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Friday January 17th's expert sports betting picks include our top gambling predictions for the NBA and college basketball slate of games.

No. 14 UConn tries to stay perfect at home when Creighton visits Storrs for a Saturday afternoon clash of the top two teams in the Big East preseason

Kentucky owns a stellar 5-0 record against teams ranked in the top 15 this season.,The No. 8 Wildcats look to make it six straight wins over top-fligh

The Oklahoma City Thunder put forth a supreme effort on the front end of a back-to-back set, and they will look to play just as well on the second sid

Naomi Osaka exited the Australian Open the same way she bowed out of her previous two events -- retiring midmatch due to injury.,The 27-year-old Japan

Dawson Garcia hit a game-winning 3-pointer from near half-court just before the buzzer sounded to end overtime, giving Minnesota an 84-81 win over No.

Evan Bouchard scored the winning goal late in the third period, capping the Edmonton Oilers' rally from a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Aval

Karl-Anthony Towns' first game in Minnesota as an opposing player reminded the Timberwolves how valuable he was during his nine seasons there.,On Frid

Michael Rataj scored Oregon State's first eight points of overtime and finished with a career-high 29 to lead the Beavers to a 97-89 upset of No. 16 G

Carlos Alcaraz finally lost a set at the Australian Open on Friday, but the third-seeded Spaniard still powered to a third-round victory in Melbourne.

The Los Angeles Lakers insist they are getting their bearings again, and their next chance to show it comes with Friday's visit from the Brooklyn Nets

The Detroit Lions fans have been waiting 58 years to see their team make a Super Bowl, but they need to win the game in order for this season to be de

After the tragic loss of Johnny Gaudreau over the offseason, the Columbus Blue Jackets are exceeding expectations and gaining momentum in one of the b

Thursday January 16th's best bets include our expert picks for Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder and a pair of NHL matchups tonight.

Two of the hottest teams in the Western Conference will go head-to-head Thursday night when the Houston Rockets visit the Sacramento Kings in the rema

After a 10-3 start, Northwestern has opened the new calendar year with three consecutive losses and its best player, Brooks Barnhizer, in a slump.,Whe

The New York Rangers and Utah Hockey Club share a commonality of being .500 teams and facing similar deficits in the wild-card races of their respecti

Setting a program record usually is something to celebrate, and Nebraska hopes it will be able to do just that when it hosts Rutgers on Thursday in Li

The Los Angeles Clippers couldn't have dreamed for a better lead-in to their clash with the host Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. ,The Clippe

The Winnipeg Jets just keep soaring.,The Jets became the first NHL team to 30 wins with a 6-1 thrashing of the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.,

Just five days after the Stars' narrow shootout victory over the Canadiens in Montreal, two of the NHL's hottest teams will square off again in Dallas

As the losses pile up, frustration continues to consume the Chicago Blackhawks.,Meanwhile, the Nashville Predators still are trying to find ways to wi

The St. Louis Blues will host the Calgary Flames again on Thursday to complete an unusual two-game series featuring a postseason vibe.,There is a good

Both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder have some breathing room atop their respective conferences, leaving them -- at this point at le

The Philadelphia Flyers squandered a pair of one-goal leads Tuesday night but at least managed to salvage a point in a game that may end up having pla

Curtis Jones scored 25 points on 9-for-17 shooting, including 5-for-6 accuracy from 3-point range, and No. 2 Iowa State pulled away for a 74-57 win ov

Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 23 points and the Los Angeles Clippers posted the largest margin of victory in franchise history by obliterating th

J'Wan Roberts scored a game- and season-high 22 points as No. 10 Houston extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 32 games with a 70-54 wi

Frankie Fidler had a season-high 18 points to go with seven rebounds and four steals as No. 12 Michigan State extended its winning streak to 10 games

Fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz continued to display his top form on Thursday at the Australian Open, routing Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin 6-2, 6-1, 6-

Ja Morant racked up 21 points and 12 assists as the visiting Memphis Grizzlies were at their best in the final two quarters in a 129-115 victory over

Jalen Hill, Julian Rishwain and Jailen Bedford each scored in double figures and UNLV scored the final seven points of the game for a 65-62 upset vict

Hunter Sallis scored in bunches on his way to 30 points as Wake Forest overcame visiting Stanford for an 80-67 victory Wednesday night in Atlantic Coa

Vanderbilt's Devin McGlockton made two critical plays in the final seconds to help the host Commodores squeak past South Carolina 66-63 on Wednesday i

Ryan McLeod scored his first-career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres held on for 4-2 win against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday.,Dylan

The PGA Tour returns to the mainland for the first time in 2025 with The American Express, the only tournament on the schedule that features both a pr

The Tampa Bay Lightning return to Florida having received a little bit of everything on their three-game road trip, but now the attention turns to set

Justin Thomas isn't settling for top-10 finishes on this year's PGA Tour.,After tallying six of those last year, the world's No. 21 golfer wants more

Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh will undergo another cardiac ablation this offseason as well as hip replacement surgery.,Harbaugh, who turned

Sam Darnold closed out 2024 as one of the feel-good NFL stories of the year.,The 27-year-old journeyman had led Minnesota to a 14-2 record ahead of a

Dallas Cowboys All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons called the decision to part with head coach Mike McCarthy "devastating.",Parsons said on "The Edge" p

Tiger Woods admitted he has far greater concerns than the status of next month's Genesis Invitational, the PGA Tour event that he has hosted since 201

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin is the latest high-profile athlete to have his home burglarized, reportedly losing three Stanley Cup championsh

The Indianapolis Colts are the designated home team for the NFL's first regular-season game in Berlin in 2025.,The league confirmed the Colts are set

No. 18 Memphis did its work in non-conference play, beating two-time defending national champion UConn, Michigan State, Clemson and Ole Miss, among ot

While it's still mid-January, the SEC looks like they deserve at least 12 bids into the 2025 NCAA Tournament this March due to so many stellar starts

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic has won his fair share of MVPs, but he is playing at such a high level that he shouldn't fall victim to NBA MVP

January 15th's sports betting picks and predictions include our expert analysis for the Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers game and college basketball'

Professional women's basketball returns this week.,It's not the WNBA, and the jerseys will look a bit different, and there will be less players on the

The Los Angeles Clippers will continue their progression toward full strength when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night at Inglewood, Calif.