Archive for May, 2012
May 17th, 2012 - 2012 NBA Finals Futures Betting Lines
The Miami Heat are the favorite to win the NBA title at the moment, but that will change if they face either the Oklahoma City Thunder or San Antonio Spurs. If either of those teams win the West, many sportsbooks will likely flip and make Miami the underdog. So says Covers, anyway. The mixed signal […]
Posted in NBA | No Comments »
May 16th, 2012 - 2012 French Open Betting Lines Favor Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer is the King of the Blue Clay right now, but oddsmakers aren’t backing him on red clay. After winning the Masters in Madrid, Federer has the third-best odds to win the French Open this weekend, still trailing rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Nadal is the overall front runner, according to Bovada’s French […]
May 15th, 2012 - Oklahoma City Thunder Betting Lines To Win Western Conference
The Los Angeles Lakers were able to squeak by the Denver Nuggets in the first round, but a lack of maturity and in-house fighting is causing bettors to look elsewhere to win the Western Conference. If that wasn’t enough, Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder had to have been. The Lakers looked old and […]
May 14th, 2012 - Facebook IPO Futures Betting Odds
Facebook is about to get a lot more social with the unveiling of the company’s first ever IPO tonight. Creator Mark Zuckerberg has finally been strongarmed into going public with his social networking company in which he owns more than 57-percent of. He has admitted several times he doesn’t want to go public with the […]
May 11th, 2012 - Kobe Bryant Angry As Los Angeles Lakers NBA Futures Odds Tumble
It’s been a really good month for Los Angeles sports with the NHL’s Kings and NBA’s Clippers off to uncharacteristically good runs in the playoffs. Matt Kemp is killing again for the Dodgers and the Angels seem to be coherent again with seven wins in their last 10 games. The depth of the city’s sports […]
May 11th, 2012 - Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Clippers Game 6 Betting Lines
The Los Angeles Clippers seemed to be cruising towards the second round of the NBA Playoffs for the second time this decade until a pair of injuries brought out the caution flag. Chris Paul (hip) and Blake Griffin (knee) are questionable for tonight’s Game 6 as the Clippers look to finally close out the Memphis […]
May 10th, 2012 - Baltimore Orioles 2012 World Series Betting Odds
The Baltimore Orioles have become the buzziest team in baseball, coming out of nowhere to jump into second place in the American League East. After winning five of their last seven, the Orioles are in 19-11, just one game off pace for best record in the AL. And they’re not just doing it with a […]
May 9th, 2012 - New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat Game 5 Betting Odds
The New York Knicks managed to bounce back with a big Game 4 win on Monday, but history isn’t on their side to prevail again. In the history of the NBA, only 10 teams have lost the first three games of a playoff series and then won the next two. None of those teams […]
May 8th, 2012 - Chicago Bulls vs. Philadelphia 76ers Game 5 Betting Lines
Bettors expected the Chicago Bulls to slump after losing point guard Derrick Rose two weeks ago, but not like this. The Bulls, who were still favored to get out of the first round even after Rose tore his ACL, are on the brink of elimination Tuesday night as they face the Philadelphia 76ers in Game […]
May 7th, 2012 - Bill Simmons Involved In Sticky NBA MVP Betting Controversy
ESPN NBA writer Bill Simmons is about as knowledgeable a basketball guy out there and I listen to him for direction on the basketball season. A lot of people do, too. So when he announced he picked LeBron James and Chris Paul, among others, as his choice to win NBA MVP this year, people listen. […]
Posted in NBA | No Comments »