Once again, I welcome you, dear reader, to my thoughts and opinions.  Let’s start with the basics of betting:
+ / – signs – A favored team is always -, while an underdog shows a +.  For example, if the Lakers are playing the Pistons, and the Lakers are favored by 10 points, it will read: Lakers -10 or Pistons +10.  This means that if you bet the Lakers, they have to win by more than 10 points for you to win your bet.  If they win by 10, you push, …

Too many people have fallen in love with the term, “Race for MVP”, and so I bring you the first ever “Expedition for MVP”.  Let’s be honest here, we are searching for the MVP of the year, not racing him.  Bad pun?  Let’s move on.
Welcome to the first rankings in Holder’s Expedition for MVP.  The candidates have carefully been chosen and everything has been taken into account, from points per game, field goal percentages, dashing good looks, and miscellaneous statistics.
Let’s get to it.

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Another new feature for WestSportsReport.com (We’ve been working – trust me): Holder, our NBA correspondent, has compiled his NBA Power Rankings. He will be doing a weekly update on these coming out every Tuesday. He will also be giving you all great advice on picking the games too, whenever he feels there is an obvious pick that needs made.
Welcome to Holder’s first edition of the NBA’s Power Rankings.  Currently in beta testing, this article is open to opinions, comments, and ideas.
There is no formula for these power rankings.  Everything …

The NBA season is getting close and everyone is getting excited to see how it pans out. Will LeBron finally get over the hump? Can Shaq contribute enough for what he is getting paid? Can Kobe and the Lakers repeat? Will the Celtics stay healthy enough to continue their dominance? What sleepers teams will there be? Well, we might not have the answers, but we feel we’re pretty close.
WestSportsReport.com is proud to announce that they will be having a team preview every day for the next 30 days. Going by …

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Updated mock draft picks. Check them out.
Also, check out my prospect rankings.

31. Sacramento Kings: Jon Brockman, PF, Washington
A little undersized but a good player to have for the Kings. Will hustle for every loose ball and will probably average close to double-doubles off the bench
32. Washington Wizards: Patty Mills, PG, St. Mary’s
Having Mills as a backup and future starter is a great thing. Greater thing would to get Agent Zero off the court.

33. Portland Blazers: Jeff Adrien, PF, UConn
Adrien gives the Blazers a defensive post presence since Greg Oden hasn’t …