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James Foglio

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James is a Basketball Insiders contributor. He earned his bachelor's degree in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University. James enjoys watching sports and helping gamblers win money.

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Texas State vs North Texas March Madness Odds, Preview and Expert Picks

In Tuesday night’s first-round matchup of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), the No. 7 Texas State Bobcats are facing off versus the No. 2 North Texas Mean Green; free March Madness picks are available here. North Texas averaged 64.90 points per game during the regular season. Continue scrolling for Bobcats vs Mean Green preview content. […]

James Foglio  •  07 Aug 2024
Daily Free WNBA Expert Playoffs Picks: Semifinals – odds and predictions

On Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, the Chicago Sky are playing against the Connecticut Sun and the Phoenix Mercury are facing the Las Vegas Aces; free WNBA expert playoffs picks are available. Tomorrow, Game 2 of the semifinals will begin. The Sky-Sun matchup starts at 8 p.m. ET. Afterwards, the Mercury-Aces contest begins at 10 p.m. […]

James Foglio  •  07 Aug 2024
PrizePicks: Early NBA Player Picks – Fantasy Basketball

The 2021-22 NBA season begins on Oct. 19, 2021, so it’s now time for NBA PrizePicks. Leading into the next basketball season, all eyes are on Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić, who was last season’s MVP winner. With PrizePicks, there are two different games available. Fantasy Score is for betting on whether or not a […]

James Foglio  •  07 Aug 2024
Top 5 NBA futures liabilities for the 2021-22 NBA season

The 2021-22 NBA season kicks off tonight; the top 5 NBA futures liabilities for the 2021-22 NBA season were leaked on Monday. While sportsbooks released their NBA futures odds months ago, BetOnline oddsmakers made a list of their five select teams to win the championship, based on liability. Of course, the rankings are from biggest […]

James Foglio  •  07 Aug 2024
Team USA Rolls Past Brazil, Advances to Olympic Semifinals

Team USA defeated Brazil 122-87 on Tuesday in the Olympic quarterfinal. The team is now two wins from a fifth consecutive gold medal and is scheduled for another meeting with Serbia in the semifinals Thursday. With Tuesday’s 35-point win, Team USA has won each of its first four games by at least 15 points, marking […]

James Foglio  •  06 Aug 2024
Jalen Brunson Named 36th Team Captain in Knicks History

Jalen Brunson has been named the 36th captain of the New York Knicks and the first to be designated team captain by the organization since Lance Thomas during the 2018-19 season. Brunson, 27, becomes the 18th guard in team history to be named captain and just the fourth second-round pick to receive the honor. “The […]

James Foglio  •  06 Aug 2024
Draymond Green Endorses Kamala Harris For President

Golden State Warriors veteran forward Draymond Green has declared his support for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ candidate in the 2024 U.S. presidential election race against Republican nominee Donald Trump. “Sending all my love and support to our VP, Kamala Harris. Good luck in your race,” Green said Sunday during his “The Draymond Green […]

James Foglio  •  05 Aug 2024
Lauri Markkanen To ‘Delay’ Signing Contract Extension With Jazz

Lauri Markkanen reportedly plans to delay signing his contract extension with the Utah Jazz in order to become untradeable during the 2024-25 NBA season, according to Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fischer. Although Markkanen is eligible to sign his extension with Utah on Tuesday, he is waiting until Wednesday or later to ink his new deal, making […]

James Foglio  •  05 Aug 2024
Team USA Routs Puerto Rico for Top Seed in Medal Round

Team USA finished off Olympic pool play 3-0 with a 104-83 victory over Puerto Rico to clinch the top overall seed in the medal round of the Paris Olympics. The U.S. will now face Brazil in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at Bercy Arena. Team USA defeats Puerto Rico by 21 points to advance to the […]

James Foglio  •  03 Aug 2024
Lakers Unveil New Kobe Bryant, Daughter Gianna Statue Outside of Crypto.com Arena

The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue depicting Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant during a private tented ceremony Friday outside of Crypto.com Arena. The statue is the second of three planned monuments to the NBA Hall of Famer and Lakers legend. Kobe and Gigi died in a helicopter crash along seven others in […]

James Foglio  •  03 Aug 2024