probably no team that benefitted less from the wild, scrum in the Western Conference Playoff Rankings than … [Read more...]
Denver Nuggets @ Minnesota Timberwolves
7:00 PM EST - Line: Timberwolves -3.5, Over/Under: 212 On the final day of the Regular Season, there is a bonafide Play-In Game to decide the final spot in the Western Conference's Playoff Picture as the Minnesota Timberwolves host the Denver Nuggets from Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Necessity can oftentimes breed success, and there's no better time to make a run than over the final leg of the campaign, which is precisely what the … [Read more...]
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Portland Trail Blazers
10:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Trail Blazers -4.5, Over/Under: 218.5 With just under two months left in the Regular Season, the race for the Playoffs is heating up, as the Minnesota Timberwolves travel to Portland to face the Trail Blazers at Moda Center in a battle of Northwest Division Rivals. The Timberwolves (38-26, 3rd in Western Conference) have been one of the surprises of the season, as this young and incredibly talented group look to … [Read more...]
Minnesota Timberwolves @ Los Angeles Lakers
9:30 PM EST, NBA TV - Line: Timberwolves-4.5, Over/Under: 219.5 With the end of the Regular Season in sight, there is admittedly little left to play for many teams, including tonight's combatants, as the Minnesota Timberwolves travel to STAPLES Center to meet the Los Angeles Lakers, in a meeting between teams with eyes squarely fixated on the future. Rebuilding is a difficult process to master, and one that most franchises would prefer to avoid … [Read more...]
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Chicago Bulls
8:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Oklahoma City -4.0 Injuries are the common thread in tonight's matchup as the decimated Chicago Bulls host the Oklahoma City Thunder at the United Center, but where one falters the other is persevering in the face of overwhelming adversity. Unfortunately, the Bulls (38-13, 2nd in Central Division) represent the former in that statement, as deja vu sets in once again on this perennial contender who has been habitually … [Read more...]
Chicago Bulls @ Washington Wizards
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Washington -1.5 Eastern Conference heavyweights clash in the Nation's Capital, as the Washington Wizards host the Chicago Bulls in a rematch of last year's playoff series. When these teams met during the 2014 postseason, the young, upstart Wizards slew the more experienced Bulls in five games, pulling off what many in the league refer to as the five-game sweep. However, that particular Chicago team looks like a distant … [Read more...]
Portland Trail Blazers @ Chicago Bulls
7:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Chicago -2 Division leaders clash tonight in the Windy City as the Chicago Bulls host the red-hot Portland Trail Blazers at the United Center. You would be hard-pressed to find a team that has been hotter over the past few months than Blazers (17-5), who have now won fourteen out of their past sixteen outings. However, they did suffer defeat in Minnesota (92-80) Wednesday Night, 24 hours after besting Detroit in the … [Read more...]
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Chicago Bulls
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Chicago -4.5 After one of the most highly anticipated debuts in recent sports history, the Cleveland Cavaliers must turn around and travel to the Untied Center to face the Chicago Bulls tonight in a matchup of Eastern Conference favorites. With his long-awaited return to Cleveland (0-1) dominating the sporting news throughout the Summer, LeBron James finally got to hit the floor in last night's Season Opener against the … [Read more...]
Chicago Bulls @ New York Knicks
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Chicago -4 Old rivals sporting new looks attempt to get the 2014-2015 season off on the right foot as the New York Knicks host the Chicago Bulls at Madison Square Garden in each team's Season Opener. It was a Summer of change for both teams, as they both look to make amends for disappointing campaigns. Despite advancing to the Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, the Bulls once again endured an injury-ravaged term, … [Read more...]