Tag: predictions

  • NBA Playoffs – Thunder vs Rockets Series Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Thunder vs Rockets Series Predictions

    Sometimes, fate plays different tricks on people. And so, James Harden, who played with the Oklahoma City Thunder during his first three seasons in the NBA, gets to meet the team that traded him to the Houston Rockets with a chance to cause a huge first round upset in the playoffs, but only if he forgets about his own ego and starts sharing the ball with his quite capable teammates.

  • NBA Playoffs – Pacers vs Hawks Series Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Pacers vs Hawks Series Predictions

    Two teams that have really slowed down late in the season enter a series that in the regular season was all about the home team, but as we enter a shorter times span of meetings between them, it’s hard to find anyone who thinks the Atlanta Hawks have a chance of beating the Indiana Pacers.

  • NBA Playoffs – Nets vs Bulls Series Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Nets vs Bulls Series Predictions

    The Chicago Bulls waited and waited, but didn’t get Derrick Rose as an early spring present. Instead, they managed to climb to the fifth spot in the East, giving themselves the most comfortable matchup available for a team without home court advantage, playing a team they’ve beaten three times this season, the Brooklyn Nets.

  • NBA Playoffs – Heat vs Bucks Series Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Heat vs Bucks Series Predictions

    Despite losing to the Milwaukee Bucks once this season, the way the Miami Heat have been playing during the second half of the season leaves very little doubt in the minds of those making predictions regarding this first round playoffs series about the chances of the NBA champions advancing with a clean and relatively easy sweep.

  • NBA Playoffs – Knicks vs Celtics Series Predictions

    NBA Playoffs – Knicks vs Celtics Series Predictions

    It’s been a very long time since the New York Knicks entered a first round series in the playoffs with home court advantage and labeled as favorites, but the Boston Celtics have been declining season after season since their last NBA finals appearance, and might hit a new low and the official end of the Paul Pierce – Kevin Garnett era with an early exit.

  • San Diego Chargers – History Says They’ll Win Super Bowl XLVIII

    San Diego Chargers – History Says They’ll Win Super Bowl XLVIII

    The best known secret in the NFL is out – whoever plays the Philadelphia Eagles on their home opener gets to go all the way. At least that’s been the story for the past four seasons, which means that the San Diego Chargers, playing in Lincoln Financial Field on September 15, Week 2 of the 2013 NFL season, have been chosen by the football gods to go all the way and win their first ever Super Bowl title.

  • Rockets vs Lakers Predictions

    Rockets vs Lakers Predictions

    The Los Angeles Lakers don’t have to win, and in the weird way the NBA works they’ll be heading into the final game of the season, hosting the Houston Rockets, knowing what they need to get in order to make the NBA playoffs.

  • Jazz vs Grizzlies Predictions

    Jazz vs Grizzlies Predictions

    There aren’t that many games on the final day of the NBA season with two teams that need the win, but the Utah Jazz visit to the Memphis Grizzlies is one of them, with the visitors needing a win and some outside assistance to make the playoffs, while the Grizzlies are trying to get home court advantage in the first round.

  • FA Cup – Chelsea vs Manchester City Predictions

    FA Cup – Chelsea vs Manchester City Predictions

    With the financial prizes of the Champions League, it’s hard to avoid the fact that the FA Cup has lost a bit of its charm and prestige in recent seasons, but it doesn’t mean teams without a chance of winning the league don’t dream of winning it. Chelsea, still not completely certain of their top 4 finish, and quite successful at the competition in recent years, hope that their record this season against Manchester City doesn’t come into play when the teams meet for the fourth time this season.

  • Champions League – Juventus vs Bayern Munich Predictions

    Champions League – Juventus vs Bayern Munich Predictions

    As impressive as Juventus were throughout the season in both the Serie A and the Champions League, it’s hard to believe that they’ll be able to be that much better on a single night of football against a Bayern Munich side many see as the best football team in Europe, heading into the second leg with a confident two-goal lead from the first.