Articles by Doc Moseman
NBA MVP Odds and Predictions: Top 11 Prospects -
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Doc Moseman
We're about a quarter of the way through the NBA season. It's way too early to know how things will turn out, but we've had a good sense already of which players are standing out from the crowd. There are NBA MVP futures odds to...
2010-11 Detroit Pistons NBA Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
It was just 2008 when the Detroit Pistons were making their sixth straight Eastern Conference Finals appearance. However, during the 2009-10 season the Pistons finished with a miserable 27-55 record. There's no doubt there were a multitude of injuries, but for a franchise with as...
2010-11 Golden State Warriors NBA Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
Since Golden State's improbable six-game upset of No. 1 seed Dallas in 2007, the feat continues to look more and more like a fluke. The Warriors have not come close to achieving anything quite like what they did in the 2006-07 postseason. Since the playoff...
2010-11 Indiana Pacers NBA Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
The Indiana Pacers have now gone four straight seasons without reaching the playoffs. The 2009-2010 Pacers finished 32-50, which was their worst record since 1989. The front office has been planning ahead for the 2011-12 season for quite some time, since they have many contracts...
2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
The summer of 2010 was the huge NBA free agent period, and I think it is fair to say that Cleveland was the biggest loser during this offseason. LeBron James packed his bags and went to Miami, which left a whole lot of angry Cleveland...
2010-11 Philadelphia 76ers NBA Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
The Sixers start the season with a new GM, Rod Thorn, who is perhaps best known for bringing Michael Jordan to the Chicago Bulls. Thorn hired Doug Collins as head coach and now the Sixers are poised to make some noise in the Atlantic Division,...
2010-11 Charlotte Bobcats NBA Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
All things considered, it was a very successful 2009-10 season for the Charlotte Bobcats. After all, they won 44 games (finishing seventh in the East, fourth in the Southeast) and reached the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. There the Bobcats were no...
2010-11 New Orleans Hornets NBA Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
Despite the rumors that were circulating, Chris Paul is still the point guard of the New Orleans Hornets and that, at the very least, ensures the relevancy of the franchise. The team was clearly not big enough for two sensational point guards, but it was...
2010-11 Washington Wizards NBA Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
It seems rather amusing to even say right now, but remember that heading into last season the Washington Wizards actually thought they might be Eastern Conference contenders by adding Mike Miller and Randy Foye – for the fifth overall pick in the 2009 draft –...
2010-11 Denver Nuggets NBA Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
The Denver Nuggets have as much uncertainty surrounding them as any team in the NBA right now. This was a very good team the past couple years, but will they live up to that hype in 2010-11? There are many question marks that make you...
2010-11 Memphis Grizzlies NBA Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
In the offseason, the perennial-losing Grizzlies showed why they have been stuck in a rut ever since expansion in 1995. A botched run at free agency, cheap contract negotiations, letting valuable players leave and overspending on players have left Memphis fans with an even worse-than-usual...
2010-11 Atlanta Hawks NBA Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
The 2010-11 Atlanta Hawks will look a lot like they did last season and that's sort of a good news/bad news situation. Atlanta was able to keep Joe Johnson, but the Hawks had to hand him a ridiculous contract to do so: six years, $124...
2010-11 San Jose Sharks NHL Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
Over the years the Sharks have been the best in the league at one thing: choking when they had everything in their favor. Year after year they have gone into the playoffs with a strong team built to win, and year after year they have...
2010-11 Nashville Predators NHL Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
In recent years, the Nashville Predators have been stuck in NHL purgatory in that the franchise is never good enough to be a serious contender in the playoffs but never bad enough to possibly draft that franchise-changing talent at the top of the first round....
2010-11 Phoenix Coyotes NHL Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
Phoenix should have been lousy last year. The Coyotes had talent that looked more like it belonged in the AHL than the NHL, they were mired in ownership chaos and uncertainty, and their coach - the best player in the history of the sport -...
2010-11 Los Angeles Kings NHL Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
The Kings are a very talented, but very young, team that accomplished more than was probably expected of them last year. In other words, they were ahead of schedule. This season, they should have the foundation to build on what they have already accomplished. It's...
2010-11 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
Perhaps it's the NHL Lockout of 2004-05 to blame. The Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup in 2004. They have not won a playoff series since. After their dramatic Game 7 win over Calgary in June of 2004, the 2004-05 NHL season was canceled....
2010-11 Washington Capitals NHL Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
Everyone in the NHL is expecting the Washington Capitals to repeat as regular-season champions. Everyone around Washington hopes the Capitals don't repeat as first-round flops in the postseason. The Capitals have won three consecutive Southeast Division crowns. Anything short of a divisional crown this year...
2010-11 Edmonton Oilers NHL Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
For the Oilers, the future is looking bright. The question is, when the future will arrive. No team in the league has anywhere close to as much dazzling young talent joining them this year. The centerpiece is first overall draft choice Taylor Hall - a...
2010-11 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Predictions and Odds -
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Doc Moseman
The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to begin its sixth season since its last playoff appearance and 44th season since its last Stanley Cup, yet the Maple Leafs remain the most valuable team in the NHL, with an estimated value of $470 million. A ticket...
