Pauly McGuire

Pauly McGuire

Sports Writer  |  DENVER, CO

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Pauly McGuire is a Colorado-based sports writer, novelist, and jaded fan of the New York Knicks, Jets, Yankees, and Rangers. Pauly covers the NBA and NFL for OG, but he also specializes in events such as March Madness, the Iditarod, Tour de France, marble racing, and the Oscars. For nearly a decade, he covered the international poker circuit. His critically acclaimed 2010 book Lost Vegas chronicled working at the WSOP -- writing for Tao of Poker, Fox Sports, and Bluff Magazine -- during the wildest days of the poker boom. His most recent novels Guard This (2021) and Fried Peaches (2018) are currently available on Amazon.

The Memphis Grizzlies swarm Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic at The Ball Arena. (Image: Porter Lambert/Getty)

Joker 2K/1K/500 Guy: MVP Favorite Nikola Jokic Makes NBA History

Nikola Jokic from the Denver Nuggets became the first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points, pull down 1,000 rebounds, and dish 500 assists in a single season, making him the lone member of the newly-minted 2K/1K/500 club. Jokic passed 1,000 rebounds for the first time in his career […]

Anthony Edwards from the Minnesota Timberwolves pulls up for a jumper against Jakob Poeltl of the San Antonio Spurs. (Image: Getty)

NBA High Guys: Minny’s Ant Man Career-High 49 Points (VIDEO)

Anthony Edwards, the former #1 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft otherwise known as “Ant Man,” dropped a career-high 49 points for the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 127-121 victory against the San Antonio Spurs. When the buzzer sounded, Edwards tallied 49 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and a thunderous dunk […]

Jack McKinney spent just 14 games as the head coach of the LA Lakers at the start if 1979-80 season before he suffered a near-fatal bicycle accident. (Image: Getty)
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The Architect of the Showtime: Who is Jack McKinney from the LA Lakers?

Pat Riley gets a lot of credit for engineering the Showtime-era LA Lakers in the 1980s, but it’s former head coach Jack McKinney who deserves all the credit for introducing run-and-gun offensive concepts that would help lead the Lakers to five championships between 1980 and 1988. McKinney is a former […]

Stefon Diggs from the Buffalo Bills scores a touchdown and taunts a defender on the New England Patriots at Foxboro in 2020. (Image: Elise Amendola/AP)

Stefon Diggs Gets $104 Million Contract Extension from Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills made Stefon Diggs the NFL’s second-highest-paid wide receiver with a lucrative extension worth $104 million over four years, including a whopping $70 million in guaranteed salary. The Bills wanted to lock up Diggs through 2028 after he became a favorite target for quarterback Josh Allen. Only Tyreek […]

An exhausted LeBron James from the LA Lakers walks off the court during recent loss. (Image: Getty)

Losing Time: Disappointing LA Lakers Eliminated from Playoff Contention

The Los Angeles Lakers were officially eliminated from playoff contention last night when they lost to the Phoenix Suns and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Denver Nuggets to secure the final spot in next week’s Western Conference play-in tournament. LeBron James, who’s been nursing an ankle injury, didn’t suit […]

Marcus Smart from the Boston Celtics acknowledges the crowd at TD Garden in Boston during a recent victory. (Image: Jeff Chiu/AP)

Marcus Smart Betting Fave for NBA Defensive Player of the Year

Marcus Smart from the Boston Celtics is attempting something that hasn’t happened since 1996 when he hopes to become the first guard to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) in 26 seasons. Smart is the betting favorite to win the DPOY at DraftKings at +120 odds, with […]

Mac Jones (10) from the New England Patriots calls an audible against the Atlanta Falcons last season. (Image: Todd Kirkland/Getty)

More NFL Win Totals: Patriots, Dolphins Rise Above the Bottom 15

There are a half-dozen average NFL teams with enough talent to post a winning season in 2022 and compete for a wild-card spot. But, if those fringe teams aren’t careful, they could join the bottom 10 teams that are destined for a losing season. Oddsmakers set near break-even win totals […]

Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets puts a move on Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot from the Atlanta Hawks to score two of his career-high 55 points. (Image: Getty)

NBA High Guys: Kevin Durant Sets Career-Best 55 Points (VIDEO)

Even though Kevin Durant scored a career-high 55 points, the Brooklyn Nets lost 122-115 to the Atlanta Hawks, spoiling a sensational performance from KD. The Nets fell behind by double digits in the second quarter and never fully recovered. They erased a 15-point halftime deficit with a huge third quarter […]

LeBron James from the LA Lakers argues a bad call with an official during a recent game at Crypto.com Arena. (Image: Getty)

Prop Bet: Will the LA Lakers Make the NBA Playoffs?

The regular season is in its final home stretch and the Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of missing the playoffs after losing four in a row and nine out of their last 11 games. DraftKings posted a prop bet and you can wager on whether the Lakers make […]

LeBron James from the LA Lakers slips while trying to drive by CJ McCollum of the New Orleans Pelicans. (Image: Sean Gardner/Getty)

NBA Weekend Betting Preview: Must-Win Games for Lakers, Spurs

It’s the penultimate weekend of the NBA regular season and the fierce fight for the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference continues with 2.5 games separating the top four teams. Out in the Western Conference, the banged-up LA Lakers and San Antonio Spurs are fighting for the final spot in […]