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May 18th, 2012 - 2012 NBA Finals Betting Odds No Longer Favor Miami Heat
I wrote a story yesterday about the Miami Heats chances of being favored to win the NBA Finals. Apparently, sportsbooks will flip them as underdogs if they play the San Antonio Spurs or Oklahoma City Thunder even though they’ve been favored all along. All that talk might be void, though, if LeBron and the gang […]
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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 […]
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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 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 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. […]
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May 3rd, 2012 - Miami Heat Favored Over New York Knicks Despite Bosh’s Absence
The Miami Heat are favored in Bovada’s NBA Futures Odds to win just about everything this month, so its no surprise they are still getting really good odds tonight against the New York Knicks despite the absence of center Chris Bosh. The Heat are 5 1/2-point favorites for Game 3 in Madison Square Garden, according […]
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May 2nd, 2012 - Chicago Bulls Odds Dropping After Loss To Philadelphia 76ers
The Chicago Bulls are dead. I can say that now because no one sees my face and I’m bloggin online. No serious repercussions to what I say. Yet, even if there were, I’d still say the Bulls were dead. Everyone knew it when Derrick Rose went down with a shredded knee over the weekend, but […]
April 30th, 2012 - Derrick Rose’s Injury Changes Chicago Bulls 2012 NBA Finals Odds
The Miami Heat have been favored for a while now to win the NBA Finals despite not clinching the no. 1 overall seed in the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs. If there were any argument about that, it’s probably over with after this weekend. Chicago Bulls point guard Derrick Rose tore his ACL Saturday in Game […]