As the calendar heads to December, the NBA season is about 20 percent complete.  There are four games scheduled for December 2. I will look at all the matchups with the Heat facing the Celtics in Boston in the headlined matchup.

Miami  Heat versus Boston Celtics

Boston enters with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference, while Miami is sixth. The Celtics have won six straight and “burning hot” versus “average up” on the Team Strength Oscillator and +29 to +15 on the Power Ranks Indicator. The Celtics have been the more stable team, +12 to +6 on the  ... 

Teams are still trying to assemble the pieces nearly a month into the NBA season. Some teams flourished early on, while others expected to do well and struggled. There are ten games scheduled for Sunday, November 19. Let’s examine four contests with the Minnesota Timberwolves hosting the Phoenix Suns in the headlined matchup.

Phoenix Suns versus Minnesota Timberwolves

Phoenix is second in the Pacific Division and Minnesota is third in the Northwest Division. The Timberwolves have lost three straight and “average down” on the Team Strength Oscillator and +16 on the Power Ranks Indicator. The Suns are “average” and  ... 

The 2024-25 NBA season is well underway and teams are starting to mesh and find their rhythm. There is a light schedule of three games for November 3. The Dallas Mavericks and the Orlando Magic clash in the featured game.

Detroit Pistons versus Brooklyn Nets

The Pistons are coming off their first win of the season, and the Nets also secured a win to move to 2-3. Both teams are “ice cold up” on the Team Strength Oscillator, and Brooklyn is +8 to +4 on the Power Ranks Indicator. The teams have been trending in games on opposite sides  ... 

The 2024-25 NBA season is underway. Teams are in the early stages of the feeling-out process. Five games are scheduled for Sunday, October 25. The featured game is a Pacific Division battle between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers.

Philadelphia 76ers versus Indiana Pacers

The 76ers dropped their opener without Joel Embiid and Paul George while the Pacers are 1-0 after a six-point win. Indiana is “burning hot” versus “ice cold down” and +22 to +2 on the Power Ranks Indicator. The score prediction is Indiana, with a score of 124-107 and 71 percent confidence. The  ... 

After the first round of the NBA playoffs eliminated eight teams, eight teams remain battling for the chance at a championship. Four teams are remaining in each conference and two games are scheduled for May 12. The Cavaliers host the Celtics while the Mavericks host the Thunder.

Boston Celtics versus Cleveland Cavaliers

The Celtics cruised into the playoffs with the best record in the NBA with 64 wins and 18 losses. They disposed of the Miami Heat in five games in the first round. The Cavaliers were the 4th seed in the conference with 48 wins and 34 losses  ... 

The NBA regular season is behind us and the playoffs have begun. The top 16 teams battle for the ultimate prize determined in early June. We will look at two first-round games to be played on April 21.

Dallas Mavericks versus Los Angeles Clippers

The Mavericks finished with the 5th seed in the Western Conference with a record of 50-32. They were identical 25-16 at home and on the road with a point differential of +2.3. The Clippers have home-court advantage as the 4th seed with a regular season mark of 51-31. They were 25-16 at home and 26-15  ... 

The NBA regular season schedule is down to the final couple of weeks and playoff positioning is still up in the air. With nearly every game important, there are six scheduled for April 1. We will look at four matchups with the Pelicans hosting the Suns in the headlined matchup.

New Orleans Pelicans versus Phoenix Suns

Phoenix comes in a half-game out of the sixth seed in the Western Conference and New Orleans is fifth with a shot at a top-four seed. Both teams are 4-2 over the last six and “average up” on the Team Strength Oscillator. New  ... 

We are down to the final few weeks of the NBA regular season and each game becomes increasingly more important. There are six games scheduled for March 24. We will take a look at four of them with the Bucks hosting the Thunder in the featured game.

Oklahoma City Thunder versus Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee comes in second in the Eastern Conference and Oklahoma City is tops in the Western Conference. The Thunder is “burning hot” after going 5-1 over the last six and the Bucks are “average down” after a recent 3-3 stretch. The teams are trending in games  ... 

The NBA season is 75 percent complete, and teams are looking to make a final push toward the playoffs. There are six games scheduled for Monday, March 11.  I will look at four of those games with the Cavaliers hosting the Suns in the headlined matchup.

Phoenix Suns versus Cleveland Cavaliers

Phoenix enters the game sixth in the Western Conference, and Cleveland is third in the Eastern Conference. The Suns are “burning hot” after a 4-2 stretch, and Cleveland is “average down” alternating wins and losses of their last six.  The teams are trending in games “under” the line,  ... 

The NBA All-Star weekend is in the rearview mirror and the teams are ready to start the final third of the season for playoff position. There is a light four-game schedule for February 26 with the Kings hosting the Heat in the headlined game.

Miami Heat versus Sacramento Kings

Both teams enter play eighth in their respective conference and looking to make a push to avoid the play-in round. Miami is 4-2 over the last six games and “burning hot” the Team Strength Oscillator. Sacramento is also “burning hot” and trails Miami on the Power Ranks Indicator by a  ... 

With over half of the 2023-24 regular season games complete, teams are looking to make a push for playoff positioning. There are ten games scheduled for February 12. We will take a closer look at four of those games with the Clippers hosting the Timberwolves headlining the action.

Minnesota Timberwolves versus Los Angeles Clippers

Two of the top teams in the Western Conference battle in this one. Both teams are 4-2 over their last six with Minnesota “average up” versus “average” on the Team Strength Oscillator and +26 to +21 on the Power Ranks Indicator. Minnesota won the first  ...