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The Orlando Magic and the Cleveland Cavaliers will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Quicken Loans Arena in the opening game of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cavaliers listed as 9-point favorites versus the Magic, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Magic defeated
Team records:
Cleveland: 66-16 SU, 49-33 ATS Orlando most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Cleveland are 4-6 After playing Boston are 5-5 After a win are 4-6 Cleveland most recently: A few trends to consider:
Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland Orlando is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Orlando’s last 5 games Orlando is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland Cleveland is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Cleveland is 20-1 SU in its last 21 games at home Cleveland is 11-1 ATS in its last 12 games Next up:
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NBA Betting – Lakers Will Expose Nuggets
The UFC odds will be the main event this weekend but before then, there will be some good NBA playoff action to pay attention to. It’s down to the final four so let’s take a look at the Western Conference matchup:
Western Conference Finals: Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Lakers
Best-of-seven series
Los Angeles Denver odds: Lakers -275
Game 1: Tuesday, 9:00 PM ET
The Denver Nuggets have been the hottest team in the NBA playoffs so far. Overall, they have won 22 of their last 28 games while scoring more than 100 points in 25 of those contests. The Nuggets burned up the New Orleans Hornets and the Dallas Mavericks each in five games and are 8-2 in the playoffs so far. What makes them look even better is some of their blowout wins, including a 58-point victory over the Hornets.
The Lakers, meanwhile, have looked very sluggish. The Lakers didn’t have much trouble with the Utah Jazz in the opening round but had plenty of trouble with the Houston Rockets. The Rockets were without Yao Ming and without Tracy McGrady, but the Lakers still needed seven games to dispose of the pesky Rockets.
But it’s because of the way that these two teams enter this series that you get the best sports odds on the Lakers. The Lakers were -500 to win the Western Conference at the beginning of the playoffs but now are just -275 to win this series.
Sure, they have given a half-hearted effort but they won’t do so in this series. After seeing what the Nuggets are capable of, they know that they won’t be able to take them lightly.
The Nuggets have had plenty of struggles against the Lakers in the past. Carmelo Anthony’s averages drop against the Lakers and as a team, they don’t seem to match up well.
The problem for them has been that they are a high-scoring team, but the Lakers averaged more points per game in the regular season. The Nuggets have been outscoring everyone during their torrid pace but that plays into the hands of the Lakers perfectly.
The Lakers are 7-0 this postseason when scoring 100 points or more and just 1-4 when they fail to reach that mark. Against the defensive-lacking Nuggets, the Lakers should hit that number every game and walk to a series win.
Online sports book pick: Lakers in Five.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Florida Marlins will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at LandShark Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Marlins listed as 190-moneyline favorites versus the Diamondbacks, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Diamondbacks routed the Braves 12-0 on Saturday.
The Marlins lost to the Dodgers 12-5 as a +115 underdog on Sunday. The 17 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (10).
Team records:
Florida: 18-20 SU A few trends to consider:
Arizona is 2-5-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road Arizona is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida Arizona is 1-4-1 SU in its last 6 games Arizona is 1-5-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Florida Florida is 5-1-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Arizona Florida is 7-2-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Arizona Florida is 1-5-1 SU in its last 7 games at home Florida is 1-6-1 SU in its last 8 games Next up:
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The Atlanta Braves will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Colorado Rockies at Turner Field.
The
Starting this game for the Braves will be
Oddsmakers currently have the Braves listed as 220-moneyline favorites versus the
The
Current streak:
Team records:
Atlanta: 18-19 SU Colorado most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3 Before playing Atlanta are 4-6 After playing Atlanta are 4-6 After a win are 2-8 Atlanta most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Colorado’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Colorado’s last 10 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 11 of Colorado’s last 16 games when playing Atlanta Colorado is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta’s last 7 games when playing at home against Colorado Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Colorado The total has gone OVER in 11 of Atlanta’s last 16 games when playing Colorado Next up:
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The Oakland Athletics and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Tropicana Field.
Lefthander Josh Outman will take the mound for the Athletics to start this game. Outman is 1-0 this season with a 4.38 ERA.
Starting this game for the
Oddsmakers currently have the
The
Current streak:
Team records:
Oakland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7 Tampa Bay most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland’s last 5 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland’s last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oakland’s last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Oakland is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay’s last 7 games Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Oakland Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up:
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The Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Yankee Stadium.
The Orioles will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander
The Yankees will counter Bergesen with ace
Oddsmakers currently have the Yankees listed as 290-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Orioles lost to
The Yankees got the victory as -165 home favorites in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the night’s posted total (9.5).
Current streak:
Team records:
Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing NY Yankees are 4-6 After playing Kansas City are 6-4 After a loss are 6-4 New York most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore’s last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 11 of Baltimore’s last 16 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore’s last 6 games when playing NY Yankees Baltimore is 3-10 SU in their last 13 games when playing NY Yankees NY Yankees are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home NY Yankees are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore NY Yankees are 10-3 SU in their last 13 games when playing Baltimore Next up:
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A winning streak will be on the line for the Texas Rangers on Tuesday when they battle the Detroit Tigers at
The Rangers will give the ball to starter
The Tigers will counter
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Rangers defeated the
The Tigers defeated
Current streak:
Team records:
Detroit: 20-16 SU Texas most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 2-8 Before playing Detroit are 3-7 After playing LA Angels are 4-6 After a win are 8-2 Detroit most recently: A few trends to consider:
Texas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas’s last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas’s last 9 games Texas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit’s last 5 games Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas Detroit is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas Next up:
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The Washington Nationals will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at
The Pirates will give the ball to starter
It’ll be
Oddsmakers currently have the Nationals listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Pirates got the victory as +110 road underdogs in that contest, while the combined score went well OVER the night’s posted total (10).
Current streak:
Team records:
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Washington are 7-3 After playing Washington are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 Washington most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 games when playing Washington Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington Pittsburgh is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 7 games when playing Pittsburgh Washington is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh Next up:
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The fans at
Oddsmakers currently have the Lakers listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Nuggets, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Nuggets advanced to the Western Conference Final after they defeated the Mavericks 124-110 on Wednesday. The Nuggets covered the 10.5-point spread, while the combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 213.5.
The Lakers defeated
Pau Gasol scored a game-high 21 points to go along with 18 rebounds for
Team records:
Los Angeles: 65-17 SU, 42-39-1 ATS Denver most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing LA Lakers are 7-3 After playing Dallas are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 Los Angeles most recently: A few trends to consider:
Denver is 9-0-1 ATS in its last 10 games Denver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Denver’s last 7 games when playing LA Lakers The total has gone OVER in 4 of Denver’s last 5 games LA Lakers are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games when playing at home against Denver LA Lakers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Denver LA Lakers are 12-1 SU in their last 13 games at home LA Lakers are 10-1 SU in their last 11 games when playing Denver Next up:
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12 Straight NBA Wise Guy Winners: Hotter Than Elle Liberachi
Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: A light baseball slate includes the D-Backs taking on the Marlins, and the Penguins and Canes start their third-round series.
Sports headlines…
Grant Hill on the ESPN Radio Mike and Mike Show called James Harrison’s White House snub “sad.” The Steelers star
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
Dan Haren will try to boost his season record to the .500 mark on Monday night when his Diamondbacks start a series on the road against the Marlins. Righthander Haren is just 3-4 on the season despite a solid 2.09 ERA; he took the loss in his last outing, allowing three earned runs in seven innings against the Reds. The Marlins will counter with Ricky Nolasco on Monday night; the righthander is 2-4 and sports an ugly 7.78 ERA through eight outings this season.
Elsewhere around the National League on Monday it’ll be
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There are just four games on the American League schedule for Monday, including a matinee matchup between the White Sox and Blue Jays in
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Sidney Crosby and the Penguins will open the Eastern Conference final at home on Monday night when they play host to Cam Ward’s Hurricanes. Crosby and company took care of the Capitals in Game 7 of their second-round series last Wednesday, cruising to a 6-2 victory. The Canes also needed to go the distance in the second round against the Bruins, winning the clincher 3-2 on Thursday night. The oddsmakers have the Penguins listed as -190 home favorites for Monday (with a total of 5.5), while