Wesley Cheng
Joining TSN in 2020,Wesley Cheng is an On-Air Content Creator covering all things betting and fantasy related with a particular focus on the NBA.
Cheng is regularly featured in segments on SPORTSCENTRE, Toronto Raptors broadcasts and writes articles for TSN.ca. He can also be found on TSN 1050 and appears on DIGITAL SPORTSCENTRE breaking down numbers, stats, and betting trends.
Born in Scarborough, Ont., Cheng began his career as a business major from the Schulich School of Business at York University before earning a diploma in sports journalism at Centennial College.
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May 29
Let’s dive into some East Finals bets before the final round.
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May 20
Setting The Pick – NBA Conference Finals betting preview
Welcome to the parity era of the NBA. With the defending champion Boston Celtics eliminated, a new Larry O’Brien Trophy winner will be anointed for a seventh-straight season.
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May 13
Setting The Pick – Championship odds shuffle up
If the semifinals of the NBA playoffs weren’t chaotic enough, fans got the ultimate plot twist Monday night.
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May 6
Setting The Pick – Semifinals Game 1 reactions
Projections, predictions, or hypotheses – whatever you choose to call it, there’s a ton of guessing when it comes to Game 1s. Now that the dust has settled, here are some of my takeaways from those three series.
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Apr 21
Setting The Pick – Game 1 instant reactions
Traditionally, Game 2s are the best ones to react as we’ve now had time to examine the Xs and Os from each team.Based on what we saw over the weekend, here are my favourite bets for Monday’s slate.
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Mar 28
Setting The Pick – Western Conference Gauntlet
Beyond the top spot, there are still multiple fights for seeding across the board and FanDuel conveniently has markets for us to capitalize on them.
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Mar 21
Setting The Pick – Final call on player awards
If you’re hoping to stay sharp on the NBA front, there are two award races that might not seem all that interesting but are arguably mispriced. One has experienced a severe correction this week while the other remains open for exploitation.
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Mar 14
Setting The Pick – Don’t resist the tank
Just like the tanking teams getting their hands dirty, we need to do the same. Let’s hunt some unders.
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Feb 21
Setting The Pick – Wemby no!
Victor Wembanyama’s season-ending injury news is devastating to so many stakeholders. Prior to the news, the Frenchman was -2400 to win the award on FanDuel, an implied probability of 96 per cent.
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Feb 14
Setting The Pick – All-Star Weekend betting primer
NBA All-Star Weekend is intended to be an entertainment spectacle. Let’s try to maintain that same tone when it comes to cherry-picking bets for the festivities.
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Feb 7
Setting The Pick – Trade deadline fallout
The 2024-25 NBA trade deadline was simply the craziest of all-time. 26 of 30 teams were involved in transactions. There are an infinite number of questions to answer, but for today’s article, let’s use win totals as an anchor to spotlight six movers at the deadline.
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Dec 13
Setting The Pick – Non-NBA Cup player props
Here are three player props from tonight’s non-NBA Cup slate to consider.
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Nov 29
Setting The Pick – NBA Awards quarterly review
It’s never too early to get ahead of award season if you have a strong lean towards a deserving candidate. We’re approaching the quarter mark of the NBA season and have more than a month’s worth of game tape to work with.
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Nov 22
Setting The Pick – NBA Cup group stage primer
We have reached Silly Season on the race towards the 2024 NBA Cup. TSN Betting's Wesley Cheng is back with his latest edition of Setting The Picking breaking down what’s on the line group by group ahead of Friday night's slate.
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Nov 16
Setting The Pick – Cherry picking NBA Cup odds
After the first week of NBA Cup action TSN Betting's Wesley Cheng is back with another edition of Setting The Pick. This week Wes is taking a deeper dive into three teams that have caught his eye after the opening set of games.
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Nov 8
Setting The Pick – NBA Cup Preview
TSN Betting's Wesley Cheng will go over two key learnings from last year's NBA Cup and offer two bets to consider for this year’s tournament.
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Nov 1
Setting The Pick – Three defences to exploit
We’re two weeks into the season and any preseason edges you may have had are all but gone. As we approach the third week of the season, here are three vulnerable defences to capitalize on.
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Oct 17
Morning Coffee: Saints relying on depth pieces to step up on Thursday Night Football
Let’s see if Domenic Padula can stay hot and find another winner to kick off Week 7. This is the Morning Coffee for Thursday October 17th, 2024.
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Oct 11
Setting The Pick – Three Win Totals To Consider
This season promises to be a year of parity for those fighting to win the chip while the bottom-feeding teams will be draft-focused with such a promising class in 2025. With that in mind, let’s dive into my three favourite win totals on FanDuel for this upcoming season.
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Aug 7
Setting The Pick – Who can shock the world?
With the Canadians out of the mix, it’s left to three formidable squads to dethrone Team USA, the overwhelming favourites to take home gold.