Betting Above The Rim

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  • Hosted by Coach James Young, this twice-a-week review of NBA and College Basketball will keep you updated on everything on and off the court. By combining in-depth basketball analysis, betting strategies, and engaging discussions on sports and pop culture, this podcast will inform, entertain and inspire you.
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  • 174: 4/24: Boogie Fland To The Portal + Jokic Triple-Double

    174: 4/24: Boogie Fland To The Portal + Jokic Triple-Double
    Apr 24 2025
    A few college basketball news dropped this week as well as the continuation of the NBA Playoffs. We uncover it all with Coach James Young on this episode.


    First up on our Tip-Off Topics, in college basketball, Boogie Fland and Desmond Claude enter the transfer portal as the portal official closes this week. Where do they land next? In addition, Rick Pitino keeps piling on new additions as Dillon Mitchell transfers to St. John’s. Also, in the NBA, Payton Pritchard gets awarded 6th Man of the Year. We, then, recap all the Tuesday Playoff games as well.


    On our Award Tour, we take a look at the updated series odds in the NBA playoffs for the games that will tip off on Thursday and Friday. Coach will update you his series picks, especially if some have changed after two games have concluded in each series.


    Lastly, on Coach’s Scouting Report, he gives you a best bet for each upcoming Game 3 playoff matchups. The playoffs are intensifying and only one can be crowned a champion.
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    23 mins
  • 173: 4/22: Cooper Flagg Declares for Draft + Who Wins Each NBA Award & Much More

    173: 4/22: Cooper Flagg Declares for Draft + Who Wins Each NBA Award & Much More
    Apr 22 2025
    The NBA Playoffs are in full gear once again and it’s time to recap and look ahead to each series so far as well as update you on some news and updates in the basketball world with Coach James Young on this episode.

    On our Tip-Off Topics, a couple of college basketball news stories that dropped as Duke star Cooper Flagg announces that he is declaring for the 2025 NBA Draft, which is not a surprise to many. Let’s see who has the pleasure of drafting him #1 overall when the draft arrives. In addition, former UNC guard Ian Jackson reportedly transfers to St. John’s; a key addition to Rick Pitino’s roster. In the association, there was a front office change as the Hawks fired their general manager Landry Fields. Let’s see what happens during the offseason for this franchise. Furthermore, we recap each of Game 1s over the weekend of the NBA Playoffs.

    On our Award, the NBA released the finalist for each regular season award. Coach goes through the list and tells you who he thinks should win each of them, some picks may come as a shock.

    Lastly on Coach’s Scouting Report, as Game 2s of each series are going to play out this Tuesday and Wednesday, Coach updates the series odds for the three games taking place on both days. Some of the odds have changed pretty drastically.
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    23 mins
  • 172: 4/18: NBA East & West Playoff Series Odds + Xaivian Lee Transfer to Florida & Much More

    172: 4/18: NBA East & West Playoff Series Odds + Xaivian Lee Transfer to Florida & Much More
    Apr 18 2025
    All of breaking news, recaps, and futures markets to look at on this episode with Coach James Young with the NBA and college basketball.


    First up on our Tip-Off Topics, we recap all this week’s NBA Play-In games as there were some anticipated outcomes and some surprises as well. In addition, are the Kings lost to the Dallas, the team decided to part ways with their GM Monte McNair after a disappointing 2024-25 season. In college basketball, a major pick from the transfer portal as Florida, fresh off capturing this year’s National Championship, got ex-Princeton standout guard Xaivian Lee. Also, Chad Baker-Maraza announced that he’s going to enter the transfer after his run with Auburn. There’s much more to uncover in college basketball all as well that Coach covers for you.


    We have decided to make two Award Tours previewing the Eastern and Western Conference in separate segments. We first preview the upcoming 8th-Seed games in NBA taking place on Friday (04/18), then preview each series matchup, in which Coach will give you a best bet for each series that you don’t want to miss.
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    23 mins
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