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Joe Lyons

Sports Editor

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Joe Lyons is a sports betting writer with years of experience on reputable sports and gambling websites SportsLens, The Sports Daily and Business2Community. Joe has also been published by Nottingham Forest FC, working with the academy and senior teams to produce content on matchdays. He formerly covered the Premier League and EFL as an on-site reporter during the 2020/21 season for Prost International. He is an expert in a range of sports including soccer, basketball, darts and American football. Joe specialises in long form SEO content alongside news, tips and betting. His sports betting work can be found on SportsLens and The Sports Daily. Joe has a keen eye for the sports betting industry in the USA which covers the NBA and NFL, tracking and analysing the market as it changes throughout the season.

Articles by Joe Lyons (115)

Jayson Tatum signature Jordan shoe to release March 2023

Jayson Tatum’s brand-new signature shoe with Jordan Brand will release in March 2023, according to the player. In June 2019, Jayson Tatum agreed to a multi-year shoe contract with Michael Jordan’s ‘Jordan Brand,’ leaving the parent Nike company to team up with the likes of Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony at Jordan. The […]

Joe Lyons  •  27 Oct 2022
NBA Player Prop Picks Tonight: Curry Over Points Leads Our NBA Best Bets

The 2022-23 NBA season is underway and we have the best player prop picks for tonight’s games featuring Suns vs Warriors and Wizards vs Pistons. Tonight’s games feature a heavyweight clash between the Golden State Warriors and Phoenix Suns as Steph Curry and Devin Booker go head-to-head in Arizona. The Washington Wizards have enjoyed a […]

Joe Lyons  •  25 Oct 2022
Boston Celtics reveal new City Edition jerseys

The new Bill Russell-inspired Boston Celtics City Edition uniform for the 2022-23 season which will be debuted on opening night against the Philadelphia 76ers has been revealed. The uniform is inspired by Boston’s Slade’s Bar & Grill, which was owned by Russell in the 1960s. There are also 11 gold diamonds on the sides of […]

Joe Lyons  •  22 Oct 2022
Marcus Smart directed with most negative tweets amongst all NBA players

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been targeted with the most negative tweets amongst all active NBA players according to a study by Action Network. Action Network surveyed over 8.5 million tweets during the 2021-22 season directed towards the top 50 NBA players. Here are some of the key findings from the combined data: Marcus […]

Joe Lyons  •  22 Oct 2022
Malcolm Brogdon reveals he chose Celtics over Raptors

Malcolm Brogdon has revealed he was offered a choice of which team he would be traded to this summer – the Boston Celtics or Toronto Raptors. In a deal that very few could have foreseen, Malcolm Brogdon was traded in July from the Indiana Pacers to Boston Celtics in a package involving Aaron Nesmith, Daniel […]

Joe Lyons  •  22 Oct 2022
Paul George on Russell Westbrook: “He’s one of the best players to ever play this game.”

Paul George has spoken out in defence of former teammate and Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook, saying the 2017 MVP is one of the best players of all-time. George, 32, spent two seasons playing with Westbrook at the Oklahoma City Thunder from 2017-19 and went head-to-head with his former backcourt partner on Thursday night. […]

Joe Lyons  •  21 Oct 2022
NBA Player Prop Picks Tonight: Tatum Over Points Leads Our NBA Best Bets

The 2022-23 NBA season is underway and we have the best player prop picks for tonight’s games featuring Heat vs Celtics and Warriors vs Nuggets. Tonight’s national TV games are Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors vs Denver Nuggets on ESPN. Strap in for what should be an exciting rematch of last […]

Joe Lyons  •  21 Oct 2022
NBA MVP Odds: Jayson Tatum tipped to win first award at +1200

Here are all the odds as the NBA’s biggest stars battle it out for the Most Valuable Player award, with Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum at an intriguing price. Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic (+1000) is the previous winner of the last two MVP awards, taking home the trophy in 2020-21 and 2021-22. Giannis […]

Joe Lyons  •  20 Oct 2022
NBA Player Prop Picks Tonight: Giannis Over Points Leads Our NBA Best Bets

The 2022-23 NBA season is underway and we have the best player prop picks for tonight’s two games: Bucks vs Sixers and Clippers vs Lakers. We have now progressed past NBA opening night and ‘League Pass opening night,’ as the season moves on to Milwaukee Bucks vs Philadelphia 76ers and LA Clippers vs Los Angeles […]

Joe Lyons  •  20 Oct 2022
Marcus Smart on Joel Embiid incident: “I could’ve cracked his head open.”

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has spoken out on his opening night scuffle with Joel Embiid, claiming he ‘could’ve cracked his head open, but didn’t’. Early in the third quarter, Embiid appeared to intentionally pull Smart’s arm after collecting a rebound which led to last season’s Defensive Player of the Year grabbing at Embiid’s leg. […]

Joe Lyons  •  19 Oct 2022