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The Golden State Warriors found a way to remain the only unbeaten team in the National Basketball Association on Sunday night defeating the Sacramento Kings 103-94 behind Stephen Curry’s 21 second half points. The defending NBA champions Warriors (7-0) are off to its best start since taking up residence on the West Coast and are two wins away from matching the Philadelphia Warriors’ 9-0 franchise-best start in 1960-61.
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Marco D’Angelo has been a professional sports handicapper and bettor since 1980. Marco moved to Las Vegas in 2008. During the 2010 Baseball Season Marco made handicapping history when he won a documented 25 Baseball Games in a row. What was even more impressive was the fact that he never laid more than -120 in any of the 25 plays. The 25 game winning streak, was documented by the Sports Monitor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Marco is a 2 Time winner of Preferred Picks Wise Guy Football Contest. Marco’s signature play is his College Football Game of the Year as Marco has gone 26-8 with this game over his 34 year career.
Marco has been featured as a guest handicapper on several radio shows as he has been on ESPN regional and national shows, Yahoo Sports Radio, Sports Overnight America, as well as appearing on shows covering regional teams in both College and Pro sports. Marco was co-host of a successful Las Vegas Show for several years. Marco is also the go to guy for Horse Racing information from media outlets.
Be sure to tune in to Marco’s daily podcast “The Betting First Look Show” where Marco breaks down one game in detail for Free everyday. Follow Marco on twitter: @MarcoInVegas
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Marco D’Angelo has been a professional sports handicapper and bettor since 1980. Marco moved to Las Vegas in 2008. During the 2010 Baseball Season Marco made handicapping history when he won a documented 25 Baseball Games in a row. What was even more impressive was the fact that he never laid more than -120 in any of the 25 plays. The 25 game winning streak, was documented by the Sports Monitor of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Marco is a 2 Time winner of Preferred Picks Wise Guy Football Contest. Marco’s signature play is his College Football Game of the Year as Marco has gone 26-8 with this game over his 34 year career.
Marco has been featured as a guest handicapper on several radio shows as he has been on ESPN regional and national shows, Yahoo Sports Radio, Sports Overnight America, as well as appearing on shows covering regional teams in both College and Pro sports. Marco was co-host of a successful Las Vegas Show for several years. Marco is also the go to guy for Horse Racing information from media outlets.
Be sure to tune in to Marco’s daily podcast “The Betting First Look Show” where Marco breaks down one game in detail for Free everyday. Follow Marco on twitter: @MarcoInVegas
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TNT personality and ex-NBA All World forward Charles Barkley call the Miami Heat one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference this preseason and head coach Erik Spoelstra’s crew is beginning to find their hard-court mojo. The Heat have already been tested in the first two weeks of the 2015-16 campaign including an emotional contest against former teammate LeBron James and the Cavaliers that resulted in a 102-92 loss in Cleveland last Friday.
This is a tough matchup for the new-look Hornets. Charlotte is taking their offensive game beyond the arc and right now they’re 11th in the league in 3-point percentage, which isn’t bad, but certainly nothing to write home about. And if Marvin Williams is taken out of the mix, (44% 3-point shooting this season), Charlotte could be in trouble. The Hornets are taking more than 30 treys per game and the deep perimeter approach will be defended by the best 3-point deniers in the NBA and that means Williams could be in for a tough night. Chicago has held their first four opponents to 24.7% shooting from area code 3, and own individual matchups to slow down the Hornets. With the perimeter protected, I expect the Bulls to pull away in the second half and win by a spread covering margin. I’m recommending a play on the Chicago Bulls minus the points on Tuesday.
Free NBA Pick: Chicago Bulls plus the points (click here for updated NBA odds)
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Cleveland Cavaliers All Pro LeBron James declared himself ready for his team’s first game of the 2015-16 National Basketball Association season, and his 13th in the league, when the “Association” official begins the regular campaign on Tuesday, October 26th, with a three game slate. The future Hall of Fame forward underwent an anti-inflammatory injection earlier this month and has been unable to take full reps with his teammates the last two weeks. James did take part in most of the team’s court drills on Monday and said he’ll play Tuesday in the season opener at Chicago.
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2015-2016 NBA Championship Odds
CAVALIERS 2-1
WARRIORS 4-1
THUNDER 7-1
CLIPPERS 8-1
SPURS 4-1
BULLS 14-1
HAWKS 20-1
PELICANS 30-1
ROCKETS 18-1
WIZARDS 50-1
PACERS 50-1
GRIZZLIES 25-1
RAPTORS 50-1
BLAZERS 500-1
MAVERICKS 100-1
HEAT 30-1
CELTICS 100-1
BUCKS 80-1
PISTONS 200-1
JAZZ 100-1
SUNS 300-1
LAKERS 300-1
NUGGETS 500-1
KNICKS 200-1
NETS 500-1
KINGS 300-1
76ERS 1000-1
MAGIC 300-1
WOLVES 500-1
HORNETS 300-1
2015-2016 Eastern Conference Odds
CAVALIERS 1-4
BULLS 6-1
HAWKS 9-1
WIZARDS 23-1
PACERS 23-1
RAPTORS 23-1
HEAT 13-1
CELTICS 40-1
BUCKS 30-1
PISTONS 80-1
KNICKS 80-1
NETS 200-1
76ERS 400-1
MAGIC 120-1
HORNETS 120-1
2015-2016 Western Conference Odds
WARRIORS 2-1
THUNDER 4-1
CLIPPERS 9-2
SPURS 2-1
PELICANS 16-1
ROCKETS 10-1
GRIZZLIES 13-1
BLAZERS 250-1
MAVERICKS 50-1
JAZZ 50-1
SUNS 150-1
LAKERS 150-1
NUGGETS 250-1
KINGS 150-1
WOLVES 250-1
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