Why Australia’s Dante Exum Will Be a High Lottery Pick
Australian basketball has received a much-needed shot in the arm over the last 12 months. And just wait and see what’s coming next. Former top overall draft pick Andrew Bogut has returned to full...
View ArticleSH Blog: Rondo’s long road back; Hot KD /Thunder prepare for Heat
Hi hoops fans, Jake Henson here. Long time reader but first time blogger for Sheridan Hoops, so go easy on me just this one time. As usual, there was plenty happening around the league in the past 24...
View ArticleUpdated NBA Mock Lottery — Jayhawks will go 1 and 2; Exum 5th
As the All-Star break and Feb. 20 trade deadline draw near, it’s becoming increasingly clear to the neutral observer which teams are going to compete for the remainder of the regular season, and which...
View ArticleNBA Draft Lookahead: Five NCAA prospects who may be lottery material
The trade deadline is behind us, and now almost half the league _ and half of the league’s fan base _ starts looking forward to the draft. By now, we have heard plenty about the much hyped draft class...
View ArticleThe Third Banana Awards, Team by Team
I noticed recently that ESPN’s Bill Simmons had been using the term “Third Banana” when referring to the third-best player on a team. A simple concept, but it did get me thinking. Who are the best...
View ArticleSH Blog – Chicago outlast Miami, Meeks goes off and LeBron’s visit to Cleveland.
Good evening hoops fans. This is my first crack at the Sheridan Hoops blog for quite some time, but rest assured, I will do my upmost to fill the void left by some of the blog’s veterans. As always,...
View ArticleMock Draft Lottery: Wiggins back at No. 1 Despite Poor NCAA Tournament
Surprisingly, it has only taken one weekend of the NCAA Tournament to knock out my first four projected picks in the NBA draft. It has been six weeks since I did my last Mock Lottery, so expect to see...
View ArticleDown Under Gamblin’ Guru – Week 1
The only thing better than kicking back and watching sports is gambling on the outcome of said sports and then watching them. Growing up in Australia, I have the gambling bug and that very philosophy...
View ArticleGambling Guru: Handicapping the 2015-16 MVP award race
After an extended vacation along with a visit to Team USA camp in Las Vegas alongside Sheridan over the summer, my NBA gambling column is back. We absolutely NAILED last year’s NBA Championship winner...
View ArticleGambling Guru: Sacramento is best over/under win total bet
One of my favorite weeks of the year recently arrived, the week the major sports books release their NBA season win total over/unders. Yes I will concede, these bets for the most part are ‘sucker’...
View ArticleGambling Guru Picks Over/Unders for all 30 Teams
It’s go time. The NBA season finally opens up tonight and it has snuck up on me more than any season I can remember. Anyway, here are my over/under picks for the win totals for each team based on the...
View ArticleGambling Guru’s Lessons From NBA Week 1
The Atlanta Hawks have played six games already! Boy, did that fly by. For the most part, things have panned out roughly how you would expect over the first week of NBA action. The Rockets were slow...
View ArticleGambling Guru: NBA Warning Signs and Trends You Need to Know
It’s good to be back with another NBA gambling column. It’s been an up and down start to the season for me, highlighted (or perhaps I should say lowlighted) by this: A money line bet at 35-1 I had on...
View ArticleGambling Guru: The rampaging Warriors and hot teams against the spread
Welcome back, NBA bettors, to another Gambling Guru column. It’s been an interesting start to the season with road dogs dominating in November, and as expected more home teams are starting to win now...
View ArticleGambling Guru: ATS Surprises, NBA Finals Prediction, Harden Back in MVP Zone
Welcome to another Gambling Guru column. The last few weeks in the NBA have had plenty of intrigue, including the news out of Brooklyn that the Nets – my team – fired coach Lionel Hollins and...
View ArticleGambling Guru: Miami on Joe time, recent ATS analysis and props to Lillard
Welcome back for the first post All-Star break edition of the Gambling Guru column Speaking of All-Star weekend, was Aaron Gordon not absolutely ripped off in the dunk contest? I might be speaking...
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